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Porchlight Music Theater Adds Second Performance of NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1960


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2025

Porchlight Music Theatre has added a second New Faces Sing Broadway 1960 performance. Learn more about the New Faces Sing Broadway 1960 and see how to purchase tickets....

The Conspirators Bring DUCK SOUP to Stars & Garters


by Stephi Wild - September 10, 2025

The Conspirators will present Duck Soup by Harry Ruby and Burt Kalmar, adapted from the Marx Brothers' movie for the stage by Sid Feldman and directed by Wm. Bullion, at the NEW Stars & Garters venue....

Tickets for 20 to Offer $20 Tickets to Chicago Theatergoers


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 29, 2025

The League of Chicago Theatres is presenting the return of Tickets for a 20. Now through Sunday, September 14, theatregoers can grab $20 tickets to some of Chicagoland’s most exciting shows, exclusively through Hot Tix....

Cast Set for NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1960 at Porchlight Music Theater


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 26, 2025

Porchlight Music Theatre has revealed the host and roster of new faces for New Faces Sing Broadway 1960 in September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

THE SPORTING LIFE World Premiere and More Set for The Factory Theater 2025-26 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 11, 2025

The Factory Theater has unveiled its 31st season of world premieres, including Marjorie Muller’s The Sporting Life, plus more. See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets....

Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Will Present Mockumentary-Style Comedy MUFFED


by A.A. Cristi - August 06, 2025

Chicago’s Factory Theater and Unheard of Company will co-produce the world premiere of The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents a Workshop Reading of MUFFED: A Recounting of Farmington, Maine's 43rd Annual Chester Greenwood Day Devised by the Members of the Meaningful Action Theatre Company an...

Chicago Theaters Centering Women's Stories This Women's History Month


by A.A. Cristi - March 11, 2025

Choices abound for audiences looking to celebrate the stories of women this Women’s History Month on stages all throughout Chicagoland. ...

The Factory Theater's Overtime Series Returns With GREETINGS


by Stephi Wild - January 19, 2025

Currently in their 30th Season of producing world premiere productions by Chicago playwrights, The Factory Theater has announced the 2025 return of their Overtime Series....

PrideArts to Stage Adult Holiday Panto THROBBIN WOOD Beginning Next Month


by Blair Ingenthron - October 05, 2024

PrideArts has announced the cast and production team for the adult holiday panto THROBBIN WOOD, running from November 15 to December 15, 2024....

Past Shows

The Sporting Life
The Sporting Life
10/10 - 11/22/2025


The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., presents The Sporting Life, October 10 - November 22, written by Marjorie Muller and directed by Kayla Menz. ...

Muffed
Muffed
8/18 - 9/20/2025


The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company are proud to announce, The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of ...

The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince


CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the final production of their 30th season, The Curious Circumstances of Louis ...

The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince


CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the final production of their 30th season, The Curious Circumstances of Louis ...

Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon


CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the second production of their 30th season, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail ...

Inheritance -or- Brothers From the Deep


The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the first production of their 30th season, Inheritance -or- Brothers from the Deep, opening ...

This is Our Youth


THIS IS OUR YOUTH by Kenneth Lonergan follows 48 hours in the lives of three very lost young souls in the big city: Warren, a ...

The Kelly Girls
The Kelly Girls
2/17 - 4/1/2023


Belfast, 1960s: as conflicts between various political factions threaten to tear Ireland apart from the inside, sisters Fianna and Regan Kelly feel compelled to engage ...

Plaid as Hell
Plaid as Hell
10/29 - 11/19/2022


Plaid As Hell is an honest, slightly raunchy, queer comedy which introduces us to Cass, who is hoping her annual camping trip will go well ...

Richard III
Richard III
5/20 - 6/25/2022


The crown: the symbol of ultimate power and the goal of one of Shakespeares most extravagantly charming (and despicable) creations, Richard of Gloucester. As literatures ...

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