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This summer, Chicago is offering a wide variety of plays and musicals, as well as comedy, dance, music, and more. To highlight these productions, The League of Chicago Theatres is publishing its Summer Theatre Guide.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has shared production photos of its regional premiere of MARIE AND ROSETTA, written by George Brant and directed by E. FAye Butler. 

Drury Lane Theatre has announced it's upcoming performance in the 2025/26 Season with  Nunsense, featuring book, music and lyrics by David Goggin, directed by E. FAye Butler. The cast of Nunsense includes Aurora Boe and Rachel Carreras.

Goodman Theatre has released footage of scenes from MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, August Wilson's landmark drama now playing through May 3, 2026 at the Albert Theatre, extended by popular demand.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming regional premiere of Marie and Rosetta, written by George Brant and directed by E. FAye Butler.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater has released footage of the cast of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' THE FATS WALLER MUSICAL SHOW performing 'Handful of Keys,' from their current production now playing through April 26, 2026 at the Stackner Cabaret.

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM is a well-acted, slow-burn character study. August Wilson’s 1982 play centers on a fictitious 1927 Chicago album recording, as the musicians gather and wait for the notorious Ma Rainey (or Madam Rainey, as she demands they call her) to record her latest album. Ma Rainey has some dramatic tendencies — she’s an hour late to her own recording session and then comes in with a whirl of demands and suggestions for the session. 

You can now get a first look at photos and videos of The Goodman’s Centennial Season revival of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom—helmed by Director Chuck Smith.

Watch Honeysuckle Rose from AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, running March 6–April 26, 2026.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, has revealed its inaugural season in the company’s new home at 1012 Church Street in Downtown Evanston.

August Wilson’s Ma Rainey‘s Black Bottom returns to The Goodman, helmed by Chicago legends Chuck Smith and Harry J. Lennix. See rehearsal photos here!

Watch rehearsal video of AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ THE FATS WALLER MUSICAL SHOW at Milwaukee Rep, running March 6 through April 26 in the Stackner Cabaret.

Get ready for a jubilant celebration of Fats Waller as Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents Ain’t Misbehavin’ The Fats Waller Musical Show in the Stackner Cabaret.

Get a sneak peek of this Tony Award-winning favorite directed by E. FAye Butler, running at Milwaukee Rep from March 6 to April 26 in this video preview.

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.