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Barrel of Monkeys invites you to celebrate spring with a weekly dose of theater by children! Get out of the house and enjoy the outside world again after a long Chicago winter at THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: I Still Know What You Did Last Spring, playing Mondays at 8 pm from April 24 - May 22, 2017 at the

Circle Theatre is proud to announce the full cast/creative team for David Ives' dark comedy Venus in Fur, directed by Charlotte Drover, February 18 - March 19 at The Heartland Studio in Rogers Park, 7016 N.

Bucktown's Gorilla Tango Theatre is embarking on a bold new look at producing theatre en masse: Gorilla Tango Originals.

WSR is excited to bring a 2015 LAB Series selection to the Mainstage with the Chicago Premiere of "Any Other Name.

Barrel of Monkeys celebrates its 20th anniversary by traveling back to the year it all began for its annual fundraising soiree: Fancy Schmancy: Flashback to 1997 on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at The Drucker Center, 1535 N.

When Joy, a driftless young woman, gets on the Brooklyn Scallywags and meets the star, Lizzie Lightning, she and her long-term partner Michelle find their lives turned upside down.

After years of entertaining audiences with their award-winning, all-silent, all-funny 60-minute show, the gateway to (the best) comedy in Chicago, Stage 773, is thrilled to present THE BEST OF BRI-KO, kicking off with a press opening on February 23 and running every Thursday at 8 p.

Chicago's Halcyon Theatre announces that its 2017-18 season will feature Bekah Brunstetter's Midwest Premiere of The Oregon Trail (Sept.

Williams Street Repertory has announced its 2016 production of 'Death of a Salesman' received a BroadwayWorld Chicago Award yesterday, January 24, 2017.

Quest Theatre Ensemble announced today that its founding Artistic Director, Andrew Park, has left Chicago and his position as the company's Artistic Director for Lincoln, Nebraska, where he was named Artistic Director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company welcomes internationally acclaimed playwright and director Young Jean Lee this winter as she directs the Chicago premiere of her play, Straight White Men.

Chicago Theatre Workshop (CTW), in association with Susan Jack and Helen R.

Experience the novel come alive, as First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St.

Raven Theatre Associate Artistic Director Cody Estle has announced a "blended family" of new and familiar Raven faces for the company's Midwest premiere of The Assembled Parties, which in 2013 earned a 2013 Tony® Award nomination for Best Play.

This winter, fun will be spelled U-A-C as Up and Coming Theatre Company brings 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' to Phoenix Bar & Night Club.

The United States' rich cultural landscape will expand this year with the announcement of the American Writers Museum's (AWM's) Grand Opening on Tuesday, May 16th, 2017, at 180 North Michigan Avenue in the heart of downtown Chicago.

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Producing Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, announces the lineup for its 2017 - 2018 Season, 'The Beat Goes On.

Due to popular demand, Greenhouse Theater Center will present the return of Cathy Schenkelberg's hit one-woman show SQUEEZE MY CANS, directed by Shirley Anderson, playing February 16 - March 12, 2017 at 2016 at The Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N.

TUTA Theatre Chicago has announced the cast and design team for the world premiere of GENTLE, a bold new adaptation of Dostoevsky, adapted and directed by Founding Artistic Director Zeljko Djukic (Lagarce's Music Hall, Brecht's The Wedding, Chekhov's Uncle Vanya).

Lyric Opera announced today that Kate Flannery (NBC's The Office), Terrence Howard and Jussie Smollett (both from FOX's Empire), and The Voices of Trinity Mass Choir are joining the Chicago Voices Concert line-up.

Lyric Opera announced today that Kate Flannery (NBC's The Office), Terrence Howard and Jussie Smollett (both from FOX's Empire), and The Voices of Trinity Mass Choir are joining the Chicago Voices Concert line-up.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W.

The Chicago Philharmonic, Visceral Dance Chicago, and awardwinning choreographer Nick Pupillo will unite on March 5, 2017, at Harris Theater to tell the story of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'The Dream of a Ridiculous Man.

You don't want to miss Michael Weber reprising his role of Ian from our 2009 production --  THIS MONDAY NIGHT!

Hell in a Handbag Productions is thrilled to kick-off 2017 with the announcement of its 15th season.