FeaturedCatch as Catch Can
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...
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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Upcoming Shows
Review: ICEBOY! at Goodman Theatre
Iceboy! is an absolute riot. It’s a truly original and genuinely laugh-out-loud new musical comedy featuring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman.…
Review: MEN OF SOUL at Black Ensemble Theater
Men of Soul plays like a greatest‑hits album you never want to end.…
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT presented by Midsommer Flight
There’s nothing quite like the gentle strum of a mandolin through the open breeze of a public park to make you fully appreciate both the arrival of summer and the magic of live theater.…
Review: Black Button Eyes Productions' ST. NICHOLAS at City Lit Theater
We are always telling stories, and we are always listening to them. In Black Button Eyes’ latest production, St. Nicholas, this eternal need for meaning through storytelling brings us into supernatural territory. …
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
What did our critic think of HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARS ROVER at Sandbox Theatre Collective?…
Review: DESERTED at Redtwist Theatre
What did our critic think of DESERTED at Redtwist Theatre?…
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…
Past Shows
FeaturedWindfall
Steppenwolf Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season continues with a gripping and lyrical world-premiere by Academy Award-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney. When a Chicago father loses...
The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt
Emmy and SAG Award winner Brendan Hunt comes back to his hometown of Chicago this spring to present his one-man autobiographical show The Movement You...
Dance of Death
The Dance of Death Steppenwolf Theatre Company - onstage January 29 - March 22. Featuring ensemble members Cliff Chamberlain, Kathryn Erbe and Steppenwolf co-founder Jeff...
FeaturedThe Dance of Death
Steppenwolf Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season continues with August Strindberg's The Dance of Death in a new version by Conor McPherson, a ★★★★ affair that is "as deliriously entertaining as...
Topdog/Underdog
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,...
FeaturedAmadeus
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...
FeaturedMr. Wolf
Steppenwolf Theatre kicks off its 50th Season with the Chicago premiere of ensemble member Rajiv Joseph's Mr. Wolf. In its four-star review, the Chicago Tribune called it "explosively emotional,"...
FeaturedYou Will Get Sick
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...
Trans Scribe
Trans Scribe is a festival like you've never seen before. This three-night event features 10-minute plays, new musical theatre songs, a new one act musical, a new...
FeaturedThe Book of Grace
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...
FeaturedFool for Love
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...
The Uncanny Attic: Chapters E-H
The Uncanny Attic: Chapters E-H returns to Steppenwolf Theatre, continuing its exploration of Edward Gorey's camp macabre world through an absurdist dark comedy. This original...
FeaturedLeroy and Lucy
Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.
Brian d'Arcy James
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...
Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
Where Did We Sit on the Bus? is a solo musical by Brian Quijada, featuring Chicago artist Satya Chavez. The story centers around a young...
FeaturedNoises Off
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...
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Show
Don't miss Rachel Bloom in "Death, Let Me Do My Show" at Steppenwolf Theatre Company! This captivating performance by Rachel Bloom is scheduled to run...
FeaturedLittle Bear Ridge Road
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
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
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...
FeaturedBug
Steppenwolf raises the curtain once again on its blistering and extraordinary revival of Bug by ensemble member Tracy Letts, featuring ensemble members Randall Arney, Carrie...
FeaturedThree Short Plays by Tracy Letts
TRACY LETTS PLAYS LIKE YOUVE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFOREAs we prepare for our return to the stage, we are excited to share three new virtual...
FeaturedDance Nation
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...
Aura CuriAtlas Physical Theatre presents DREAM LOGIC and The Fool and The World
Aura CuriAtlas Physical Theatre will appear in the Steppenwolf LookOut Series January 9-11, 2020. The company is known for its signature style blending acrobatics, dance,...
FeaturedLindiwe
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....
FeaturedTrue West
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...
Three Sisters
The Prozorov family chafes at the constraints of life in their small provincial town, once a bustling army garrison where their late father served as...
The March
General William Tecumseh Sherman, Uncle Billy to his men, marches 62,000 Union soldiers through lush Georgia countryside. Bearing along both black and white refugees, the...
He Who
How do four brave and exhausted women share the burden of one grotesquely enormous baby? They struggle to nurture and restrain the giant darling. But...
Hit the Wall
It’s the summer of ’69 and the death of music icon Judy Garland has emboldened her gay followers. A routine police raid on an underground...
Oohrah!
Surprised by her husband’s early return from a tour in Iraq, Sara is unprepared for the complications of his re-entry into civilian life. Tension simmers...
fml: how Carson McCullers saved my life
Jo's junior year of high school in suburban LaGrange, Illinois started off just fine—not that it's ever easy being queer at 16. Thankfully, a new...
Time Stands Still
For photojournalist Sarah Goodwin, happiness is rushing from hotspot to hotspot capturing images of global conflict. When she barely survives a bomb blast in Iraq,...
Middletown
Mary Swanson just moved to Middletown. About to have her first child, she is eager to enjoy the neighborly bonds a small town promises. But...
The Hot L Baltimore
The Hotel Baltimore used to be the swankiest place in town - now it has a date with the wrecking ball. Eviction notices just went...
Sex with Strangers
Ethan is a hot young writer whose online journals of "sexcapades" are the buzz of the blogosphere. Olivia is an attractive 30-something whose own writing...
Samuel J. and K.
Set in modern-day suburban Chicago, Samuel J. and K. follows the path of two brothers – one black and one white. In honor of Samuel...
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
On the campus of a small New England college, George and Martha invite a new professor and his wife home for a nightcap. As the...
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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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La Bohème Opera Festival of Chicago (6/26-7/05) |
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As You Like It Nichols Park (7/10-7/12) |
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Jefferey Cooke- "TV Theme Song Cabaret" Gateway Theater Annex @ The Copernicus Center (8/29-8/29) |
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Hail Mary/Maria Nova Entertainment Presents “Hail Mary/Maria” by Playwright RJ Silva and Directed by Adam Reed, August 14 - 23 at Theater Wit (8/14-8/23) |
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Clay Jenkinson is Thomas Jefferson Raue Center For The Arts (10/17-10/17) |
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Adriana Lecouvreur Opera Festival of Chicago (6/28-7/03) |
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Champions Of Magic Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (6/06-7/05) |