Brian Dennehy, left, portraying one-time syndicalist-anarchist Larry Slade, and Nathan Lane as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman perform in Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh." (AP Photo/Courtesy of The Goodman Theatre, Liz Lauren)

Tiffany Topol (foreground) is among the ensemble cast of "Eastland: An Original Musical" at Lookingglass Theatre.

Joey deBettencourt and Leah Karpel star in "Punk Rock" at the Griffin Theatre. | MICHAEL BROSILOW

Chicago musical theater superstar Gene Weygandt (the Wizard in "Wicked" on Broadway, in regional tours and at Chicago's Oriental Theatre) plays Daddy Warbucks, and 12-year-old Caroline Heffernan plays the pint-sized, orphaned heroine in "Annie," Nov. 21-Dec. 30, 2012, at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., in downtown Aurora. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com or call (630) 896-6666. | Photo by Liz Lauren