Wednesday, 30 September 2026 15:20
Backyard Theatre Company’s Red Bike - Berger Park Coach House Theatre - Through October 24th
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Red Bike is an intimate, movement‑driven play that follows a young person navigating a town transforming faster than they can comprehend. Told through memory, motion, and the rhythm of a bicycle, the play traces The Kid’s journey through shifting streets, storefronts, neighborhoods, and the larger questions of money, power, childhood,…
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Tuesday, 29 September 2026 15:15
Lookingglass announces new leadership team
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Lookingglass Theatre Company today announced a new leadership structure that brings together four longtime members of its acclaimed ensemble and new Board leadership, marking an exciting next chapter for the Tony Award-winning Chicago theater company. Ensemble Members Ericka Ratcliff and David Catlin have been elected Co-Artistic Directors. Former Lookingglass Creative…
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Monday, 28 September 2026 20:31
Steppenwolf’s Topdog/Underdog: When History Deals the Cards
Written by Wesley David
Susan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/Underdog, the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, is the kind of play that changes depending on when—and how many times—you see it. Directed by Kenny Leon, this revival stars Tony nominee Glenn Davis as Lincoln and Namir Smallwood as Booth, two brothers whose names alone tell us that Parks is…
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Friday, 25 September 2026 16:38
'I’m Going to Marry You Tobey Maguire,' Full of Laughs, Ends With a Fizzle
Written by Bill Esler
Here’s a play that should be really good, based on its reputation alone. Written by Chicago comedy writer Samantha Hurley, I’m Going to Marry You Tobey Maguire premiered off Broadway at The Cell Theater in 2023. Now Refracted Theatre Company has mounted it at The Den Theatre in Chicago, bringing its…
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Thursday, 24 September 2026 13:07
League of Chicago Theatres announces "It's Theatre Season" and celebrates the industry's impact
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The League of Chicago Theatres announces the return of It's Theatre Season, a campaign inviting Chicagoans and visitors to discover something new on stages across the city and suburbs while supporting the theatres that make Chicago one of the country's great theatre communities. Through the campaign, the League brings together…
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Friday, 25 September 2026 10:52
ALL THINGS EQUAL: THE LIFE AND TRIALS OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG 2027 NATIONAL TOUR - tickets now on sale
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Innovation Arts & Entertainment, along with Broadway In Chicago, are thrilled to announce single tickets for ALL THINGS EQUAL: THE LIFE AND TRIALS OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG (www.allthingsequalrbg.com), will go on sale Friday, September 25. Produced by Scott Stander, the production that has toured more than 40 cities nationwide to…
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Tuesday, 22 September 2026 23:27
Teatro Vista Productions announces season
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Teatro Vista Productions, the Midwest's only Latine-led Equity theatre company, led by Executive Director Lorena Diaz and Artistic Director Wendy Mateo in collaboration with Associate Artistic Director Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel, announces its 2026-27 Season. The season opens with the groundbreaking live looping hip-hop musical Mexodus, November 7-21, 2026, presented by Studebaker…
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Monday, 21 September 2026 23:09
Arts in the Dark Parade moves to Columbus Drive due to dynamic growth, Oct. 24
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LUMA8 and the City of Chicago return with the 12th Annual Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, a family-friendly celebration of Chicago’s cultural landscape and creative spirit, featuring unique floats, spectacle puppets, and all forms of artistic performance on Saturday, October 24, from 6-8 p.m. along Columbus Drive, with the…
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Thursday, 24 September 2026 12:12
Lookingglass’ Kowalski Ignites a Battle of Wits Between Two Icons
Written by Angelo Campos
Lookingglass Theatre’s production of Kowalski offers a gripping, fictionalized glimpse into the first meeting between two theater greats: Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando. Set in 1947 in a dilapidated beach house, the plot revolves around the legendary playwright as he puts the finishing touches on his landmark work, A Streetcar…
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Wednesday, 23 September 2026 18:49
Detroit ’67: A Basement Becomes a City on the Brink
Written by Wesley David
Detroit was burning in the summer of 1967, inside one basement, life was still going on. That contrast is at the heart of Dominique Morisseau’s Detroit ’67, now being produced by Pulse Theatre Company in residence at eta Creative Arts Foundation. Directed by Pulse Executive Artistic Director Aaron Reese Boseman,…
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Wednesday, 23 September 2026 13:06
Now Boarding: Bonnie’s Last Flight, a Sky‑High Comedy with Real Heart
Written by Ken Payne
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble closes its milestone 30th season with Bonnie’s Last Flight, a sly, sky‑high comedy set during a flight attendant’s final day on the job - a blend of sharp satire and warm, traditional character comedy that’s genuinely, disarmingly funny. Jan has always carried a quiet love for writing,…
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Sunday, 20 September 2026 02:02
Chicago Shakes' Play On!: With a Syncopated Harlem Beat
Written by Wesley David
There are some productions you watch, and then there are productions that make your heart swoon and your toe tap. Sheldon Epps’ Play On! is definitely the latter. Now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, this exuberant musical takes Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, moves it to 1930s Harlem, adds the extraordinary music…
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Tuesday, 22 September 2026 16:29
Step Right Up and Ride the Cyclone (The Musical) at Metropolis Arlington Heights
Written by Anne Rakowiecki
If anyone has ever told you to buckle up and enjoy the ride, they were talking about life—and even if they didn’t know it, they were talking about Ride the Cyclone, the musical. When six teenagers die in a rollercoaster accident and end up in purgatory, each arguing their case…
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