Thursday, 23 January 2025 22:41
Lookingglass Theatre Company Shares 2025 Performances, Post-show Discussion, Events, Updates and MORE
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Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company is proud to share its current 2025 season including two mainstage productions, Circus Quixote, January 30 – March 30, and Iraq, But Funny, May 29 – July 20; a wide variety of Circus Quixote accessibility, education and community events including juggling workshops, a Latine Night and talkbacks in collaboration with Teatro Vista and…
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Saturday, 18 January 2025 22:38
Drury Lane Theatre launches 2025/26 Season with the thrilling Chicago Regional Premiere of The Da Vinci Code
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Drury Lane Theatre opens its 2025/26 with the thrilling Chicago Regional Premiere of The Da Vinci Code, based on the novel by Dan Brown, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, and directed by Elizabeth Margolius. Witness the action-packed novel live on stage as Professor Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu race against the clock to unlock the secrets of Da Vinci,…
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Friday, 17 January 2025 22:36
Joffrey Ballet presents two World Premieres in upcoming 'Golden Hour' mixed rep program
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This winter, The Joffrey Ballet presents Golden Hour, a radiant mixed repertoire program of warmth and splendor. Featuring world premieres by Yuri Possokhov and Dani Rowe, the return of Cathy Marston, and an audience favorite by Nicolas Blanc, the curated program welcomes audiences in from the cold to experience the light of these four immersive works. Golden Hour will be…
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Thursday, 16 January 2025 22:34
Marriott Theatre Kicks off Spectacular 50th Anniversary Season with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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Chicagoland's longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, officially kicks off its spectacular 50th Anniversary Season with one of the most enduring and beloved musicals of all time, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, previewing on Wednesday, February 5, opening on Wednesday, February 12 at 7pm and running through March 30. Directed and choreographed by Jeff Award nominee Amber Mak (Marriott…
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Monday, 20 January 2025 11:55
XAVIER MORTIMER: MASTER OF MAGIC Now On Sale
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Broadway In Chicago and Starvox Touring are excited to announce individual tickets for XAVIER MORTIMER: MASTER OF MAGIC are now on sale. XAVIER MORTIMER: MASTER OF MAGIC will play the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited engagement, March 21-23. Xavier Mortimer, the illusionist who starred in Cirque du Soleil’s production – MICHAEL JACKSON ONE,…
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Friday, 10 January 2025 13:09
Drury Lane Theatre brings the music of Carole King to the stage with its stellar cast of Beautiful, beginning January 29
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Drury Lane Theatre is thrilled to announce casting for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, a heartwarming journey through Carole King's inspirational life story, where her music shines as a beacon of hope and personal growth, playing January 29 – March 23, 2025. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical features a book by Douglas McGrath, words and music by Gerry Goffin, Carole…
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Thursday, 09 January 2025 13:06
Announcing 42 BALLOONS, a soaring original musical inspired by an unbelievable true story
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces today an exciting addition to the 2024/25 season: the North American premiere of the new musical 42 Balloons. From the multi-award-winning producers Kevin McCollum (Oh, Mary!, Rent), Andy Barnes and Wendy Barnes (SIX), and Sonia Friedman Productions (Merrily We Roll Along), 42 Balloons is an '80s-inspired musical based on the unbelievable true story of Larry Walters' daring lawn…
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Monday, 23 December 2024 13:03
Presenting AVAAZ, written and performed by Emmy Award nominee Michael Shayan
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Olney Theatre Center's production of Avaaz, a "powerful, defiant, celebratory" (Washington Post) exploration of family and the immigrant experience. The production is written and performed by Emmy Award nominee and Out Magazine OUT 100 honoree Michael Shayan and directed by Tony Award nominee Moritz von Stuelpnagel, and runs January 21– February 9, 2025 in the…
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Wednesday, 08 January 2025 12:45
Court Theatre presents A Raisin in the Sun for the first time in company's history
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Court Theatre – under the continuing leadership of Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, with interim artistic leadership from Senior Artistic Producer Gabrielle Randle-Bent and Senior Managing Producer Heidi Thompson Saunders – is thrilled to present Lorraine Hansberry's masterpiece A Raisin in the Sun, New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play…
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Tuesday, 07 January 2025 12:25
Steppenwolf Theatre Presents FOOL FOR LOVE - January 30 – March 16, 2025
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to present a searing revival of Sam Shepard's dark and beautiful masterpiece Fool for Love, directed by Jeremy Herrin, playing January 30 – March 16, 2025 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. Single tickets are now on sale at steppenwolf.org or the Box Office…
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Monday, 06 January 2025 12:22
Writers Theatre to present Frida...A Self Portrait, opening January 31st
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Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Artistic Director Braden Abraham, continues its 2024/25 Season with Frida...A Self Portrait, starring acclaimed writer and performer Vanessa Severo as both herself and legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, directed by Joanie Schultz. Frida...A Self Portrait will run January 23 – February 23, 2025 in the Alexandra C. and John D.…
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Monday, 06 January 2025 12:20
Invictus Theatre Company announces its 2025 season
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Invictus Theatre Company has announced programming for its 2025 season, its second in residence at the Windy City Playhouse. As in previous seasons, the company will present a mix of Shakespeare and landmark contemporary American dramas, all with insights that are applicable to the present. Additionally, the plays comprising the 2025 season…
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Thursday, 02 January 2025 12:14
Submissions Open for 2025 CHICAGO MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL - Returning April 3 – 6, 2025 at The Chopin Theatre
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Kokandy Productions is pleased to open submissions for the 2025 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival (CMTF), returning April 3 – 6, 2025 on The Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago. Five finalists will be chosen to perform concert presentations during the 2025 Festival, a vital opportunity for new musical development in Chicago. Submission…
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