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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Tuesday, 31 March 2026 11:23
Steppenwolf Welcomes Laura Benanti & Alex Edelmen for Two Limited Comedy Engagements!
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Get ready for a summer of laughs as Steppenwolf Theatre Company welcomes award-winning performers Laura Benanti and Alex Edelman for two limited comedy engagements. First up, direct from an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe and two sold-out Off-Broadway runs comes Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, playing five performances August…
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Tuesday, 31 March 2026 11:15
PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE ADDS THIRD PERFORMANCE OF THE PORCHLIGHT IN CONCERT PRODUCTION OF FOLLIES, FEATURING BROADWAY VETERANS AND CHICAGO THEATRE FAVORITES APRIL 25 AND 26 AT THE STUDEBAKER THEATER
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Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce a third performance, Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m., of its Porchlight in Concert production of Follies. Follies will now play Saturday, April 25 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m. at the Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Ave. The star-studded cast includes Michelle Duffy (Broadway’s Leap of Faith, Drury…
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Friday, 27 March 2026 12:21
Steppenwolf Theatre Presents CATCH AS CATCH CAN – June 4 – July 12, 2026 – Chicago Premiere!
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to conclude its 50th Anniversary Season with the Chicago premiere of Mia Chung's theatrical tour-de-force Catch as Catch Can, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton, playing June 4 – July 12, 2026 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. Single tickets are now on sale at steppenwolf.org or the…
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Wednesday, 25 March 2026 14:45
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Presents Spring 2026 Concert Series "URGENT MOTION/SHARED GROUND" at the Dance Center of Columbia College
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Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 Concert Series, URGENT MOTION/SHARED GROUND, presented by the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave. Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 2 at 12 p.m. Tickets are $10 -…
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Monday, 30 March 2026 14:31
THE TONY AWARD®-WINNING MUSICAL SUFFS IS MARCHING INTO BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S CIBC THEATRE JULY 7-19 - Tickets on Sale now!
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Broadway In Chicago is excited to announce that single tickets for the first national tour of SUFFS, the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical about the passionate American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote, will go on sale Monday, March 30. The inspiring, award-winning musical will play Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited two-week…
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Thursday, 26 March 2026 11:23
Opera Festival of Chicago Returns this June
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The Opera Festival of Chicago announces its sixth season with the theme Bohemian Tragedy and that tickets are now on sale for the 2026 season, June 13 - July 5. The 2026 Opera Festival of Chicago kicks off with its leading artists in concert in Very Verismo! on Saturday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Jarvis…
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Thursday, 26 March 2026 12:17
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble continues its 30th Anniversary Season with the World Premiere of Do Something Pretty
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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Chicago's only professional theater that seeks to advance women through the power of storytelling, announces the cast for the world premiere of Do Something Pretty by Melissa Ross (The Luckiest, Thinner Than Water, Nice Girl, A Life Extra Ordinary), directed by Rivendell favorite, Jessica Fisch (The Firebirds Take the Field, I Wanna F**king Tear…
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Wednesday, 25 March 2026 12:06
Paramount presents South Pacific, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved WWII tropical musical, April 29-June 14
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Aurora’s Paramount Theatre returns to one of the reasons it’s become the largest subscription theater in the U.S. – producing and presenting bold reinventions of classic American musicals – with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Performances of Paramount’s 2025-26 Broadway Series finale are April 29-June 14, 2026. Get ready for one…
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Tuesday, 24 March 2026 13:24
TimeLine Theatre announces AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, the inaugural production at its new home in Uptown, May 6-June 7
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The Chicago premiere of Amy Herzog’s new version of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, directed by TimeLine Company Member Ron OJ Parson, is the long-awaited inaugural production at TimeLine Theatre’s new home at 5035 N. Broadway in Chicago. Previews start May 6. Performances run through June 7. Single tickets are on sale now.…
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Tuesday, 24 March 2026 12:17
First Floor Theater Announces Chicago Premiere "Work Hard Have Fun Make History"
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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 Stage at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. Tickets…
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Tuesday, 24 March 2026 12:29
Music of Remembrance (MOR) presents the world premiere of The Dialogue of Memories - New Opera Brings Elie Wiesel to the Stage for the First Time
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Music of Remembrance (MOR) presents the world premiere of The Dialogue of Memories, a new opera by composer Tom Cipullo and acclaimed Chicago Tribune journalist Howard Reich, on a three-city U.S. tour this May. The work marks the first time Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel is portrayed as a character in an opera, drawing on Reich's real-life friendship…
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Tuesday, 24 March 2026 12:22
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