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Two River Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for the world-premiere of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Links.

When Goodman Theatre opened its doors in fall of 1925, its first audiences were treated to ground-breaking new plays; now, one hundred years later, Chicago audiences are first to experience two world-premiere productions that launch the theater’s milestone Centennial 2025/2026 Season.

The Joseph Jefferson Awards will celebrate the 57th Anniversary of its Equity Theater Awards on Monday, September 29.

Chicago Humanities has announced the full lineup for its highly-anticipated Fall Festival, featuring a compelling range of thinkers, artists, authors, and performers.

Chicago's After Dark Award-winning entertainer Daryl Nitz will celebrate one of the musical theater's greatest songwriters Stephen Sondheim on what would be his 95th birthday.

Trap Door Theatre wil open its 32nd season with a World Premiere presented with the Trap Open Series: Ghost Fetus, written by Chicago playwright Suz Evans.

Jackalope Theatre Company has revealed the plays and casts for the 16th Annual Living Newspaper Festival at the Broadway Armory Park.

Dorothy, Chicago's premiere lesbian bar and lounge, and Grey Area Productions will present a new play by up-and-coming playwright Katherine Gwynn and directed by Whitney LaMora.

The Factory Theater has unveiled its 31st season of world premieres, including Marjorie Muller’s The Sporting Life, plus more.

Tickets are now on sale for the 36th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, Chicago’s longest running theatre festival.

Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago’s home for close-up magic, will present the return of Walter King Jr.

The holiday theatrical ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil will return to The Chicago Theatre for a limited engagement from December 11–28, 2025.

Following its acclaimed 2022 staged reading, the Chicagoland Theatre Fund will present a one-weekend-only streaming of Children of Eden in Concert: The 2022 Live Chicago Staged Reading in April 2026.

The new production at Music Theater Works at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie is Fiddler on the Roof.

Music Theater Works continues its 2025 season with Fiddler on the Roof, in the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, now playing through August 17.

Making their Tin Drum Theatre debuts are Jordan Gleaves as Wallace and Carlos Andrés Mai as Valdez.

Broadway In Chicago has revealed that single tickets will go on sale Monday, August 11 for the highly anticipated Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, playing at the James M.

Led by two powerful performers and a stunning directorial vision, PARADE marches us into the past to better understand our present.

Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre will host a milestone celebration, marking the 30th anniversary of the beloved, cult classic film 'To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.

The Joffrey Ballet will open its 70th anniversary season with the U.

Just in time for Halloween, Kokandy Productions will embrace gothic horror with a revival of Jekyll & Hyde – the first Chicago staging of the macabre musical in over 15 years.

Broadway in Chicago and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern revealed new cast members will join the North American Tour cast for select performances during the tour’s official opening run at Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse.

Lyric Opera of Chicago will kick off the 2025/26 cultural season with Sunday in the Park with Lyric, a free outdoor concert celebrating the power and beauty of live opera.

A cast of 10 improvisers will embark on a journey through pod dates, honeymoons, shared luxury apartments, awkward family brunches, and weddings.

Tennis legend and social justice icon Billie Jean King attended the August 5 performance of Billie Jean at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, joined by her wife Ilana Kloss.