Theater openings in May
Indiana
May 1st, 7:30 pm, Double Wide Texas, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $30. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
May 8th, 7:30 pm, A Little Night Music, Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso. FYI (219) 548-4891 or MemorialOperaHouse.com
**** May 18th, 11:15 am, Theatre for Young Audiences presents The Frog Prince & The Princess: A Hoppy Tale, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $14.50. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext. 1 or TheatreAtTheCenter.com
**** May 22nd, 6:30 pm, Teen Fest, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 Chicago Street, Valparaiso. FYI https://chicagostreet.ludus.com/index.php
May 28th, 7:00 pm, Deathtrap, Dunes Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oaks Drive, Michiana, IN. $15-$35.. FYI 219-879-7509 or https://dunesarts.ludus.com/index.php
Illinois
May 2nd, 7:00 pm, The Wedding Singer, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights. $25-$49. FYI (847) 577-2121 or MetropolisArts.com
**** May 2nd, 11:00 am, Farewell Opportunity, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. Suggested for ages 5 & up. FYI www.filamenttheatre.org.
May 2nd, 7:30 pm, World Premiere, LOKI: The End of the Work Tour, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $25-$45. FYI www.lifelinetheatre.com.
May 6th, 7:30 pm, Chicago Premiere, Octet, Raven Theatre Company, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago. FYI www.raventheatre.com.
May 6th, 8:00 pm, 114th Main Stage Revue: Pandemonium...Please Hold, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets range from $40-$80. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
May 7th, 7:00 pm, Always...Patsy Cline, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
May 8th, 7:00 pm, South Pacific, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
May 8th, 7:30 pm, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble presents Birthday Candles, Playhouse Theatre, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/buffalo-theatre-ensemble/
May 8th, 7:30 pm, David's Redhaired Death, Northwestern University, Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Centers, Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts C Drive, Evanston. $12-$20. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/mfa-davids-redhaired-death/
May 8th, 7:30 pm, PrideArts presents Call Me Elizabeth, Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI www.pridearts.org.
**** May 9th, 11:00 am, Young People's Theatre of Chicago presents The Hula Hoopin' Queen, Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Tickets start at $37.50 Adults, $26.50 Children under 12. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/36644/production/1243885?performanceId=11656799
May 9th, 7:30 pm, SCARAMOUCHE: A MUSICAL IN TWO ACTS, City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, on the second floor (accessible via elevator) of the Edgewater Presbyterian Church. $33-$38. FYI (773) 293-3682 or www.citylit.org
May 11th, 5:00, The 2026 Michael Merritt Awards for Excellence in Design and Collaboration, UIC School of Theatre and Music, 044 West Harrison Street, Chicago. FYI www.merrittawards.com
May 11th, 7:00 pm, Furlough's Paradise, Remy Bumppo's Readings on Ravenswood, 1751 W. Grace, Chicago. Free but donation suggested. FYI RemyBumppo.org.
May 11th, 7:00 pm, Covenant, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
May 12th, 7:00 pm, Les Miserables, Broadway in Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
May 12th, 7:00 pm, World Premiere, Do Something Pretty, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. RIVPass (ticket to all 3 shows) $95. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org
May 14th, 5:00, Rivendell Benefit Bash, Sarabande, 2726 W. Roscoe, Chicago. $50-$5000. FYI https://app.givegrove.com/benefitbash26
May 14th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Premiere, An Enemy of the People, TimeLine Theatre, 5035 N. Broadway, Chicago. FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or visit timelinetheatre.com.
May 14th, 7:00 pm, The Conspirators present Tartuffe, or, The Charlatan, Stars & Garters, 3914 N. Clark, Chicago. $30. FYI Humanitix.com.
May 14th, 7:30 pm, First Floor Theater presents WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY, The Schwartz Stage at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago. $10 – $40. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com.
May 16th, 7:00 pm, Running with Coffee, Written and Performed by Eileen Byrne, Outer Lobby (East Wall Stage), Lookingglass Theatre Company, 163 Pearson Street, Chicago. $35. FYI (312) 337-0665 or www.lookingglasstheatre.org.
May 16th, 7:30 pm, The Golden Girls: The Cheese Pyramid: A Lost Episodes Parody, Hell in a Handbag, The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave., Chicago. FYI handbagproductions.org or buytickets.at/hellinahandbagproductions/2078392.
May 17th, 2:30 pm, Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents In the Continuum, Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen, Chicago. $35 Adults, $25 Seniors, $15 Youth 21 & under. FYI https://pegasustheatrechicago.org/productions/in-the-continuum-2026/
May 17th, 6:00 pm, A Red Orchid Theatre presents Hanna Kime’s The Targeted, The Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. FYI (312) 943-8722 or aredorchidtheatre.org
May 18th, 7:00 pm, Laughs in Spanish, Remy Bumppo's Readings on Ravenswood, 1751 W. Grace, Chicago. Free but donation suggested. FYI RemyBumppo.org.
May 20th, 7:00 pm, Spamalot, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
May 21st, 7:30 pm, [producingbody] presents Chicago Premiere, Spaceman, The Edge Off-Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa, Chicago. $15-$45. FYI producingbody.com.
May 24th, 3:00 pm, Gee's Bend, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. $32. Tickets on sale later this year. FYI (847) 866-5914 or www.fjtheatre.com
May 31st, 6:00 pm, Damn Yankees, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre at The Fred Anzevino Theatre, 721 Howard Street Evanston. (773) 939-4101 or www.theo-u.com
Wisconsin
May 26th, 7:30 pm, Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Michigan
Elsewhere
International
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