Porchlight Music Theatre

Porchlight Music Theatre Production Offices 4200 W. Diversey Ave. Chicago, IL 60639
Chicago, IL 60639

Upcoming Shows

Broadway in Your Backyard

Jul 6 – Sep 19, 2026

Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, July 6 - September 19, sponsored...

Review: Raven Theatre's OCTET at Goodman Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · July 17, 2026

I loved Dave Molloy’s inventive and captivating a cappella musical Octet at Raven Theatre so much that here I am, reviewing it a second time in short succession now that it’s moved to the Goodman’s Owen Theatre. Director Keira Fromm leads an ensemble of eight that shines just as brightly in th…

Review: 52 LOVERS at Chicago Magic Lounge

by Angela Lin · July 16, 2026

52 Lovers is a thoroughly entertaining, surprisingly introspective, and profoundly motivational show, complete with a dash of subtle absurdist humor, plenty of magical amazement, and all around simple fun.…

Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Catalyst Ranch

by Angela Lin · July 14, 2026

Enter a freight elevator off the back alley of Randolph Street and step into the eclectic space that is the Catalyst Ranch Studio, a venue that perfectly sets the tone for JK Entertainment’s production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, directed by Arlo Kiss and text by John Cameron Mitchell.…

Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre

by Angela Lin · July 12, 2026

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre ends its 26th season with an all-time classic, bringing an impressive production of The Wizard of Oz to its stage.…

Review: Gwydion Theatre's DRY POWDER at Greenhouse Theater Center

by Angela Lin · July 10, 2026

Dry Powder gives us a bleak glance at the logic and operations that run the American economy and ruin American lives in this fast-paced allegory of how money can corrupt.…

Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park IL

by Emily Werner · July 9, 2026

Oak Park Festival Theatre continues its 51st Anniversary season with Oscar Wilde’s smashing comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. First produced in 1895, the play is memorable from Wilde’s fast wit and the farcical parody of the English upper class. Oak Park’s production of Earnest, directe…

Review: SUFFS Musical Tour at Broadway In Chicago

by Rachel Weinberg · July 9, 2026

All in all, Suffs musical nails the intent and the tremendous hard work of the women involved in the suffrage movement, but it mainly lacks emotion. I wanted Suffs to be more emotionally evocative and less of a history lesson.…

Review: HAMLET at Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park IL

by Emily Werner · July 7, 2026

The curtain rises on Oak Park Festival Theatre’s 51st Anniversary Season with the production of William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy Hamlet. With over 50 years in Austen Gardens, the company presents the play with detail, intelligence, emotion and charm for the audience to enjoy.…

Review: REALITY DETOX: THE IMPROV EXPERIENCE at The Second City e.t.c.

by Rachel Weinberg · July 5, 2026

The Second City e.t.c.’s 50th revue Reality Detox promises more improv than ever before. While originally billed as an all-improv piece, ensemble members Kennedy Baldwin, Anna Portnick, Chas Lilly, Max Thomas (appearing in his second e.t.c revue), Annie Sullivan, and Riley Woolen haven’t quite m…

Review: THEATRE EVOLVE'S NATIVE GARDENS at The Den Theatre

by Emily Werner · July 4, 2026

Theatre Evolve brings the beauty of nature and clash of comedy in their current production of Native Gardens at the Den Theatre. Premiering at the Cincinnati Playhouse on January 23, 2016, playwright Karen Zacarías has become one of the most produced Latina playwrights in the United States. While c…

Past Shows

Chicago Sings Broadway’s British Invasion

May 11

Porchlight Music Theatre announces its annual fundraising concert, Chicago Sings Broadway’s British Invasion, Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m., with a 5:30 p.m. reception, at...

Follies

Apr 25 – Apr 26, 2026

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce its Porchlight in Concert production of Follies. Follies will play Saturday, April 25 at 2 and 7:30...

The Irish... and How They Got That Way

Jan 31 – Mar 15, 2026

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to present The Irish … and How They Got That Way, by Frank McCourt, original musical arrangements by Rusty...

Porchlight Sings the Season

Dec 8 – Nov 9, 2025

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre proudly presents Porchlight Sings the Season, Monday, Dec. 8 and Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at The Rhapsody Theater, 1328...

New Faces Sing Broadway 1960

Sep 30 – Sep 18, 2025

Porchlight Music Theatre presents New Faces Sing Broadway 1960, Tuesday, Sept. 30 and Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m., at The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W....

Broadway in your Backyard

Jul 14 – Jul 23, 2025

Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, July 14 - 23, sponsored by...

Chicago Sings 30 Years of Porchlight

May 12

Porchlight Music Theatre presents Chicago Sings 30 Years of Porchlight, Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m., with a 5:30 p.m. reception, at the House of...

FUN HOM

Jan 16 – Mar 2, 2025

Winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and a Pulitzer finalist, Fun Home, directed by Stephen Schellhardt and music directed by Heidi Joosten, is a refreshingly...

FeaturedFun Home

Jan 16 – Mar 2, 2025

Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Tony-award winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home, opening January 16, 2025, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts,...

New Faces Sing Broadway NOW

Nov 11 – Nov 12, 2024

New Faces Sing Broadway NOW features a vibrant array of emerging talent in a showcase that highlights recent Broadway hits. Hosted by Adrian Aguilar and...

ANYTHING GOES

Jan 13 – Jan 25, 2024