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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

Into The Woods
Into The Woods
4/24 - 4/26/2020


The Brothers Grimm hit the stage with an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make....

Arsenic and Old Lace
2/7 - 2/8/2020


Joseph Kesselring Southeastern Illinois College...

A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
11/22 - 11/24/2019


All of your favorite peanut characters come to life in the this stage production of "A Charlie Brown Christmas". When Charlie Brown complains about the ...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
10/4 - 10/6/2019


A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...

ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL


A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...

ELTON JOHN AND TIM RICE'S AIDA


Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA is a contemporary musical take on a grand classic tale of the timeless bond between an enslaved Nubian princess ...

The Boys Next Door
2/8 - 2/9/2019


Tom Griffin Southeastern Illinois College...

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
10/12 - 10/13/2018


From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny ...

MADAGASCAR JR
MADAGASCAR JR
7/13 - 7/15/2018


Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favorite crack-a-lackin' friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film....

TARZAN
TARZAN
6/30 - 7/1/2018


Tarzan swings its way onto the Arizona Broadway Theatre stage with technical and lighting wizardry galore! With music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning composer Phil ...

THE PRODUCERS
4/20 - 4/22/2018


The Producers is a hilarious musical creation of Mel Brooks, a comedic mastermind. Brooks wears multiple hats for this production, acting as composer, lyricist, and ...


Kris Kringle takes on the cynics among us in this musical adaptation of the popular holiday favorite. In his inimitable style, Meredith Willson, the author ...

SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!
10/6 - 10/7/2017


This award-winning musical teaches history, grammar, math, science and politics through clever, tuneful songs, instructing a whole new generation to “Do the Circulation,” “Unpack Your ...

MY FAIR LADY
4/21 - 4/23/2017


White Christmas
12/2 - 12/4/2016


The holidays, homecoming time — and for many, that means a WHITE CHRISTMAS. The all-time number-one pop song and most-recorded tune in history inspired first ...

White Christmas
12/2 - 12/4/2016


The holidays, homecoming time — and for many, that means a WHITE CHRISTMAS. The all-time number-one pop song and most-recorded tune in history inspired first ...

HONK!
7/24 - 7/26/2015


Ugly looks quite a bit different from his darling duckling brothers and sisters. The other animals on the farm are quick to notice and point ...

The Addams Family
4/24 - 4/26/2015


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 ...

Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
10/17 - 10/19/2014


The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television ...

GODSPELL-2012 REVISED VERSION
10/18 - 10/20/2013


Godspell book by John-Michael Tebelak music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz conceived & originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak based on The Gospel According to St. ...

ANNIE JR
7/19 - 7/21/2013


Leapin' Lizards!  The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
4/26 - 4/28/2013


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 ...


Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that ...

Once Upon a Mattress
4/27 - 4/29/2012


If you thought you knew the story of 'The Princess and The Pea,' you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for ...

Videos


Rooted in Chicago Rooted
Oil Lamp Theater (3/21 - 5/5)
David Sedaris in Chicago David Sedaris
Raue Center For The Arts (10/23 - 10/23)
Purpose in Chicago Purpose
Downstairs Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre (3/14 - 4/21)
MOMIX - Alice in Chicago MOMIX - Alice
Auditorium Theatre (5/9 - 5/9)
2024 Producers Gala, All That Jazz in Chicago 2024 Producers Gala, All That Jazz
Music Theater Works (5/11 - 5/11)
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK in Chicago JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Beverly Arts Center (5/1 - 7/26)
JJ Smith in Chicago JJ Smith
Raue Center For The Arts (3/30 - 3/30)
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