Theater openings in September
Indiana
August 31st, 7:00 pm, Hidden Gems: A Reading Series, Eric LaRue, Dunes Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oaks Drive, Michigan City. $10. FYI dunesarts.org
September 1st, 7:30 pm ET, Stageworks Staged Reading, seeds, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
September 16th, 2:00 pm, Abigail Adams: First Lady of Firsts starring Leslie Goddard, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $30. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext. 1 or TheatreAtTheCenter.com
September 17th, 7:00 pm, 4th Annual Voices from the Heartland, New Play Festival, Dunes Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oaks Drive, Michiana, IN. $10. FYI 219-879-7509 or https://dunesarts.ludus.com/index.php
September 25th, 7:30 pm, Misery, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $30. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
Illinois
September 1st, 6:00 pm, SOLD OUT, Raven Theatre's Season 44 Launch Party, Raven Theater, 6157 N. Clark, Chicago. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/34415/production/1284016?performanceId=11844530
September 2nd, 7:00 pm, Come from Away, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
September 3rd, Bill W. and Dr. Bob, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts om Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. Skokie. Tickets start at $65. FYI www.ticketmaster.com.
September 4th, 7:00 pm, Mean Girls, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
September 5th, 8:00 pm, Promethean Theatre Ensemble presents Chicago Premiere, Blood of the Lamb, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. $35, $25 Seniors/Students. FYI (773) 697-3830 or https://www.prometheantheatre.org
September 10th, 7:00 pm, World Premiere, Black Girl from a White Suburb, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
September 10th, 7:00 pm, a remount of Birds of North America, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets on sale August 4th. FYI (312) 943-8722 or aredorchidtheatre.org
September 10th, 7:30 pm, The Birth of the Pill, TimeLine Theatre, 5035 N. Broadway (at Argyle), Chicago. FYI (773) 281-8463 x1 or timelinetheatre.com.
September 11th, 7:00 pm, Dirty Dancing, Broadway in Chicago's James N. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
September 11th, 7:30 pm, Citadel Theatre presents Eureka Day, Citadel Theatre is in residence in the West Campus of the Lake Forest School District at 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. $53.40. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
September 11th, 7:30 pm, The Swallow, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $30, $25 Students/Seniors. FYI https://www.openspacearts.org
September 12th, 8:00 pm, Idle Muse Theatre Company presents Witch, The Edge Off-Broadway Theater, 1133 W Catalpa Ave., Chicago. $20-$30. FYI (773) 340-9438 or IdleMuse.org
September 13th, 3:00 pm, You Can't Fake the Funk: A Journey Through Funk Music, Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. FYI (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org
September 13th, 6:00 pm, The Humanities, Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI boxoffice@victorygardens.org.
September 13th, 7:30 pm, Definition Theatre presents, How We Got On, Definition at 55th, 1160 E 55th Street, (Hyde Park), Chicago. Tickets start at $30. FYI definitiontheatre.org/plus
September 14th, 7:30 pm, Porchlight Music Theatre presents NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1976, Richard Christiansen Theater, at The Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.
September 15th, 7:00 pm, World Premiere, The 7 Fingers’ The Attic: Things I’ve Seen While Lying on My Back, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
September 16th, 7:00 pm, Broadway in Chicago & Kokandy Productions presents Jekyll and Hyde, Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. Tickets on sale in April, 2026. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
September 17th, 7:30 pm, Joffrey Ballet presents Liliom, Lyric Opera House, 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, Chicago. $44-$201. FYI www.joffrey.org
September 18th, 7:00 pm, Play On! Inspired by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
September 18th, 7:30 pm, World Premiere, The Front Page, Northlight Theatre, 1012 Church Street, Evanston. FYI (853) 563-8400 or www.northlight.org/subscribe
September 19th, 6:00 pm, Gregg Ostrin’s Kowalski, Lookingglass Theatre, Water Tower Water Works, 163 E Pearson St at Michigan Ave., Chicago. FYI (312) 337-0665 or www.lookingglasstheatre.org
September 19th, 7:30 pm, Ride the Cyclone, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights. Single tickets available later this year. FYI (847) 577-2121 or MetropolisArts.com/2627-season
September 20th, 3:30 pm, Prayer Circle, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $35-$50. FYI RedtwistTheatre.org.
September 22nd, 7:00 pm, World Premiere, Bonnie's Last Flight, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. RIVPass (ticket to all 3 shows) $95. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org
September 24th, 7:30 pm, Refracted Theatre Company presents I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire. Bookspan Theatre at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $40. FYI RefractedCo.com.
September 27th, 6:00 pm, Topdog/Underrdog, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
Wisconsin
September 9th, Murder Girl, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek, WI. Tickets on sale March 1st. FYI (920) 868-3287 or www.peninsulaplayers.com.
September 11th, Milwaukee Rep presents The World Goes 'Round, Stackner Cabaret, Associated Bank Theater Center. Building, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
September 22nd, Milwaukee Rep presents Footloose, Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center. Building, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Michigan
Elsewhere
September 9th, August Wilson's Fences, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
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