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Feb 13 – Mar 15, 2026
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...
Review: THE DANCE OF DEATH at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - February 19, 2026
When I think of Steppenwolf, I often think of family members crying, screaming at one another, or some combination of the two. So the sparring between spouses Alice and Captain Edgar in August Strindberg’s 1900 play THE DANCE OF DEATH feels right at home. In a surprisingly funny and sharp version ...
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Paramount Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo - February 17, 2026
What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Paramount Theatre Aurora IL?...
Review: HAMNET at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - February 14, 2026
Royal Shakespeare Company’s HAMNET is a dramatic and languid stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 buzzy novel of the same name....
Review: THE OUTSIDERS First National Tour Presented by Broadway in Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - February 13, 2026
THE OUTSIDERS presents an original and vibrant stage adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s classic 1967 novel about the conflict between Tulsa teen gangs the Greasers and the Socs (short for socialites). The musical — and particularly director Danya Taymor’s inventive and visually dynamic staging — pu...
Review: ON YOUR FEET! at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL
by Tina St. Angelo - February 12, 2026
What did our critic think of ON YOUR FEET! at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL?...
Review: HOLIDAY at Goodman Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - February 10, 2026
Goodman Theatre continues its centennial season with the endearing and lively romantic comedy HOLIDAY....
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
by Tina St. Angelo - February 07, 2026
What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL?...
Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Lazy Susan Theatre Co.
by Misha Davenport - February 07, 2026
What did our critic think of DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Lazy Susan Theatre Co.?...
Review: STEREOPHONIC National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - January 29, 2026
David Adjmi’s STEREOPHONIC pulls back the curtain on making a rock album — with all of the minute details, inane band member conversations, and painstaking, spirited artistic conversations that come with it. It centers on an unnamed Fleetwood Mac-esque band in the late 1970s as they record (and ...
Review: EUREKA DAY Presented By Timeline Theatre And Broadway In Chicago
by Zac Thriffiley - January 28, 2026
Timeline Theatre and Broadway in Chicago have gifted audiences with a EUREKA DAY that cements the play as one of the most prescient in the contemporary canon while also reaffirming Chicago’s reputation as an ambassador of daring theatrical works....
Past Shows
Miracle on South Division Street
Nov 14 – Dec 14, 2025
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
Sep 12 – Oct 12, 2025
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
Sep 10 – Oct 12, 2025
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
Apr 16 – May 25, 2025
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
Apr 18 – May 18, 2025
A Tale of Sex, Drugs & Rockings Chairs - A Chicago Premiere
I and You
Feb 19 – Mar 23, 2025
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...
I and You
Feb 21 – Mar 23, 2025
"I and You" is an unexpected love story with a mind-blowing twist ending
Dames at Sea
Nov 13 – Dec 15, 2024
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...
Dames at Sea
Nov 15 – Dec 15, 2024
Tap-dance, 1930s Busby Berkeley-style musical performing at Citadel Theatre November 15-December 15, 2024
The Cottage
Sep 14 – Oct 13, 2024
The Cottage
Sep 11 – Oct 13, 2024
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
Sep 14 – Oct 13, 2024
Outrageous tale of sex, betrayal & desire. One woman's attempt to expose her latest affair to both her husband & lover's wife.
Baby
Apr 19 – May 19, 2024
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
Feb 14 – Mar 17, 2024
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
Dec 20 – Dec 31, 2023
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
Dec 20 – Dec 31, 2023
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
Nov 15 – Dec 17, 2023
Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written!Set in a 1930s European perfumery, we meet shop clerks, Amalia and Georg, who, more...
She Loves Me
Nov 15 – Dec 17, 2023
She Loves Me
Nov 15 – Dec 17, 2023
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
Sep 13 – Oct 15, 2023
THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING PLAY: Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP is a genre-defining murder mystery!As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers...
The Mousetrap
Sep 13 – Oct 15, 2023
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
Oct 14
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
Jul 21 – Jul 30, 2023
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
Apr 19 – May 21, 2023
Citadel Theatre presents THE CHICAGOLAND PREMIERE of Airness by Chelsea Marcantel, directed by Joe Lehman Synopsis: When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she thinks...
Airness
Apr 19 – May 21, 2023
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
Feb 8 – Mar 12, 2023
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 Sunday...
The Christians
Feb 8 – Mar 12, 2023
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
Dec 20 – Dec 30, 2022
Show Run: December 20 - December 30Matinees at 10:00 am & 1:00 pm Junior Claus is the only son of Santa and Mrs. Claus. Like many...
Junior Claus
Dec 20 – Dec 30, 2022
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
Nov 16 – Dec 18, 2022
Preview Performances: November 16 & 17 at 7:30 pmShow Run: November 18 through December 18Performance Times: Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30 pm; Sundays at...
It Runs in the Family
Nov 16 – Dec 18, 2022
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
Sep 17 – Oct 16, 2022
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
Sep 15 – Oct 16, 2022
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
Apr 21 – May 22, 2022
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
Apr 22 – May 22, 2022
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
Feb 11 – Mar 13, 2022
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
Feb 9 – Mar 13, 2022
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
Nov 19 – Dec 23, 2021
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
Nov 17 – Dec 23, 2021
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
Sep 16 – Oct 17, 2021
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
Sep 18 – Oct 20, 2019
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
Apr 23 – May 26, 2019
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
Feb 1 – Mar 3, 2019
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
Dec 27 – Mar 3, 2019
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...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Nov 14 – Dec 30, 2018
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
Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2018
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"
Sep 29 – Oct 7, 2018
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
Nov 14 – Dec 23, 2017
A world premiere musical based on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol...
Light Up the Sky
Sep 27 – Oct 29, 2017
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
Mar 14 – Mar 26, 2017
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
Sep 18 – Oct 18, 2015
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
Apr 25 – May 25, 2014
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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