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As the coronavirus crisis has continued to escalate, Producing Artistic Director Beth Wolf and the entire Midsommer Flight Board of Directors in consultation have determined to postpone the Directors Flight workshop performance of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING indefinitely.

As COVID-19 began sweeping across the United States, the Lyric Opera of Chicago management made the heartbreaking but necessary decision to cancel Wagner's epic Ring Cycle, scheduled to be performed three times this spring.

After careful consideration, given the currently unfolding impact of COVID-19 on the city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, and the world, Underscore has decided to postpone the upcoming March Madness Tiny Storefront Concert Series and our Spring production of Notes & Letters.

American Ballet Theatre will cancel March performances due to Covid-19:

16th Street Theater will stream the canceled run of Steven Strafford's METHTACULAR! directed by Adam Fitzgerald streaming March 19 a?' April 4, 2020 showing during the same dates and times of the canceled run: Thursdays, Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM and Sunday March 29 a

Today Illinois made history, becoming the first state in the nation to include the arts as a distinct, weighted indicator of K-12 success in its school accountability system.

Broadway in Chicago has released the following statement:

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, TUTA Theatre announced today it will cancel the remaining performances of its world premiere adaptation of Hedda Gabler: A Play with Live Music, scheduled to play through March 29, 2020 at Strawdog Theatre Company, 1802 W.

Idle Muse has officially decided to suspend performances of In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play).

Pride Films and Plays announces that performances of both its current productions - DEX & ABBY and FIVE ENCOUNTERS ON A SITE CALLED CRAIGSLIST a?" are suspended until further notice.

Silk Road Rising (Founding Artistic Director Jamil Khoury and Founding Executive Director Malik Gillani) and Momentary Theatre (Co-Curators Matthew T.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, comedian Maz Jobrani has rescheduled his upcoming engagement at The Den Theatre, originally scheduled for April 16 a?" 18, 2020.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, AstonRep Theatre Company today announced it will cancel its upcoming Chicago premiere of When We Were Young and Unafraid scheduled to run April 9 a?" May 10, 2020 at The Edge Theater, 5451 N.

Following recent public health guidelines set in place by the CDC and mandated by Governor J.

Illinois Arts Council Agency has released the following statement regarding upcoming postponements and cancellations: 

Statement from Teatro Vista regarding postponement of The Dream King:

 Illinois Arts Council Agency updates on Grant Deadlines, Final Reports, and Cancelled or Postponed Events.

In response to Illinois State Governor JB Pritzker's newest mandate to close bars and restaurants due to concern about COVID-19, Theater Wit is suspending live performances of its upcoming run of Teenage Dick.

Otherworld Theatre, Chicago's premier Science Fiction and Fantasy theatre will be closed through March 30th, 2020 effective immediately.

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, PlayMakers Laboratory has announced it will postpone its annual benefit Fancy Schmancy: A Gala of Living Art, originally scheduled for Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Wintrust's Grand Banking Hall, 231 S.

Otherworld Theatre, Chicago's premier Science Fiction and Fantasy theatre's 2nd annual Genre-Thon comedy festival has been postponed.

Mercury Theatre Chicago has released the following statement regarding upcoming performances: 

With nearly all of Chicago's theatre productions shuttered, one of the first fundraisers primarily aimed at a streaming audience is being put together by The Beautiful City Project, a Chicago-based musical theatre company that exists solely as a fundraising arm for local charities and non-profits.

Visceral has announced it will close through March 30.

Silent Theatre Company have made the incredibly difficult decision to CANCEL all remaining performances of Incomplete Conversations.