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THE NOTEBOOK WILL PLAY BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S JAMES M. NEDERLANDER THEATRE AUGUST 4 - 16

30 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch, along with Broadway In Chicago are thrilled to announce that single tickets for THE NOTEBOOK,…

YI Love Jewish and Arts Judaica Announce Chicago Premiere of A PEOPLE at Theater Wit June 18 – July 5

30 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

The South Florida based YI Love Jewish and Chicago-based Arts Judaica proudly join forces to present a limited engagement of the Chicago…

BTE marks 40 years with new season: 'Little Women," "Dial M for Murder" and “One Man, Two Guvnors”

30 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), announced it will…

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's The Red Lion - Bramble Arts Loft - Through May 16th

29 April 2026 in Now Playing

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre is proud to announce the cast and crew for their final show of season 14, THE…

Free Metra rides for all Broadway In Chicago Shows all summer

29 April 2026 in Theatre Buzz

Broadway In Chicago and Metra  are pleased to announce a new promotion featuring nine shows coming to Chicago this summer: CHICAGO THE MUSICAL, LES MISÉRABLES, SPAMALOT, KINKY…

Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater 50th Anniversary Celebration

29 April 2026 in Upcoming Dance

The world‑renowned Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, in residence at Northeastern Illinois University, brings the passionate, expressive rhythms of Spain…

Alone Together: Three Guys Fishing for Love in Stellar 'Eelpout!'

28 April 2026 in Theatre in Review

Shattered Globe’s world premiere of the delightful comedy “Eelpout!” delivers its punches with deceivingly understated skillfulness. Written by Paul W.…

Steppenwolf Theatre Announces LookOut Series' 10th Anniversary Season

28 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Steppenwolf's LookOut Series is proud to unveil its lineup for Summer 2026, marking ten years of steadfast dedication to Chicago performing artists…

Marriott Theatre to present LET'S HANG ON: A ROCK 'N SOUL PARTY June 1 and 2

28 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Four favorite singers of past Marriott Theatre concerts will unite on Monday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 2 for LET'S…

Review: The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt at Steppenwolf Theatre

28 April 2026 in Theatre in Review

A show somewhere between a play, standup act, memoir, and PowerPoint presentation. A show so chaotic you think it could…

GEE'S BEND, playing May 23 – June 7 at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center

27 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre today announced full casting and production team for its season-opening production of GEE'S BEND, the 2008 play by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, to…

BrightSide Theatre presents THE PRODUCERS, June 12 – 28, 2026

27 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Concluding BrightSide's 14th season will be THE PRODUCERS, the longest running Broadway musical comedy ever and the winner of 12 Tony…

Joffrey Ballet presents Chicago Premiere of Yuri Possokhov's EUGENE ONEGIN, June 4th-14th

27 April 2026 in Upcoming Dance

The Joffrey Ballet concludes its 2025-26 season with the highly anticipated Chicago Premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin, a richly layered and deeply human…

A Final Bow: Chicago Theatre Mourns Matt DeCaro

25 April 2026 in Theatre Buzz

The Chicago theater community is grappling with the sudden loss of Matt DeCaro, whose death early Saturday came as a…

Fault Shakes Up Chicago Shakespeare Theater with Fierce, Funny Chaos

25 April 2026 in Theatre in Review

Dark comedies built around relationship dynamics have always drawn me in because they reveal conflict with a kind of honesty…

At Writers Theatre, a Tech “Job” Too Toxic Shatters an Employee

24 April 2026 in Theatre in Review

A psychotherapist is held hostage by a gun-toting patient demanding he certify her as stable enough to return to work.…

Curious Theatre Branch Announces Beau O'Reilly's TALKING ABOUT GODARD, May 29 - June 28

24 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Curious Theatre Branch, launches its 38th Season, with the revival of Talking About Godard, written by Beau O’Reilly and directed by Beau O’Reilly with Briavael O’Reilly, May…

Announcing the 2026 Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards Nominees and Show Sponsor

24 April 2026 in Theatre Buzz

Broadway In Chicago is delighted to announce the 24 student nominees for Best Performer in an Actor and Actress role,…

Midsommer Flight to stage Shakespeare’s comedy AS YOU LIKE IT free in six Chicago parks June 27 – August 2

24 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

For its 13th free summer production, Midsommer Flight will present one of Shakespeare's most highly regarded and popular comedies. AS YOU…

Physical Theater Festival Chicago Announces Chicago Talent in this Year's Festival, June 1 - 7

23 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Physical Theater Festival Chicago, the city’s annual celebration of contemporary, movement-based performance, announces a bold lineup spotlighting local creativity. Each…

Intuit’s New Exhibits Spark Verve Through Art

23 April 2026 in BCS Spotlight

Gatecrashers. That’s the term newspapers nearly 100 years ago called the works of self-taught artists when they began “crashing the…

safronia soars at Lyric Opera

22 April 2026 in Theatre in Review

safronia at Lyric Opera of Chicago emerges as a deeply personal story of the Great Migration - one that resists…

At Steppenwolf, Windfall Doesn’t Cash In on Its Promise

21 April 2026 in Theatre in Review

Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s, Windfall arrives with all the promise its pedigree suggests. Written by Academy Award–winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin…

Redtwist’s Sobering ‘night Mother Asks Us to Look for the Unseen

21 April 2026 in Theatre in Review

Mother-daughter relationships are somehow deemed different.  More seminal than the bond between a father and son. More instinctive than between…

THE GREAT GATSBY is Now Playing at Cadillac Palace

21 April 2026 in Now Playing

Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce that the smash hit Broadway musical and global sensation, THE GREAT GATSBY, based on the beloved…

AstonRep Productions to stage US Premiere of Liisa Repo-Martell's new adaptation of Chekhov's UNCLE VANYA, June 18 – July 5 at the Edge Off-Broadway Theatre

21 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

AstonRep Productions, the theatre and film production company that has produced over 30 stage productions in Chicago, has announced it…

Premiere of OUT HERE at Court Theatre a Charming Deconstruction of Marriage and Musical

20 April 2026 in Theatre in Review

Everyone encounters many crossroads in their lives, where they make a choice that determines the future…and many people live to…

Steep Theatre Celebrates May the 4th with Reading of THE MAKING

20 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

On Monday, May the 4th, Steep Theatre will present the first public staged reading of playwright Dan Aibel's new work The…

Porchlight Music Theatre Announces its 2026 - 2027 Season

20 April 2026 in Upcoming Theatre

Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce its 32nd season launching in September at The Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., with the…

 

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