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Female Troubles
6/25 - 8/4/2024


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5/29-6/12/24
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5/31-6/14/24

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Chicago Shakespeare Theater Reveals Cast of THE LORD OF THE RINGS - A MUSICAL TALE


by Stephi Wild - June 05, 2024

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST)  has announced the cast and creative team of the highly anticipated The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale. Based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, this production comes to the stage in a US premiere production directed by Paul Hart, July 19–September 1, 2024 in The Y...

Goodman Theatre Announces A Summer 2024 Line-up For All Ages And Interests


by A.A. Cristi - June 04, 2024

Discover the exciting lineup for Goodman Theatre's Summer 2024 season, featuring a mix of classic plays, contemporary works, and world premieres. Enjoy diverse and dynamic performances all summer long....

BEAUTIFUL & More Lead Chicago's June 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - June 03, 2024

Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for June 2024 include Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and more!...

Video: Rob Ashford Discusses MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2024

Watch as Rob Ashford discusses Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. ...

THE AUDIENCE Comes to Drury Lane Theatre in August


by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2024

 Drury Lane Theatre will continue its 2024/25 Season with The Audience. Masterfully blending the personal and the political, The Audience gives a glimpse into the woman behind the crown and the leaders she outlasted....

ROYKO: THE TOUGHEST MAN IN CHICAGO To Open In Chicago In September


by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024

Toughest Man Productions and producers Lecy Goranson and Beth Kligerman have announced the world premiere of Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago at Chopin Theatre....

Sanaz Toossi's ENGLISH Extends at Goodman Theatre Ahead of Opening


by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024

Goodman Theatre opens Sanaz Toossi's Pulitzer Prize-winning play English in a co-production with Guthrie Theater tonight, May 20, 2024, and adds five performances due to high demand for tickets....

Cast & Creative Team Announced For CORDUROY, Directed By Amber Mak


by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2024

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team for CORDUROY, directed by Amber Mak....

Goodman Theatre Unveils 2024/25 Season Updates


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2024

Goodman Theatre has revealed 2024/2025 Season updates to the series in the 350-seat flexible Owen Theatre. Learn more about the season....

Raven Theatre Reveals 42nd Season Lineup For 2024-25


by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024

 Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company has announced its upcoming productions and programming during the company’s 42nd season in 2024 - 2025. Learn more about the lineup here!...

Past Shows

Joe Turner's Come and Gone
4/13 - 5/19/2024


As emancipated slaves flood north in search of employment and a chance to start over, Seth and Bertha Holly's boarding house in Pittsburgh, offers a ...

The Penelopiad
3/2 - 3/31/2024


Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Nightwood Theatre production THE PENELOPIAD By Margaret Atwood The iconic Margaret Atwood offers a daring revision of ...

Highway Patrol
1/20 - 2/18/2024

The Nacirema Society
9/16 - 10/15/2023


Pearl Cleage; dir: Eileen J. Morris. George W. Hawkins Mainstage:...

The Who's Tommy
6/13 - 6/30/2023


The Who's Tommy is a rock musical bursting with energy, based on the iconic 1969 rock opera album of the same name by The Who. ...

Clyde's
9/10 - 10/9/2022


Creating the perfect sandwich is the shared quest of the formerly incarcerated kitchen staff of Clyde’s, a truck stop cafe. Even as the shop’s mischievous ...

Measure for Measure
4/26 - 5/9/2021


“Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.” Shakespeare’s black comedy tingles with intrigue in this story of love, lust, and politics. A full ...

Smokefall
4/12 - 4/25/2021

Pedro Páramo
3/29 - 4/11/2021

How To Catch Creation
3/15 - 3/28/2021


Four artists and intellectuals in San Francisco struggle to nurture creative impulse and establish legacy—in both their professional and personal lives. When one discovers the ...

A Christmas Carol
12/1 - 12/31/2020


From tiny tots to young-at-heart seniors, for a lot of North Texans it just wouldn’t be the holidays without DTC’s festive production of the Dickens ...

A Christmas Carol - Radio Play
12/1 - 12/31/2020


WBEZ and Vocalo will broadcast Goodman Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol-An Audio Play in two special airings on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Directed ...

Until the Flood
11/15 - 11/20/2020


Based on extensive interviews following the 2014 shooting of Black teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson, this tour-de-force one-woman production powerfully explores ...


In an unprecedented collaboration with Showtime and The Actors Fund, Goodman Theatre WILL present the stream of the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Arthur Miller's ...


Paulina, the reigning Queen Bee at Ghana's most exclusive boarding school, has her sights set on the Miss Universe pageant. But the mid-year arrival of ...

Molly Sweeney
3/7 - 4/12/2020


In MOLLY SWEENEY, Ireland's master storyteller Brian Friel (DANCING AT LUGHNASA, TRANSLATIONS, PHILADELPHIA, HERE I COME!) has devised a riveting contemporary drama about the terrible ...

Roe
1/18 - 2/23/2020


Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that legalized abortion, is still fiercely debated over forty years later. In this incisive play, acclaimed writer Lisa ...


adapt: Tom Creamer from Charles Dickens; dir: Henry Wishcamper....

The Santaland Diaries
11/29 - 12/29/2019


David Sedaris, adapted by Joe Mantello Goodman Theatre...

Bernhardt/Hamlet
9/14 - 10/20/2019


Theresa Rebeck; dir: Donna Feore....

Dana H.
9/6 - 10/6/2019


Lucas Hnath; dir: Les Waters. World Premiere...

The Music Man
6/29 - 8/4/2019


Albert Theatre: book: Meredith Willson; lyrics: Meredith Willson; music: Meredith Willson; dir: Mary Zimmerman....

The Winter's Tale
5/4 - 6/9/2019


Suspicious that his wife Hermione has been unfaithful, King Leontes of Sicilia imprisons the queen, orders the death of her suspected lover, and banishes his ...

Sweat
3/9 - 4/14/2019


Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...

Twilight Bowl
2/8 - 3/10/2019


Owen Theatre: Rebecca Gilman; dir: Erica Weiss....


adapt: Tom Creamer; dir: Henry Wishcamper....

Support Group for Men
6/23 - 7/29/2018


Albert Theatre: Ellen Fairey ; dir: Kimberly Senior....

An Enemy of the People
3/10 - 4/15/2018


Play by Arthur Miller Adapted from the play by Henrik Ibsen Directed by Kyle Fabel The strongest one is the one who stands alone. When ...

The Wolves
2/9 - 3/11/2018


by Sarah DeLappe Left quad. Right quad. Lunge. A girls indoor soccer team warms up. From the safety of their suburban stretch circle, the team ...

Blind Date
1/20 - 2/25/2018


There’s nothing like the thrill of a first date...anything can happen! In the brand new play Blind Date, you’ll experience all the excitement and awkwardness ...

Yasmina's Necklace
10/20 - 11/19/2017


Rohina Malik; dir: Ann Filmer....

A View from the Bridge
9/9 - 10/15/2017


Set in 1950s Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone harbors a subconscious and jealous affection for his niece, Catherine, whom he is raising with his wife. When ...

Ah, Wilderness!
6/17 - 7/23/2017


Eugene O'Neill; dir: Robert Falls....

Lady in Denmark
5/19 - 6/18/2017


Dael Orlandersmith; dir: Chay Yew. World Premiere...

Objects in the Mirror
4/29 - 6/4/2017


Charles Smith; dir: Chuck Smith. World Premiere...

King of Yees
3/31 - 4/30/2017


Lauren Yee; dir: Joshua Kahan Brody. Owen Theatre:...

Destiny of Desire
3/11 - 4/16/2017


Karen Zacar??as; dir: Jose Luis Valenzuela....

Uncle Vanya
2/11 - 3/12/2017


Sonya and her uncle Vanya have devoted their lives to managing the family farm in isolation, but when her celebrated, ailing father and his charismatic ...

Gloria
1/14 - 2/19/2017


Style. Status. Success. A group of twentysomething editorial assistants are pursuing it all at one of New York’s most esteemed cultural magazines. When a seemingly ...


adapt: Tom Creamer; book: Charles Dickens; dir: Henry Wishcamper....


adapt: Tom Creamer; book: Charles Dickens; dir: Henry Wishcamper....

Twist Your Dickens
12/1 - 12/31/2016


Twist Your Dickens
12/1 - 12/31/2016


The Magic Play
10/21 - 11/20/2016


Andrew Hinderaker; dir: Halena Kays. World Premiere...

The Magic Play
10/21 - 11/20/2016


Andrew Hinderaker; dir: Halena Kays. World Premiere...

Wonderful Town
9/10 - 10/16/2016


book: Jerome Chodorov, Joseph A. Fields; lyrics: Betty Comden, Adolph Green; music: Leonard Bernstein; dir: Mary Zimmerman.  ...

War Paint
War Paint
6/28 - 8/7/2016


They were the brand name on every woman's lips. Goodman Theatre announces the world premiere of War Paint, a new musical that charts the ascent ...


Rebecca Gilman; dir: Robert Falls....


Lorraine Hansberry; dir: Anne Kauffman....

Carlyle
4/2 - 5/1/2016


Thomas Bradshaw; dir: Benjamin Kamine....

The Matchmaker
3/5 - 4/10/2016


Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy merchant in 19th-century Yonkers, NY, decides to take a wife and employs a matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Levi. Dolly subsequently becomes involved ...

2666
2/6 - 3/13/2016


adapt: Seth Bockley, Robert Falls from Roberto Bolano; dir: Seth Bockley, Robert Falls....

Another Word for Beauty
1/16 - 2/21/2016


José Rivera; dir: Steve Cosson....

38th Annual A Christmas Carol
11/14 - 12/27/2015


adapt: Tom Creamer from Charles Dickens; music: Andrew Hansen; dir: Henry Wishcamper....


Peter Gwinn, Bobby Mort....

Disgraced
9/12 - 10/18/2015


Ayad Akhtar; dir: Kimberly Senior....

Feathers and Teeth
9/19 - 10/18/2015


Charise Castro Smith; dir: Henry Godinez....


Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their ...

stop. reset.
5/23 - 6/21/2015


Regina Taylor; dir: Regina Taylor....

The Little Foxes
5/2 - 6/7/2015


Around the year 1900, a prosperous Southern family conflict centers around money and involving murder, theft and betrayal. Directed by David Swartz....

Upstairs Concierge
3/28 - 4/26/2015


Kristoffer Diaz; dir: KJ Sanchez....

Two Trains Running
3/7 - 4/12/2015


August Wilson; dir: Chuck Smith....

Rapture, Blister, Burn
1/17 - 2/22/2015


Gina Gionfriddo; dir: Kimberly Senior....

Albert Theatre:
6/27 - 8/3/2014


Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner; lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner; music: Frederick Loewe....

Venus in Fur
3/8 - 4/13/2014


Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus ...

Buzzer
2/8 - 3/9/2014


Owen Theatre: Tracey Scott Wilson; dir: Jessica Thebus....

Luna Gale
1/18 - 2/23/2014


Albert Theatre: Rebecca Gilman; dir: Robert Falls....

Smokefall
10/5 - 11/3/2013


Owen Theatre: Noah Haidle; dir: Anne Kauffman....

Pullman Porter Blues
9/14 - 10/20/2013


Pullman Porter Blues A world-premiere co-production with Seattle Repertory Theatre By Cheryl L. West Directed by Lisa Peterson In the Kreeger Theater November 23, 2012 ...

The Jungle Book
6/21 - 7/28/2013


Don't miss one of The Magik Theatre's first shows to tour nationally in over 50 sold out venues around the US! Adapted faithfully from Rudyard ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
4/27 - 6/2/2013


Albert Theater: - Lynn Nottage; dir: Chuck Smith....

The Happiest Song Plays Last
4/13 - 5/12/2013


On a movie set in Jordan, a veteran relives his trauma while filming a war-themed blockbuster. In a humble kitchen in North Philadelphia, a woman ...

Teddy Ferrara
2/2 - 3/3/2013


Owen Theater: - Christopher Shinn; dir: Evan Cabnet....

Other Desert Cities
1/12 - 2/17/2013


Albert Theater: - Jon Robin Baitz; dir: Henry Wishcamper....

Crowns
6/16 - 7/22/2012

The Iceman Cometh
4/22 - 6/10/2012


In The Iceman Cometh, Harry Hope's saloon is home to a ragtag band of drunks and dreamers who celebrate the arrival of Hickey, the charismatic ...

Fish Men
4/7 - 5/6/2012


In Fish Men, a group of chess hustlers engage each other in spirited matches on a hot summer day in Washington Square Park, hoping to ...

Camino Real
3/10 - 4/15/2012


Camino Real is Tennessee Williams' dream play that borrows heavily from Strindberg's A Dream Play and The Great Highway. Peopled with characters from literature and ...

The Convert
2/25 - 3/25/2012

Race
1/14 - 2/19/2012

A Christmas Carol
11/18 - 12/31/2011

New Plays Festival
10/13 - 11/20/2011

Red
9/17 - 10/23/2011

Videos


Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in Chicago Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) Tracker
Little Bear Ridge Road in Chicago Little Bear Ridge Road
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (6/13 - 7/21) Tracker
Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue in Chicago Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
Broadway Playhouse Theater at Water Tower Place (5/15 - 6/9)
BOOM X: The Music, Politics, and Culture of Generation X in Chicago BOOM X: The Music, Politics, and Culture of Generation X
The Center for Performing Arts (9/13 - 9/13)
Guys and Dolls in Chicago Guys and Dolls
Drury Lane Theatre (4/10 - 6/9)
ARTRAGEOUS! in Chicago ARTRAGEOUS!
The Center for Performing Arts (3/15 - 3/15)
Romeo and Juliet in Chicago Romeo and Juliet
Lincoln Park (7/12 - 7/14)
Tinseltown Inventor™: Hedy Lamarr in Chicago Tinseltown Inventor™: Hedy Lamarr
Vernon Area Public Library (6/17 - 6/17)
Rocky Peter - Welcome Home Concert in Chicago Rocky Peter - Welcome Home Concert
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (6/8 - 6/8)
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