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GODS AND MONSTERS Stage Adaptation to be Presented at Theater Wit in 2024


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 11, 2023

A new stage production of “Gods and Monsters,” based on the 1995 novel “Father of Frankenstein” by Christopher Bram, is being reimagined by two Chicago theater artists. See details here!...

Shattered Globe Adds New Ensemble Members: AmBer Montgomery, Adam Schulmerich, and Leslie Ann Sheppard


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 17, 2023

Shattered Globe Theatre is welcoming AmBer Montgomery, Adam Schulmerich, and Leslie Ann Sheppard as new ensemble members....

Cast Set For THE NACIREMA SOCIETY at the Goodman Theatre


by Stephi Wild - August 16, 2023

Goodman Theatre’s 2023/2024 Season—Susan V. Booth’s first to curate as new Artistic Director—begins with works by Pearl Cleage, Atlanta’s first Poet Laureate and Booth’s longtime creative collaborator and friend. Learn more about the cast here!...

U.S. Premiere of LONDON ROAD Adds Week of Performances at Theater Wit


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2023

Due to popular demand, Shattered Globe Theatre has announce one added week of performances for its hit U.S. premiere musical London Road, extending through Sunday, June 11, 2023....

LONDON ROAD US Premiere to Open at Shattered Globe in April


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 29, 2023

Shattered Globe Theatre will conclude its 2022-23 season with the U.S. premiere of London Road, an experimental and innovative new musical featuring book and lyrics by Alecky Blythe, music and lyrics by Adam Cork, direction and choreography by Elizabeth Margolius and music direction by Andra Velis S...

Cast Announced for LONDON ROAD US Premiere at Shattered Globe Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 06, 2023

 Shattered Globe Theatre will conclude its 2022-23 season with the U.S. premiere of London Road, an experimental and innovative new musical featuring book and lyrics by Alecky Blythe, music and lyrics by Adam Cork, direction and choreography by Elizabeth Margolius and music direction by Andra Velis ...

The Gift Theatre Announces 2023 Season Featuring the Chicago Premiere of MOTHERS & More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 22, 2022

 The Gift Theatre has announced its 2023 season, featuring the Chicago premiere of Anna Ouyang Moench’s dark comedy Mothers, directed by Lili-Anne Brown and a revival of Jim Cartwright’s powerful, award-winning drama The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, directed by Devo de Mayo....

World Premiere of MOSQUE4MOSQUE to be Presented by About Face Theatre in November


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2022

About Face Theatre will open its 2022-2023 season with the world premiere of Omer Abbas Salem’s new play Mosque4Mosque, directed by Sophiyaa Nayar. Mosque4Mosque will be presented November 17 – December 17, 2022 at The Den Theatre....

Shattered Globe Theatre Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring a World Premiere, US Premiere & Chicago Premiere


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 28, 2022

Shattered Globe Theatre has announced its 2022-23 Season, currently underway with the Chicago premiere of STEW, Zora Howard’s Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama, directed by Malkia Stampley, playing through October 22, 2022 at Theater Wit....

AstonRep Theatre to Present BURIED CHILD at The Edge Theater in October


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 23, 2022

AstonRep Theatre Company is launching it 15th and final season with a revival of Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Buried Child directed by Ensemble Member Derek Bertelsen*, playing October 21 – November 19, 2022 at The Edge Theater....

Past Shows

ALL SHOOK UP
3/16 - 3/18/2017


Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley. It's 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing ...

STRIKING 12
11/20 - 12/31/2015


A funny, touching, uplifting hybrid piece of musical theatre in which the story is sung, played, acted, and dissected on stage by an unusual rock ...

MURDER BALLAD
4/2 - 6/28/2015


A Downtown and Off-Broadway sensation, Murder Ballad was the must see theatre experience of 2013. Conceived by Jonathan Larson Award winner and two-time Susan Smith ...

MURDER BALLAD
4/2 - 5/10/2015


A Downtown and Off-Broadway sensation, Murder Ballad was the must see theatre experience of 2013. Conceived by Jonathan Larson Award winner and two-time Susan Smith ...

CARRIE the musical
CARRIE the musical
5/29 - 7/13/2014


Carrie White is a misfit. At school, she's an outcast who's bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's ...

DESSA ROSE
3/6 - 4/5/2014


DESSA ROSE is a stirring musical drama based on the notednovel by Sherley Anne Williams. Told as an oral history and related by twowomen, Ruth ...


The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father's favorite son, ...

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
10/4 - 11/11/2012


BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON  creators Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers cook up an alternate universe (and draw parallels to today's political/populist landscape) with their musical ...

Violet
Violet
9/17 - 10/16/2011


With music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, VIOLET is set in 1964 in the Deep South during the early days ...

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Shattered Globe Theatre (4/19 - 6/1)
The S Paradox in Chicago The S Paradox
Babes With Blades Theatre Company (4/7 - 5/18)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in Chicago Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
James M. Nederlander Theater (9/10 - 2/1)
9 to 5: the Musical in Chicago 9 to 5: the Musical
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (5/2 - 5/10)
The Choir of Man in Chicago The Choir of Man
The Apollo Theater (4/19 - 7/14)
Meredith Willson's The Music Man in Chicago Meredith Willson's The Music Man
The Marriott Theatre (4/10 - 6/2)
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Laugh Factory (5/2 - 5/2)
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