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Music Theater Works Reveals Cast and Creative Team For FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

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.
TimeLine Theatre's Chicago Premiere Production Of EUREKA DAY Comes to the Broadway Pl

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.
Cast Set For SENTINELS at Theo Theatre

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.
Hell in a Handbag's QUEEN FOR A DAY Comes to the Bramble Arts Loft 

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.
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN Will Be Performed in Repertory at Trap Door Theatre

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.
Lookingglass Theatre Company Sets World Premieres and More for 2025–2026 Season

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.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO Begins Limited Engagement at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre

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.
Immersive THREE SISTERS Cast Revealed At Sandbox Theatre Collective

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.
Solo Play UNDESIRABLE SECRETS Makes Chicago Premiere at Solo Sunday

Solo Play UNDESIRABLE SECRETS Makes Chicago Premiere at Solo Sunday

by BWW News Desk — June 10, 2025
Undesirable Secrets, the powerful solo play written and performed by award-winning playwright and performer Rodolfo Alvarado, makes its Chicago premiere at Chicago Solo Show Theatre.
Chicago Children's Theatre Reveals 20th Anniversary Season

Chicago Children's Theatre Reveals 20th Anniversary Season

by BWW News Desk — June 10, 2025
 Chicago Children’s Theatre turns 20 next season.
WTTW to Host AN EVENING WITH KEN BURNS at The Auditorium Theatre

WTTW to Host AN EVENING WITH KEN BURNS at The Auditorium Theatre

by BWW News Desk — June 9, 2025
WTTW will present An Evening with Ken Burns on Thursday, September 25 at 7:30 p.
Review: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND at Lyric Opera Of Chicago

Review: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND at Lyric Opera Of Chicago

by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel — June 9, 2025
The final production of the Joffrey Ballet season is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Shakespeare Project of Chicago Will Bring Free Performances of KING LEAR

Shakespeare Project of Chicago Will Bring Free Performances of KING LEAR

by BWW News Desk — June 8, 2025
The Shakespeare Project of Chicago wraps up its 30th Anniversary Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's great tragedy King Lear, running June 13 through June 21 at six Chicago-area venues.
Photos: World Premiere of IRAQ, BUT FUNNY at Lookingglass Theatre

Photos: World Premiere of IRAQ, BUT FUNNY at Lookingglass Theatre

by Emmy Rice — June 7, 2025
Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, has released production photos for the world premiere of Iraq, But Funny, now playing through July 20 in The Joan and Paul Theatre.
GIRLS & BOYS To Have Midwest Premiere at Griffin Theatre Company

GIRLS & BOYS To Have Midwest Premiere at Griffin Theatre Company

by BWW News Desk — June 6, 2025
Griffin Theatre Company has announced the Midwest premiere of Girls & Boys, a one-woman play by acclaimed British playwright Dennis Kelly, directed by Robin Witt, running July 11 – August 16, 2025, at Bramble Arts Loft (5545 N Clark St, Chicago).
Photos: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES at Oil Lamp Theater

Photos: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES at Oil Lamp Theater

by BWW News Desk — June 6, 2025
Oil Lamp Theater is presenting The Marvelous Wonderettes, written and created by Roger Bean, with musical arrangements by Brian William Baker, orchestrations by Michael Borth, and vocal arrangements by Roger Bean and Brian William Baker.
Elizabeth McGoverm's AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS to Play in Chicago

Elizabeth McGoverm's AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS to Play in Chicago

by BWW News Desk — June 6, 2025
AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-nominated actress and Evanston native Elizabeth McGovern, will make its Chicago premiere.
Cast Set For JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN at City Lit Theater

Cast Set For JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN at City Lit Theater

by BWW News Desk — June 6, 2025
City Lit Theater’s 45th season will open in July with Stephen Adly Guirgis’s JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN, an explosive contemporary drama about a young Latino charged with murder who is incarcerated in New York City’s infamous Riker’s Island prison.
Opera Festival of Chicago to Present PAGLIACCI Pre-Show Talks with WFMT's Oliver Cama

Opera Festival of Chicago to Present PAGLIACCI Pre-Show Talks with WFMT's Oliver Camacho

by BWW News Desk — June 5, 2025
The Opera Festival of Chicago will present two pre-show talks featuring WFMT Music Director and host of “Listening to Singers” Oliver Camacho.
TRUNK Comes to The Newport Theatre

TRUNK Comes to The Newport Theatre

by BWW News Desk — June 5, 2025
TRUNK by Riley Samuel Merritt is coming to Chicago  TRUNK is a one-man, interactive production that delves into the mind of a young artist reckoning with his approaching death.
2025 JAZZTOPAD FESTIVAL Begins In NYC This Month

2025 JAZZTOPAD FESTIVAL Begins In NYC This Month

by BWW News Desk — June 4, 2025
The paradigm-shifting Polish festival Jazztopad returns to New York City for its ninth edition from June 13–18, 2025, continuing its mission of building bridges between the most adventurous voices in contemporary improvised music.
Video: 42 BALLOONS North American Premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Video: 42 BALLOONS North American Premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Joshua Wright — June 4, 2025
Get a first look at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons in this all-new video.
FAN HALEN Brings Van Halen Tribute to Raue Center This September

FAN HALEN Brings Van Halen Tribute to Raue Center This September

by BWW News Desk — June 3, 2025
Fan Halen will perform at the Raue Center for the Arts on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7 p.
Circa '21 Presents Family Musical ARTHUR & FRIENDS MAKE A MUSICAL! Through June 21

Circa '21 Presents Family Musical ARTHUR & FRIENDS MAKE A MUSICAL! Through June 21

by BWW News Desk — June 3, 2025
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse is now presenting the family-friendly stage production Arthur & Friends Make a Musical!, based on Marc Brown’s beloved book series and the long-running PBS animated show.

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