Dance of Death
Jan 29 – Mar 22, 2026
The Dance of Death Steppenwolf Theatre Company - onstage January 29 - March 22. Featuring ensemble members Cliff Chamberlain, Kathryn Erbe and Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff...
Topdog/Underdog
Jan 29 – Mar 22, 2026
Topdog/Underdog returns to the Steppenwolf stage, directed by Kenny Leon. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Suzan-Lori Parks delves into the complex relationship between brothers Lincoln,...
Topdog/Underdog
Jan 29 – Mar 22, 2026
Topdog/Underdog returns to the Steppenwolf stage, directed by Kenny Leon. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Suzan-Lori Parks delves into the complex relationship between brothers Lincoln,...
Windfall
Apr 9 – May 31, 2026
Windfall is a world premiere play written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Awoye Timpo. The storyline explores the complexities of grief...
Windfall
Apr 9 – May 31, 2026
Windfall is a world premiere play written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Awoye Timpo. The storyline explores the complexities of grief...
Catch as Catch Can
Jun 4 – Jul 12, 2026
Catch as Catch Can, written by Mia Chung and directed by Amy Morton, explores the impact of a prodigal son’s return to his working-class hometown...
Catch as Catch Can
Jun 4 – Jul 12, 2026
Catch as Catch Can, written by Mia Chung and directed by Amy Morton, explores the impact of a prodigal son’s return to his working-class hometown...
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
Amadeus
Nov 6 – Jan 4, 2026
Steppenwolf Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season continues with Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, extended again by popular demand. In its four-star review, The Daily Herald called it "absolutely magnificent". "A muscular and...
You Will Get Sick
Jun 5 – Jul 13, 2025
A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for The Wizard of Oz. Welcome...
The Book of Grace
Mar 27 – May 18, 2025
Grace looks for the good in everything: in her husband’s rules, in the border he patrols, in the return of his estranged son. But a...
Fool for Love
Jan 30 – Mar 16, 2025
In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is...
Leroy and Lucy
Oct 24 – Dec 15, 2024
Leroy and Lucy, the world premiere play by Ngozi Anyanwu, explores the meeting of two lost souls in the depths of the Mississippi. The cast...
Leroy and Lucy
Oct 24 – Dec 15, 2024
Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.
Brian d'Arcy James
Dec 7
Brian d'Arcy James will take the stage at Steppenwolf Theatre Company for a special one-night-only performance on December 7, 2024. Accompanied by music director Dan...
Noises Off
Sep 12 – Oct 27, 2024
The cast and crew of Nothing On are scrambling to prepare for opening night, but despite their earnest efforts, the production is an absolute mess. Line flubs...
Little Bear Ridge Road
Jun 13 – Jul 21, 2024
Ensemble Member Laurie Metcalf comes home to Steppenwolf to star in Little Bear Ridge Road, a comic, cosmic and intimate world premiere, penned by MacArthur Fellow Samuel D. Hunter and...
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington
Sep 1 – Oct 9, 2022
Steppenwolf presents The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington. On stage September 1st through October 9th. Dizzying and fantastical, this skewering Chicago premiere from...
King James
Mar 3 – Apr 10, 2022
King LeBron Jamess reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two...
Dance Nation
Dec 12 – Feb 2, 2020
A pre-teen dance troupe navigates ambition, friendship and desire as they claw their way to Nationals in Tampa Bay. Featuring a multigenerational cast of women...
Lindiwe
Nov 7 – Jan 5, 2020
The evocative live music of Ladysmith Black Mambazo forms the foundation of this Steppenwolf world premiere production written and co-directed by ensemble member Eric Simonson....
True West
Jul 5 – Aug 25, 2019
In 1982, Steppenwolf exploded onto the American Theatre scene with its now legendary production of Sam Shepard's True West. This American classic traces the volatile...
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