Tuesday, 07 April 2026 11:36
City Lit Theatre Presents SCARAMOUCHE, playing May 1 – June 14
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George Sidney, the prolific 20th Century movie director who helmed the 1952 movie version of Rafael Sabatini's 1921 novel SCARAMOUCHE as well as Hollywood musicals from SHOW BOAT to VIVA LAS VEGAS, is reported to have said, "I always thought SCARAMOUCHE should be a musical." And now it is. The world premiere…
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Tuesday, 07 April 2026 11:16
League of Chicago Theatres welcomes Spring with the return of Deal Hunt - Dozens of participating shows are offering an additional $5 off already discounted tickets on Hot Tix
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The League of Chicago Theatres announces the popular spring theatre promotion Deal Hunt, bringing audiences the best of Chicago theatre at unbeatable prices. Redeemable from April 14-22, 2026, Hot Tix patrons receive an extra $5 off already-discounted theater tickets for participating performances throughout the Spring season by using the code "Deal Hunt" at www.HotTix.org. Marissa…
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Monday, 06 April 2026 12:40
WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY from First Floor Theater - May 7th - June 6th
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Chicago’s First Floor Theater today announced the cast and production team for the Chicago Premiere production of WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY, written by reid tang and directed by Tina El Gamal, running May 7 – June 6, 2026 (previews May 7, 9, 10, and 13) on The Schwartz…
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Monday, 06 April 2026 12:30
Wild Door Theater's MAYBE TOMORROW - Studio B at The Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture - Through May 24th
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Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Max Mondi and directed by Andrew Gallant, April 13 - May 24, in Studio B at The Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture, 2936 N. Southport Ave. The performance schedule is Fridays…
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Monday, 06 April 2026 12:24
Trap Door Theatre Presents: Le Bal, Opening May 14th
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Trap Door Theatre is thrilled to conclude its mainstage work of their 32nd season with a reimagination of the Ettore Scola film Le Bal, directed and devised by guest director from California, Stephen Buescher. Le Bal will play May 14 – June 20, 2026 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W…
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Monday, 06 April 2026 12:10
TUTA Theatre Presents Crime and Punishment May 7th - June 28th
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TUTA Theatre announced today it will mount the 90-minute, three actor adaptation for the stage of Dostoevsky's CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus. TUTA's production will be performed on their intimate home stage at 4670 N. Manor, Chicago, from May 7 through June 28. This adaptation, which…
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Sunday, 05 April 2026 16:38
Intriguing ‘The Sugar Wife’ Is Well Produced, But Its Restraint Is Limiting
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The Artistic Home’s U.S. premiere of this 2024 revival by Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, “The Sugar Wife” is intellectually engaging but rather unemotional given its subject lines: marital infidelity, slavery, sexploitation, hypocrisy. Perhaps that goes with its Quaker storyline, a denomination known for an ascetic simplicity and rigorous moral discernment before engaging…
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Saturday, 04 April 2026 14:07
Lazy Susan Theatre Co. presents moonwatchers at Greenhouse Theater Center April 30th - May 17th
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The journey to the moon has begun! Name a better time to send a press invite to moonwatchers! Written by Nigel Berkeley and Corey Farrell and directed by Nealie Tinlin running from April 30th, 2026 – May 17th, 2026 at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. This is a Chicago premiere! moonwatchers was…
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Friday, 03 April 2026 13:43
Poor Behavior - Oil Lamp Theatre - Through May 10th
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Oil Lamp Theater, currently presenting the highly recommended political comedy The Outsider through February 22, is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its next production of its 2026 season, Poor Behavior, written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Lauren Katz, April 10 - May 10, at Oil…
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Saturday, 04 April 2026 13:29
American Blues Theater concludes season with Always...Patsy Cline
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American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Executive Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, concludes its 40th anniversary season with the hit jukebox musical Always...Patsy Cline created by Ted Swindley, with band and vocal orchestrations by August Eriksmoen and Tony Migliore. The production is directed by Harmony France, with music direction by Ensemble Member Michael Mahler. Always...Patsy Cline runs May 1 – June 7, 2026, at American…
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Friday, 01 May 2026 13:24
PrideArts to present newly expanded version of Kayla Boye's CALL ME ELIZABETH May 8-10
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CALL ME ELIZABETH, a one-woman show about the life of Elizabeth Taylor, will be presented May 8-10 by PrideArts at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted. The critically acclaimed production, written and performed by Kayla Boye and directed by Michael Weber, returns by popular demand in an expanded two-act version. PrideArts presented the previous one-act version…
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Under the leadership of Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director Avery Willis Hoffman and Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, Court Theatre is proud to announce its 72nd season. As America marks 250 years of nationhood, Court Theatre, as Chicago's premier stage for classic work, responds with a season that examines our shared pursuit of Life…
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Nearly a decade after it first upended the American musical, Hamilton returns to Chicago’s CIBC Theatre as part of Broadway In Chicago’s 2026 season, and its cultural voltage hasn’t dimmed one bit. Inspired by Ron Chernow’s book, Alexander Hamilton, Lin‑Manuel Miranda’s genre‑shifting epic — part biography, part political thriller, part…
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