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Kokandy Productions has announced the official selections for the annual Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, a celebration and showcase of the growing field of musical theatre creators from Chicago and beyond.

​​​​​​​MadKap Productions will present DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE by Sarah Ruhl for 12 live performances at the Skokie Theatre.

This spring, Chicago Humanities will invite audiences to dive into a season of bold ideas, riveting conversations, and cultural exploration at over 40 events kicking off in March and running through mid-June.

BEETLEJUICE is back in Chicago! The Broadway hit will haunt the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a strictly limited engagement  through March 16, 2025.

 SoundTracks Of A Generation will present 'The Lennon Project', a 100-minute retrospective of the songs and life of John Lennon, at Raue Center For The Arts.

Writers Theatre will continue its 2024/25 Season with Brian Friel’s touching Irish drama Translations directed by Braden Abraham.

Choices abound for audiences looking to celebrate the stories of women this Women’s History Month on stages all throughout Chicagoland.

The Saint Sebastian Players will conclude its 43rd season with a humorous and emotional look at the complexities of friendship in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Academy Award winner Alan Ball.

Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed the company’s 2025/26 Season, its first complete season featuring Medea, Salome and more.

Citadel Theatre will close its 2024-25 season with the Chicago premiere of A JUKEBOX FOR THE ALGONQUIN, by Chicago/Skokie-based actor and playwright Paul Stroili.

The Dixon Theatre reopened on March 2, 2025, after a $1.

Stand Up Together, a comedy benefit in support of artists impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires, hosted by Second City and SNL Alum Katie Rich, is planned for Thursday, March 27 at 7:30pm at Laugh Factory Chicago.

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Johanna McKenzie Miller as Artistic Director, ushering in a new era for its 25th season and beyond.

Obliteration, LLC & The Revival Theater has announced a limited engagement of Obliteration, written by Andrew Hinderaker, directed by Jonathan Berry, featuring Michael Patrick Thornton and Cyd Blakewell.

Trap Door Theatre will continue its 31st season of repertory and mainstage combined work with a remount of the Trap Door's hit Mother Courage and her Children.

Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company has announced the extension of its hit production of Sam Shepard’s A LIE OF THE MIND, now running through March 29, 2025.

​​​​​​​The 12th Estill World Voice Symposium at the InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, bringing together voice professionals, educators, performers, and researchers from around the world.

STEREOPHONIC , the 2024 Tony Award-winning Best Play, will make its Chicago premiere at the CIBC Theatre in 2026.

Guys and Dolls is a show to be seen and enjoyed.

Comedy fans, get ready to laugh out loud! Chicago is gearing up for an exciting lineup of comedy events in March 2025, featuring some of the biggest names in stand-up, improv, and sketch comedy.

Pianist Vladimir Milošević and cellist Nemanja Stanković perform a concert of  music of Philip Glass on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 8:00PM at Emory University's Performing Arts Studio.

Chicago’s Filament Theatre has announced their Spring season, featuring the Midwest Premiere of the interactive HEART STRINGS running March 22 - April 19, 2025; and the World Premiere of HANNAH AND HALMONI SAVE THE WORLD.

Music Theater Works kicks off its 2025 season with Guys and Dolls, in the North Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, March 6 - 30, 2025.

The Biograph Theatre, home to the Victory Gardens Theater is set to reopen next month with the midwest premiere of David Mamet's Henry Johnson.

Chicago Opera Theater will continue its 2024-25 season with the concert premiere of the sixth full-length opera produced through COT's industry leading Vanguard Initiative.