Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins is an hour-long family holiday show in its 9th annual production, adapted by Mike Dailey with music and lyrics by Jacob Combs, from the book by Eric Kimmel, and directed by Strawdog Ensemble Member Ellie Levine. Hershel and their troupe, cold and...
Porchlight Music Theatre kicks off the 2027-2027 with the campy crowd-pleaser Little Shop of Horrors. Artistic Director Michael Weber directs this traditional and intimate staging that puts human-eating plant Audrey II at the center (with set and props design by Jonathan Berg-Einhorn). Porchlight’…
Arbery’s script, dado’s direction, and this ensemble’s haunting performance all come together for a wickedly brilliant and curious show that speaks what is true for many people that cannot be ignored — and we cannot look away. …
What did our critic think of ANNIE at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL?…
Step into the memory palace and experience a one-of-a-kind experience where neuroscience, philosophy, and theater collide. Theater of the Mind, presented by Goodman Theatre, co-created by David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar, and directed by Andrew Scoville, is a fascinating immersive theatrical journey tha…
Adirondack Chair Circle is a satirical take-down of a group of wealthy conservative Chicago moms dedicated to their cause.…
Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein has come to life once again, further establishing itself as one of the city’s most thrilling holiday traditions in the shadowy hall of the Studebaker Theater.…
What did our critic think of BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY'S KING LEAR at Theater Wit?…
What did our critic think of MUD ROW at Remy Bumppo Theatre Company?…
The Winter’s Tale—now playing and soon to run in repertory with the even wilder Midsummer Night’s Dream—provides audiences with an emotional, uplifting, and even redemptive story sure to thaw frozen hearts and provide a much needed escape.…
Magic is a timeless art full of secrets, and as Parr reveals through the course of Time Traveler, history is even stranger and more serendipitous than we know.…
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Book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, directed by Mikael Burke, in a co-production between About Face Theatre and Raven Theatre. The story follows Usher, a Black, queer playwright who works as a Broadway usher by day while struggling to write an original musical about a...
Program A of the Chicago Puppet Lab Showcase presents works-in-progress by four emerging puppet artists who have spent eight months in residence at the Chicago Puppet Lab. Featured artists are Rachel Anne Healy, Raven See, Mikayla Wilson, and Zachary Sun. Each presents a short...
Program B of the Chicago Puppet Lab Showcase presents works-in-progress by four emerging puppet artists who have spent eight months in residence at the Chicago Puppet Lab. Featured artists are Ashwaty Chennat, Jerrell L. Henderson, Abby Palen, and Justin D'Acci. Each presents a...
A catalog of all the possible phone calls that exist. A play that is not about corporations, not about warehouses, and certainly not about billionaires. From five-time Obie winner Clubbed Thumb’s 2023 Summerworks festival comes reid tang’s experimental dark comedy where chaos...
“Come Along for the Ride: A Journey Through Climate Grief” follows two women navigating life with climate anxiety. Sophie, a millennial in New York City, balances dating and career ambitions while grappling with the looming climate crisis. Mari, an immigrant about to have a...
Prepare to RSVP for the weddings of the year as The Drowning Girls takes center stage, bringing true crime, ghostly brides, and a bathtub-bound mystery to life. This haunting and imaginative production, directed by Daniel King, invites audiences to witness the chilling tale of...
From The Outer Loop Theater Experience, comes "Sizwe Banzi is Dead" by Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona. Sizwe tells the story of a man ordered to leave the district simply because he lacks the proper permit. Instead, he trades his name for a number, and begins life...
Staged readings of 10 new works presented as part of its 2022 New Plays Festival, running May 23 to June 14 at the Raven Theater in Edgewater. The festival features six new plays and four new musicals from 12 local Chicago playwrights including John S. Green (Jeff winner and...
An absurdist comedy in which a young New York City woman of Puerto Rican descent finds herself immersed in a battle led by angels to save the universe from an ineffectual God. After barely escaping a vicious attack on her subway trip home, Marisol’s guardian angel pays a visit...
When rules are unjust, we need to break them. This early play by Tennessee Williams is the story, based on real events, of a prison in which inmates fight back against the oppression of a physically abusive and even murderous warden. Written in 1938 and rediscovered in the late...
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Adirondack Chair Circle Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theater (10/22-12/06) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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The Christmas Carol Paramount Theatre (11/11-1/03) |
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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
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for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf eta Creative Arts Foundation (11/08-11/29) |
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Sophomoric Songs Stars and Garters Theatre (11/05-11/14) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue UIS Performing Arts Center (11/14-11/14) VIDEOS |
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Improvised Hunger Games iO Theater (11/21-11/21) |
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Sean Heely's Celltic Christmas ECC Arts Center (12/18-12/18) |
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Radical Futures The Factory Theater (10/09-11/21) |
