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Steppenwolf Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season continues with a gripping and lyrical world-premiere by Academy Award-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney. When a Chicago father loses...
When a small-time football club brings on a promising new recruit, it seems the team may finally step into the spotlight. But as the star...
Parker Players Theater Company Presents The Lifespan of a FactA sharp, fast-paced theatrical showdown exploring truth, storytelling, and the power behind bothBarrington, IL — Parker...
Luminosity is a burlesque and variety revue highlighting seasoned professionals and rising stars
BaseCamp Live! & TCM Events present Jagged Little Pill: The Alanis Morissette Tribute Band (w/ Matchbox 90s)Saturday, April 18th!Ages | 21+Doors | 7pmShow | 8:30pm**TICKET...
The best choral group in the Springfield area, the Springfield Choral Society, will present a two-day festival of music by American composers at First Presbyterian...
Step into a musical time capsule as the ten singers of Chicago a cappella revisit the Brill Building era of the 1950s and ’60s with...
Grab your boots and get ready to sing along!Three women. One big dream. A whole lotta country music.Angela’s done standing by her man. Sue Ellen’s...
Lizzy & the Triggermen transport you back to the glamour of the Prohibition Era, but with a sound and swagger that is thrillingly new. As...
Join us Saturday, April 25 at 8:00PM for a FREE live show featuring: Siri Lorece - a progressive soul artist blending R&B, spoken word, and...
Idle Muse Theatre Company launches its 20th anniversary season with The Three Musketeers, March 26 - April 25, written by Robert Kauzlaric, directed by Idle...
Ruth Page Center for the Arts hosts its semi-annual Adult Spring Open House commemorating International Day of Dance, Sunday, April 26 from 9 a.m. -...
Step into a musical time capsule as the ten singers of Chicago a cappella revisit the Brill Building era of the 1950s and ’60s with narrator Geoffrey...
BAMtheatre, a youth theater conservatory in Westmont, IL, presents Cinderella as part of its Broadway Kids program for students in grades K-3. The production runs...
Caliendos & Afterlife Present:" Sunday Family Dinner & Live show By VITO ZATTO "It's with great pleasure we invite your family to be part of...
Caliendos & Afterlife Present:" Sunday Family Dinner & Live show By VITO ZATTO "It's with great pleasure we invite your family to be part of...
Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce its Porchlight in Concert production of Follies. Follies will play Saturday, April 25 at 2 and 7:30...
MRS. KRISHNAN'S PARTY, presented by Indian Ink Theatre, brings to life a vibrant story centered around a family's celebration in New Zealand. Written by Jacob...
MRS. KRISHNAN'S PARTY, presented by Indian Ink Theatre, brings to life a vibrant story centered around a family's celebration in New Zealand. Written by Jacob...
Porchlight In Concert returns to the Studebaker Theater for a limited engagement of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, with music and lyrics by Sondheim and book by...
The Beverly Theatre Guild (BTG) is delighted to present our 63 rd season closer, Shrek:The Musical. This funky twist on classic fairy tales based on the...
Black Ensemble Theater presents the return of one of its biggest national hits, The Jackie Wilson Story, written and directed by Founder & CEO Jackie Taylor, March 7-April...
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago presents Thomas Middleton's tragicomedy The Witch, running April 24-27 at various Chicago-area venues as part of its Shakespeare Contemporaries series....
Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, is proud to present Lizzy & The Triggermen, Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. Lizzy &...
The Circuit Comedy Club ensemble takes you on a journey, one door at a time.
Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, presents Divided by Luanne Aronen Rosenfeld, music by Kristen Lee Rosenfeld, lyrics by Luanne Aronen...
In a fractured America, their bond becomes their revolution.
White Rooster is a darkly funny tale of love, loss, and the peculiar inheritances we grapple with. Following a family tragedy, Min finds herself entangled...
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by Rachel Weinberg - April 23, 2026
While THE GREAT GATSBY has glimpses of effective songs and character development, the musical doesn’t ultimately live up to the glitz, glamor, and legacy of its source material.
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by Tina St. Angelo - April 18, 2026
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by Rachel Weinberg - April 07, 2026
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM is a well-acted, slow-burn character study. August Wilson’s 1982 play centers on a fictitious 1927 Chicago album recording, as the musicians gather and wait for the notorious Ma Rainey (or Madam Rainey, as she demands they call her) to record her latest album. Ma Rainey ...
by Emily Werner - April 06, 2026
Lookingglass Theatre Company begins its 2025/26 season with the world premiere of White Rooster in the Joan and Paul Theatre at the Water Tower Water Works. ...
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