DUMBALL MACHINE Sketch Team to Debut at iO Theater
The newest team in SKETCH PLAYLIST, a weekly sketch comedy showcase at iO Theater in Chicago, will debut with twelve ensemble members.
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THE SNOW QUEEN to Open at The Impostors Theatre Company
The Impostors Theatre Company will present THE SNOW QUEEN, a reimagined folktale written by Mallory Swisher and directed by Stefan Roseen and Anna Reomer.
JINGLE BELLES Will Bring Holiday Stand-Up Comedy to Raue Center
Ana Belaval, Andrea Darlas, and Miriam Naponelli headline a stand-up comedy show at Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, Illinois, offering an unfiltered look at holiday chaos and family gatherings.
Madison Finke Joins American Music Institute Faculty
Opera singer and mezzo-soprano Madison Finke has joined American Music Institute as a voice and piano instructor, bringing over a decade of professional performance experience.
SKETCH PLAYLIST NIGHT LIVE to Mark Two-Year Anniversary
SKETCH PLAYLIST will present a one-night-only celebration featuring 30+ current and alumni performers at iO Theater.
SWEENEY TODD to Open at Big Noise Theatre
Big Noise Theatre will open its 2026-2027 season with Stephen Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, featuring a full 24-piece orchestra and original orchestrations near Chicago.
Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Steppenwolf opens its 51st season with a blistering and captivating production of Suzan Lori-Parks’s Topdog/Underdog.
BURN THE FLOOR PRESENTS MAKS AND PETA LIVE! is Coming to Chicago
The ballroom dance production will bring stars Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd to the Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited engagement, featuring international champion dancers and new choreography.
MAMMA MIA! and HADESTOWN Tours To Return To Chicago
Broadway In Chicago announced two fan-favorite musicals will return to the Auditorium Theatre.
CHURCH HURT Will Make World Premiere at Red Theater
Red Theater announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of CHURCH HURT by Brynne Frauenhoffer, directed by Jessica Love.
Review: KOWALSKI at Lookingglass Theatre Company
While Kowalski makes for a great showcase for two actors with charisma to spare, the play struggles in search of a direction while lacking the emotional honesty and primal intensity that Williams’s name evokes.
Exclusive: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Tour Star Cayleigh Capaldi Performs the Title Song
Watch an exclusive video of Cayleigh Capaldi performing the title song from The Sound of Music North American tour.
Raue Center to Host Community Town Halls on Arts Education and Theater
Raue Center for the Arts will host two town hall events to discuss the future of its arts education programs, theater operations, and community initiatives in Crystal Lake.
G. Riley Mills and Willie Round's MUD LIFE is Coming to Collaboraction
Collaboraction Theatre will premiere MUD LIFE, a world premiere drama by G.
Review: Refracted Theatre's I'M GONNA MARRY YOU TOBEY MAGUIRE at Den Theatre
This farcical Off-Broadway show is sure to leave you laughing while making you simultaneously nostalgic and relieved you’re no longer in the throes of middle school.
Interview: Grayson Kennedy at Gwydion Theatre Company
'We invite controversy because controversy breeds thought.
Video: Watch Glenn Davis and Namir Smallwood in TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Steppenwolf Theatre Company shared a new video promoting its current production of Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, running in Chicago through November 1.
BroadwayWorld Launches Weekly Broadway Crossword
BroadwayWorld's new weekly crossword is built from the week's Broadway news: the stars, shows, openings and closings.
Counterpoint Theatre Launches In Chicago
Counterpoint Theatre will launch this fall with a mission to produce ambitious, high-quality plays and musicals, promising an artist-centered process.
MARRIED WITHOUT CHILDREN Comedy Show to Make US debut at The Second City’s e.t.c. Theater
Married Without Children Comedy show starring Erin Island and Andrew McCammon will perform at The Second City's e.
ALL THINGS EQUAL: THE LIFE AND TRIALS OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG in Chicago On Sale This Week
Tickets for the one-woman production about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will go on sale.
Photos: I'M GONNA MARRY YOU TOBEY MAGUIRE at Refracted Theatre Company
Refracted Theatre Company is presenting I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, written by Samantha Hurley and directed by Tyler Struble, at the Bookspan Theatre at Den Theatre.
Katrina Lenk and More to Star in ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE World Premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Stephanie Alison Walker's satire ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon and featuring Caroline Neff, Katrina Lenk, and David Darrow.
More Than 180 Artists to Bring WAGNER: MYTH & MUSIC to the Lyric Opera
Lyric Opera of Chicago will present a concert program of orchestral and choral favorites featuring more than 180 artists, conductor Alexander Soddy making his company debut, and soprano Christine Goerke as soloist.
Jesse Labelle Will Lead New Tour of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE
Jesse Labelle, an award-winning singer-songwriter who has toured with Elton John and Garth Brooks, will star as Neil Diamond in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL's North American tour, launching November 3, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
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Adirondack Chair Circle Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theater (10/22-12/06) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Christmas Carol Paramount Theatre (11/11-1/03) |
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Topdog/Underdog Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater (9/17-11/01) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
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Women and Expectations by Mamzelle Amandine & Julie Morel Private Home in Logan Square (11/01-11/01) |
