Theater openings in July
Indiana
July 7th, 7:30 pm ET, Stageworks Staged Reading, The Christians, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
July 8th, 2:00 pm, Calvin Berger, Canterbury Summer Theatre, 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City. FYI (219) 874-4269 or e-mail info@canterburytheatre.org.
**** July 10th, 7:00 pm, Memorial Opera House's Penguin Project presents Disney's Finding Nemo Jr. Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso. $18-$20. FYI (219) 548-9137 or www.memorialoperahouse.com
July 10th, 7:30 pm, Ride the Cyclone The Musical, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $29.20. FYI https://chicagostreet.ludus.com/index.php
July 10th, 7:30 pm ET, The Drowsy Chaperone, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main Street, South Bend, IN. FYI (574) 234-1112 or boxoffice@sbct.org
July 16th, 7:00 pm ET, Dial M for Murder, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, 2515 E. Center Street, Warsaw, IN. FYI (574) 267-8041 or boxoffice@wagonwheelcenter.org
July 22nd, 2:00 pm, The Taffetas, Canterbury Summer Theatre, 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City. FYI (219) 874-4269 or e-mail info@canterburytheatre.org.
July 23rd, 7:00 pm, Avenue Q, Dunes Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oaks Drive, Michiana, IN. $15-$35. FYI 219-879-7509 or https://dunesarts.ludus.com/index.php
July 24th, Ross Summer Music Theatre presents Leap of Faith, Reinhart Auditorium, Merrillville High School, 276 E. 68th Place, Merrillville. FYI https://our.show/lof2026
July 30th, 7:30 pm, Cole Porter's Anything Goes, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, 2515 E. Center Street, Warsaw, IN. FYI (574) 267-8041 or boxoffice@wagonwheelcenter.org
Illinois
July 5th, 7:00 pm, Oak Park Festival Theatre presents Hamlet, in repertory with The Importance of Being Ernest, Austin Gardens, 167 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL $40, Seniors $30, Students $15, Children under 12 $5. FYI www.oakparkfestival.com
July 6th, 6:30 pm, Porchlight Music Theatre presents Broadway in your Backyard with Tafadzwa Diener, Nik Kmiecik, Juwon Tyrel Perry & Bethany Thomas, sponsored by Chicago Free for All Fund. Northcenter Town Square, 4100 N. Damen Ave., Chicago. Free. FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.
July 6th, 7:30 pm, PrideArts presents BEHIND THE CURTAIN: UNTOLD STORIES FROM CANADA’S TEAM BROADWAY, starring Craig Ramsay and Catherine Wreford, Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI (773) 661-0770 or https://www.pridearts.org
July 7th, 7:00 pm, Oak Park Festival Theatre presents The Importance of Being Ernest, in repertory with Hamlet, Austin Gardens, 167 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL $40, Seniors $30, Students $15, Children under 12 $5. FYI www.oakparkfestival.com
July 8th, 7:00 pm, Suffs, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
July 9th, 7:00 pm, JK Entertainment presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Catalyst Ranch, 648 W. Randolph St., Chicago. Recommended for ages 16 & over. FYI https://www.jkentertainment.org/tickets.
**** July 9th, 7:30 pm, Disney's The Lion King Jr., The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Drive, University Park, IL. $10 Adults, $5 Children 14 & under. FYI https://boxofficepurchase.govst.edu/ChooseSeats/53201?dm_i=74GG,K7DX,2X8...
July 10th, Footloose, 7:00 pm, MAC's Playhouse Theatre, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. $20, Students/Seniors $18. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/
July 10th, 8:00 pm, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's presents The Magic Parlor with Guest Artist Eric Jones, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago. $76-$106. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
July 11th, 7:30 pm, The Wizard of Oz, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $25-$49. FYI (847) 577-2121 or MetropolisArts.com
**** July 18th, 10:00 am, A Year with Frog and Toad, Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
July 17th, 7:30 pm, Definition Theatre presents the Amplify New Play Festival, Logan Center for the Arts, Screening Room, 915 E. 60th, (Hyde Park), Chicago. Tickets start at $30. FYI definitiontheatre.org/plus
July 18th, 7:00 pm, Kokandy Productions presents HAIR, Chopin Theater Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. Tickets go on sale February 2nd. FYI kokandyproductions.com.
July 18th, 7:30 pm, Sherwood's Merry Mateys, Lakeside Pavilion Free Outdoor Summer Series, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/shows/
July 19th, 3:00 pm, 4 Chairs Theatre presents Good People, Theater Wit, 1220 W. Belmont, Chicago. FYI 773-975-8150 or www.theaterwit.org.
July 23rd, 7:30 pm, Broadway in Chicago presents & Juliet, The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com
July 25th, 8:00 pm, Babes with Blades presents yo ho. The Edge Theater Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago. Tickets available March 3rd at 12:00 pm, $20-$25. FYI BabesWithBlades.org.
July 26th, 3:00 pm, In the Continuum, 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
Wisconsin
July 8th, 8:00 pm, The Mousetrap, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek, WI. FYI (920) 868-3287 or www.peninsulaplayers.com.
July 29th, 8:00 pm, Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek, WI. Tickets on sale March 1st. FYI (920) 868-3287 or www.peninsulaplayers.com.
Michigan
Elsewhere
July 16th, August Wilson's King Hedley II, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland, OR. FYI https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2026-plays/king-hedley-ii
**** July 17th, Disney's Newsies Jr., Family Series, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
International
**** Family Friendly