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Midsommer Flight to present staged reading of RICHARD III at Galway Arms April 23 and 30.

Drury Lane Theatre for Young Audiences presents Seussical, an unforgettable musical caper from Tony-winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Once on This Island, Ragtime) featuring the beloved characters of Dr.

MARY'S WEDDING is not a typical war play.

HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS the Midwest Premiere of Our Great Tchaikovsky, a new play-with-music featuring the compositions of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Directed by Trevor Hay with a book and performance by Hershey Felder.

Griffin Theatre Company continues its 30th anniversary season with two powerful tales of war presented in rotating repertory.

Chicago Dancemakers Forum encourages emerging choreographers to apply to the GREENHOUSE program, offered only once before.

Porchlight Music Theatre concludes its fifth season of Chicago's "lost" musicals in staged concert series with Porchlight Revisits Do Re Mi, starring Porchlight Music Theatre's Artistic Director Michael Weber and Nancy Voigts, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and book by

Idle Muse Theatre Company proudly announces the cast and crew for the world premiere of Girl Found, written by Barbara Lhota and directed by Alison Dornheggen, May 17 - June 10, at The Edge Theater, 5451 N.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announces an exciting new matching gift campaign to help make the Steppenwolf experience accessible for people with disabilities (as well as their friends and families) with a gift to Steppenwolf's Art Access campaign.

Goodman Theatre proudly announces the completed expansion of its Alice Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement-a state-of-the-art, LEED-certified, 10,000 square-foot community arts center in the heart of downtown Chicago, accessible within the Goodman facility.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, presents John Patrick Shanley's heartwarming romantic comedy "Outside Mullingar," directed by Steve Scott, May 3-June 3.

International Voices Project (IVP) is proud to announce this year's five-week celebration of international plays.

BoHo Theatre continues its 2018 season with Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's classic musical A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film SMILES OF A SUMMER NIGHT.

Raue Center For The Arts is excited to announce that registration is now open for the Sage Studio 2018 summer session.

Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to kick off its 2018 Season with a revival of its 2013 hit L'IMITATION OF LIFE, a dead on parody of the 1959 film Imitation of Life about race, mothers and daughters - and looking fabulous! Adapted by Ricky Graham and Running with Scissors and direc

For 2018-19, its second full season in its home at the two-stage Pride Arts Center, Pride Films and Plays will expand to a five-show season, up from the four-show schedule of 2017-18.

Ballet Nacional de Cuba returns to Chicago for the first time in 15 years May 18-20 with company director Alicia Alonso's acclaimed version of Don Quixote, accompanied by the Chicago Philharmonic.

Raue Center For The Arts is excited to welcome comedian, writer, actress and mom Rita Rudner to the stage! Treat mom to an early Mother's Day featuring quick one-liners and a wickedly funny look at everyday life from this house-filling favorite on May 12, 2018!

Top talents from The Green Mill, Jazz Showcase, and Chicago Jazz Festival stages join Broadway and West End artists for Lyric Opera's North American premiere of Timothy Sheader's Olivier Award-winning production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, presented from April 27 to M

A Russian American girl returns to her native land to find herself, only to encounter a landscape more sinister and disorienting than the fairytales she grew up with.

The Women's Board of Lyric Opera of Chicago is pleased to announce the Lyric Opera Wine Auction catalogue is now live for viewing and online bidding online at www.

Interrobang Theatre Project is pleased to conclude its 2017-18 Season, exploring the urgent question "What is Truth?," with a revival of Craig Wright's darkly funny and deadly serious Broadway hit GRACE, directed by Co-Artistic Director Georgette Verdin.

Pulitzer and Tony-winning playwright Tracy Letts ("August: Osage County") brings his insightful new comedy to the Mark Taper Forum.

TimeLine Theatre Company announces casting and other details for the world premiere of TO CATCH A FISH by Brett Neveu, directed by Ron OJ Parson, May 3 - July 1, 2018 (previews 4/25 - 5/2) at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W.

Redtwist Theatre presents Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, and directed by Scott Weinstein, featuring Redtwist company member & Jeff Award-winner Brian Parry as Richard Nixon.