Upcoming Shows
US premiere of an Irish drama that was revived in 2024 at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre. Set in Dublin, 1850: The delicate balance at the heart...
The Ally, written by Itamar Moses (The Band's Visit) and directed by Theater Wit Artistic Director Jeremy Wechsler, is a darkly funny and deeply human...
Eelpout! is a world premiere production by playwright Paul W. Kruse, presented by resident company Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood....
Monday, June 1 at 7 p.m.Scratch NightScratch Night is a curated theater showcase of works-in-progress featuring innovativelocal theater makers. Scratch Night features six previews of...
Tuesday, June 2 at 7 p.m.MADE IN CHICAGO presentsMATADORA by INSÉKTA + THE NEW F-WORD by LEGLANDBeing Made in Chicago will spotlight two new works...
Made in Chicago Night is part of the 13th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, an annual celebration of contemporary, movement-based performance at Theater Wit. The program...
Thursday, June 4 - Saturday, June 6 at 9 p.m.Apocalipsync by Luciano Rosso (Argentina/France)The Argentine actor from Un Poyo Rojo (Physical Theater Festival 2025), takes...
Apocalipsync by Luciano Rosso is a one-man show born during the spring 2020 pandemic, offering a reflection on isolation, creativity, and a cartoon-like view of...
Thursday, June 4 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 6 at 7:00 p.m.SELL ME: I am from North Korea by Sora Baek (South Korea/USA)A sold-out hit...
SELL ME: I am from North Korea, performed by Sora Baek, is a solo piece inspired by the true stories of North Korean women defectors....
Wednesday, June 3 at 9 p.m., Saturday, June 6 at 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 7at 11 a.m.Beau and Aero by A Little Bit OFF...
Beau and Aero, presented by Portland clown duo A Little Bit OFF as part of Physical Theater Festival Chicago, follows two incompetent aviators — pompous...
I Think It Could Work, presented by Chicago-based circus collective Full Out Formula, is a contemporary circus show featuring bright colors, acrobatics and live improvisation....
A PEOPLE is a magical, lyrical journey into heritage, tradition, religion and humanity. Through vignettes, music and monologues, L M Feldman holds up a mirror...
Adolescent Salvation, written by Tim Venable and directed by Guillermo Cienfuegos, receives its Chicago premiere at Theater Wit following its critically acclaimed world premiere at...
Who's Holiday! returns to Theater Wit for its sixth consecutive holiday season, written by Matthew Lombardo and directed by Christopher Pazdernik. Veronica Garza, who originated...
We Had a World is the Chicago premiere of Joshua Harmon's newest play, directed by Theater Wit Artistic Director Jeremy Wechsler. When a dying woman...
by Rachel Weinberg - April 26, 2026
The blame game’s the thing in this world premiere play from Scooter Pietsch. FAULT is playing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater....
by Angela Lin - April 25, 2026
For many, Burt Bacharach is a household name, the soundtrack that spans from childhood to adulthood. For some, Bacharach’s name might not ring a bell, but his wide discography of songs that spans decades, mediums, collaborators, and genres is sure to have even the most musically naive audience mem...
by Rachel Weinberg - April 23, 2026
While THE GREAT GATSBY has glimpses of effective songs and character development, the musical doesn’t ultimately live up to the glitz, glamor, and legacy of its source material.
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by Emily Werner - April 20, 2026
What did our critic think of TEATRO VISTA PRODUCTIONS' BOTH AT STEPPENWOLF THEATRE at Teatro Vista Productions?...
by Rachel Weinberg - April 20, 2026
Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s world-premiere play WINDFALL is part somber, part whimsy — which is true to his unique playwriting style. It’s a poignantly topical play, yet sometimes too on the nose. I enjoyed how McCraney blends the hyperreal and the surreal in a play that asks the question: Should...
by Tina St. Angelo - April 18, 2026
What did our critic think of NOEL COWARD'S PRIVATE LIVES at BrightSide Theatre?...
by Tina St. Angelo - April 18, 2026
What did our critic think of HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL?...
by Tina St. Angelo - April 20, 2026
What did our critic How great to be known by one name…. Dixie Locke (Anna Louise Bramlett) says that to Elvis Presley about Marlon Brando before Elvis becomes one name. The current production at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre is Heartbreak Hotel. This tells the story of Elvis’ rise up to the ...
by Angela Lin - April 18, 2026
What did our critic think of 12 OPHELIAS (A PLAY WITH BROKEN SONGS) at The Factory Theater from Strawdog Theatre Company?...
by Emily Werner - April 14, 2026
What did our critic think of REVIEW: GOODNIGHT MOON AT CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE at Chicago Children's Theatre? The 65-minute performance is filled with music, dance, comedy, acrobatics and puppetry....
Past Shows
A poignant exploration of love, loss, and identity—raising the question of whether forgetting who we are would be a curse or a gift.
It’s the graveyard shift at a high-rise, apartment lobby in Manhattan. A rudderless security guard, his demanding supervisor, a rookie cop, and her self-assured partner...
Staged readings of ten new works by Chicago writers. The festival features five new musicals and five new plays from 14 local Chicago playwrights, lyricists,...
Determined and tenacious, the residents of Ipswich, UK mobilize to overcome the immense fear and media circus that unfolds following the serial murder of 5...
Three women enter a research study hoping to create positive change after a hate crime takes place at a liberal university in America. Timelines in...
In NATIONAL MERIT, seven students embark on an intensive PSAT prep program in the hopes to become National Merit Scholars. As the pressure rises, these...
Whether its the doctors inability to remember her name, or the toxic fumes radiating from the Xerox machine and lab next door, Dr. Williams office...
Law student Abby Gates has no qualms about becoming a sugar baby to get her tuition bills paid until it means keeping a secret from...
The Limelight Cafe has been serving Chicago with a smile since 1939. It is a shock when the bank forecloses on the cafe. Will the...
Based on N. Richard Nash’s own hit play THE RAINMAKER, 110 IN THE SHADE is set in the hard years of the Depression-era Dust Bowl....
CYRANO, adapted by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner, is based on the play by Edmond Rostand, and directed by BoHo Artistic Affiliate Steve O’Connell. This...
Meet the Wives: Joanne, Babette, Penny, Lulu, and Beezus: The Real Housewives of Lakeview. These ladies have it all. Scandalous surprises and bitter betrayals mix...
Set in the twilight years of the 19th century, Michael John LaChiusa's dark musical chronicles the journey of Marie Christine, a racially mixed woman imprisoned...
For brothers Carl and Chucky Lund, retirement means building a cabin on Pequot Lake, the perfect place for fishing while listening to the Twins lose...
What would ordinary Americans do if the U.S. government fell into tyranny? Quentin Tarantino meets All the President’s Men in Jason Wells’ The North Plan....
In the midst of societal upheaval, when the lines between church and state are being drawn between those for whom religion is the bedrock of...
Beauty is not just in the eye of the beholder. It's something that runs deeper than the roots of an oak tree, down to some...
Dirty Blonde, which draws its title from the West film quip "I made myself platinum, but I was born a dirty blonde," tells the story...
BoHo Theatre presents The Elephant Man, by Bernard Pomerance, directed by June Eubanks. In Victorian London, Dr. Frederick Treves discovers the misshapen, stunted John Merrick...
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