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The Den Theatre has revealed its September 2025 shows at the theatre’s Wicker Park stages, including SpotlightCTRL Presents: UNMUTED and more.

 Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed that ensemble member Namir Smallwood will join the cast of ensemble member Rajiv Joseph’s Chicago premiere of Mr.

Opening in September 2025 at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, WONDRA is a fantastical attraction that blends nature, technology and storytelling into a breathtaking, multisensory journey.

Citadel Theatre has unveiled its 2025-26 mainstage season, featuring the heartfelt family holiday drama MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET and more.

With AMÉLIE, Kokandy Productions has turned an obscure musical into a charming and intimate production sure to give the warm fuzzies.

PARADE, winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, is now playing at Broadway In Chicago's CIBC Theatre for a limited engagement.

Marriott Theatre and Artists Lounge Live will welcome Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Sean Allan Krill to Marriott Theatre for THE BEST IS YET TO COME: SEAN ALLAN KRILL SINGS TONY BENNETT.

 Steppenwolf Theatre will present award-winning Chicago standup artist Cameron Esposito in FEAT – an all new hour of comedy and storytelling.

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team of the Midwest Premiere of TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, to kick off their 2025-2026 season.

Marriott Theatre will present Catch Me If You Can, the delightfully entertaining musical comedy based on the true story about chasing your dreams and not getting caught.

Winifred Haun & Dancers is celebrating its 27th season with an intimate Gala evening at Oak Park's Cheney Mansion, a venue operated by the Park District of Oak Park.

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Executive Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, has announced the lineup for the 2025 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival.

TUTA Theatre has announced an extension of its critically acclaimed summer repertory productions, adding 14 more performances each of TOM & ELIZA by Celine Song and WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT by Nassim Soleimanpour, now continuing through late September at TUTA Theatre (4670 N Manor Ave).

Following its acclaimed, sold-out runs in Chicago and LA, the smash-hit musical comedy 44 -THE MUSICAL returns to Chicago for a second term, playing at The Studebaker Theater in the historic Fine Arts Building, August 23 – September 21, 2025.

For its 35th production, Promethean Theatre Ensemble will honor the people who preserved Shakespeare’s work for the ages, with Lauren Gunderson’s THE BOOK OF WILL.

The Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce will host and produce the 20th Annual Lakeview East Festival of the Arts, along Broadway, from Belmont Ave.

CDE will open this season with LUMINOSITY, Aug.

Chicago Cabaret Professionals will host its 4th Annual Emerging Artist Showcase on August 14 at 7:30 p.

Join Gwydion Theatre Company as they open the first show of their third season, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.

About Face Theatre has unveiled its 2025-26 season.

Part of the dialogue from the current production in the BOLD series at Paramount’s Copley Theatre.

Single-show tickets for the MAC’s 2025-2026 Season go on sale to the public in August.

LUMA8 will present the 11th Annual Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, a family-friendly event featuring unique floats, spectacle puppets, and all forms of creative performance.

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the return of Chicago’s leading signature wine event, Lyric Wine Auction 2026.

I interviewed WICKED Broadway veteran Talia Suskauer about her leading role as Lucille Frank in the current national tour of Jason Robert Brown's PARADE — a tour staging of the 2023 Broadway revival starring Ben Platt and Michaela Diamond.