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TimeLine Theatre Company has revealed its 2026–27 Inaugural Season in the company’s first permanent home at 5035 N.

Tin Drum Theatre Company announced the cast and creative team for the Chicago premiere of SOUTHERN RAPTURE, set to run from June 11 to 28.

Hamilton is now playing at the CIBC Theatre for a strictly limited engagement.

xSteppenwolf Theatre Company has unveiled its 2026/27 Season.

THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO is a lopsided stage adaptation of Junot Díaz’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

The Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, IL, will present a live performance by the iconic rock band Foreigner, featuring their hit 'Feels Like The First Time', on March 3, 2026.

The original Broadway queens of SIX will reunite for a special one-night-only benefit concert, bringing together fan favorites for a memorable performance.

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.

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.

In preparation for the upcoming 52nd anniversary Jeff Awards for Non-Equity Theater, nominees for The Jeff Impresario Award have been revealed.

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.

THE ALLY, a new play by Itamar Moses, explores a professor's ethical crisis and its repercussions.

Raue Center For The Arts will present the Stand-Up Momedy Show on Friday, May 8, 2026 at 8 p.

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 has revealed programming for the 2026–27 season.

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 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 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 Company will open its new Uptown home to the public March 19–21 with preview events and a Civic Celebration.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will host Steppenwolf Gala 2026, an evening that continues the theater’s 50th Anniversary celebration.

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 will present the popular Musical Mondays series at The Rhapsody Theater starting March 23, 2026.

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 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.

The Shakespeare Project of Chicago will present free theatrical readings of Richard II, a historical tragedy by Shakespeare at various Chicago-area venues.