CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 26

Internationally celebrated singer-songwriter, pianist, Broadway veteran, and recording artist Johnny Rodgers has just been announced as part of the lineup to Skokie Theatre's weekend long tribute to the former cabaret nightclub Remembering Davenport's.

Skip your balanced breakfast and go right for the good stuff.

The Joffrey Ballet’s current production and premiere at the Lyric Opera House is George Bizet’s eternal Carmen.

Check out production photos from WISH YOU WERE HERE, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company's Chicago premiere and the first production in its 30th anniversary season.

The Chicago Cabaret Professionals is hosting the group's 27th annual gala on October 9 at the Arts Club of Chicago, which is set to feature several performances.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is presenting the Chicago premiere of Rajiv Joseph’s Mr.

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre launched its 31st season with the ICONS GALA: Celebrating Leslie Uggams,  Sunday, Sept.

Drag Race: The Experience, an all-new fan activation, will be heading to Chicago this fall.

Chicago’s Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade returns for its 11th year on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 6–8 p.

Smoke & Mirror Productions will present Berlioz: An Episode in the Life of an Artist, a new concert reading performance by Chicago playwright and musician Nick_Jones.

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.

A one-night-only special presentation of Blacklisted: Songs McCarthy Didn’t Want You To Hear, written & directed by Carla Gordon with music direction by Beckie Menzie is coming to Columbia College Chicago’s Sherwood Recital Hall.

Idle Muse Theatre Company is presenting the world premiere of The Blood Countess, now playing through October 11.

Drury Lane Theatre is continuing its 2025/26 season with the modern thriller Dial M for Murder, in a new adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original by Frederick Knott.

Chicago’s cabaret community will gather October 3–5 at Skokie Theatre for Remembering Davenport’s, a four-concert celebration of the beloved cabaret and piano bar that closed in April 2025.

ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence will present six new short plays by teen writers as the winning selections of its fourth national competition.

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre will present the World Premiere of The Baldwin | Giovanni Experience, a new work by Tim Rhoze and Bria Walker-Rhoze, November 1–16, 2025 in Evanston.

This fall, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Opera in the Neighborhoods program will tour Katie: The Strongest of the Strong, a bold new opera for young audiences that celebrates the life and legacy of circus strongwoman Katie Sandwina.

Chicago's About Face Theatre and Silk Road Cultural Center will present SAY GAY PLAYS.

The Oak Park Festival Theatre has revealed a $90,000 grant from the Paul M.

Celebrate and raise funds to support Chicago’s first and largest professional theater devoted to young audiences at Chicago Children’s Theatre’s 20th Anniversary Gala.

Albany Park Theater Project (APTP) and Third Rail Projects announced that it will present 20 additional performances of the company’s critically acclaimed Port of Entry.

Summer Place Theatre, Naperville’s community theatre since 1966, will celebrate its 60th Anniversary in 2026 with a season that bridges Broadway’s golden age and the modern era.

Refracted Theatre Company will present The Shortlist: A Refracted Festival at the Den Theatre.

The Second City is back to sleigh the season with two hilarious holiday shows that promise big laughs for everyone.