Suffs

Suffs opens at The Phoenix Theatre on Wednesday, October 28, and runs through Saturday, November 7. It's the Tony Award-winning musical that tells the true story of the women who fought for the right to vote, with a book, music and lyrics by Shaina Taub and a bold, contemporary score. The show follows suffragist icons like Alice Paul, Carrie Chapman Catt, Inez Milholland, Susan B. Anthony and Sojourner Truth, alongside the young activists who carried the movement forward.

Taub wrote the book, music and lyrics herself, and the production is staged by Chelsea Anderson, with music direction by Alan J. Plado and period costumes by Maci Hosler. It runs 2 hours and 20 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission. You should know it contains fog, haze, depictions of tobacco and alcohol, crude language, racism, descriptions of torture and theatrical fire. Audio Description and American Sign Language Interpretation are available.

Evening performances are at 7 PM, with 1:30 PM matinees on Thursday, October 29, Saturday, October 31, Sunday, November 1, Thursday, November 5 and Saturday, November 7. Tickets start at $60. The production is at the Hormel Theatre, part of The Phoenix Theatre Company at 1825 N Central Ave.