Miracle: A Musical 108 Years in the Making

An Optimistic Baseball Musical

As Chicagoan as a deep dish pizza or Millennium Park's Bean sculpture, Michael Martinez, Anthony Rizzo and other members of The Chicago Cubs baseball team are one of the finest in the major league. During their historic 2016 season, the North Siders' clinched their first World Series title in 108 years, filling the Windy City with joy, relief and celebratory chaos. Commemorating this auspicious event, Miracle the musical takes a bow at the Royal George Theatre this summer. 

Directed by local theatermaker Jason Brett and written by librettist Jason Brett and composer Michael Mahler, Miracle follows a northside family with generational ties to the Cubbies. Charlie is the landlord of local watering hole Maggie's Place, but was once an ex-pitcher. Determined to stop his daughter Dani from following in his footsteps, he renounces his Cubs fandom, whilst dreaming of a fresh start -  his wife Sofia drives for Uber to supplement her pittance of a teacher's salary and the bar has racked up unpaid taxes - even if it means tearing down the community's favorite place. All the while, the Cubs go about making their mark on sports history, possibly ushering in a much needed change in Charlie, Sofia and Dani's lives. A little belief goes a long way...