BrightSide Theatre to Present PRIVATE LIVES in Naperville This April
BrightSide Theatre has revealed the full cast and artistic team for its production of Private Lives, the third mainstage production of the company's 14th season.
Cast Set for Max Wolf Friedlich's JOB at Writers Theatre
Writers Theatre will continue its 2025/26 Season with the Chicago and Midwest premiere of the hit psychological thriller JOB, written by Max Wolf Friedlich and directed by David Esbjornson.
Non-Equity Nominees Revealed for The Jeff Impresario Award
In preparation for the upcoming 52nd anniversary Jeff Awards for Non-Equity Theater, nominees for The Jeff Impresario Award have been revealed.
Registration Now Open for Chicago International Violin Competition 2026
The Chicago Violin Competition is an international violin competition held online, providing promising young talent an outlet to exhibit their art on the world's stage.
Review: THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO at Goodman Theatre
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO is a lopsided stage adaptation of Junot Díaz’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Pulitzer-Nominated Play THE ALLY Debuts at Theater Wit This Spring
THE ALLY, a new play by Itamar Moses, explores a professor's ethical crisis and its repercussions.
STAND-UP MOMEDY Show Set For May At Raue Center
Raue Center For The Arts will present the Stand-Up Momedy Show on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8 p.
BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL To Play The Auditorium In Chicago For One Night Only
The Auditorium will present BAT OUT OF HELL – THE MUSICAL for one night only on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.
City Lit Theater Unveils 2026-27 Season Featuring KING HEDLEY II and More
City Lit Theater has revealed programming for the 2026–27 season.
Nick Offerman to Join Megan Mullally in ICEBOY! at The Goodman
Emmy Award-winning actor Nick Offerman will return to his hometown this summer to join his wife, Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally, for Iceboy! Or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh.
Sandbox Theatre Collective Set To Produce HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER
Sandbox Theatre Collective is announced its upcoming production of Happy Birthday Mars Rover by Preston Choi, which will serve as the first project of its 2026 season.
Paramount’s Copley Comedy Series Unveils Spring Lineup
Paramount Theatre’s Copley Comedy Series continues through May 2 at the Copley Theatre in Aurora, Illinois, featuring Chicago comedians including Jeanie Doogan, Dwayne Kennedy, Vince Maranto, and Brian Hicks.
TimeLine Theatre Announces First Public Preview Events for New Uptown Home
TimeLine Theatre Company will open its new Uptown home to the public March 19–21 with preview events and a Civic Celebration.
Steppenwolf Theatre to Present Gala 2026 at Rockwell on the River
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will host Steppenwolf Gala 2026, an evening that continues the theater’s 50th Anniversary celebration.
Hell in a Handbag Will Stage THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE CHEESE PYRAMID at The Clutch
Hell in a Handbag Productions willcontinue its 2025/26 season with the world premiere of The Golden Girls: The Cheese Pyramid, a new addition to its acclaimed “Lost Episodes” parody series.
Chicago Cabaret Professionals MUSICAL MONDAYS Return To The Rhapsody Theater In 2026
Chicago Cabaret Professionals will present the popular Musical Mondays series at The Rhapsody Theater starting March 23, 2026.
The Conspirators To Present TARTUFFE, OR, THE CHARLATAN At Stars & Garters
The Conspirators will present TARTUFFE, OR, THE CHARLATAN by Molière at Stars & Garters in Chicago from May 8 through June 7.
Hell in a Handbag to Present THE GOLDEN GIRLS: THE CHEESE PYRAMID at The Clutch
Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 2025/26 season with the world premiere of The Golden Girls: The Cheese Pyramid, a new addition to its “Lost Episodes” parody series.
Shakespeare Project Of Chicago to Present Free Performances Of RICHARD II
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago will present free theatrical readings of Richard II, a historical tragedy by Shakespeare at various Chicago-area venues.
THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO Extends at The Goodman
The Goodman will present an eight-performance extension for the world premiere of Marco Antonio Rodríguez’s English stage adaptation of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao— based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Junot Díaz.
Tickets to SPAMALOT Tour in Chicago On Sale Tomorrow
Broadway In Chicago announces that tickets for the highly anticipated production of SPAMALOT will go on sale tomorrow.
Cast Set for THE JACKIE WILSON STORY at Black Ensemble Theater
Black Ensemble Theater will open its 50th Anniversary Season with the return of the celebrated musical The Jackie Wilson Story, written and directed by Founder & CEO Jackie Taylor.
Chicago Summer Music Camp to Offer Early Bird Tuition for Young Musicians
The Chicago Summer Music Camp will offer an enriching experience for young musicians aged 5-18.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre 2026 Season Highlights Female Playwrights
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, the Evanston theatre company that has been thrilling audiences with stories of the Black American and African diaspora experience since 1979, has announced its programming for the 2026 season.
SPLISH SPLASH: A DAY ON THE LAKE Extends Through March 22 at Goodman Theatre
SPLISH SPLASH: A DAY ON THE LAKE, the acclaimed theatrical production, has announced an extension and upcoming tour dates.
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I Hate Hamlet Saint Sebastian Players (4/24-5/17) |
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Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 Hard Rock Live Rockford (9/12-9/12) |
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The Producers Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College (6/12-6/28) |
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