Upcoming Shows
My Life as a Cowboy
Jan 23 – Mar 1, 2026
Seventeen-year-old Conor feels stuck in the London suburb of Croydon and dreams of doing something unexpected—entering a country-and-western dance competition. He’s joined by Michael, a fellow lifeguard at the...
A Third Way
Apr 3 – Apr 19, 2026
Nico and Matt are a married couple committed to building a relationship that exists outside traditional binaries. When familiar figures from the past and unexpected...
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
Gangsta Baby
Sep 19 – Oct 19, 2025
Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from PTSD. His life is plunged into further turmoil during a booking with a new client...
THE REAL BLACK SWANN: CONFESSIONS OF AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK DRAG QUEEN
Jul 18 – Jul 27, 2025
The story of William Dorsey Swann, the first known drag performer and queer activist in U.S. history.
Scandalous Boy
May 23 – Jun 28, 2025
The story of the love between the emperor Hadrian and Antinous in pre-Christian Rome but framed in a twenty-first century setting with the statue of...
Nocturnal Admissions
May 10
A thrilling and provocative screenplay by Christian Reda, winner of the 2025 Queer Expression Writing Contest for Stage and Screen. This gripping romantic melodrama blends...
100 Days
Apr 30 – May 4, 2025
a riveting 90-minute program of new short plays called 100 DAYS responding to the current political climate. Curated by PlaywrightPower.com and directed by its co-founder...
Breaking the Code
Apr 25
Staged reading of Hugh Whitemore’s powerful 1986 drama about Alan Turing, the brilliant mathematician who pioneered modern computing and played a pivotal role in World...
it's been ten years since everyone died. a play about final girls
Mar 21 – Apr 19, 2025
Ten years ago, four young people were hunted by ruthless killers—and against all odds, three of them survived. Now, they are brought together once more, this...
it's been ten years since everyone died. a play about final girls
Mar 21 – Apr 19, 2025
Ten years ago, four young people were hunted by ruthless killers—and against all odds, three of them survived. Now, they are brought together once more, this...
AS IS
Mar 28 – Apr 13, 2025
AS IS is a poignant drama by William Hoffman that explores the emotional landscape of a group of friends in New York City during the...
Mr. Parker
Jan 31 – Mar 2, 2025
Terry Parker is a middle-aged man navigating life after a profound personal loss. As he works to rediscover his identity and adjust to unexpected changes,...
MR. PARKER
Jan 31 – Mar 2, 2025
Open Space Arts presents the Chicago premiere of Michael McKeever's heartfelt drama, MR. PARKER, running from January 31 to February 16, 2025. The play follows...
The Berlin Diaries
Dec 20 – Jan 5, 2025
The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a...
MERCY KILLING
Nov 1 – Dec 1, 2024
MERCY KILLING is a dark comedy by Alandra Heilman that explores the twisted life of Mercy, a barista in San Francisco who also happens to...
Mercy Killing
Nov 1 – Nov 17, 2024
Mercy is a barista is San Francisco. She’s also a serial killer. But it’s fine, the only person who knows is Thana, the Grim Reaper...
PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
Nov 1 – Nov 17, 2024
PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT is a two-character play by Miranda Rose Hall that explores the complexities of a love affair between a cisgender...
Light Switch
Sep 13 – Oct 13, 2024
Henry Sullivan, 27, single, gay, and autistic, lives his life vicariously through the heroes and heroines of the 19th-century British novels he devours. But no...
Sunsets: Two Acts on a Beach
Feb 2 – Mar 3, 2024
An evening of two plays set next to a men’s room on a Florida gulf coast beach – the sort of place where seaside frolics...
Rosenberg
Oct 21 – Nov 5, 2023
Sam Goodstein prosecuted Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for treason in the trial of the century. Their conviction led Sam and his wife Judith to success,...
Massage Therapy
Sep 16 – Oct 1, 2023
Over the course of one year, a gay massage therapist and his female client grow to form an unusually strong bond. At first skeptical of...
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