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The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
4/9 - 6/1/2025


Drury Lane Theatre announces casting for Chicago Premiere of The Da Vinci Code Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel Based on the novel by ...

Gorgeous
Gorgeous
5/1 - 6/7/2025


RAVEN THEATRE COMPANY AND RIVENDELL THEATRE ENSEMBLE ANNOUNCE CAST AND PRODUCTION TEAM FOR “GORGEOUS” Previews May 1 - 4, Full Run May 7 - June ...

Cats
Cats
4/30 - 6/15/2025


Paramount Theatre presents a circus-themed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, running from April 30 to June 15, 2025. Directed by Trent Stork, this production ...

The Book of Grace
The Book of Grace
3/27 - 5/18/2025


Grace looks for the good in everything: in her husband’s rules, in the border he patrols, in the return of his estranged son. But a ...

Show and Tell: Death and Taxes


Five of Chicago's best storytellers riff on stories about stories about death and taxes in honor of April 15....

Bob Seger Tribute


Bob Seger Tribute Band FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025 | 8:00 PM TICKETS* Tickets: $40 / $45 / $49* RaueNOW: $28 / $31.50 ...

Joan Collaso & The Family


Joan Collaso will be performing her repertoire of beloved songs.  Emmy award winner and international vocalist Joan was born, raised, and lives in Chicago. Her flowing ...

A Blue-eyed Soul Session


A Blue-eyed Soul Session The Music of Derrick Procell, Joe Cocker and Van Morrison SATURDAY, May 17, 2025| 7:00 PM TICKETS* Tickets: $29 / $35 ...


Derrick Procell and his All-Star Mojo band bring the Blue-Eyed Soul Session to the Raue Center for the Arts on May 17, 2025. This performance ...


Dipped In Versatility features the Hiplet Ballerinas, a groundbreaking dance company known for blending classical ballet with hip-hop and other styles. This one-night-only performance at ...

I’m M$. B’havin with my $exagenarian$


The music and entertainment of I’m M$. B’Havin and her Sexagenarians’ band is a unique blend of Blues, Jazz, R&B and a good time for ...

Reimagining Cabaret: Bronzeville Edition


Step into an unforgettable evening of music, storytelling, and soul as Lynn Colbert-Jones presents her dynamic cabaret concert. Blending powerful vocals, heartfelt narratives, and a ...

Sabado Night Laughs - May 17th, 2025


Sabado Night Laughs is back with a night of comedy from Chicago's funniest locas, locos, and honorary locas/os! Every month, Las Locas Comedy & Pa ...

The Ostrich
The Ostrich
5/2 - 5/17/2025


  The Terror Cottas and Chicago Park District are pleased to announce the world premiere of The Ostrich, written by Wendy A. Schmidt and directed ...

The Ostrich
5/2 - 5/17/2025


The Ostrich is a world premiere dark comedy that reimagines the arrival of Orville and Wilbur Wright in modern-day Ostrich, Indiana, where their attempt to ...

360 ALLSTARS


BMX, basketball, breakdancing, acrobatics, drumming and more, the international smash hit returns! A phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with ...

A Jukebox for the Algonquin
A Jukebox for the Algonquin
4/18 - 5/18/2025


A Tale of Sex, Drugs & Rockings Chairs - A Chicago Premiere

Andy Bossov & Friends Celebrate Allan Sherman at 100!


Who doesn’t remember “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh”? But parodist Allan Sherman wrote so many more songs than that and inspired all punny people after him. ...

Hadestown
Hadestown
5/6 - 5/18/2025


COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to  HADESTOWN , where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including ...

Hadestown
5/6 - 5/18/2025


Hadestown weaves together the mythic tales of Orpheus and Eurydice with the story of Hades and Persephone. This Tony Award-winning musical, created by Anaïs Mitchell ...

Kairos
4/23 - 5/18/2025


Red Theater presents Lisa Sanaye Dring's Kairos, directed by Clare Brennan, running from April 23 to May 18, 2025. The play features Tamsen Glaser as ...

Kairos
Kairos
4/23 - 5/18/2025


Two people fall in love during a tectonic shift in society. Their relationship is tested by a procedure that grants immortality to a select few.

The Infinity Play
The Infinity Play
4/25 - 5/18/2025


Curious Theatre Branch, is proud to present the world premiere of The Infinity Play, written by Paul William Brennan and directed by Brennan and Maya ...

The Infinity Play
The Infinity Play
4/25 - 5/18/2025


Curious Theatre Branch, is proud to present the world premiere of The Infinity Play, written by Paul William Brennan and directed by Brennan and Maya ...

The Wedding Singer
The Wedding Singer
5/3 - 5/18/2025


The year is 1985. The place is New Jersey. A wannabe rock star is left at the altar, and finally changes his tune. "The Wedding ...

TITANIQUE
3/25 - 5/18/2025


TITANIQUE, a Lortel Award-winning musical comedy, will make its Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse from March 25 to May 18, 2025. This irreverent parody ...

Chicagoland Voices


Chicagoland Voices   Monday, May 19, 2025 | 7:30 PM   Tickets: Adults: $23 Students(17 years old or younger): $20 One of the Chicago area’s ...

Salut!
5/13 - 5/20/2025


Julien Dassin, son of the legendary French-American singer Joe Dassin, brings his father's most beloved songs to life in a heartfelt performance as part of ...

Alex in Windyland
Alex in Windyland
5/17 - 5/23/2025


The day before her 12th birthday, Alex is taken from her sister and transported onto a train called Windyland. Windyland is a magical liminal space ...


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Latest Chicago Reviews


Review: THE ANTIQUITIES at Goodman Theatre


by Rachel Weinberg - May 15, 2025

Jordan Harrison’s new play THE ANTIQUITIES asks the question, “What does it mean to be human?” It opens with two museum curators inviting the audience to tour a museum displaying relics from the late human era...with the implication that said place exists in a post-human one. This is the first play ...

Review: CATS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - May 11, 2025

The newest production – and it is new in every way – at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora is Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. Director Trent Stork and a cast of 31 will leave you breathless with this new interpretation....

Review: HYMN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater


by Zac Thriffiley - May 07, 2025

Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s all-Chicago production of Lolita Chakrabarti’s HYMN is beautifully performed, but the script never quite delivers on the thematic complexity promised by the play’s premise....

Review: BUST at Goodman Theatre


by Rachel Weinberg - April 29, 2025

Zora Howard’s BUST: AN AFROCURRENTIST PLAY opens with a mystery. In Huntsville, Alabama, Retta (Caroline Stefanie Clay) and Reggie (Ray Anthony Thomas) witness an all too familiar interaction between their friend Randy (Keith Randolph Smith) and two police officers — Tomlin (Mark Bedard) and Ramirez...

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Brightside Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 26, 2025

The beginning of Puck’s final monologue in William Shakespeare’s much loved and performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This is the current production being performed at BrightSide Theatre in Naperville....

Review: TITANIC THE MUSICAL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 24, 2025

These are lyrics from the song The Blame sung by Captain E.J. Smith, J. Bruce Ismay the owner and Thomas Andrews the ship designer. The ship? The Titanic. The current production at Marriott Theatre is Titanic the Musical. David Girolmo portrays the Captain, Adam Pelty is the owner and Christopher Ka...

Review: PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC Co-Produced by Northlight Theatre and Theater Wit


by Rachel Weinberg - April 18, 2025

Now in its Chicago-area premiere, Joshua Harmon’s Tony-nominated sprawling and ambitious PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC is a searing and inquisitive look at contemporary Judaism and anti-Semitism....

Review: THE BOOK OF GRACE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - April 07, 2025

I usually appreciate when plays show and don’t tell, but THE BOOK OF GRACE really needs more exposition. Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III. Steppenwolf’s production is a new version of Parks’s 2010 play, expanded from its original 100-minute run-time to two and a half hours. Even with the extra run ...

Review: TITANIQUE Presented by Porchlight Music Theatre And Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - April 04, 2025

Near, far, wherever you are…you need to see TITANIQUE if you love musicals and parody. Porchlight Music Theatre’s production, presented in partnership with Broadway In Chicago, easily passes the Marie Kondo test: This show sparks immense joy....

Review: SUNNY AFTERNOON at Chicago Shakespeare Theater


by Rachel Weinberg - March 30, 2025

If you enjoy the music of The Kinks, you’ll enjoy SUNNY AFTERNOON....



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