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.
Sherlock Holmes and The Christmas Clowns (12/12/25-1/4/26)
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)
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The Dance of Death
Steppenwolf (1/29 - 3/22) | |
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Bernadette, The Musical
Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2/12 - 3/15) | |
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Dear Evan Hanson
Paramount Theatre (2/4 - 3/22) | |
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The Lion In Winter
Parker Players Theater Company (2/6 - 3/1)
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The Irish... and How They Got That Way
Porchlight Music Theatre (1/31 - 3/15) | |
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The Museum of You: Lucky in Love | Feb. Friday the 13th | Fabrik, River North, Chicago
Fabrik Chicago (2/13 - 2/13) | |
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Circus of Bubbles
Raue Center For The Arts (3/5 - 3/5) | |
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Rock Of Ages
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse (9/16 - 11/7) | |
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& Juliet
Auditorium Theater (7/22 - 8/2) | |
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