Eureka Day
Written by Jonathan Spector and directed by Scott Westerman, this satirical comedy follows an elite private school thrown into crisis when a mumps outbreak divides...
Upcoming Shows
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Written by Joe Landry and directed by Jack Hickey, this stage adaptation recreates the beloved holiday film as a 1940s live radio broadcast, complete with...
The Glass Menagerie
Written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Scott Shallenbarger, this classic play follows Amanda Wingfield as she struggles to recreate the happier past of her...
Ordinary Days
Written by Adam Gwon and directed by Christina Ramirez, this sung-through musical follows four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment,...
Review: UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY at Lookingglass Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - June 17, 2026
Untitled Vampire Play — a world premiere from Lookingglass ensemble member Kevin Douglas — is a fun, wacky romp. The play doesn’t take itself seriously, and director Devon de Mayo’s cast has plenty of fun with vampire and human antics alike. Douglas’s script draws on all sorts of vampire l...
Review: CATCH AS CATCH CAN at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - June 15, 2026
I left Catch as Catch Can at Steppenwolf Theatre Company on Sunday night wondering exactly what I had just seen, and what, if anything, I was meant to take from it....
Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Writers Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - June 14, 2026
Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt follows multiple generations of an Austrian Jewish family from prosperity to despair — spanning over 50 years from 1899 to 1955. Now in its Chicago-area premiere at Writers Theatre, the late Stoppard’s final play includes a cast of 24 actors and many, many character...
Review: TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS at The Factory Theater
by Emily Werner - June 13, 2026
What did our critic think of TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS at The Factory Theater?...
Review: THE PRODUCERS at BrightSide Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo - June 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THE PRODUCERS at BrightSide Theatre?...
Review: SMILEY at Open Space Arts
by Angela Lin - June 13, 2026
We might not know if our relationships will have a happy ending, but we can guarantee a happy beginning. At the end of the day, isn’t that all we can ask for?...
Review: ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS: THE COCAINE PLAY at Jackalope Theatre
by Emily Werner - June 05, 2026
What did our critic think of ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS: THE COCAINE PLAY at Jackalope Theatre?...
Review: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - June 05, 2026
Rugged masculinity meets forbidden queer romance in Brokeback Mountain. Based on Annie Proulx’s short story (which was adapted into a buzzy 2005 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger), Ashley Robinson’s play follows the clandestine romance between ranchers Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar o...
Review: DAMN YANKEES at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
by Angela Lin - June 01, 2026
If you’ve ever been so invested in something — particularly sports — that it starts to dictate your mood, consume your everyday life, and affect your relationship, then you might be able to relate to Damn Yankees, now playing at the Theo’s Fred Anzevino Theatre. ...
Review: MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT Presented by Broadway In Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - May 21, 2026
Monty Python’s Spamalot is a jubilant and genuinely hilarious touring rendition of the 2023 Broadway revival. If you’re looking for hearty laughs and a winning combo of slapstick humor,witty pop culture, and musical theater references, Spamalot’s got it in spades....
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Written by Joshua Harmon, Directed by Beth WoflAt an elite prep school, Sherri Rosen-Mason is leading the charge for change—until her own son’s Ivy League...
FeaturedMiracle on South Division Street
The Nowaks of Buffalo, NY, have always believed in their family`s miraculous Christmas Eve story—until Ruth decides to turn it into a one-woman show, only...
Misery
Written by William GoldmanBased on the Novel by Stephen KingDirected by Scott WestermanRomance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his obsessed...
Misery
Romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his obsessed fan, Annie Wilkes, and held captive after she discovers he killed off...
A Jukebox for the Algonquin
The residents of Placid Pines Senior Care Center really want a jukebox for their recreation room, called The Algonquin. When the jukebox they have in...
A Jukebox for the Algonquin
A Tale of Sex, Drugs & Rockings Chairs - A Chicago Premiere
I and You
One afternoon, Anthony arrives unexpectedly at classmate Caroline's home to work with her on completing an urgent assignment from their high school English teacher. Homebound due...
FeaturedI and You
"I and You" is an unexpected love story with a mind-blowing twist ending
FeaturedDames at Sea
Tap-dance, 1930s Busby Berkeley-style musical performing at Citadel Theatre November 15-December 15, 2024
Dames at Sea
Musical parody of large, flashy 1930’s Busby Berkeley-style musical in which a chorus girl, newly arrived off the bus from the Midwest to New York...
The Cottage
Straight from Broadway, this recent hit directed by Jason Alexander starring Eric McCormick (WILL AND GRACE) is a brand-new, side splitting romp. This outrageous tale...
The Cottage
Outrageous tale of sex, betrayal & desire. One woman's attempt to expose her latest affair to both her husband & lover's wife.
Baby
Is there anything more exciting, frightening and utterly transformational than impending parenthood? Baby: the Musical is full of heart and joy and has been a favorite since...
Silent Sky
When 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt began work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she wasn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an...
Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish
A holiday musical for kids of all ages. “My very merry Christmas wish is to have a best friend and home of my own,” wrote...
Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish: The Musical
A musical holiday adventure for the whole family! Celebrate the holidays with Citadel and join us for Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish: The Musical running...
She Loves Me
In a 1930s European perfumery, clerks Amalia and Georg rarely see eye to eye. After both respond to a "lonely hearts advertisement" in the newspaper,...
The Mousetrap
After a local woman is murdered, the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It soon becomes clear that the...
Spooky Storytelling with Author Jim May
Join us for an afternoon of storytelling for the whole family with Emmy Award-winning author and storyteller Jim May! A professional storyteller for over twenty-five...
Snow White: An Original Musical
Bring a blanket & basket and join us for this original, outdoor musical adventure for the whole family! Tickets are on sale NOW for our...
Airness
When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks winning will be easy. But as she befriends a group of charismatic nerds all committed...
The Christians
Synopsis: Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a congregation of thousands, with classrooms for...
Junior Claus
Junior Claus is the only son of Santa and Mrs. Claus. Like many teenagers, Junior is reluctant to take over the family business. Unsure of...
It Runs in the Family
Britain's master farceur ( TWO INTO ONE, RUN FOR YOUR WIFE, and others) is at it again. Set in a hospital three days before Christmas,...
Little Shop of Horrors
The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing...
Little Shop of Horrors
Based on the 1960 film by Roger Corman and featuring a book by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Ashman, LITTLE SHOP...
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
This long running Off Broadway absurdist comedy by Steve Martin places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian Cafe in 1904, just before the...
Picasso At The Lapin Agile
Picasso and Einstein walk into a Parisian bar, both believing they are the greatest gift to mankind The events that take place can only be...
Outside Mullingar
Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland, a state of...
Outside Mullingar
Anthony and Rosemary are two introverted misfits straddling 40. Anthony has spent his entire life on a cattle farm in rural Ireland, a state of...
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
In this musical, Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life's great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over...
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
In this musical, Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang explore life`s great questions as they play baseball, struggle with homework, sing songs, swoon over...
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life in Brooklyn: formidable mother, overworked father, and his worldly...
Peter and the Starcatcher
The Tony Award-winning PETER AND THE STARCATCHER upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow...
Sentimental Journey
This is the story of Ross and Katey Lehman, told by their son, Chicago actor Ross (Robby) Lehman. It weaves the romantic history of their...
The Roommate
Sharon, in her mid-fifties, is recently divorced and needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-fifties, needs a place to...
The Roommate
Sharon, in her mid-fifties, is recently divorced and needs a roommate to share her Iowa home. Robyn, also in her mid-fifties, needs a place to...
Junie B. Jones, the Musical
A delightful adaptation of four of Barbara Park's best-selling books, brought to life in a genuinely comical (and not strictly-for-kids) musical. It's Junie B.'s first...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son! One of the most enduring shows of all time, JOSEPH...
The Little Foxes
Summary: Our Season opens with Lillian Hellman's searing tale of family betrayal and corruption. This milestone in American theatre is a riveting unsentimental portrait of...
Elephant and Piggie's "We Are In a Play"
In the musical, an elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, "bestus" (a word Gerald and Piggie made up that means...
Scrooge and the Ghostly Spirits
A world premiere musical based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol...
Light Up the Sky
Moss Hart’s 1948 comedy is set behind the scenes of a Broadway-bound play during its Boston tryout. The action is set in the hotel suite...
Upright Grand
Dad tickles the ivories in a dive. His daughter dazzles in concert halls. In between them, the bittersweet dance of parent and child, present and...
Ordinary People
Ordinary People tells the story of a Lake Forest High School student, Conrad Jarrett (Matt Ronzani). Conrad had an older brother named Buck, and now...
Cabaret
1930. Berlin. A city on the edge. An American writer. An English singer. A pragmatic landlady. A German businessman. A Jewish shopkeeper. A world-weary fille...
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Catalyst Ranch (7/09-7/26) |
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Behind the Curtain: Untold Stories from Canada's Team Broadway Hoover-Leppen Theatre (7/06-7/06) |
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The Notebook James M. Nederlander Theatre (8/06-8/16) |
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Chicago Cabaret Professionals Musical Mondays Series The Rhapsody Theater (3/23-7/13) |
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The Little Mermaid: a staged concert Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (1/29-2/14) |
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Lucy's Comedy Raue Center For The Arts (10/09-10/09) |
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Lee Brice Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater (7/30-7/30) |
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SUFFS (Chicago) CIBC Theatre (7/07-7/19) |
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