Review: The Gift Theatre's HAYWARD at Steppenwolf Theatre
What did our critic think of HAYWARD at Gift Theatre?…
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Naperville, IL 60540
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Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium
Saturday night brought the long-awaited return of Dance Theatre of Harlem to The Auditorium for a celebratory evening of dance that showcased the range and versatility of this 57-year old company, which had not been seen in Chicago since 2016.…
Review: CLUED IN: TRAVEL CAN BE MURDER at The Second City
With spooky season upon us, what better way to get into the haunted spirit than with a murder mystery — one that no one has ever seen before, and one that no one will ever see again.…
Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House
Backyard Theatre Company’s production of Red Bike is an enchanting, imaginative story from a kid’s perspective about growing up and seeing the town you’ve grown up in change, and the formative stuff and thoughts that shape who we are as a result. …
Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center
Whether you leave the theater with intensified despair or renewed hope is up to you — and that’s what makes this terrifying and achingly sad story, with just the right dose of humor, hope, and humanity, a brilliant piece of art. …
Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess
Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…
Review: Shattered Globe Theatre's VLADIMIR at Theater Wit
Vladimir is a powerful and potent story of defiance, strength, and sacrifice.…
Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre
Michael R. Jackson’s wildly inventive and unique 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop now makes its Chicago premiere. A Strange Loop is a “big Black and queer-ass American Broadway show,” in the main character Usher’s words, about the lead trying to write a musical called A Str…
Review: JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Music Theater Works North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
What did our critic think of JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Music Theater Works At The North Shore Center For The Performing Arts?…
Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Goodman Theatre
Dead Girl’s Quinceañera brings a missing person case to the stage — and the detectives are a group of three Latina teen girls in Miami, Florida. Phanésia Pharel’s play capitalizes on the pop culture obsession with true crime and murder mysteries — though Dead Girl’s Quinceañera is ultim…
Past Shows
Phantom in CONCERT
PHANTOM IN CONCERT Book by Arthur Kopit, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston Based on Gaston Leroux’s novel THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Directed by Jeffrey Cass Music Direction by Phil Videckis January 9-18, 2026 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 2 pm, Saturday matinee on...
FUN IN THE SUN: A BROADWAY MUSICAL REVUE
FUN IN THE SUN: A BROADWAY MUSICAL REVUE is a series of nine free, hour-long concerts featuring popular and comedic songs from beloved Broadway musicals. The concert series will run from July 9 to September 21, 2025, across various parks in Naperville, Lisle, Bolingbrook, and...
DRACULA
BrightSide Theatre presents an adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic tale Dracula, directed by Jay Fontanetta. Running from October 18 to November 3, this production tells the story of Count Dracula, played by Danny Parrott, as he is pursued by an intrepid group led by Van...
Deathtrap
Holding the record for the longest running comedic thriller on Broadway, DEATHTRAP is the story of the world-famous thriller playwright Sidney Bruhl, who is suffering from a chronic case of writer’s block. When one of his former students shows up at his doorstep with what might...
Mean Girls, Jr.
A condensed, author-approved version of the Broadway musical based on the 2004 film. Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top...
NINE
Based on Federico Fellini’s semi-autobiographical film 8 ½, the musical NINE is a sensual exploration of tangled relationships & romantic fantasies. The renowned Italian film diretor, Guido Contini, has just celebrated his 40th birthday and is facing a mid-life crisis: the...
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Adirondack Chair Circle Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theater (10/22-12/06) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Christmas Carol Paramount Theatre (11/11-1/03) |
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Topdog/Underdog Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater (9/17-11/01) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
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Cash Money & No Limit Tour: Master P, Birdman, Juvenile & Mannie Fresh Wintrust Arena (11/13-11/13) |
