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The Thanksgiving Play
The Thanksgiving Play
4/25 - 6/2/2024


Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly ...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical


Before she was the Carole King we know today, she was a young songwriter from Brooklyn trying to make a name for herself. Beautiful – ...

Chicago (Non-Equity)


After 25 years, CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, ...


Performed by Childs Play NY students in grades 4-6.Eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts, sets about restoring an old race car with the help of his children ...

MOMIX - Alice


Known internationally for presenting works of astounding inventiveness and physical beauty, MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists founded and directed by Moses Pendleton, marks its long-awaited ...

9 to 5: the Musical
9 to 5: the Musical
5/2 - 5/10/2024


Three unlikely friends take control of their office and learn there is nothing they can’t do, even in a man’s world. Set in the late ...

Annie Kids
5/10


Leapin' Lizards!  The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

Hot Clown Sex
Hot Clown Sex
4/12 - 5/10/2024


On your marks, get wet, and blow—Hot Clown Sex is bareBACK and hotter than ever with a "Breast Of" Show! Join Chicago’s hottest clowns for ...

2024 Producers Gala, All That Jazz


WILMETTE, IL – Music Theater Works is proud to announce its annual gala, the Producers Gala, All that Jazz, Saturday, May 11 at 6 p.m. ...

Always Olivia


Always Olivia An Olivia Newton-John Tribute   SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024 | 7:00PM   TICKETS* Tickets: $40 / $45 / $50* RaueNOW: $28 / $31.50 ...

C*CK
C*CK
4/4 - 5/11/2024


A comic discussion of identity and sexuality.

Disney's Newsies Jr.
5/10 - 5/11/2024


Disney's Newsies JR. is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys ...


Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, ...

Seussical Kids
5/10 - 5/11/2024


Beginning in the Jungle of Nool, the Cat in the Hat, our narrator, tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of ...

Shrek The Musical
5/9 - 5/11/2024


SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone's favorite ogre to life on stage. ...

Alice By Heart
Alice By Heart
5/10 - 5/12/2024


Ovation Academy's celebrated program for high school aged performers and creatives, ENCORE, is proud to present  Alice By Heart! From the Tony and Grammy award-winning ...

Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park
4/19 - 5/12/2024


Paul and Corie are newlyweds in every sense of the word. Following their six-day honeymoon, Corie's conservative mother Ethel arrives for a surprise visit. Playing ...

Big Fish School Edition
5/3 - 5/12/2024


BIG FISH School Edition is a slightly reworked version of the original Broadway script. The School Edition has been carefully edited, with additional director’s notes ...

Chicago Writer''s Bloc 2024 New Play Festival


Staged readings of ten new works by Chicago writers. The festival features five new musicals and five new plays from 14 local Chicago playwrights, lyricists, ...


Disney's Camp Rock The Musical, a combination of The Disney Channel's "Camp Rock" and "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam" (starring teen idols, Demi Lovato ...

Disney's High School Musical
Disney's High School Musical
5/10 - 5/12/2024


Troy, Gabriella and the students of East High must deal with issues of first love, friends and family while balancing their classes and extracurricular activities.


Learning Stage: book: David Simpatico; lyrics: Greg Cham, Ray Cham, Andy Dodd, Matthew Gerrard, Faye Greenberg, Jamie Houston, David N. Lawrence, Bryan Louiselle, Robbie Nevil, ...

Disney's Moana Jr.
5/11 - 5/12/2024


From the film of the same name, Disney’s Moana JR. is a 60-minute musical adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated hit, bringing the adventures of ...

Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin


Days after the February 1848 revolution, Fryderyk Chopin is teaching a piano lesson in Paris. Set in the Polish pianist-composer’s intimate salon, Chopin shares with ...

Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson


A journey of self-discovery leads to salvation in this major revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winner’s masterwork. On the heels of Gem of the Ocean (2022), ...


Get in, high schools - we're licensing Mean Girls High School Version! Consider this your invitation from Regina George herself to license the fiercely hilarious ...

Music of the Baroque: Heaven & Earth


Patrick Dupre Quigley, director of the Miami-based ensemble Seraphic Fire, returns to lead the Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra in a musical marriage ...


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JUDGMENT DAY may be a world premiere comedy, but it trades in old-school jokes. Rob Ulin’s play is relatively simple and wears its moral heart on its sleeve (Main takeaway: Don’t be a jerk), even if lead role Sammy Campo doesn’t have a heart at all. While JUDGMENT DAY pokes some fun at the Catholic ...

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by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 19, 2024

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