Monday, 31 August 2026 16:24
An Immersive Sunday in the Park with George at Kokandy Productions
Written by John Accrocco
Composition, tension, balance, light, and harmony come together seamlessly in Kokandy Productions’ revival of Sondheim’s opus, ‘Sunday in the Park with George’. Director Derek Van Barham transforms the basement of the Chopin Theatre into a three dimensional reproduction of Georges Seurat’s ‘A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande…
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Sunday, 30 August 2026 11:27
City Lit’s Shane Saddles Up a Classic Western With Fresh Heart
Written by Angelo Campos
City Lit Theatre’s world premiere of Shane, adapted for the stage and directed by Mark Pracht, brings a fresh, nostalgic perspective to Jack Schaefer’s classic novel - a story immortalized by Alan Ladd in the memorable 1953 film. Pracht, who has been developing this piece since the 2000s, crafts the…
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Saturday, 29 August 2026 13:29
In Sisters, Barrie Turns an AI Fable into an Impressive Character Study
Written by Angelo Campos
The rise of artificial intelligence raises many questions about its effect on humanity. What does it mean if we become increasingly reliant on AI to think for us, create for us, and entertain us? What happens if this tool encroaches into our lives in ways it never should? Matthew Libby’s…
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Thursday, 27 August 2026 14:56
Buddy Holly’s Brilliance, Reawakened on the Drury Lane Stage
Written by Kimberly Katz
Drury Lane Theatre opens its latest musical with a warm jolt of rock ’n’ roll energy as Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story, by Alan James, returns to the stage, decades after its 1989 debut at the Plymouth Theatre Royal in England. What began as a modest jukebox biography has…
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Wednesday, 26 August 2026 11:50
Kokandy's JEKYLL & HYDE Extended by Popular Demand
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Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce a darkly delicious Halloween surprise: Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of JEKYLL & HYDE will be extended by popular demand through November 8. For a frightfully good group night, discounted group rates for parties of 10 or more may be purchased beginning today, Wednesday, August 26 at 10:00 AM,…
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Wednesday, 26 August 2026 11:41
Following Obama Center premiere, Manual Cinema's acclaimed productions return to Chicago's Studebaker Theater
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Chicago-based Emmy Award-winning performance collective and film/video production company Manual Cinema premiered two new hand-animated films at the Obama Presidential Center Museum earlier this year. Now, the company is bringing two of its acclaimed live-action productions back to Chicago's historic Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building, where audiences can witness Manual Cinema's handmade magic…
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Tuesday, 25 August 2026 19:25
Playmakers Lab’s That’s Weird Grandma’s 25th Birthday is a fine place to giggle
Written by Susan Lieberman
If you need an energy boost, skip the can of Monster and get yourself, plus loved ones of any age, to Playmakers Lab’s tasty birthday cake of a show. The very first edition of That’s Weird, Grandma, culled from Chicago elementary school students’ stories, occurred in the spring of 2001.…
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Tuesday, 25 August 2026 14:54
Kowalski - Lookingglass Theatre - Through November 8th
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Joining the previously announced stars of Kowalski Johnny Galecki ("The Big Bang Theory," "The Little Dog Laughed") as Tennessee Williams and Jacob Moskovitz ("Elle") as Marlon Brando are Alison Cimmet as Margo Jones, Reece Dos Santos as Pancho and Ellie Ricker as Jo. The celebrated new play by Gregg Ostrin, directed by Colin Hanlon, will come to Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company at the historic Water Tower…
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Friday, 21 August 2026 14:12
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces Two Shakespeare Productions in Repertory October 13 - January 3
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the cast and creative team for the company's fall Shakespeare Repertory productions, an unforgettable theatrical event at the heart of our 40th Anniversary Season. Under the creative leadership of CST Artistic Director Edward Hall and taking inspiration from Shakespeare's own company and CST's roots as the Shakespeare Repertory, one company of 14…
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Tuesday, 25 August 2026 12:49
Shattered Globe Theatre's VLADIMIR - Theater Wit - Through November 14th
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Shattered Globe Theatre is pleased to open its 36th Season with the Midwest premiere of Erika Sheffer's Vladimir, an unflinching drama of resistance directed by Ensemble Member Lou Contey*, playing October 2 – November 14, 2026 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Single tickets ($20 – $60) are now on sale at SGTheatre.org, by calling (773) 975-8150 or in…
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Thursday, 20 August 2026 15:03
McHenry Outdoor Theater: Nostalgia With a Modern Heartbeat
Written by Ken Payne
There was a particular kind of magic to seeing a movie outside when I was a kid in 1970s Chicago - a feeling that lived somewhere between summer air and pure possibility. Back then, drive-ins still dotted the map, and a couple sat right at the city’s edge: the Bel…
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Tuesday, 18 August 2026 13:05
‘Anatomy of a Suicide’ Is Hard to Watch, But Not Because of the Subject
Written by Bill Esler
Perhaps surprisingly, Anatomy of a Suicide is not an overwhelmingly emotionally gripping play, nor is it horrifying. Instead, it vividly portrays the slow drip of suffering for Carol, a woman in the grip of depression, living always with suicidal tendencies. It also presents the impact of an intergenerational transference of…
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Monday, 17 August 2026 12:40
Hail Mary/Maria at Theater Wit – A Welcome New Slant on Crossing Over into Adulthood
Written by Mitchell Oldham
Coming of age stories resonate more profoundly when they mirror the lived reality of a real person. That’s why the firecracker of a play, Hail Mary/Maria, that’s just begun its far too short run at Theater Wit, is must-see theater for just about anybody who counts themselves as a member…
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