Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana:
January 23rd & 24th, 6:30 pm, Seedlings Theatre Company presents The Art of Murder: Interactive Mystery Dinner Theatre, The Hub NWI, 676 W. Division Road, Hebron, IN. $45-$50. FYI https://www.tixtree.com/e/the-art-of-murder-mystery-dinner-theatre-6739b3d48816?sc=364128042ca80970d796dd5c10dd8a1703e929321
January 24th, 7:30 pm ET, Poets & Playwrights Series: Oblates of Blues, Acting Ensemble, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka, IN. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
January 23rd through February 1st, Crazy Eights & That Other Person, Dinner & a double feature in our Studio Diner Theatre, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 Chicago Street, Valparaiso. FYI https://chicagostreet.ludus.com/index.php
Through February 9th, King James, Janet Allen Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington, Indianapolis. FYI www.irlive.com
Now Playing in Illinois:
January 19th, 1:00 pm, Collaboraction presents a free staged reading of Lawndale King, Willie Round’s powerful new play about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time living in Chicago’s North Lawndale community. Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago. FYI chicagohistory.org
January 21st, 5:15-6:45 pm, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Opening Night Prelude Reception, Fine Arts Building, 3rd Floor Balcony, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $125-$250. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org
January 21st, 8:30-10:15 pm, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Opening Night Post-Show Party, Fine Arts Building, Curtis Hall, 10th Floor, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $125-$250. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org
**** Through January 24th, Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen, Chicago. Tickets: $15-$30 on sale November 28th. FYI PegasusTheatreChicago.org.
January 22nd through 24th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents The Harlem Doll Palace, Alva Puppet Theatre (New York City/U.S.), Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts, Theater East, University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th St., Chicago. 10 & up. $35-$43. FYI alvapuppettheater.com/theharlemdollpalace. Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
January 22nd through 24th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents A Doll's House. Plexus Polaire (France/Norway), DePaul University’s Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 E. Balbo Dr., Chicago. $40-$48. FYI plexuspolaire.com/une-maison-de-poupe. Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
Through January 25th, Amadeus, Ensemble Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
January 22nd through 25th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents Rhynoceron, KT Shivak (Chicago/U.S.), Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $35-$43. FYI ktshivak.com. Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
January 22nd through 25th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents The Matchbox Shows, Laura Heit (Portland/U.S.), Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave., Chicago. 13 & up. $25-$33. FYI lauraheit.com/the-matchbox-shows, Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
January 22nd through 25th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents The 4th Witch, Manual Cinema (Chicago/U.S.), The Biograph’s Začek-McVay Mainstage, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. 12 & up. $40-$48. FYI manualcinema.com/work/the-4th-witch. Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
January 21st through 25th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents Dead as a Dodo, Wakka Wakka (Norway/U.S.), Studebaker Theater, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. 8 & up. $40- $48. FYI wakkawakka.org.dead-as-a-dodo. Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
January 25th, 11:30 am, Miss Holmes Returns, Concert Reading Series, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $103. FYI www.lifelinetheatre.com.
January 25th, 8:00 pm, January 26th, 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00 pm, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents Does a Dog Have Buddha Nature? Blair Thomas (Chicago/U.S.), Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $35-$45. Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
January 22nd through 28th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents La Méridienne, Théâtre de la Massue (France). Gourmet dinner plus puppet show, at a private location shared upon ticket purchase. 16 & up. $125; Purchase all 12 seats, get 10 percent off. FYI ezequiel-garcia-romeu.com/en/la-meridienne/. Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
January 23rd through 30th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents Nasty, Brutish & Short, Rough House Puppet Arts, (Chicago/International), Constellation, 3111 N. Western Ave., Chicago. 16 & up. $15-$20. FYI roughhousetheater.com/nbs. Tickets: chicagopuppetfest.org
January 21st through February 1st, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival presents Free Neighborhood Tour. Check website for dates, times & locations. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org
Through February 8th, Otherworld Theatre Company presents PROSPERA: A SCI-FI RETELLING OF SHAKESPEARE’S THE TEMPEST, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$30. FYI (773) 975-8150 or www.theaterwit.org
Through February 22nd, TimeLine Theatre Company presents Eureka Day, Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. FYI timelinetheatre.com, or www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Through February 22nd, Chicago Premiere, Birds of North America, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. $30-$50. FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.com.
January 22nd through February 22nd, Mary Jane, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org
January 23rd through February 22nd, The Outsider, Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. FYI OilLampTheater.org.
Through February 28th, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $99-$129. FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/
January 21st through March 8th, Lionel Bart’s Oliver! A Staged Concert, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. $25-$49. FYI (847) 577-2121 or MetropolisArts.com
January 21st through March 15th, Little Shop of Horrors, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through April 30th, 7:30 pm, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's announces The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago. $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience). FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Open Run, 113th Mainstage Revue, This Too Shall Slap, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, e.t.c. 49th Revue: The Chaos Theory of Everything, e.t.c. Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $19. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, The Best of Second City: 65 Years of Funny, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Second City Presents - Thank You, Goodnight, Donny's Skybox Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $20. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 10:30 pm, Sundays, 7 pm, The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $20 or pay-what-you-can. FYI neofuturists.org
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Through February 8th, Milwaukee Rep presents The Lehman Trilogy, Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
**** January 24th through February 15th, First Stage presents Lovabye Dragon, Goodman Mainstage Hall, Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 W. Walnut St., Milwaukee, WI. Ages 3-8. FYI (414) 267-2961 or firststage.org
Through March 1st, Milwaukee Rep presents The Fisherman's Daughters, Stackner Cabaret, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Now Playing Internationally:
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
**** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre
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