Celebrating 25 years, The Gift Theatre announces new ensemble members and the return of its annual new 10-minute works festival || Jennifer Aparicio, Shanésia Davis, Angela Morris, Jennifer Rumberger, Netta Walker and Patrick Weber join the ensemble || TEN 25th written, directed, and performed by various local artists to be presented March 25 – April 4, 2026 at A Red Orchid Theatre
MARC BRUNI SET TO DIRECT THE NEW MUSICAL ICEBOY! OR THE COMPLETELY UNTRUE STORY OF HOW EUGENE O’NEILL CAME TO WRITE THE ICEMAN COMETH || ***EMMY AWARD WINNER MEGAN MULLALLY STARS IN THE WORLD PREMIERE, JUNE 9 – JULY 19, 2026***
STRONG EARLY TICKET SALES FOR THEATER OF THE MIND, BY TALKING HEADS FRONTMAN DAVID BYRNE & WRITER MALA GAONKAR, WITH NEARLY 200 PERFORMANCE TIME SLOTS SELLING OUT IN FIRST TWO WEEKS || A CREATIVE TEAM OF BROADWAY VETERANS AND TECH EXPERTS IS SET FOR CHICAGO’S NEWEST DOWNTOWN CULTURAL ATTRACTION || Spring engagement at the Reid Murdoch Building, produced by Goodman Theatre as part of its Centennial 25/26 Season, begins March 11, 2026
OIL LAMP THEATER ANNOUNCES CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR THE OUTSIDER, JANUARY 23rd - FEBRUARY 22nd, DIRECTED BY SCOTT WESTERMAN || A Comedy of Campaign Chaos Kicks Off the New Season
ON SALE NOW || The most Tony Award-winning Show of 2024. || The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. || STEREOPHONIC MAKES ITS CHICAGO PREMIERE AT THE CIBC THEATRE, 18 W. MONROE ST. || JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 8, 2026
TimeLine Theatre Company is pleased to announce that four new playwrights have joined its Playwrights Collective, the company’s new play incubator.
Love, laughter, and games of the heart: What you need to know about Mozart’s Così fan tutte || A dazzling ensemble brings opera’s ultimate romantic comedy to life, February 1 – 15, 2026
TIMELINE THEATRE NEW HOME UPDATE: CONSTRUCTION MORE THAN 75% COMPLETE AT 5035 N. BROADWAY IN UPTOWN, SIGHTS SET ON OPENING IN 2026
Two Additional Weeks of Performances! Steppenwolf Theatre Company's AMADEUS, Written by Peter Shaffer, Directed by Robert Falls || Now Extended Through Sunday, January 25th
ROBERT FALLS’ CAST IS SET FOR HOLIDAY, RICHARD GREENBERG’S CRACKLING CONTEMPORARY ADAPTATION OF PHILIP BARRY’S CLASSIC PLAY, APPEARING JANUARY 31st – MARCH 1st || **RAMMEL CHAN, CHRISTIANA CLARK, ALEJANDRA ESCALANTE, JESSIE FISHER, BRYCE GANGEL, MOLLY GRIGGS, ERIK HELLMAN, JORDAN LAGE, LUIGI SOTTILE AND WESLEY TAYLOR TO APPEAR IN THE WORLD PREMIERE BY THE TONY AWARD-WINNING PLAYWRIGHT**
