• Theater This Week

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    Now Playing in Indiana    

    **** May 19th through 23rd,  9:15 & 11:15 am, May 24th, 10:00 am, Modern Mother Goose, Theatre for Kids, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster.  $10.  FYI (219) 836-3255 Ext 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com.  

    May 23rd, 7:30 pm, "Flight" an original musical in concert, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond.  $50.  FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org

    Now Playing in Illinois:   

    Through May 19th, Gift Theatre presents TEN, A 10-minute performance festival of new work written, directed, and performed by various local artists.  Filament Theatre (4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago.  FYI 773-283-7071 or boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org

    Through May 23rd, World Premiere, Alex in Windyland, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago.  Tickets start at $25.  FYI https://bit.ly/alexinwindyland.

    Through May 24th, Gender Play, or what you Will, Steppenwolf's LookOut Series, 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted St., Chicago.  $38.  FYI (312) 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/lookout

    Through May 24th, Avalanche Theatre presents Time is a Color and the Color is Blue.  Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N. Clark Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $15.  FYI avalanchetheatre.com/time-is-a-color.

    Through May 25th, Prayer for the French Republic, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.  FYI (847) 673-6300  or www.northlight.org/subscribe. 

    Through May 25th, Hymn, Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago.   FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.

    Through May 25th, A Jukebox for the Algonquin, 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

    Through May 31st, Shattered Globe Theatre presents A Tale of Two Cities, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago.  FYI (773) 975-8150, www.sgtheatre.org or www.theaterwit.org

    June 1st, 1:00 pm, Porchlight Music Theatre, as part of its new work developmental series, Off The Porch, hosts an invited rehearsal of Shake It Away: The Ann Miller Story, written by and starring Kayla Boye, directed by Porchlight Artistic Director Michael Weber, choreographed by Tammy Mader and music directed by Linda Madonia.  Porchlight’s Rehearsal Studios, 4200 W. Diversey Ave., Chicago.  FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.

    May 23rd through June 1st, As It Is In Heaven, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts.   Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston.  $20-$25.  FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/as-it-is-in-heaven/

    Through June 1st, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts in partnership with Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre presents HONEYPOT: Black Southern Women Who love Women.  Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston.  $25-$30.  FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/1771/production/1226627

    Through June 1st, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents  Art, Theater Wit, 1228 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$55.  FYI Subscriptions: RemyBumppo.org  Single tickets on sale July 1th: TheaterWit.org

    **** Through June 1st, Young People's Theatre of Chicago presents Charlotte's Web, The Greenhouse Theater. 2257 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago.  Adults $34.50, Children 12 & under $25.50.  FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/36644/production/1211682?performanceId=11515933

    Through June 1st, The Antiquities by Jordan Harrison, A World-Premiere Co-Production with Playwrights Horizons and Vineyard Theatre.  Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.

    Through June 1st, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago.  $35 (Pay-what-you-can on Fridays).  FYI RedtwistTheatre.org

    Through June 1st, Chicago Premiere, The Da Vinci Code, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.

    Through June 1st, Titanic the Musical, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

    Through June 7th, World Premiere, Gorgeous, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago.  FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com 

    May 23rd through June 8th, Scandalous Boy, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Street, Chicago.  $10.  FYI www.openspacearts.org

    Through June 8th, The Conspirators present Chicago Cop Macbeth, Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark Street, Chicago. $30. FYI ConspireWithUs.org.

    Through June 14th, First Floor Theater presents Chicago Premiere, EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING, The Den Theatre (1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago.  FYI www.firstfloortheater.com

    Through June 15th, Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery, Chicago Dramatists’ Russ Tutterow Theatre, 798 N. Aberdeen, Chicago.  $15-$35.  FYI pegasustheatrechicago.org

    Through June 15th, Cats, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.

    Through June 15th, World Premiere Adaptation, R.U.R. (ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS), City Lit Theatre Company, second floor (accessible via elevator), Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago.  $25-$35.  FYI (773) 293-3682 or www.citylit.org

    Through June 22nd, Dianne Nora’s Six Men Dressed Like Stalin, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago.  $35-$50. FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.com.

    Through June 22nd, Chicago Premiere of Dianne Nora’s SIX MEN DRESSED LIKE JOSEPH STALIN, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago.  Tickets on sale April 8th.  $35-$50.  FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.org

    May 22nd through June 28th, Jackalope Theatre Company presents the World Premiere, Esho Rasho’s Neighborhood Watch. Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway St., Chicago.  $15-$40.   FYI (773) 340-2543 or JackalopeTheatre.org

    May 23rd through June 29th, Golden Leaf Ragtime Blues, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago.  FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com

    May 24th through June 29th, Samuel Beckett’s ENDGAME, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave., Chicago.  Suggested donation $25.  FYI www.facilitytheatre.org

    May 24th through June 29th, 42 Balloons, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago.   FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.

    Through June 29th, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora.  FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.

    Through July 13th, Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre present TITANIQUE, Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago.  FYI (312) 977-1710 or  GroupSales@BroadwayInChicago.com.

    Through August 31st, 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 September 27th, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago.  $99-$129.  FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/

    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 May 24th, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre presents Million Dollar Quartet, Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center, 949 N. Water Street, Milwaukee.  FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com

    Now Playing Elsewhere: 

    Through May 25th, T2's Arkansas New Play Festival, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas; The Momentary in Bentonville and at the Medium in Springdale.  FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.

    Through June 22nd, 44 -THE OBAMA MUSICAL, Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd in Culver City, CA.  Tickets start at $44. FYI https://44theobamamusical.com/tickets

    Through July 6th, Steppenwolf Theatre presents Purpose, Helen Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th St., New York, NY.  $79-$299.  FYI https://criterionticketing.com/

    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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