Thursday, 09 July 2026 13:35
Production of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Does Not Fully Recognize Its Importance at Oak Park Festival
Kerstin Broockmann
It is possible that Oak Park Festival Theatre’s production of Oscar Wilde’s 1895 “trivial comedy for serious people,” The Importance of Being Earnest, was suffering from some opening night jitters and that the actors will settle in and trust the verbal comedy in the script, but on this beautiful evening…
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Friday, 10 July 2026 00:09
The Beautiful Overthinking of Gary Gulman’s 7th Hour
Written by Ken Payne
Gary Gulman brings his new tour, 7th Hour: An All New Standup Show, to The Den Theatre, offering Chicago audiences a chance to see a comic who has spent decades refining the long-form, slow-burn style that has become unmistakably his. His five sold-out shows over the weekend are being recorded…
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Suffs is a musical about history, yes, but more importantly, it is a musical about momentum: who creates it, who resists it (and why), who gets left behind by it, and what it costs to keep pushing it forward. Set during the height of the women’s suffrage movement in the…
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Tuesday, 07 July 2026 13:49
Oil Lamp Theatre to present I Love You Because August 14 - September 13
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Oil Lamp Theater, currently presenting The Last Five Years, now extended through July 19, is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its next production, I Love You Because, August 14 - September 13, book and lyrics by Ryan Cunningham, music by Joshua Salzman and orchestrations by Larry Hochman, directed by Scott Shallenbarger and music directed by Aaron Kahn, at Oil…
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Wednesday, 08 July 2026 12:40
Great Lakes Operetta presents Orpheus in the Underworld at Bramble Arts Loft July 10-19
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Great Lakes Operetta is delighted to present its first full-length, fully-staged operetta, Jacques Offenbach’s seminal work, Orpheus in the Underworld! Originally premiering as Orphée aux enfers, this musical spoof of the Orpheus myth was the Hadestown of 1858’s Paris and had a cultural impact comparable to Hamilton or Phantom of the Opera. It is often considered the first operetta…
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Thursday, 02 July 2026 12:46
Jekyll & Hyde - Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place - Through October 8th
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Broadway In Chicago announced today that tickets for Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning revival of JEKYLL & HYDE will go on sale to the public Monday, July 6. Tickets, priced from $45 to $100 with a select number of premium seats available for all performances, may be purchased at www.BroadwayInChicago.com or in person at any Broadway In Chicago venue…
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Sunday, 09 August 2026 19:11
Mean Girls the Musical - Paramount Theatre - Through October 11th
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Break out your Burn Book and mark these dates: Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is launching its 15th Broadway Series with the Chicago-area premiere of Mean Girls, August 26-October 11, 2026. Opening Night is Friday, September 4 at 7 p.m. Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score, Mean…
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Wednesday, 01 July 2026 18:55
Absurdist Satire ‘Do You Feel Anger?’ Captures Toxicity in Workplace Today
Written by Bill Esler
Set in a debt collection call center, Do You Feel Anger? captures how a toxic workplace manifests itself in today’s theoretically more “enlightened” world. Much of that toxicity, at least in this 2019 script by Mara Nelson-Greenberg, is propelled by male bonding and power. But it’s not an oppressive tale.…
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Tuesday, 30 June 2026 17:11
Goodman’s Iceboy! Is a Full‑Tilt Blast of Comic Mayhem
Written by Ken Payne
Goodman Theatre’s Iceboy! arrives as a gleefully off the rails musical that blends Broadway glamour, Neanderthal chaos, and theatrical myth making into one of the most delightfully strange premises to hit Chicago in years. It’s a satire, a love letter to showbiz, and a playful reimagining of how Eugene O’Neill…
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Tuesday, 30 June 2026 09:35
All The World's a Stage and Chicago Merely The Best Player: 'As You Like It' in Chicago Parks this summer
Written by Kendall Royzen
Is there anything more alluring than a summer night in Chicago? The lakefront beaches, the meandering pathways, the festivals and street foods, the hidden gardens where free art productions are staged, whatever you like, you can find it in the city during summer evenings. There is no shortage of parks…
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Sunday, 28 June 2026 14:20
Opera Festival of Chicago Delivers an Assured, Full‑Hearted La Bohème
Written by Kimberly Katz
Opera Festival of Chicago continues its season with two mainstage productions - La Bohème and Adriana Lecouvreur - each featuring the Opera Festival of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus and performed at the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. I had the…
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Friday, 26 June 2026 12:04
A Quietly Ravishing Night: Marriott’s A Little Night Music
Written by Kimberly Katz
Marriott Theatre’s in‑the‑round intimacy turns A Little Night Music - which premiered on Broadway in 1973 and later became a 1977 film - into a quietly seductive swirl of glances, secrets, and second chances, the kind of production where the waltz feels like its own character. Under the soft glow of…
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Tuesday, 23 June 2026 15:04
Goodman Theatre’s Summer: Musicals, Park Performances & New Voices
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Goodman's Centennial 25/26 Season concludes on a high note, with programming for all ages, interests and neighborhoods. The theater announces its 4th annual partnership with Chicago Park District's "Night Out in the Parks" to bring The Lizard y El Sol, a Theater for the Very Young (TVY) play, into 12 public spaces…
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