Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana
Through April 13th, Hammond Community Theatre presents Now and Then, Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $20 at the door. FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.hammondcommunitytheatre.org
Through April 13th, Packing Up Polly, Footlight Players, Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City. Adults $17, Children 12 & under $12. FYI www.footlightplayers.org.
Through April 13th, Miller Community Theatre presents 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts, 540 S. Lake Street, Gary. FYI https://millerbeacharts.org/events/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spellin...
Through April 19th, She Kills Monsters, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
Now Playing in Illinois:
April 9th, 7:00 pm, Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Tickets start at $39. FYI www.ticketmaster.com
April 11th, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, A New Leaf: A Benefit for Lifeline Theatre, Celebrate & Support Lifeline's KidSeries, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $200. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/36647/production/1232322?performanceId=11607344
Through April 11th, Lyric Premiere, The Listeners, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
Through April 12th, Idle Muse Theatre Company presents The School for Scandal, The Edge Off-Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago. $20-$30. FYI (773) 340-9438 or IdleMuse.org
Through April 12th, La Bohème, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
Through April 13th, Dreamgirls, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. FYI at 708-755-3444 or www.dg.booktix.com.
April 10th through 13th, The Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, includes newly commissioned ballets by choreographers Amy Hall Garner and Nicolas Blanc set to the music of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and Darius Milhaud. Armour Stage, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan, Chicago. FYI joffrey.org or www.cso.org
Through April 13th, As Is, 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
Through April 13th, Definition Theatre presents Splash Hatch on the E Going Down, Definition at 55th, 1160 E 55th St, (Hyde Park) Chicago. Tickets start at $25. FYI https://www.definitiontheatre.org/shows/splash.
Through April 19th, it’s been ten years since everyone died. a play about final girls, Open Space Arts. 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25.00. FYI www.openspacearts.org
**** Through April 19th, Saturdays at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm, Heart Strings, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Best enjoyed by audiences 8+, all ages welcome. $18 adults, $15 children, $5 babies. FYI www.filamenttheatre.org
Through April 20th, Moulin Rouge, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
**** Through April 20th, The Beatrix Potter Tea Party by Chicago Children's Theatre, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. Tickets on sale March 1st. $40; $20 children ages 3 and under. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
Through April 20th, Invictus Theatre presents William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$38. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com
Through April 20th, Elvis Presley was a Black Man Named Joe, Black Ensemble Theatre Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Valet parking $13 (cash only). $56.50-$66.50 (fees included). FYI (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org
Through April 27th, Stage Left Theatre presents The Distrikt of Lake Michigun: A Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Ridiculous Tragedy (and also completely factual and also true), Water Tower Place, 835 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 7080 (6th floor), Chicago. FYI stagelefttheatre.com.
**** Through April 27th, Hannah and Halmoni Save the World, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Best enjoyed by audiences 5+, all ages welcome. $18 adults, $15 children, $5 babies. FYI www.filamenttheatre.org
Through April 27th, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Paramount's BOLD Series, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through April 27th, North American Premiere, Sunny Days (Chronicles Rock Band, The Kinks), The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
Through April 27th, No Such Thing, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. $39. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org.
Through May 4th, Translations, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
April 8th through May 4th, Victory Gardens Theater, in association with Relentless Theatre Group present the Midwest Premiere of David Mamet's Harry Johnson. Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $64-$69. FYI victorygardens.stagey.net/projects/12019.
April 10th through May 4th, Obliteration, LLC & The Revival Theater present Obliteration. Revival Theater, 906 S. Wabash, Chicago. $35, Students $25. FYI https://www.the-revival.com
April 11th through May 4th, Berlin, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
April 9th through May 11th, Hell in a Handbag Productions presents a orld Premiere, Scary Town. The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $35, VIP Reserved $43. FYI handbagproductions.org or buytickets.at/hellinahandbagproductions/1618086
April 10th through May 11th, 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 April 13th, The Lifespan of a Fact, OIl Lamp Theatre, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. $55. FYI OilLampTheater.org
Through May 18th, Chicago Premiere, The Book of Grace, Ensemble Theatre for Helen Zell, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
**** Through May 18th, World Premiere, Go Dog Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve! Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Ave., at Monroe, Chicago. $30-$40. FYI (312) 374-8835, groupsales@chicagochildrenstheatre.org or chicagochildrenstheatre.org
April 9th 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.
April 9th through June 1st, Titanic the Musical, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.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:
Through April 13th, Our Oz, Arthur Miller Theatre, The University of Michigan - North Campus, 1226 Murfin Ave, Ann Arbor, MI $35. FYI https://tickets.smtd.umich.edu/6344
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Now Playing Elsewhere:
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
**** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre
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