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Kinks tuner “Sunny Afternoon,” the jukebox tuner chronicling the rise of 1960s British rock band The Kinks, ... 2 p.m. Sunday, March 23, and through April 6 at 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25.

The music hits like a flood of pure serotonin in “Sunny Afternoon,” the juke box-ish musical centered on 1960s groundbreaking rock-and-roll hitmakers The Kinks.

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 ...

He most recently released an album in 2017 called Americana and has written several musicals including Sunday Afternoon, based on his early life and featuring Kinks songs.

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 ...

When “Sunny Afternoon” goes there, and, believe me, it often does, the show feels fresh, vibrant, joyful, unpredictable and delightfully chaotic — in other words, far truer to the Kinks ...

They’ve also made pilgrimages to “Sunny Afternoon,” during its two years in London’s West End a decade ago, or a subsequent tour of Britain, or Chicago, where its five-week run wraps Sunday.

The Kinks were blowing up, sure, but he was growing sick and tired of the British government at the time. “Sunny Afternoon” is a bit more political than one might notice from a single listen.

Caveat thus offered, Davies agreed to look back at — and to classify — some of the high points of his career with the Kinks, which he formed in 1963 with his younger brother Dave Davies on ...

Review: ‘Sunny Afternoon’ at Chicago Shakespeare chases the soul of Ray Davies and The Kinks Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune Sun, March 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM UTC ...