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Steep Theatre Announces Two New Shows for 2024 Season


by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2024

Steep Theatre will be back on stage in 2024 with two new productions that continue the company's tradition of bringing new work to Chicago audiences....

Chicago Sinfonietta Board Names Two Lifetime Trustees and New Member


by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2024

 As its 36th anniversary season draws to a close, Chicago Sinfonietta has shared new developments in its Board of Directors. ...

1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE to Open Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's 2024 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2024

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's 2024 season of four productions will open with the original musical 1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets....

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre Announces Launch Of THE GLORIA BOND CLUNIE PLAYWRIGHT'S FESTIVAL


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2024

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre introduces THE GLORIA BOND CLUNIE PLAYWRIGHT’S FESTIVAL, a new platform for public staged readings of fresh plays from May 31 to June 2....

Northlight Hosts Clothing Give Back Event in Conjunction With BROOKLYN LAUNDRY


by Stephi Wild - May 03, 2024

Northlight Theatre has announced a clothing give back event at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie in conjunction with its hit production of John Patrick Shanley’s Brooklyn Laundry, playing through May 12, 2024. ...

Chicago Dramatists Will Host Performances of Mark Larson's WORKING


by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2024

Chicago Dramatists will host a unique two-night theatrical celebration of acclaimed Mark Larson's new book, Working in the 21st Century: An Oral History of American Work in a Time of Social and Economic Transformation....

Celebrate Cinco De Mayo At Rhapsody Theater With Back-to-Back Magic Shows


by A.A. Cristi - April 11, 2024

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at RHAPSODY THEATER with Spanish language magic shows. Enjoy the limited-time pop-up restaurant from Frida Room....

PlayGround Returns With BEST OF PLAYGROUND(CHICAGO) '24 April 29


by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2024

Discover the selected plays and playwrights for PlayGround's annual ten-minute play fest, BEST OF PLAYGROUND(CHICAGO) ’24....

Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN To Receive Chicago Premiere With About Face Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 02, 2024

Experience the Chicago premiere of Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN presented by About Face Theatre. Learn when and where you can see the production, and learn how to purchase tickets....

Northlight Theatre Receives $3 Million Gift From The Finnegan Family


by A.A. Cristi - March 28, 2024

Northlight Theatre has announced a leadership gift from past President/Chairperson of the theatre’s Board of Trustees Paul Finnegan for its new theatre building at 1012-16 Church Street in downtown Evanston....

Past Shows

The Prom
11/10 - 11/19/2023


The Prom is a comedic musical with a heartwarming message, created by a talented team. The music was composed by Matthew Sklar, with lyrics by ...

Marisol
7/22 - 7/24/2022


Marisol is a young professional used to life on her own in the wilds of the big city. But everything changes on the day she ...

Men on Boats
5/27 - 5/29/2022


Jaclyn Backhaus Northwestern University...

Water by the Spoonful
4/23 - 5/2/2021


Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world again and put aside the demons that ...

Sense and Sensibility
2/26 - 2/27/2021


"Sense and Sensibility" by Jon Jory, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (February 17 – March 18, 2012) Fortune lost to fate. Romance lost ...


This ferociously funny drama, follows the intertwined lives of a quick-witted tiger, two homesick American marines, and a troubled Iraqi gardener as they roam the ...

The Glass Menagerie
1/8 - 1/10/2021


Northwestern University Tennessee Williams...

Imagine U Storytime
10/25 - 11/15/2020


Familiar tales from long ago and student-created stories will debut Oct. 25 to Nov. 15 with the latest installment of "Imagine U Storytime," the online ...

Passing Strange
11/6 - 11/8/2020


Northwestern University book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen...

Wine in the Wilderness
11/6 - 11/8/2020


Written by Alice Childress. Directed by Marti Gobel. Set in Harlem during the mid-1960’s, Bill, an artist, needs a model in order to complete his ...

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
4/24 - 5/3/2020


Peter And The Starcatcher, the most magical evening of madcap fun is now on tour! Hailed by The New York Times as “The most exhilarating ...

The Emperor's New Clothes
2/21 - 3/8/2020


In the witty, enigmatic "Nothing Can Be Something," the lyricist matches the famous ability of author Hans Christian Andersen to combine sweetness, humor and wisdom; ...

LEGALLY BLONDE
2/14 - 3/1/2020


The story of Elle Woods, Bel Air's favorite pink-clad blonde, and her equally stylish Chihuahua, Bruiser. After Elle's boyfriend dumps her at graduation, she gets ...

Small Mouth Sounds
12/6 - 12/7/2019


In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat. As these strangers confront internal demons both profound ...

This is Our Youth
10/18 - 10/19/2019


Kenneth Lonergan's funny, compassionate and powerful work is a living snapshot of the moment between adolescence and adulthood when many young people first go out ...

GUYS & DOLLS
2/15 - 3/3/2019


The slickest high rollers are in town, and they’re depending on Nathan Detroit to score a secret spot for their floating craps game. Throw in ...

The Cherry Orchard (Karam)
2/1 - 2/10/2019


Anton Chekhov, a new version by Stephen Karam Northwestern University...

HELLO, DOLLY!
1/25 - 2/2/2019


Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She's out to make a match ...

The Dumb Waiter
1/25 - 1/26/2019


As the New York World-Telegram & Sun describes: "In the basement of a long-abandoned restaurant, two hired killers nervously await their next assignment. Barred from ...

Carrie the musical
12/7 - 12/8/2018


Carrie White is a misfit. At school, she's an outcast who's bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's ...


If you've ever felt lost, then you?ll know just how Trixie's favorite stuffed Knuffle Bunny feels when left all alone. If you've ever felt loved, ...

TICK TICK BOOM!
4/28 - 4/29/2017


A musical look at the courage it takes to follow your dreams, strongTICK, TICK... BOOM!/strong is a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3622"Jonathan Larson/a's autobiographical tale of a young composer ...

URINETOWN
2/10 - 2/26/2017


Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of ...

A FUNNY THING...FORUM
2/12 - 2/28/2016


"Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written-the perfect escape from life's troubles. ...

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD- TYA
11/6 - 11/22/2015


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AMERICAN IDIOT
10/16 - 10/25/2015


American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the concept album of the same name by rock band Green Day. After a run at ...

INTO THE WOODS
7/17 - 8/2/2015


Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...


Roald Dahl's fantastical tale of a boy, his insect friends and their amazing journey across the ocean on a giant piece of fruit. (One-Act Version)...

THE WILD PARTY
2/13 - 3/1/2015


Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, Andrew Lippa's WILD PARTY tells the story of one wild evening in the ...

LITTLE WOMEN
11/7 - 11/23/2014


Little Women, the beloved coming-of-age story by Louisa May Alcott, bursts onto the stage in this heartwarming and captivating full-length musical. Follow the adventures of ...


Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that ...


The beloved children's book written by Jeff Brown in 1964 has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon - delighting readers and travelers all around ...


The beloved children's book written by Jeff Brown in 1964 has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon - delighting readers and travelers all around ...

SPRING AWAKENING
2/10 - 2/26/2012


Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, strongSPRING AWAKENING/strong celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that ...

RENT
11/4 - 11/20/2011


Set in the East Village of New York City, emRent/em is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.nbsp; Winner of the ...

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD- TYA
10/28 - 11/6/2011


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Teen Performance Intensive in Chicago Teen Performance Intensive
The Center for Performing Arts (8/5 - 8/9)
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