The Chicago non-Equity premiere of this searing August Wilson drama about six friends in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948 mourning the death of their friend Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton, a rising blues star trapped by his circumstances and cut down in his prime. One of Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle” of ten plays depicting the African American experience in each of the 20th Century’s decades.
Sherlock Holmes and The Christmas Clowns (12/12/25-1/4/26)
CITY LIT THEATER is at 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL.
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter (10/10/25-11/23/25)
Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train (7/25/25-9/7/25)
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (5/2/25-6/15/25)
Glassheart (1/10/25-2/23/25)
The House of Ideas (8/23/24-10/6/24)
Wells and Welles (7/18/24-8/11/24)
Murder in the Cathedral (5/3/24-6/16/24)
Two Hours in a Bar (3/8/24-4/21/24)
The Night of the Hunter (10/20/23-12/3/23)
Books on the Chopping Block (9/27/23-9/14/23)
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) | |
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A Soulful Motown Christmas Holiday Cabaret
Harris Theater (12/13 - 12/13) CONCERT HOLIDAY SHOW | |
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Home for the Holidays
Timber Lake Playhouse (12/13 - 12/14) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Miracle on South Division Street
Citadel Theatre (11/14 - 12/14)
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Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays
Lookingglass Theatre Company (12/17 - 12/20) | |
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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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Theater of the Mind
The Goodman Theatre (3/11 - 5/31)
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Chicago Kids Company (4/8 - 8/31) | |
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South Pacific
Paramount Theatre (4/29 - 6/14) | |
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Eureka Day
Broadway Playhouse At Water Tower Place (1/13 - 2/22) | |
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