(08/21/2025) - Rehearsals have officially begun for the upcoming North American tour of The Sound of Music. Cast members Cayleigh Capaldi, Christiane Noll, and more gave BroadwayWorld an inside look at numbers from the beloved musical, including the iconic 'Do-Re-Mi' and 'My Favorite Things.' Check out photos from inside the event here!
(08/20/2025) - You can now get a first look at Jenna Fischer and more in rehearsals for Ashland Avenue at Goodman Theatre. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets!
(08/15/2025) - Oil Lamp Theater is presenting Side by Side by Sondheim, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and music by Leonard Bernstein, Mary Rodgers, Richard Rodgers and Jule Styne with continuity by Ned Sherrin. Get a first look at photos here!
(08/14/2025) - Marriott Theatre will present Catch Me If You Can. JJ Niemann, who stars as Charles Lee in Hamilton on Broadway will make his Marriott Theatre debut as the charming con artist, “Frank Abagnale Jr.” See rehearsal photos here!
(08/09/2025) - Music Theater Works continues its 2025 season with Fiddler on the Roof, in the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, now playing through August 17. See the production photos here!
(07/25/2025) - PlayMakers Laboratory will welcome back its original sketch show That's Weird, Grandma: Summer Vacation! This family-friendly comedy extravaganza returns for six performances only from July 26 – August 10, 2025 at the Neo-Futurist Theater. See photos from the production.
(07/23/2025) - Paramount Theatre in Aurora will kick off the fourth season of its BOLD Series with Sam Shepard’s True West, running from July 16 through August 31, 2025, at the intimate Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. See photos of the production.
(07/17/2025) - Griffin Theatre Company has released photos of the midwest premiere of Girls & Boys, written by Dennis Kelly and directed by Robin Witt, July 11 - August 16 at Bramble Arts Loft.
(07/13/2025) - Hell in a Handbag Productions will conclude its 2024/25 Season with the world premiere of Queen for a Day written by ensemble member Tyler Anthony Smith* and directed by Stephanie Shaw. See the photos here!
(07/10/2025) - Get a first look at the new North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years. The production features Kyra Belle Johnson as Belle and Fergie L. Philippe as the Beast.
(07/08/2025) - Chicago’s Theatre L’Acadie has released production images of Patrick Vermillion’s Big Time Toppers, directed by Brandii Champagne. Big Time Toppers will take place at Redtwist Theatre (1044 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, IL 60660) and runs from July 10th - July 26th.
(07/02/2025) - The Oak Park Festival Theatre is presenting its 50th Anniversary production of one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, TWELFTH NIGHT. See photos!
(06/27/2025) - Sibling rivalry collides with the American dream in Sam Shepard’s American classic True West, the hot start to Paramount Theatre’s fourth BOLD Series. See photos from the production.
(06/27/2025) - Black Ensemble Theater is presenting That's What Friends Are For: Gladys, Dionne and Patti, a musical celebration of sisterhood, soul, and legendary voices written and directed by Producing Managing Director Daryl D. Brooks. See photos here!
(06/27/2025) - XThe Opera Festival of Chicago final production in its fifth season is Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo, directed by Sasha Gerritson, conducted by Uff. See photos here!
(06/26/2025) - PlayMakers Laboratory’s has released photos of its original sketch show That's Weird, Grandma: Summer Vacation! This family-friendly comedy extravaganza returns for six performances only from July 26 – August 10, 2025 at the Neo-Futurist Theater.
(06/24/2025) - Get a first look of Summer Place Theatre's production of 'Little Shop of Horrors', now playing until June 29th at Naperville Central High School Auditorium. Check out photos from the show.
(06/20/2025) - Steppenwolf Theatre Company just celebrated opening night of Noah Diaz’s Chicago premiere of You Will Get Sick. Check out photos from inside the big night!
(06/17/2025) - You can now get a first look at production photos of the off-Broadway premiere of Dilaria. See who is starring, and learn more about the production here!
(06/16/2025) - In a show that was part memoir, part love letter, and part stand-up comedy special, Liz Callaway paid tribute to the genius of the late Stephen Sondheim in an intimate performance that truly felt like a homecoming celebration for this Chicago native.
(06/07/2025) - Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, has released production photos for the world premiere of Iraq, But Funny, now playing through July 20 in The Joan and Paul Theatre. See the photos here!
(06/06/2025) - Oil Lamp Theater is presenting The Marvelous Wonderettes, written and created by Roger Bean, with musical arrangements by Brian William Baker, orchestrations by Michael Borth, and vocal arrangements by Roger Bean and Brian William Baker. See photos!
(06/03/2025) - See Chicago Dance, the dance industry's nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, kicked off the 12th Annual Chicago Dance Month. See photos!
(05/30/2025) - New photos have been released from Kokandy Productions' Chicago premiere of Amélie, the charming tale of young woman and the fantastical world of whimsy and romance that surrounds her.
(05/29/2025) - Chicago Shakespeare Theater is presenting the North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons. Get a first look at photos here and learn more about the production!
(05/28/2025) - Chicago Sings 30 Years of Porchlight was held on Monday, May 12 at the House of Blues Chicago. Learn more about the company and see photos from the event here!
(05/27/2025) - Jackalope Theatre Company’s 17th season continues with the world premiere of Rehana Lew Mirza’s latest play, Neighborhood Watch. Check out photos here!
(05/19/2025) - Ghostlight Ensemble will present the premiere of Drink the Past Dry, a site-specific piece of immersive theatre about the connections we have to the past and how sometimes to move forward, we have to go back. Check out photos from the show.
(05/19/2025) - Steppenwolf Theatre Company will conclude its 49th Season with Noah Diaz’s whimsical, wild, unpredictable and deeply moving Chicago premiere of You Will Get Sick. See rehearsal photos here!
(05/09/2025) - Step right up! The Jellicle Ball goes under the big top as Paramount Theatre presents a circus-themed revival of Cats, running through June 15, 2025. Check out photos of the high-flying production.
(05/05/2025) - Check out brand-new production photos from the world premiere of Jiehae Park's the aves, performing at Berkeley Repertory Theatre now through Sunday, June 8, 2025.
(04/30/2025) - The Opera Festival of Chicago shares rehearsal photos from their April 28 rehearsal of The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei tre Re) at Roosevelt University.
(04/29/2025) - The Story Theatre is over the moon to kick off Season V with a reimagined production of At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen by Governing Ensemble member and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning playwright Terry Guest, directed by Joseph Jefferson Award-winning director Mikael Burke. See photos of the production.
(04/28/2025) - Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard’s groundbreaking, laugh-out-loud new drama, BUST, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, opens tonight. Check out photos from the production. Check out photos and video from the production.
(04/27/2025) - Redtwist Theatre’s Taylor Mac’s Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, is now playing through June 1, at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave, directed by Steve Scott. See the photos here!
(04/24/2025) - Curious Theatre Branch will present the world premiere of The Infinity Play, written by Paul William Brennan and directed by Brennan and Maya Odim, now playing through May 18, at Jarvis Square Theatre, 1439 W. Jarvis Ave. See photos from the production.
(04/17/2025) - Music Theater Works’ annual gala, the Producers Gala, Luck Be a Lady was held Saturday, April 5, at the Michigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Ave. See photos from the event.
(04/17/2025) - Opening night of A Wondrous Sound took place Wednesday, April 16 at the Lyric Opera House, launching a two-performance-only celebration of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and the Lyric Opera Chorus. See photos!
(04/15/2025) - Paramount Theatre is presenting a circus-themed revival of Cats, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Trent Stork, April 30-June 15, 2025. Check out first look photos of some of the cast!
