Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana
August 24th, The Velocity of Autumn, Warner Studio, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
Through August 31st, King Lear, Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival's Professional Company under the direction of Pirronne Yousefzadeh, Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN Tickets $10-$75 at shakespeare.nd.edu.
Now Playing in Illinois:
Through August 23rd, Arts Judaica presents FEMALE, ASHKENAZI WITH A SEWING MACHINE, Berger Park Coach House, 6205 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. $25.00 general, seniors/students $20.00 @ https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/female-ashkenazi-with-a-sewing-machine. FYI www.artsjudaica.com
Through August 25th, Jackalope Theatre Company presents 16th Annual Living Newspaper Festival. The Broadway Armory, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago. $15-$35. FYI JackalopeTheatre.org/2024-2025-season
Through August 28th, Chicago Premiere, Tom and Eliza, appearing in rep with White Rabbit, Red Rabbit. TUTA Theatre, 4670 N Manor Ave, Chicago. $20-$60. FYI www.tutatheatre.org
Through August 31st, MJ THE MUSICAL, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Through August 31st, BOLD Series, True West, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Tickets on sale April 28th. FYI (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.com
Through September 7th, JESUS HOPPED THE ‘A’ TRAIN, 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
Through September 7th, Invictus Theatre presents ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES and ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTROIKA, running in repertory. Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$38. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com
Through September 14th, Side by Side with Sondheim, Oil Lamp Theater, Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. $55. FYI OilLampTheater.org.
Through September 14th, PrideArts presents A New Brain, Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI 773-661-0770 or www.pridearts.org.
Through September 20th, The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company present The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of Farmington, Maine’s 43rd Annual Chester Greenwood Day Devised by the Members of the Meaningful Action Theatre Company and Produced by David New” The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. $10-$30. FYI 312-275-5757 or TheFactoryTheater.com.
Through September 21st, 44 -THE OBAMA MUSICAL, The Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, 410 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $44. FYI https://44theobamamusical.com/tickets.
Through September 21st, Chicago/Midwest Premiere, Hersey Felder's Rachmaninoff and the Tsar, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
Through September 27th, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $99-$129. FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/
Through September 28th, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS The Twenty-Sided Tavern, Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Through September 28th, Otherworld Theater Company presents TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody. Apollo Theater, 2550 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago. FYI www.twihardthemusical.com.
Through September 28th, Kokandy Productions presents Amélie, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
Through September 29th, White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, Running in rep with Tom & Eliza. TUTA Theatre, 4670 N Manor Ave, Chicago. $20-$60. FYI www.tutatheatre.org
Through October 12th, Chicago-area Premiere, Come from Away, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through December 28th, 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.
Through January 4th, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Open Run, 113th Mainstage Revue, This Too Shall Slap, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, The Second City's e.t.c. 49th Revue, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. 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 August 31st, Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Drive, Fish Creek, WI. $51-$59. FYI (920) 868-3287 or www.peninsulaplayers.com.
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Through August 31st, Steppenwolf Theatre presents Purpose, Helen Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th St., New York, NY. $79-$299. FYI https://criterionticketing.com/
Through September 7th, Ken Ludwig's The Three Musketeers, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
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