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artistic director Alexei Kremnev's brand-new Coco + Igor, inspired by Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky. Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 40th year in grand form with Tracy Letts' newest drama, Mary Page Marlowe (March 31-May 29, 1650 N. Halsted St., 312-335-1650; steppenwolf.org). Anna Shapiro directs the 19-mem- ber cast (among them Critics' Choice Awards winner Carrie Coon of HBO's The Leftovers), seven of whom portray the titular character throughout her lifetime. Slept through history class? Prepare to be schooled by Taylor Mac. The outré New York artist takes the MCA Stage with A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1956-1986 (April 12-16, 220 E. Chicago Ave., 312-397- 4010; mcachicago.org), a three-hour event—tackling the Stonewall riots and disco this iteration—that is the latest installment in Mac's one-of-a- kind ode to America. With 2016 marking 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare, Chicago is paying homage to the literal Renaissance man with no fewer than 850 events throughout the city for Shakespeare 400 Chicago (shakespeare400chicago.com). From the Lyric Opera production of Charles- François Gounod's Romeo and Juliet to Hamburg Ballet's Othello at Harris Theater, it's a yearlong, world-class tribute that's not to be missed. . left: Chicago Shakespeare Theater will stage Shakespeare's Globe's production of The Merchant of Venice in August as part of Shakespeare 400 Chicago; below: Taylor Mac in A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1956-1986 michiganavemag.com 55