CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM

Before writing Wicked, Stephen Schwartz composed the musical CHILDREN OF EDEN, and this spring a Chicago staged reading of the work will be available to stream online for one weekend only.

Emmy-nominated actor Matt Walsh will return to his comedic roots in Chicago with a performance by BLUEBIRD IMPROV on May 16 at the Studebaker Theater.

The Ravinia Festival has announced its 2026 season, which will showcase a lineup of more than 90 artists.

At the 52nd Anniversary Joseph Jefferson Awards for Non-Equity Theater, more than 150 recognized artists and new emerging faces and voices will be honored in a program under the artistic direction of Adrian Abel Azevedo.

Overshadowed Theatrical Productions will present Tuesdays with Morrie, a stage adaptation of Mitch Albom's powerful New York Times Bestseller, running until March 28, 2026.

Collaboraction Theatre Company has extended Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till a second time due to popular demand.

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Disney’s Mary Poppins in Concert Live to Film, featuring the full-length film projected on a massive screen above the stage while the award-winning musical score is performed live by the Lyric Opera Orchestra.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J.

 Physical Theater Festival Chicago has announced the full lineup for its 13th anniversary celebration, June 1 - 7.

The Beach Boys will commemorate 60 years of their iconic album 'PET SOUNDS' with a special concert at Aurora's RiverEdge Park, marking a dual celebration of America's 250th year.

Following a successful global tour, Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad are bringing Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show back to Broadway In Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.

On March 28, 2026, the American Music Institute will present a Youth Orchestra Audition Prep Masterclass at its Clarendon Hills Campus, aimed at enhancing audition skills for young musicians.

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble has revealed additional performance dates for  the world premiere of Jeff Award winning playwright Alex Lubischer’s Pivot, directed by RTE Member Hallie Gordon.

Raue Center for the Arts will present “For Fathers Comedy” on Friday, June 19, 2026, at 8 PM!  Featuring a powerhouse lineup of comedians, Fathers Comedy is the ultimate pre-Father’s Day celebration.

Producingbody will present the Chicago premiere of SPACEMAN at The Edge Off-Broadway from May 19 to June 13.

August Wilson’s Ma Rainey‘s Black Bottom returns to The Goodman, helmed by Chicago legends Chuck Smith and Harry J.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed the full cast for its world premiere of Windfall, a new work by Academy Award-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by Awoye Timpo.

Victory Gardens Theater has hired Edward Torres as interim artistic director.

Check out production photos for Jackalope Theatre's world premiere of The Dress-Up Play, running now through March 22 at Broadway Armory Park in Chicago.

Music Theater Works’ production of CATS is now playing through March 29 in the North Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts.

Asian American Arts will present EVOLUTION: ASIAN AMERICAN ARTS FESTIVAL on May 2 and 3, celebrating Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian Heritage Month with a diverse lineup of performances and cultural showcases.

The Music Institute of Chicago will introduce a new summer camp program and mark four decades of its renowned Suzuki training method.

BATS Improv is continuing its milestone 40th anniversary season with a lineup of unscripted, laugh-out-loud programming across April, May, and June 2026.

Filament Theatre, the Northwest Side's premier theater for young audiences, will present the world premiere of Farewell Opportunity, commissioned by Filament Theatre in 2019 and written by local Chicago playwright Georgette Kelly.

Open Space Arts has revealed the cast for its Chicago premiere of A Third Way, a sharply funny, deeply compassionate new play that reimagines what love, marriage, and family can look like in the 21st century.