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The Thanksgiving Play
The Thanksgiving Play
4/25 - 6/2/2024


Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly ...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical


Before she was the Carole King we know today, she was a young songwriter from Brooklyn trying to make a name for herself. Beautiful – ...

Richard II
Richard II
4/27 - 4/29/2024


Chicago's Sandbox Theatre Collective and Circuit Theatre Company present RICHARD II, the first of Shakespeare's history plays, to be held Saturday April 27th, Sunday April ...

Drunk Shakespeare Chicago
Drunk Shakespeare Chicago
5/2 - 4/30/2024


"To beer...or not to beer?" You are cordially invited to a meeting of The Drunk Shakespeare Society! The stage is set in a hidden library. ...

The Addams Family Young@Part
The Addams Family Young@Part
1/16 - 4/30/2024


Rehearsals : Tuesdays, January 16 – April 30, 2024; 5-7pm (no rehearsal/class on March 26) Cost : $360, includes 2 tickets to the final show ...


THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ...


The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted ...


Ashland Productions - 2016 Broadway World Mpls winner of Best Community Theater presents their Middle School production: Disney's Lion King Jr. RAFIKI gathers the ANIMALS ...


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, ...

Las Locas Comedy Presents: Chingona Comedy Hour - May 2024


CALLING ALL CHINGONAS!! Every first Thursday of the month, Las Locas Comedy celebrates all the badass women in our lives with a hot night of ...

Disney's Finding Nemo Jr.
5/3 - 5/3/2024


Disneys Finding Nemo JR. is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new songs written by award-winning composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez ...

Black Love Reigns Supreme
Black Love Reigns Supreme
5/3 - 5/4/2024


Chicago’s award-winning dance and production company, Praize Productions, Inc. (PPI), will return to the stage with their latest production, Black Love Reigns Supreme.  This multidisciplinary, ...

Disney's Frozen Jr
5/2 - 5/4/2024


For the first time in forever the theatrical take on a modern classic, Disney’s FROZEN JR is set to be performed right here in the ...

Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror...


Cabaret entertainer Jefferey Cooke returns to the Venus Cabaret Theater with his new offering: "Objects in the Mirror..." , a thoughtful and mostly hilarious look ...

Jefferey Cooke - Objects in the Mirror...


Cabaret entertainer Jefferey Cooke returns to the Venus Cabaret Theater with his new offering: "Objects in the Mirror..." , a thoughtful and mostly hilarious look ...

Mamma Mia!
5/2 - 5/4/2024


MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...


Get in, high schools - we're licensing Mean Girls High School Version! Consider this your invitation from Regina George herself to license the fiercely hilarious ...

The Hatmaker's Wife
The Hatmaker's Wife
4/12 - 5/4/2024


In Lauren Yee's whimsical and poignant new play  The Hatmaker's Wife , a young woman moves in with her partner expecting domestic bliss, but instead ...

Agatha Christie The Hollow
Agatha Christie The Hollow
4/26 - 5/5/2024


One of Agatha Christie's little know plays.  A weekend gathering goes deadly awry in this intriguing murder mystery....


Immerse yourself in Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi masterpiece with John Williams’ pioneering score performed by the CSO. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as an Indiana utility ...

Cut to the Chase
Cut to the Chase
5/2 - 5/5/2024


Annual festival of new of new one act plays, this year celebrating the theme “Face to Face.” These seven one-acts plays are each built around ...


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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, ...

El Medico Mago
El Medico Mago
5/4 - 5/5/2024


El Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz es un médico pediatra, profesor de medicina en Northwestern University, y originario de la Ciudad de México. Pero también es un ...

Fiddler On The Roof
5/3 - 5/5/2024


Rich with musical hits you know and love, including “Tradition,” “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “To Life (L’Chaim!),” FIDDLER ...

Godspell - 2012 Revival
Godspell - 2012 Revival
5/3 - 5/5/2024


Prepare ye for the timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love in a masterful retelling of the original sensation with dazzling new arrangements and lyrics. Godspell ...

Little Women
5/3 - 5/5/2024


Little Women, the beloved coming-of-age story by Louisa May Alcott, bursts onto the stage in this heartwarming and captivating full-length musical. Follow the adventures of ...


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Review: JOFFREY BALLET'S MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Lyric Opera House


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 28, 2024

What did our critic think of JOFFREY BALLET'S MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Lyric Opera House?...

Review: JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE at Goodman Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - April 25, 2024

Under the meticulous direction of Chuck Smith, the Goodman’s newest revival of JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE emphasizes the play’s continued relevance through masterful performances that find cause for celebration and laughter even in the face of oppression. The production has already been extended thr...

Review: BROOKLYN LAUNDRY at Northlight Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - April 22, 2024

Under the direction of BJ Jones, John Patrick Shanley's newest play boasts a talented cast gifted with good humor and heartfelt emotion, but the uneven script feels as though it shrank in a dryer fed by clichés rather than coins....

Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbrook Terrace


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 19, 2024

The number of sinners at the mission impresses General Cartwright (Heidi Kettenring in another comedic gem), especially Big Jule (KC McNeil in his Drury debut).  As Adelaide and Nathan are trying to leave to get married, the mission band arrives with its new leader Sky Masterson. He and Sarah were m...

Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 22, 2024

The newest production at Marriott Lincolnshire is Meredith Willson’s classic and beloved The Music Man. Director/choreographer Katie Spelman has stayed true to the script and has made the fictional town of River City – based on Willson’s hometown of Mason City, Iowa – come to life....

Review: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Court Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - April 09, 2024

Charles Newell's final project as Court Theatre's artistic director offers audiences a hilarious exploration of what makes us human as well as a stunning reminder of his keen dramaturgical instincts. The production has already been extended through April 28 due to critical acclaim and popular demand...

Review: THE CHOIR OF MAN at Apollo Theater


by Rachel Weinberg - April 04, 2024

Raise a glass to THE CHOIR OF MAN, a rollicking good time of a show. The show’s a UK transfer and it transports audiences to the fictitious pub The Jungle, modeled after classic Irish and British pubs. Therein, the eponymous nine man choir serves up pop and rock hits on tap. THE CHOIR OF MAN is all ...

Review: PETER PAN National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago


by Zac Thriffiley - March 29, 2024

This newest adaptation of PETER PAN unquestionably corrects injustices that never should have been committed in the first place. But by flying Peter so enthusiastically into 2024, the creative team has stripped him and his story of some of their magic, making the boy who wouldn't grow up more out of...

Review: JERSEY BOYS at Mercury Theater Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - March 29, 2024

Mercury Theater Chicago has staged a “homegrown” production of JERSEY BOYS full of Chicago heart. The bio jukebox musical has graced Chicago tour stages over the years (in fact, I had a chuckle looking back at the review of the first national tour I wrote for my high school newspaper), but this is t...

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...



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