Stage adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film in which a network TV news anchorman is plunged into despair when his ratings drop and he is fired. He turns suicidal and threatens to kill himself live on air at an appointed time. Bizarrely, this announcement leads to a dramatic resurgence in popularity. Beale is reborn as "the mad prophet of the airwaves," a man who channels the anger of the common man. A nihilistic satire on the direction that television, and specifically news coverage, was headed in the Seventies.
Windy City Playhouse is at 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL.
The House That Will Not Stand (10/28/25-12/14/25)
Angels in America: Parts One and Two (6/13/25-9/21/25)
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (6/13/25-9/20/25)
The Winter's Tale (3/11/25-4/20/25)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (10/29/24-12/15/24)
Three Sisters (6/4/24-7/14/24)
The House That Will Not Stand (10/28/25-12/14/25)
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) | |
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Jingle Belles Comedy
Raue Center For The Arts (12/11 - 12/11) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays
Lookingglass Theatre Company (12/17 - 12/20) | |
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A Soulful Motown Christmas Holiday Cabaret
Harris Theater (12/13 - 12/13) CONCERT HOLIDAY SHOW | |
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Miracle on South Division Street
Citadel Theatre (11/14 - 12/14)
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A Carpenters Christmas
Raue Center For The Arts (12/10 - 12/10) | |
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RCSA presents A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol
Raue Center For The Arts (11/21 - 12/7) | |
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Elton Rohn
Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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20th Anniversary Season
Chicago Children’s Theatre (9/27 - 6/7) | |
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It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University (12/13 - 12/13) | |
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Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts
Grace Lutheran Church (12/18 - 12/18) | |
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The House That Will Not Stand
Windy City Playhouse (10/28 - 12/14)
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