This jukebox music plays tribute to the great British Invasion band, now in its North American debut in Chicago. The cast is led by a knockout Ray Davies.

"Sunny Afternoon" is a dynamic show about the band now on-stage at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. It's getting rave reviews. Actor Danny Horn talked about playing the legendary Ray Davies, the ...

At one point in this authorized Kinks musical from London, now in its North American premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, I started musing on the mind-blowing difficulty faced by the show’s ...

Danny Horn as Ray Davies of the Kinks during a rehearsal of “Sunny Afternoon,” a new musical which opens soon at Chicago Shakespeare Theater at Navy Pier on March 18, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The greatest hits of The Kinks are performed in ... running through April 27 at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Carol Rosegg Share The music ...

CHICAGO — The story and music of the Kinks belong on Broadway. No question. We’ve had “Jersey Boys,” “The Who’s Tommy,” Beatlemanias, the Doors and “Stereophonic.” Ray Davies ...

That’s not to say, however, that the performances in Chicago Shakespeare Theater Artistic ... its audience with the origin stories of The Kinks’ big hits. By the time the group breaks out ...

The folks at Chicago Shakespeare Theater are nothing if not considerate. On opening night of “Sunny Afternoon,” the jukebox musical about 1960s Brit-rockers The Kinks, they thoughtfully ...