Monday, 21 September 2026 12:18
Definition's How We Got On: A Mixtape for the Stage
Written by Wesley David
What happens when three young people discover hip-hop and realize they might have something to say? Idris Goodwin’s How We Got On, directed by Definition Theatre Artistic Director Tyrone Phillips, answers that question with rhythm, humor, attitude and plenty of heart. Think of it as a mixtape for the stage…
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Sunday, 20 September 2026 15:07
Northlight Delivers a Headline-Making, Hilarious Front Page
Written by Angelo Campos
Northlight Theatre opened its new venue with Jeffrey Hatcher’s smart, rejuvenated adaptation of The Front Page. Commissioned by Artistic Director BJ Jones, this world-premiere production is the first play to be performed in their new Evanston home and proves to be the ideal piece to launch the company’s exciting new…
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Saturday, 19 September 2026 16:10
Overshadowed's Flame of Fire Finds Humanity, Strength, and Forgiveness in a Tragic Chapter of Missionary History
Written by Ken Payne
Overshadowed Productions’ Flame of Fire revisits one of the most polarizing true stories in mid‑century missionary history, and the result is a tense, deeply human portrait of faith, conviction, and consequence. Written by Artistic Director Reba Hervas, the play draws not only from the well‑known documentary Beyond the Gates of…
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Friday, 18 September 2026 01:00
Cast and Production Team Announced for Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's THE NICETIES, October 31 – November 15
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Fleetwood -Jourdain Theatre, an award-winning theatre company that has been thrilling audiences with over four decades of unique, inspirational, and invigorating Black American and African Diaspora-centered storytelling, has announced the cast and production team for the final production of its 2026 season. THE NICETIES, a two-character play by Eleanor Burgess, follows a 20-year-old…
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Friday, 18 September 2026 00:56
Goodman’s centennial is its all‑time most successful year, with 300,000 patrons at 4,000 performances & events
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The Goodman wraps its 2025/2026 Centennial Season, an unprecedented line-up marking the 100th anniversary of Chicago's flagship not-for-profit theater, as the most successful in its history. Today, the theater released its "A Century of Impact" report, detailing milestone programming and attendance figures (a full annual report, including audited financials, will be…
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Saturday, 19 September 2026 00:30
Class is back in session with Victory Gardens’ World Premiere of The Humanities
Written by John Accrocco
Coincidentally (or not), Victory Gardens’ new play about a controversial campus speaker opens just days after the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Returning from a lengthy hiatus, Victory Gardens once again lights up the Biograph Theater with the world premiere of Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s new play “The Humanities”. This…
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Thursday, 17 September 2026 01:25
Kokandy Productions’ Jekyll & Hyde: A Fearless Reworking Elevated
Written by Ken Payne
Kokandy Productions’ Jekyll & Hyde, now presented by Broadway In Chicago at the Broadway Playhouse, arrives with the momentum of a bona fide Chicago phenomenon. After its run at Chopin Theatre was extended again and again - an almost unheard of feat for an intimate, homegrown musical - the show…
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Wednesday, 16 September 2026 13:51
THE PRINCESS BRIDE to have Pre-Broadway World Premiere in Chicago July 19 - August 22, 2027
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Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago have announced the world-premiere of the new musical THE PRINCESS BRIDE will begin performances in Chicago next summer at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, from July 19-August 22, 2027.A miraculous blend of sword fights and satire, absurd fun and true romance, THE PRINCESS BRIDE has been both…
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Wednesday, 16 September 2026 11:41
MARRIOTT THEATRE REVEALS A 2027 SEASON OF SHOWSTOPPING MUSICALS AND BELOVED STORIES
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Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland's longest-running musical theatre, presents its 2027 subscription season featuring five thrilling and memorable musicals: Pippin, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Almost Heaven, Les Misérables and The Wiz. The season also includes three Theatre for Young Audiences productions and an engaging concert lineup. Beginning in 2027, Marriott Theatre will introduce new weekend…
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Tuesday, 15 September 2026 14:58
Kokandy Productions Concludes 2026 Season with A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: A PLAY WITH MUSIC November 5, 2026 – January 10, 2027 - Full Casting Announced!
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Kokandy Productions is pleased to conclude its 2026 Season with A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music, a live adaptation of Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel that brings the cult-classic "horrorshow" to visceral, pulsing, terrifying life. Directed by Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham, with music direction and original music by Sean Ellis and choreography by Breon Arzell , A Clockwork…
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Thursday, 10 September 2026 16:32
Go Behind The SCREAM: A Live Conversation with David Arquette following a 30th Anniversary screening of SCREAM, one-night-only at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, Saturday, October 24 at 8 p.m.
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Be part of a night filled with suspense, stories, and special moments this Halloween season when David Arquette goes Behind the SCREAM, a thrilling live conversation including a special 30th anniversary screening of the iconic horror film SCREAM. Legendary actor David Arquette, who played the beloved character Dewey Riley in the franchise, …
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Monday, 14 September 2026 16:24
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA - Do we listen to each other as much as birdsongs?
Written by Mary Beth Euker
Birds of North America, written by Anna Ouyang Moench, is a story of a father daughter relationship spanning a decade and weathering personal and worldwide conflicts while sharing their love of birdwatching. Admittedly family relationships can be tricky at best. Especially as children age into adulthood and make their own…
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Sunday, 13 September 2026 13:38
Gwydion Theatre Delivers More than a Satire in Lynn Nottage’s Por’ Knockers
Written by Bill Esler
Lynn Nottage is a skilled playwright, and prolific especially considering the high quality of her works: Pulitzer winners Ruined and Sweat. Or the remarkable By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, a kind of All About Eve with the starlet’s Black maid in the Eve role. And then Intimate Apparel, which…
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