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Dance Chicago’s DANCES FROM THE HEART Returns To The Athenaeum Center In January 2026


by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2026

Dance Chicago is set to showcase DANCES FROM THE HEART, a celebration of love through dance, on January 24 at the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture....

BERNADETTE, THE MUSICAL To Make U.S. Premiere At The Athenaeum Center


by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2025

Following its hit European run, Bernadette, The Musical—the moving story of Saint Bernadette of Lourdes—will make its U.S. premiere at Chicago’s Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture....

Photos: JK Entertainment Makes Chicago Debut with PRODIGAL SON


by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2025

Chicago’s newest creative company, JK Entertainment, launches with PRODIGAL SON by John Patrick Shanley, running October 10–November 2, 2025, at the Athenaeum Center. Check out photos of the production....

The League of Chicago Theatres to Offer Buy One, Get One Half-Price Tickets


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2025

The League of Chicago Theatres will present It’s Theatre Season!, a new promotion featuring buy one, get one half-price tickets to select shows on Hot Tix....

The League of Chicago Theatres to Present Buy One, Get One Half-Price Tickets


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 18, 2025

The League of Chicago Theatres will present It’s Theatre Season!, a new promotion featuring buy one, get one half-price tickets to select shows on Hot Tix. Learn more!...

John Patrick Shanley’s PRODIGAL SON To Open At Athenaeum Center This Fall


by A.A. Cristi - August 20, 2025

JK Entertainment has announced its inaugural production: PRODIGAL SON, running October 10–November 2 at the Athenaeum Center in Chicago. Tickets are on sale now....

Mandala Arts to Present Free Dance In Chicago, Creates Mural In Naperville


by A.A. Cristi - June 25, 2025

Mandala South Asian Performing Arts will continue its 10th anniversary season with free performances in Chicago in July and the creation of a community mural in Naperville in July and August....

Lea Salonga Will Launch North American Tour This Fall


by Nicole Rosky - May 20, 2025

Tony and Olivier Award-winner Lea Salonga is set to return to stages across North America with her highly acclaimed concert experience Stage, Screen and Everything In Between including dates in R...

The 2025 Chicago Opera Festival Begins With THE LOVE OF THREE KINGS At Athenaeum Center


by A.A. Cristi - May 08, 2025

The Opera Festival of Chicago has released first look production photos of for The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei tre Re). Check out new images from the show below!...

Photos: THE LOVE OF THREE KINGS In Rehearsal At Opera Festival Of Chicago


by A.A. Cristi - April 30, 2025

The Opera Festival of Chicago shares rehearsal photos from their April 28 rehearsal of The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei tre Re) at Roosevelt University....

Past Shows

Prodigal Son
Prodigal Son
10/10 - 11/2/2025


PRODIGAL SON is John Patrick Shanley’s autobiographical coming-of-age story of a 15 year old attending a private New Hampshire prep school in the 1960s. Jim ...

The Outsiders
The Outsiders
9/13 - 10/13/2024


You’ve read the book. You’ve seen the film. Now experience The Outsiders like never before, live onstage in an intimate theatre.

Videos


The Dance of Death in Chicago The Dance of Death
Steppenwolf (1/29 - 3/22) Tracker
Dear Evan Hanson in Chicago Dear Evan Hanson
Paramount Theatre (2/4 - 3/22) Tracker
Bernadette, The Musical in Chicago Bernadette, The Musical
Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2/12 - 3/15) Tracker
The Ultimate Cher Show Starring Annika in Chicago The Ultimate Cher Show Starring Annika
Raue Center For The Arts (2/7 - 2/7) Tracker
Dear Evan Hansen in Chicago Dear Evan Hansen
Paramount Theatre - IL (2/4 - 3/22)
& Juliet in Chicago & Juliet
Auditorium Theater (7/22 - 8/2)
Think Floyd in Chicago Think Floyd
Raue Center For The Arts (5/2 - 5/2)
Private Lives in Chicago Private Lives
Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College (4/10 - 4/26)
Building American Pop in Chicago Building American Pop
McAninch Arts Center (4/26 - 4/26)
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