WHITE ROOSTER World Premiere and More Set for Lookingglass Theatre Company 2025-2026 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
Chicago's Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company has revealed its 2025 - 2026 season taking place in The Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works. Learn more!
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
Chicago's Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company has revealed its 2025 - 2026 season taking place in The Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works. Learn more!
Ghostlight Ensemble Unveils Season 9 Lineup Featuring ANGRY FAGS by Topher Payne and More
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
Ghostlight Ensemble has revealed its Season 9 lineup, which includes the fall production of Angry Fags by Topher Payne. See the full season and learn how to purchase tickets.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
Ghostlight Ensemble has revealed its Season 9 lineup, which includes the fall production of Angry Fags by Topher Payne. See the full season and learn how to purchase tickets.
John C. Reilly Brings MISTER ROMANTIC to Steppenwolf in September
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
John C. Reilly will bring Mister Romantic to Steppenwolf in September. Mister Romantic asks you to open your heart to the love all around you and marks a new chapter in Reilly’s acclaimed career.
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2025
John C. Reilly will bring Mister Romantic to Steppenwolf in September. Mister Romantic asks you to open your heart to the love all around you and marks a new chapter in Reilly’s acclaimed career.
Review: PIPPIN at BrightSide Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - June 15, 2025
This 1972 musical written by Roger O. Hirson with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz – yes of Godspell and Wicked fame – and directed by Bob Fosse, is the current production at BrightSide Theatre. It originally stared John Rubenstein as Pippin and Ben Vereen as Leading Player.
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - June 15, 2025
This 1972 musical written by Roger O. Hirson with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz – yes of Godspell and Wicked fame – and directed by Bob Fosse, is the current production at BrightSide Theatre. It originally stared John Rubenstein as Pippin and Ben Vereen as Leading Player.
Review: CHAOS THEORY OF EVERYTHING at The Second City E.t.c.
by Rachel Weinberg - June 15, 2025
The Second City e.t.c.’s CHAOS THEORY OF EVERYTHING is a potpourri of comedy.
by Rachel Weinberg - June 15, 2025
The Second City e.t.c.’s CHAOS THEORY OF EVERYTHING is a potpourri of comedy.
Review: IRAQ, BUT FUNNY at Lookingglass Theatre Company
by Zac Thriffiley - June 13, 2025
IRAQ, BUT FUNNY serves not only as a masterful satire of British and American colonialism in the Middle East but also as a moving, multigenerational family drama.
by Zac Thriffiley - June 13, 2025
IRAQ, BUT FUNNY serves not only as a masterful satire of British and American colonialism in the Middle East but also as a moving, multigenerational family drama.
Video: Sandy Rustin's ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE In Rehearsal at Marriott Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
The World Premiere musical! Always Something There…, by Sandy Rustin (The Cottage, Clue, Mystic Pizza) is currently in rehearsals at Marriott Theatre. Check out video from inside the rehearsal room.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
The World Premiere musical! Always Something There…, by Sandy Rustin (The Cottage, Clue, Mystic Pizza) is currently in rehearsals at Marriott Theatre. Check out video from inside the rehearsal room.
THE REAL BLACK SWANN: CONFESSIONS OF AMERICA'S FIRST BLACK DRAG QUEEN Comes to Open Space Arts
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
Before Stonewall. Before RuPaul. Before the word “drag” entered the mainstream, there was William Dorsey Swann—a formerly enslaved man who, in the 1880s, crowned himself “The Queen of Drag” and hosted underground balls in Washington, D.C.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
Before Stonewall. Before RuPaul. Before the word “drag” entered the mainstream, there was William Dorsey Swann—a formerly enslaved man who, in the 1880s, crowned himself “The Queen of Drag” and hosted underground balls in Washington, D.C.
Music Institute Appoints Shalisa Kline Ugaz President & CEO
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
The Music Institute of Chicago, which aims to lead people to a lifelong engagement with music, announces Shalisa Kline Ugaz as its next President and CEO, effective July 7, 2025.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2025
The Music Institute of Chicago, which aims to lead people to a lifelong engagement with music, announces Shalisa Kline Ugaz as its next President and CEO, effective July 7, 2025.
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO At Broadway In Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - June 12, 2025
KIMBERLY AKIMBO is as oddball of a musical as its name.
by Rachel Weinberg - June 12, 2025
KIMBERLY AKIMBO is as oddball of a musical as its name.
TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody to Open at Apollo Theater This July
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
Otherworld Theatre Company will bring its hit original production TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody to Chicago’s Apollo Theater (2550 N Lincoln Ave) for a limited six-week run beginning Saturday, July 26.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
Otherworld Theatre Company will bring its hit original production TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody to Chicago’s Apollo Theater (2550 N Lincoln Ave) for a limited six-week run beginning Saturday, July 26.
Chilina Kennedy Will Lead BILLIE JEAN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Cast and Creatives Revealed
by Stephi Wild - June 12, 2025
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team of the world premiere play Billie Jean, about sports icon and equality champion Billie Jean King.
by Stephi Wild - June 12, 2025
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team of the world premiere play Billie Jean, about sports icon and equality champion Billie Jean King.
Porchlight Music Theatre's Free Summer Concert Series, BROADWAY IN YOUR BACKYARD, Returns Next Month
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, which will take place next month. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, which will take place next month. Learn more here!
Steppenwolf Theatre's YOU WILL GET SICK Extends
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
Due to demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced one additional week of performances of Noah Diaz’s Chicago premiere of You Will Get Sick. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025
Due to demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced one additional week of performances of Noah Diaz’s Chicago premiere of You Will Get Sick. Learn more here!
Review: 42 BALLOONS at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - June 11, 2025
“What makes a man try to fly in a lawn chair?” is 42 BALLOONS most repeated lyric. It’s on the nose — and it’s repeated across six interludes in Jack Godfrey’s new musical. Based on the real-life story of Larry Walters, who in 1982 reached a height of 16,000 feet flying a lawn chair accompanied by 42 leather balloons, the musical is squarely focused on that answer.
by Rachel Weinberg - June 11, 2025
“What makes a man try to fly in a lawn chair?” is 42 BALLOONS most repeated lyric. It’s on the nose — and it’s repeated across six interludes in Jack Godfrey’s new musical. Based on the real-life story of Larry Walters, who in 1982 reached a height of 16,000 feet flying a lawn chair accompanied by 42 leather balloons, the musical is squarely focused on that answer.
SIX MEN DRESSED LIKE JOSEPH STALIN Extended At A Red Orchid Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
A Red Orchid Theatre has announced a one-week extension of its world premiere production of SIX MEN DRESSED LIKE JOSEPH STALIN, written by Dianne Nora and directed by Ensemble Member dado.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
A Red Orchid Theatre has announced a one-week extension of its world premiere production of SIX MEN DRESSED LIKE JOSEPH STALIN, written by Dianne Nora and directed by Ensemble Member dado.
Griffin Theatre Company to Present Midwest Premiere of GIRLS & BOYS at Bramble Arts Loft
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Griffin Theatre Company will present the Midwest premiere of Girls & Boys, a solo play by Dennis Kelly, directed by Robin Witt. The production will run from July 11 through August 16 at Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N. Clark St.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Griffin Theatre Company will present the Midwest premiere of Girls & Boys, a solo play by Dennis Kelly, directed by Robin Witt. The production will run from July 11 through August 16 at Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N. Clark St.
TimeLine Theatre's Chicago Premiere Production Of EUREKA DAY Comes to the Broadway Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Broadway In Chicago has announced Chicago's acclaimed TimeLine Theatre Company is returning to the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place with this sharply funny Tony Award-winning hit satire of progressivism, parenting, and public health.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Broadway In Chicago has announced Chicago's acclaimed TimeLine Theatre Company is returning to the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place with this sharply funny Tony Award-winning hit satire of progressivism, parenting, and public health.
Music Theater Works Reveals Cast and Creative Team For FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Music Theater Works has announced the cast and creative team for the second production of its 2025 season, Fiddler on the Roof, in the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Music Theater Works has announced the cast and creative team for the second production of its 2025 season, Fiddler on the Roof, in the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.
Hell in a Handbag's QUEEN FOR A DAY Comes to the Bramble Arts Loft
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 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.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 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.
Cast Set For SENTINELS at Theo Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
CPA Theatricals and Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre announced casting for their co-production of the play with music SENTINELS, which imagines a secret society of women that supports and promotes each other’s talents.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
CPA Theatricals and Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre announced casting for their co-production of the play with music SENTINELS, which imagines a secret society of women that supports and promotes each other’s talents.
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN Will Be Performed in Repertory at Trap Door Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Trap Door Theatre will close its 31st season of repertory and mainstage combined work with a remount of the Trap Door’s hit Mother Courage and her Children. Learn more here!
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2025
Trap Door Theatre will close its 31st season of repertory and mainstage combined work with a remount of the Trap Door’s hit Mother Courage and her Children. Learn more here!
Lookingglass Theatre Company Sets World Premieres and More for 2025–2026 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2025
Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its 2025–2026 season, featuring two world premieres by Company Members Matthew C. Yee and Kevin Douglas, the return of the acclaimed Lookingglass Young Ensemble, and the continuation of the powerful annual ritual Sunset 1919.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2025
Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its 2025–2026 season, featuring two world premieres by Company Members Matthew C. Yee and Kevin Douglas, the return of the acclaimed Lookingglass Young Ensemble, and the continuation of the powerful annual ritual Sunset 1919.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Begins Limited Engagement at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2025
The Tony Award-winning musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO, is now playing at the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited engagement through June 22 only. KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the most critically acclaimed musical of its Broadway season and winner of five 2023 Tony Awards.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2025
The Tony Award-winning musical KIMBERLY AKIMBO, is now playing at the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited engagement through June 22 only. KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the most critically acclaimed musical of its Broadway season and winner of five 2023 Tony Awards.
Immersive THREE SISTERS Cast Revealed At Sandbox Theatre Collective
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2025
Chicago, Illinois (June 11, 2025): Sandbox Theatre Collective has announced the cast for their upcoming production of Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, translated by Paul Schmidt.
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2025
Chicago, Illinois (June 11, 2025): Sandbox Theatre Collective has announced the cast for their upcoming production of Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, translated by Paul Schmidt.
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Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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American English
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Hanukkah Shmanukkah
Greenhouse Theater (12/18 - 12/21) | |
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Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays
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Mirror of Most Value: A Ms. Marvel Play
The Merle Reskin Theatre (5/16 - 5/30) | |
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This Too Shall Slap
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Stereophonic
CIBC Theater (1/27 - 2/8) | |
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