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Review: PURPOSE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - March 25, 2024

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has set the table for one hell of a family dinner in PURPOSE. Directed by Phylicia Rashad in a world premiere for Steppenwolf, this family drama keenly focuses on the privileged Jasper family, whose patriarch is a Civil Rights icon. The first act moves at a brilliant clip with...

Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL CRYSTAL at NOW Arena Hoffman Estates


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 23, 2024

Crystal, the latest Cirque du Soleil production and playing through Sunday, March 24 at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, is the story about a young woman escaping the realities of her life by living in her imagination....

Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Paramount Copley Theatre Aurora


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 22, 2024

Read BroadwayWorld's review of A Streetcar Named Desire at Paramount Copley Theatre Aurora. ...

Review: SONDHEIM TRIBUTE REVUE at Theo Ubique


by Zac Thriffiley - March 21, 2024

No matter your preference, your favorite Sondheim shows will be represented in Theo Ubique's latest cabaret revue, which is as much an informative crash course in the composer's oeuvre as it is a heartfelt memorial to his rich life and lasting legacy. The production runs through April 28 at Theo's p...

Review: THE PENELOPIAD at Goodman Theatre


by Rachel Weinberg - March 17, 2024

Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Susan V. Booth puts her own spin on Margaret Atwood’s decidedly feminist tale THE PENELOPIAD. As with her famous novel THE HANDMAID’S TALE, Atwood uses THE PENELOPIAD as a device to convey the horrors and abuse committed against women. Atwood’s points are valid and ...

Review: WIPEOUT at Rivendell Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - March 12, 2024

Premiering at Rivendell Theatre under the inventive direction of Tara Mallen, WIPEOUT gifts audiences a hilarious exploration of aging, friendship, and womanhood that's as fun as a day at the beach and as bittersweet as a setting sun....

Review: DEATHTRAP at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 11, 2024

This is the description of Ira Levin’s comedic-thriller Deathrap. It is running through March 24 at BrightSide Theatre in Naperville. It ran on Broadway for 4 years and was made into a successful film starring Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve and Dyan Cannon. ...

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Music Theater Works


by Zac Thriffiley - March 10, 2024

The semi-improvised, fourth-wall-breaking musical now receives a delightful production at Music Theater Works that's heavy on humor if occasionally light on heart. It runs through March 31 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie....

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - February 29, 2024

MRS. DOUBTFIRE is escapist musical theater fun with tremendous character actor Rob McClure (reprising the role from Broadway) carrying on Robin Williams’s immense legacy from the 1993 film in the lead role....

Review: THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE at Goodman Theatre


by Rachel Weinberg - February 28, 2024

Director Mary Zimmerman returns to the Goodman with the whimsical and inventive THE MATCHBOX MAGIC FLUTE. Zimmerman’s adaptation of Mozart’s iconic opera is lively and accessible; this would be a great introduction for those new to the opera. ...

Past Shows

DISNEY'S THE LION KING JR
DISNEY'S THE LION KING JR
3/20 - 3/21/2020


The African savannah comes to life with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and ...

DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR.


Learning Stage: book: David Simpatico; lyrics: Greg Cham, Ray Cham, Andy Dodd, Matthew Gerrard, Faye Greenberg, Jamie Houston, David N. Lawrence, Bryan Louiselle, Robbie Nevil, ...

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN JR.
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN JR.
7/26 - 7/26/2019


Based on the 1952 movie of the same name, Singin’ In The Rain JR. takes place in Hollywood during the last days of the silent ...

SWEENEY TODD
SWEENEY TODD
5/9 - 5/18/2019


Stephen Sondheim’s haunting musical thriller has been hailed "the greatest musical of the past half-century” by the Wall Street Journal. Sophisticated and uncompromising, “Sweeney Todd” ...


In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR
12/18 - 12/19/2015


strongTHOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE JR./strong is a high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston. It?s the zany new 1920?s musical that ...

RENT
5/8 - 5/16/2015


RENT: DOWNTOWN LA takes place in a warehouse in industrial downtown Los Angeles, where an artistic renaissance is underway in the vein of 1990s Alphabet ...

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF JR
12/12 - 12/13/2013


In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in ...

ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA JR
3/22 - 3/23/2013


Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of  Charlie ...

GUYS & DOLLS JR
12/14 - 12/15/2012


Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, GUYS AND DOLLS JR. introduces us to colorful characters who have become legends in the musical theatre ...

Videos


Great Moments in Vinyl Plays Dolly Parton in Chicago Great Moments in Vinyl Plays Dolly Parton
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (4/4 - 4/4)
The Penelopiad in Chicago The Penelopiad
Goodman Theatre - Owen Theatre (3/2 - 3/31)
Wipeout in Chicago Wipeout
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (2/29 - 3/30)
David Sedaris in Chicago David Sedaris
Raue Center For The Arts (10/23 - 10/23)
A Star Without A Name in Chicago A Star Without A Name
Chopin Theatre (4/6 - 4/7)
Hamlet in Chicago Hamlet
Red Theater (4/26 - 5/19)
Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror... in Chicago Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror...
Venus Cabaret Theater @ Mercury Theater Chicago (5/3 - 5/4)
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