Broadway in Your Backyard
Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, July 6 - September 19, sponsored...
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Review: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park IL
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
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
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.
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
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…
Review: ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre
Iceboy! is an absolute riot. It’s a truly original and genuinely laugh-out-loud new musical comedy featuring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.…
Review: MEN OF SOUL at Black Ensemble Theater
Men of Soul plays like a greatest‑hits album you never want to end.…
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT presented by Midsommer Flight
There’s nothing quite like the gentle strum of a mandolin through the open breeze of a public park to make you fully appreciate both the arrival of summer and the magic of live theater.…
Review: Black Button Eyes Productions' ST. NICHOLAS at City Lit Theater
We are always telling stories, and we are always listening to them. In Black Button Eyes’ latest production, St. Nicholas, this eternal need for meaning through storytelling brings us into supernatural territory. …
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Tour at Broadway In Chicago
The Water for Elephants tour transports audiences to the circus — and has some dazzling aerial tricks up its sleeve. Based on the popular 2006 novel by Sara Gruen, Rick Elice’s book and PigPen Theatre Co.’s score comprise a memory musical: The elderly Mr. Jankowski (Robert Tully) looks back o…
Past Shows
Chicago Sings Broadway’s British Invasion
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES CHICAGO’S COLE PORTER FESTIVAL - A CELEBRATION OF THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC LAUNCHES THIS OCTOBER
Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre launches its 29th season with Chicago’s Cole Porter Festival - A Celebration of the Man and his Music, launching October 16...
FeaturedSophisticated Ladies
A celebration of the artist many consider “the most important composer in the history of jazz,” this stylish salute to “The Duke” will transport audiences...
New Faces Sing Broadway
CHICAGO – Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the first production in a new musical revue series, New Faces...
Side Show
The recipient of Tony Award-nominations for both “Best Score” and “Book of a Musical,” Side Show is inspired by the true-life story of the legendary...
Babes in Arms
CHICAGO – Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the first production in the third season of Chicago’s smash “lost”...
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Catch as Catch Can Steppenwolf Theatre Company (6/04-7/12) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid The Performing Arts Center (7/18-8/02) |
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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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OUTDOOR SHOW- The Morgan Wallen Experience BaseCamp Pub (8/22-8/22) |
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Hail Mary/Maria Nova Entertainment Presents “Hail Mary/Maria” by Playwright RJ Silva and Directed by Adam Reed, August 14 - 23 at Theater Wit (8/14-8/23) |
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Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in Skokie, IL North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie (3/14-3/14) |
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Iron Maiden & Megadeth Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre (9/22-9/22) |
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Bourbon Country Raue Center For The Arts (11/06-11/06) |
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CINDERELLA by The United European Ballet Company Harris Theater for Music and Dance (11/08-11/08) |