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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...
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FeaturedEWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase
EWP Presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry ShowcaseFRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026 | 7:00 PMTickets are $36,(All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An $8...
FeaturedHedwig and the Angry Inch
This production features three performers rotating through the roles each night (billed as the Sun Cast, Moon Cast, and Earth Cast), shattering the idea of...
Blue Dress
Blue Dress is a world premiere queer comedy-fantasy play from Yas, And! Comedy, running at the Annoyance Theatre during Pride. Two overworked ghostwriters, Sean and...
Cómo Se Dice?
Cómo Se Dice? is a monthly bilingual short-form improv show featuring a rotating cast of professional bilingual actors and comedians, drawing inspiration from the classic...
CrossCurrents: Where Dance Styles, Ideas, and Artists Meet
CrossCurrents is the closing NeighborhoodMOVES event of Chicago Dance Month, running from 6 to 9 p.m. The event concludes with the first-ever Chicago Dance Month...
Fearless: Taylor Swift Tribute and Beyond The Blonde
Get ready for a night of chart-topping pop hits at Fox Pointe as Fearless: Taylor Swift Tribute and Beyond The Blonde take the stage for...
Improvised Romantasy
Following a successful run in February, Improvised Romantasy is officially returning to the historic iO Theater (1501 N. Kingsbury St.) for an exclusive four-week June...
Musical SINGO
Join Us for Musical SINGO at Raue Center! Raue Center for the Arts is excited to welcome you back for another night of Musical SINGO on June 26 at...
The Revolutionists
The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson celebrates four women of the French Revolution: Olympe de Gouges, Charlotte Corday, Marianne Angelle, and Marie-Antoinette. Directed by Iris Sowlat,...
6X6 Project
We are excited to kick off the 8th annual 6x6 PROJECT, a fundraiser and online art auction. Artists of all agesand abilities are invited to...
Antigone
Promethean Theatre Ensemble presents Antigone, Jean Anouilh's play written during the Nazi occupation of Paris in 1944, in Lewis Galantiere's adaptation that brings the story...
Big Fish
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Celebration of Authors Gala 2026: A Family Friendly FUNdraiser
PlayMakers Laboratory presents its annual Celebration of Authors Gala, a family-friendly interactive festival and brunch event featuring live performances of stories written by Chicago students...
Fiddler On The Roof
Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful...
LOKI - The End of the World Tour
LOKI - The End of the World Tour is a world premiere rock musical with music and lyrics by George Howe, book by Christina Calvit,...
New Week New Show
New Week New Show is a sketch comedy show in which the cast writes and performs a brand new sketch show every week in seven...
Wave Wall Moves
Wave Wall Moves is a weekly Saturday performance series running from 4 to 5 p.m. throughout June as part of Chicago Dance Month. Each program...
As You Like It
AS YOU LIKE IT is a vibrant Shakespearean comedy that wittily explores love and gender roles. Banished from court by her uncle, Rosalind escapes to the Forest of...
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Brokeback Mountain, adapted by Ashley Robinson from Annie Proulx's acclaimed short story, explores the complex relationship between two cowboys over the decades. The production features...
Circle of Apathy
Circle of Apathy is a new dance project from House of DOV featuring live music from Family Junket, in which the ensemble explores the cycles...
Club Shush! Speak Easy. Laugh Hard
Club Shush! Speak Easy. Laugh Hard is a decade-hopping comedy created by the Yellow Rose Theatre ensemble, set entirely inside one back room in Chicago...
Festival of Unfinished Work 2026
Bramble Theatre Company's fifth annual Festival features six short scenes from original full-length plays currently in process, written by Chicago-based playwrights. This year’s festival will...
FrequencyHealing.LOVE
FrequencyHealing.LOVE is a 3-dimensional vibracoustic and digital sound bath where sound, human connection, and community healing converge. These gatherings create emotionally restorative environments that serve...
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Step into a world of music, color, and unforgettable storytelling with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, running June 26–28!
Little Shop of Horrors
Get ready for a killer night at the theatre with Little Shop of Horrors! This cult classic combines dark comedy, doo-wop tunes, and one very...
Rock of Ages
A wild 1980s rock musical comedy packed with iconic hits, huge laughs, romance, and nonstop energy that transforms the theatre into a full-on rock concert.
Southern Rapture
Tin Drum Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the Chicago premiere of Southern Rapture at Theater Wit, 1229 W....
Latest Chicago Reviews
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…
Review: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL
Jeff award-winning director Nick Bowling and this cast have created a work that reminds us of why Sondheim’s music is special. The orchestra under the direction of Brad Haak fills the theater with the intricate melodies of this musical. Sally Dolembo’s costumes are gorgeous and showcase the turn…
Review: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER at Sandbox Theatre Collective
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Review: DESERTED at Redtwist Theatre
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Review: Tin Drum Theatre's SOUTHERN RAPTURE at Theater Wit
When honest artistic integrity meets conservative religious outrage, what follows is escalating frenzy, controlled chaos, and poignant reflections on what it means to produce art and tell the stories where they need to be heard — and the conflicting struggles that come with such intentions. Tin Dr…
Review: UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY at Lookingglass Theatre Company
Untitled Vampire Play — a world premiere from Lookingglass ensemble member Kevin Douglas — is a fun, wacky romp. The play doesn’t take itself seriously, and director Devon de Mayo’s cast has plenty of fun with vampire and human antics alike. Douglas’s script draws on all sorts of vampire l…
Review: CATCH AS CATCH CAN at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
I left Catch as Catch Can at Steppenwolf Theatre Company on Sunday night wondering exactly what I had just seen, and what, if anything, I was meant to take from it.…
Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Writers Theatre
Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt follows multiple generations of an Austrian Jewish family from prosperity to despair — spanning over 50 years from 1899 to 1955. Now in its Chicago-area premiere at Writers Theatre, the late Stoppard’s final play includes a cast of 24 actors and many, many character…
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Catch as Catch Can Steppenwolf Theatre Company (6/04-7/12) |
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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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Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical CIBC Theatre (9/29-10/11) |
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As You Like It Touhy Park (7/31-8/02) |
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Jagged Little Pill: A Tribute to Alanis Morissette Raue Center For The Arts (10/16-10/16) |
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Disney's The Little Mermaid The Performing Arts Center (7/18-8/02) |
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A People Theater Wit (6/18-7/05) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Peoria Civic Center (11/17-11/19) |
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Dirty Dancing: The Musical James M. Nederlander Theatre (9/09-9/20) |