Theater openings in February
Indiana
February 4th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Rabbit Hole, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
February 7th, 7:00 pm, Footlight Players present Proof, Footlight Theater, 1705 Franklin St., Michigan City. $17. FYI www.footlightplayers.org
February 14th, 7:30 pm, Love Letters, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. FYI (219) 836-3255 Ext. 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com
February 14th, 8:00 pm, Rules for Living, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
February 28th, 7:30 pm, Once on This Island, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
February 28th, 7:30 pm, The Mad Ones, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 037-8780 or www.towletheater.org.
Illinois
February 3rd, 5:30 pm (Doors open at 5:00), The League of Chicago Theatres, in partnership with Choose Chicago, announces the Chicago Theatre Week Kick-off, Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Free and open to the public with advance registration at https://leagueofchicagotheatres.org/event/2025-chicago-theatre-week-kick-off-party/
February 3rd, 7:00 pm (doors open 6:30 pm), Remy Bumppo presents The Virgin Queen Entertains Her Fool, Readings on Ravenswood, Remy Bumppo Rehearsal Room, 1751 W. Grace St., Chicago. Free. FYI RemyBumppo.org
February 6th, 7:00 pm, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
February 7th, 7:30 pm, Chicago Premiere, Mercy Killing, QUEER EXPRESSION series, Open Space Arts. 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25.00 ($20 for seniors and students, $15 for OSA members). FYI www.openspacearts.org
February 7th, 8:00 pm, We Always Bounce Black: A Black Excellence Comedy Revue, The Second City, UP Comedy Club, 230 W North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper’s Alley, Chicago. Tickets start at $29. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
**** February 8th, 10:00 am, Bob Marley's Three Little Birds, Young People's Theatre of Chicago, The Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago. Adults $23.50, Children (12 & under) $25.50. FYI https://yptchi.org/buy-tickets
**** February 8th, 11:00 am, Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night's Dream, Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
February 8th, 3:00 or 7:00 pm, World Premiere, The Cave, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. $35-$50. FYI (312) 943-8722 or www.aredorchidtheatre.org
February 8th, 6:00 pm, Lookingglass Theatre Company in Association with Actors Gymnasium presents a World Premiere, Circus Quixote, Lookingglass Theatre, Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $30-$80. FYI LookingglassTheatre.org
February 8th, 6:00 pm, Fool for Love, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
February 8th, 7:30 pm, Lyric Premiere, Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
February 8th, 7:30 pm, A Raisin in the Sun, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
February 10th, 7:00 pm (doors open 6:30 pm), Remy Bumppo presents The Comeuppance, Readings on Ravenswood, Remy Bumppo Rehearsal Room, 1751 W. Grace St., Chicago. Free. FYI RemyBumppo.org
February 12th, 7:00 pm, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
February 14th, 7:30 pm, Eurydice, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. FYI at 708-755-3444 or www.dg.booktix.com.
February 14th & 15th, 7:30 pm, “INSIDIOUS: THE FURTHER YOU FEAR” – a live immersive horror experience. CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. $40-$105. FYI BroadwayInChicago.com.
February 16th, 6:00 pm, Gift Theatre presents World Premiere, CYGNUS, Filament Theatre (4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago. FYI 773-283-7071 or boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org
February 17th, 7:00 pm, Betrayal, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
February 18th, 7:00 pm, Clue, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
February 19th, 7:30 pm, A Lie of the Mind, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
February 20th, 7:30 pm, The Artistic Home presents Hedda Gabler, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Avenue., Chicago. $35. Tickets @ (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com. FYI www.theartistichome.org
February 20th, 7:30 pm, Golden Hour, including The Princess & the Pea by Dani Rowe, Heimat by Cathy Marston, Under the Trees' Voices by Nicholas Blanc & a world premiere by Yuri Possokhov, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
February 20th, 8:00 pm, First Floor Theater presents World Premiere, ONE PARTY CONSENT, The Den Theatre (1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com
February 21st, 7:30 pm, I and You, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
February 21st, 8:00 pm, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. $30. FYI (312) 275-5757 or TheFactoryTheater.com.
February 21st, 8:00 pm, Waitress, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
February 22nd, 10:00 am, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
February 23rd, 3:30 pm, William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $35. FYI RedtwistTheatre.org.
Elsewhere
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