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
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
Jun 27 – Aug 3, 2025
Midsommer Flight presents a free production of Shakespeare's comedy LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST in various Chicago parks from June 27 to August 3, 2025. The play...
Cymbeline - Lincoln Park
Aug 4 – Aug 6, 2023
Midsommer Flight’s annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks continues with CYMBELINE. The play has true love, adventure, disguised identities, adulterous schemes, an...
Cymbeline - Harold Washington Park
Jul 28 – Jul 30, 2023
Midsommer Flight’s annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks continues with CYMBELINE. The play has true love, adventure, disguised identities, adulterous schemes, an...
Cymbeline - Kelvyn Park
Jul 21 – Jul 23, 2023
Midsommer Flight’s annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks continues with CYMBELINE. The play has true love, adventure, disguised identities, adulterous schemes, an...
Cymbeline - Gross Park
Jul 14 – Jul 16, 2023
Midsommer Flight’s annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks continues with CYMBELINE. The play has true love, adventure, disguised identities, adulterous schemes, an...
Cymbeline - Chicago Women's Park and Garden
Jul 7 – Jul 9, 2023
Midsommer Flight’s annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks continues with CYMBELINE. The play has true love, adventure, disguised identities, adulterous schemes, an...
Twelfth Night
Dec 1 – Dec 18, 2022
Midsommer Flight’s seventh annual holiday season staging of Shakespeare’s comedy in the beautiful Lincoln Park Conservatory. The twins Viola and Sebastian, travelling to Elyria by...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aug 19 – Aug 21, 2022
Midsommer Flights annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks. One of Shakespeares most popular comedies, it concerns young lovers who must fight stubborn...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aug 12 – Aug 14, 2022
Midsommer Flights annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks. One of Shakespeares most popular comedies, it concerns young lovers who must fight stubborn...
Cymbeline - Touhy Park
Aug 11 – Aug 13, 2022
Midsommer Flight’s annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks continues with CYMBELINE. The play has true love, adventure, disguised identities, adulterous schemes, an...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Aug 5 – Aug 7, 2022
Midsommer Flights annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks. One of Shakespeares most popular comedies, it concerns young lovers who must fight stubborn...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jul 29 – Jul 31, 2022
Midsommer Flights annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks. One of Shakespeares most popular comedies, it concerns young lovers who must fight stubborn...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jul 22 – Jul 24, 2022
Midsommer Flights annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks. One of Shakespeares most popular comedies, it concerns young lovers who must fight stubborn...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jul 15 – Jul 17, 2022
Midsommer Flights annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks. One of Shakespeares most popular comedies, it concerns young lovers who must fight stubborn...
Twelfth Night
Dec 2 – Dec 19, 2021
A new immersive choose-your-own-path concept. Audiences will follow performers promenade-style from scene to scene over the entirety of the Lincoln Park Conservatory, often having to...
Twelfth Night
Nov 29 – Dec 16, 2018
In Shakespeare’s comedy, believed to be written for the holiday season, Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are shipwrecked and separated in a foreign land....
Richard III
Apr 23 – Apr 30, 2018
RICHARD III, one of Shakespeare’s most popular history plays, will be a co-production with Unbound Theatre Company and will be directed by Unbound’s Kristina McCloskey,...
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