The Auditorium to Present Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary Celebration at The Auditorium, Chicago's beloved Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater will launch The Auditorium's 2025-26 Dance Season.
A Red Orchid Theatre's VEAL Extends Through Early November
Due to popular demand, A Red Orchid Theatre has added week performances for its dystopian dark comedy Veal.
Details Revealed for CARMINA BURANA at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the company premiere of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Collaboraction Theatre to Host 'House Of Belonging' Housewarming Party
Chicago's Collaboraction Theatre Company will open its doors for the first time to the general public with a Housewarming Party for its new “House of Belonging.
Arts Judaica to Present Staged Reading of Adam Pasen’s FREE RADICALS at The Edge Theatre
Arts Judaica will present a staged reading of Free Radicals, a new play by Adam Pasen, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 7 p.
Photos: See Chicago Dance Celebrates 20 Years With Bold Impact Anniversary Gala
See Chicago Dance hosted more than 270 guests for its BOLD IMPACT 20th Anniversary Gala, celebrating two decades of championing Chicago’s vibrant dance community.
2025 BLACK THEATRE ALLIANCE AWARDS Nominations Announced
The 2025 Black Theatre Alliance Awards have announced nominations celebrating excellence in Chicago’s African American theatre community.
QUEERS & FEARS Gay Horror Sketch Revue is Coming to Second City This October
This October, prepare for laughter, screams, and a splash of glitter when Queers & Fears haunts Donny's Skybox Theatre at The Second City.
SLAY! Gay Horror Sketch Revue And Fundraiser to be Presented At Annoyance Theatre
Sink your teeth into the horror-comedy event of the season when SLAY! storms the Annoyance Theatre this October.
THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND Comes to Invictus Theatre Company Next Month
Invictus Theatre Company's follow-up to its enormously successful production of ANGELS IN AMERICA will be THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND, by Marcus Gardley, a former playwright-in-residence at Chicago's Victory Gardens Theatre.
GREASE Extends at Metropolis Arts Centre
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has announced that Grease, with music, lyrics and book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey is now extended through October 26.
THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: HOLIDAY PARTY! Comes to The Neo-Futurist Theater
PlayMakers Laboratory will welcome back its original sketch show That's Weird, Grandma: Holiday Party!, playing five performances only in December.
BWW Q&A: Kate Arrington Talks MR. WOLF at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater, opens its landmark 50th Anniversary Season with the Chicago premiere of ensemble member Rajiv Joseph’s Mr.
Trap Door Theatre to Present A DEVIL COMES TO TOWN
Trap Door Theatre to present A Devil Comes to Town, adapted and directed by Jeremy Ohringer, November 6–22, 2025.
Broadway In Chicago To Present THE WIZ, LES MISÉRABLES, and CHICAGO In 2026
Broadway In Chicago has announced that The Wiz, Les Misérables, and Chicago will return to the city in 2026.
IMPROVISED FARM LIFE SIMULATOR Comes to Second City This November
Second City will present Improvised Farm Life Simulator, a cozy and interactive narrative improv show inspired by Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, on Tuesdays in November at Judy’s Beat Lounge.
Mandala Arts to Present Homeward: Movement, Memory, And Moments That Shape History
Mandala South Asian Performing Arts will continue its 10th anniversary season with the premiere of Homeward: Movement, Memory, and Moments that Shape History, a movement journey through migration, identity, and belonging.
AMADEUS Now Extended at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 50th Anniversary Season with Peter Shaffer’s Oscar and Tony Award-winning masterpiece Amadeus, now extended.
Stand Up for S2S at The Lincoln Lodge Set For This Month
The third annual stand-up comedy fundraiser, Stand Up for S2S, benefitting Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) youth, is at The Lincoln Lodge.
A Short Leap Theatre Co. To Produce Regional Premiere Of FRIENDS WITH GUNS
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Photos: A Red Orchid Theatre Opens 33rd Season with World Premiere of VEAL
A Red Orchid Theatre will open its 33rd season with the world premiere of Veal by Jojo Jones, directed by Ensemble Member dado.
ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST & FRIENDS Comes to McAninch Arts Center October 24
TheaterWorksUSA’s musical Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends will play the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn, IL on October 24, 2025.
Disney's THE LION KING Now Playing at Cadillac Palace Theatre
Disney's THE LION KING runs at Cadillac Palace Theatre until October 19.
Photos: GASLIGHT (ANGEL STREET) Now Playing at Oil Lamp Theater
Oil Lamp Theater’s 2025 season is continuing with its next production, Gaslight (Angel Street), by Patrick Hamilton and directed by Susan Gorman.
The League of Chicago Theatres to Offer Buy One, Get One Half-Price Tickets
The League of Chicago Theatres will present It’s Theatre Season!, a new promotion featuring buy one, get one half-price tickets to select shows on Hot Tix.
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