Art Exhibition: Through the Lens: Larry Lapidus 1975 - 2025 at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts || Exhibition Dates: October 17th – November 21st

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND || METROPOLIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE’S GREASE, NOW EXTENDED THROUGH OCTOBER 26th || Head to Rydell High with the Pink Ladies and the Burger Palace Boys, for Grease, Directed by Dina DiCostanzo, Choreographed by Matthew Weidenbener and Music Directed by Kevin Reeks

Added Week of Performances! Steppenwolf Theatre Company Continues 50th Anniversary Season with AMADEUS, Written by Peter Shaffer, Directed by Robert Falls || Featuring ensemble members Ian Barford, Robert Breuler, Cliff Chamberlain, Ora Jones and Yasen Peyankov with David Darrow, Andrés Enriquez, Jodi Gage, Michael Kingston, Aaron Kirby, Greg Komorowski, Jaye Ladymore, Gregory Linington, John Lister, Matt Miles, Aja Singletary, Joey Slotnick, Sawyer Smith and Erica Stephan || Now Extended Through January 11th in Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater

Ballet 5.8 to present dance concert at GSU || Julianna Rubio Slager is happy to share a favorite work with Southland dance fans.

Chicago Fire FC II and MLS NEXT Pro today announced that Chicago Fire II forward Jason Shokalook was named to the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Best XI.

Chicago Fire FC Defender Christopher Cupps Named to United States U-17 Men’s National Team for 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup || The Homegrown defender will join 20 players under the direction of head coach Gonzalo Segares in the team’s FIFA-record 19th U-17 World Cup appearance

*** Recommended  Remy Bumppo’s latest production, "Wish You Were Here," is a series of vignettes about four female friends in Iran. Although the acting was outstanding, I was a little underwhelmed. I thought the vignettes, while interesting and even at times poignant, were rather superficial. I think maybe the play was about how hard it is to keep friendships going when times are tough, but maybe not. Maybe I missed the point playwright Sanaz Toossi was trying to make. 3 Spotlights

THREE EXCEPTIONAL SHOWS RETURN TO BROADWAY IN CHICAGO

Acclaimed violinist Timothy Chooi honored with Stradivari loan from the renowned Nippon Music Foundation in Japan || Chooi will play the Stradivarius 1714 “Dolphin." || Violin received from the Nippon Music Foundation in Tokyo, Japan following Chooi’s performances in Japan and South Korea

NAPERVILLE AUTHOR ANDREA BEATY’S BOOKS COME TO LIFE ON STAGE IN MUSICAL PRODUCTION “ADA TWIST, SCIENTIST & FRIENDS” AT THE MAC OCTOBER 24th