Chicago Shakespeare Theatre News

The West End hit Paranormal Activity will embark on a major UK and Ireland tour from September 2026. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

Theater Resources Unlimited will present a live Town Hall titled 'Being Nonbinary in a Predominantly Binary Business' at Polaris North Studio, exploring the unique challenges faced by nonbinary individuals in theater.

The Goodman’s Centennial 2025/2026 Season will continue with the Chicago premiere of Covenant.  BOLD Artistic Producer Malkia Stampley is set to direct.

Paranormal Activity will return to its Ambassadors Theatre home this August after a brief hiatus, marking a third extension for the hit production. Learn more here!

Les Dennis, Sandra Marvin, and Evelyn Hoskins are set to join the cast of the UK and Ireland tour of WAITRESS, enhancing the beloved musical with their acclaimed talents.

Ma Rainey and her band return to The Goodman this spring in a major revival—and a reunion of two Chicago theater legends. Goodman Family Resident Director Chuck Smith directs August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with Associate/Music Director Harry J. Lennix.

A second extension has been announced for the West End premiere of Paranormal Activity, which is now booking through to Saturday 25 April 2026. Learn more here!

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble will present Paul Slade Smith's “Unnecessary Farce” directed by BTE Ensemble Member Kurt Naebig, Thursday, Jan. 29 – Sunday, March 1. Learn more here!

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced a second week of performances of Tony Award-nominee Eddie Izzard’s Hamlet. Learn more about the production here.

You can now get a first look at production photography for the West End run of Paranormal Activity. Patrick Heusinger and Melissa James reprise their Leeds Playhouse roles as ‘James’ and ‘Lou’.

Join Evelyn Hoskins as she brings her show ‘Friends of Evie’ to Crazy Coqs after its premiere last year. Learn more about the upcoming performance and how to get tickets here!

Due to demand, there will be an additional performance of the UK premiere of RIDE THE CYCLONE THE MUSICAL, at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. Learn more here!

Target Margin Theater has revealed the 2025-2026 artists of the TMT Institute, a year-long fellowship that provides five artists with studio space, material resources, and a $2,000 stipend.

​Shakespeare Theatre Company will present a limited engagement of Tony Award-nominee Eddie Izzard's Hamlet. Following her triple-extended New York run, Izzard performs her solo performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet at STC's Klein Theatre.

On October 28, I was fortunate enough to sit down on Zoom with Cher Álvarez and Patrick Heusinger, the two leading performers of the show to chat about their careers and being a part of this amazing franchise in a new way.

As rehearsals begin for the West End production, casting has been announced for Paranormal Activity. Melissa James will reprise her Leeds Playhouse role as ‘Lou' alongside fellow Playhouse performers Pippa Winslow as ‘Carolanne' and Jackie Morrison as ‘Etheline Cotgrave'.

The West End transfer of Paranormal Activity is set to extend its run to Saturday 28 March 2026, ahead of its first performance this December. Learn more about the show here!

Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh International Festival in 2024, Teatro La Plaza's bold and vibrant take on the classic tragedy Hamlet comes to Aberdeen as part of a global tour that has visited Melbourne, New York and Seoul.

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre has revealed the cast for the next production in its 31st season, the world premiere of Porchlight Sings the Season. Learn more!

The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for its forthcoming production of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels which opens its new season at its home base in London Bridge.