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Theatrikos Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Route 66 to the Grand Canyon, an original, interactive family-friendly comedy commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world’s most famous highway.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 20, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

A new voice joins Chicago’s vibrant theater scene this fall as Wild Door Theater launches its inaugural production, Smokefall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Voices to End Hunger is proud to present its youth-led benefit concert, 'Pop Icons Live in Concert' at Don't Tell Mama. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Tjaša Ferme's New Sci-Fi Dramedy BIOADAPTING will have two industry presentations,

October Project will release the 10th Anniversary re-issue of the original studio recording of their trailblazing choral work, The Book of Rounds: A Cappella. Learn more!

Stella Cole has released her fresh take on the Carpenters' 'Merry Christmas, Darling' via Decca Records US. Listen here!

Next week, Dancing with the Stars contestants will be dancing through life for the special 'Wicked Night' episode of the show. Ahead of the episode, more details have been revealed about the show, including the full setlist, special guests, and more. 

Chicago cabaret darling Plucky Rosenthal will produce and hosts a new live game show at the Newport Theater. Learn more about the performance here and see how to purchase tickets.

Regina Gibson will bring her Divina: A Fantasy Cabaret one-woman stage show to New Hazlett Theater as part of Prime Stage Theatre's 2025-26 Monday Specials Series. Learn more.

Indie theater company Dialogue with Three Chords will stage three original plays inspired by the Southern Gothic writing of Flannery O'Connor at Industry City. Learn more!

The 4th Edition of the Bulgarian Awards for Arts, Culture, Education & Science and the Inaugural Chamber Classical Concert, will be held in November. Learn more and see how to attend.

New Line Cinema’s Weapons, a Warner Bros. Pictures’ release, will make its global streaming debut exclusively on HBO Max on Friday, October 24. The film will then debut on HBO linear on Saturday, October 25 at 8:00 p.m. ET. 

The Shakespeare Project of Chicago will kick off its 2025-26 Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's comedy of mis-matched marriage, determination and redemption ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. Learn more!

A powerful double bill from the newly formed MOV Dance Theatre celebrating how song, dance, and storytelling can bring people togethe will premiere at Bradford Arts Centre. Learn more!

As debates about AI and creativity rage on, The Harmnf turns that conversation into a live experiment - a talk that breaks down in real time as human and machine try (and fail) to understand each other. The performance is coming to Caveat.

A homegrown laugh-fest is coming to downtown Cincinnati. The Super Pickle: A Hilarious Musical Parody, created by Cincinnati native Valerie Witherspoon, will debut at the Aronoff Center. Learn more!

Popstar Melanie C, former member of the Spice Girls, has announced her forthcoming ninth studio album Sweat, due for release on May 1, 2026. Ahead of the release, she has also dropped a single of the same name. Listen to it here.

Boys Don’t Fight, the latest project from American Utopia's Chris Giarmo, has released their eponymous debut album. Check out a music video and stream the full album here.

Netflix has shared the trailer for My Secret Santa, a new holiday-themed romantic comedy starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Ryan Eggold. Check it out now.