The Angel Next Door
Young author Oliver Adams is on the brink of success, with his novel set to be published and soon to be adapted for the Broadway...
Northlight Theatre
9501 Skokie BlvdSkokie, IL
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....
Past Shows
Gaslight
In this turn-of-the-century Victorian mystery, strange things start to happen as the seemingly perfect marriage of Jack and Bella devolves into something sinister. Why is...
The First Lady of Television
In 1950, Gertrude Berg was the popular creator and star of America’s first family sit-com, The Goldbergs. When co-star Philip Loeb is accused of communism, Gertrude...
Prayer for the French Republic
Prayer for the French Republic, a play by Joshua Harmon, explores the enduring fears of a Jewish family in France across generations. Set against the...
FeaturedThe Catastrophist
How do you plan for catastrophe? Virologist Nathan Wolfe, named one of TIMEs 100 Most Influential People in the World for his work tracking Ebola...
Northlight Theatre presents an Interplay reading of Such Small Hands
Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, presents an Interplay reading of Such Small Hands, written...
The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
From the authors of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley comes a charming new companion piece!While the Bennets and Darcys are celebrating upstairs, the servants below...
Mother of the Maid
Isabelle Arc is a hard-working, pious peasant woman with an odd and extraordinary daughter. When adolescent Joan announces shes having visions, her mother isnt quite...
Into the Breeches!
It’s 1942 and with the men off at war, the Oberon Play House is lacking its director and leading men. The season will be canceled…...
Nina Simone:
In the aftermath of 1963’s 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Nina Simone rocked the nation with “Four Women,” her tribute in song to the four...
Landladies
Self-made landlord Marti and her new tenant Christine strike up a complicated relationship in this compelling world premiere. Despite a tentative friendship, neither can afford...
Mansfield Park
When shy but clever Fanny Price is sent away by her overburdened parents, she must learn to navigate life as the poor relation at her...
Curve of Departure
In a cramped motel room in New Mexico, a “ragtag little group of humans” gathers in anticipation of the funeral of a man they loved...
Stella & Lou
- Bruce Graham; dir: BJ Jones....
Stones in His Pockets
- Marie Jones; dir: J.R. Sullivan....
The Whipping Man
- Matthew Lopez; dir: Kimberly Senior....
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An original musical based on the lives of four people and a musical they create. This production about "two guys writing a musical about two...
Black Pearl Sings
Featuring beautiful, a cappella renditions of rare American folk songs, this play with music tells the Depression-era story of two extraordinary women dependant on one...
Black Pearl Sings!
In 1935 Texas, Susannah, an academic and song collector for the Library of Congress, visits a high-security prison where she meets Pearl, an African-American woman...
The 3 Divas
Susie McMonagle, Heidi Kettenring and Christine Sherrill - These celebrated women of song have graced countless stages in Chicago, on Broadway, and around the country....
The Outgoing Tide
World Premiere! In a summer cottage on Chesapeake Bay, Gunner has hatched an unorthodox plan to secure his family's future but meets with resistance from...
Sense & Sensibility
World Premiere! Featuring a fresh new adaptation of the classic novel by Jane Austen - author of Pride and Prejudice and Emma! A lack of...
Eclipsed
Amid the wreckage of the Liberian civil war, the "wives" of a rebel officer band together to form a fragile community - until the balance...
Videos
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EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Catalyst Ranch (7/09-7/26) |
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R.E.S.P.E.C.T. North Theatre at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts (7/25-7/25) |
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Talking About Godard Curious Theatre Branch (5/29-6/28) |
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High School Musical Al Larson Cultural Center (8/01-8/09) |
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The Little Mermaid: a staged concert Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (1/29-2/14) |
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RCSA presents Hadestown: Teen Edition Raue Center For The Arts (7/10-7/18) |
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Greenroom Improv Raue Center For The Arts (10/10-10/10) |
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The Book of Mormon Cadillac Palace Theatre (10/23-11/01) |
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American English Raue Center For The Arts (12/31-12/31) |
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