Steppenwolf Theatre Company will host Steppenwolf Gala 2026, an evening that continues the theater’s 50th Anniversary celebration. This year’s Gala will be held at Rockwell on the River.
Performances are now underway for Dog Day Afternoon, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis. Meet the cast of Dog Day Afternoon here!
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation’s premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to continue its 50th Anniversary Season with August Strindberg’s master class in marital warfare The Dance of Death, adapted by Conor McPherson, directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov and featuring an all ensemble cast.
Death of a Salesman is back on Broadway! Arthur Miller’s American drama will star three-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, two-time Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf, Christopher Abbott and Ben Ahlers. Meet the cast of Death of a Salesman here!
Now running at Steppenwolf Theatre Company is August Strindberg’s The Dance of Death, adapted by Conor McPherson, directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, and featuring an all-ensemble cast. The Dance of Death will play through March 22, 2026 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater. Check out photos from inside opening night here!
The Grelley Duvall Show will present BEST ACTRESS at the Chopin Theatre from March 12 to April 12. This anticipated return marks a significant event in Chicago's theatrical season.
The Grelley Duvall Show will return with the world premiere of Grelley Duvall Best Actress, written and conceived by Alex Grelle with Jesse Morgan Young, at the Chopin Theatre.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Teatro Vista Productions will present the world premiere production of TVP Artistic Collective member Paloma Nozicka’s* BOTH, as a part of a new, multi-year partnership between the two Chicago institutions.
MadKing Productions will present a production of Qui Nguyen's She Kills Monsters at MadKing's Fellowship Theater at the Gateway Mall from Feb. 19 to March 8.
Tickets are on sale for Chicago Theatre Week, an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets.
Throughout each holiday season, area performing arts organizations take up audience collections at productions to benefit Season of Concern. Theater companies raised $140,537 for the organization.
Emmy and SAG Award winner Brendan Hunt will return to his hometown of Chicago this spring to present his one-man autobiographical show The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt.
Joanie Schultz will be awarded the prestigious SDCF Zelda Fichandler Award, recognizing her significant contributions to regional theater. Learn more here!
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 50th Anniversary Season with Windfall, a new work by Academy Award-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney.
Works & Process will present Steppenwolf Theatre Company for a preview performance of Windfall by Tarell Alvin McCraney, set for Monday, February 9, 2026 at 7PM at the Peter B. Lewis Theater.
Manhattan Theatre Club has canceled the final preview performance of BUG due to an illness in the company. The Broadway production, starring Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood, is still scheduled to open January 8 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Pittsburgh Public Theater kicks off 2026 with the Pittsburgh premiere of the recent Broadway adaptation of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, taking the stage at the O'Reilly Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh February 4-22, 2026.