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    Now Playing in Indiana    

    Through February 9th, Passengers, Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond.  $20.  FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.beatniksonconkey.com. 

    Through February 9th, Girls in the Boat, Warner Studio Theatre, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend.  $25-$37.  FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.

    February 7th through 16th, Footlight Players present Proof, Footlight Theater, 1705 Franklin St., Michigan City.  $17.  FYI www.footlightplayers.org

    Now Playing in Illinois:   

    Through February 9th, Avaaz, Carl & Marilynn Thoma Theater Upstairs, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago.   FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.

    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 6th through 16th, Chicago Theatre Week (#CTW25), visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets.  Tickets at $30, $15, or less, will go on sale at 10:00am CST on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at ChicagoTheatreWeek.com.

    February 7th through 16th, Museum, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts.  Josephine Louis Theater 
    20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston.  $20-$25.  FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/museum/

    February 8th through 16th, Lyric Premiere, Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

    Through February 16th, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged…), Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview.  $55.  FYI OilLampTheater.org. 

    **** Through February 16th, Manual City's The Magic City, Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Ave., at Monroe, Chicago.  4-play subscriptions start at $110 with 25% discount before July 27th. $30-$40 Single tickets on sale August 26th.  FYI (312) 374-8835, groupsales@chicagochildrenstheatre.org or chicagochildrenstheatre.org

    February 7th through 23rd, 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

    Through February 23rd, The Heart Sellers, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie.  FYI (847) 673-6300  or www.northlight.org/subscribe.

    Through February 23rd, Frida...A Self Portrait, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe.  FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.  

    Through February 23rd, Chicago Premiere, Glassheart,  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 March 2nd, (extended) Mr. Parker, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson, Chicago.  $20-$25.  FYI https://openspacearts.org/

    **** February 8th through March 2nd, 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

    Through March 2nd, Chicago Premiere, the american vicarious’ DEBATE: BALDWIN VS. BUCKLEY, TimeLine Theatre Company in partnership with The Theatre School at DePaul University, Cortelyou Commons, 2324 N. Fremont St., Chicago.  FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or visit timelinetheatre.com.

    Through March 2nd, Native Gardens, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), Playhouse Theatre, McAninch Arts Center on the campus of College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  FYI www.btechicago.com. or www.AtTheMAC.org.

    Through March 2nd, Chicago Premiere, Fat Ham, a co-production with Definition Theatre.  Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.

    Through March 2nd, Porchlight Music Theatre presents Fun Home, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.  $20-$85.  FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org

    **** Through March 8th, 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 6th through March 16th, Gift Theatre presents World Premiere, CYGNUS, Filament Theatre (4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago.  FYI 773-283-7071 or boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org

    February 8th through March 16th, Betrayal, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.

    Through March 5th, Shattered Globe Theatre presents Lobby Hero, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago.  FYI (773) 975-8150, www.sgtheatre.org or www.theaterwit.org

    Through March 9th, A Raisin in the Sun, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago.  FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.

    Through March 9th, World Premiere, The Cave, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago.  $35-$50.  FYI (312) 943-8722 or www.aredorchidtheatre.org 

    Through March 16th, Fool for Love, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago.  FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org

    Through March 29th, 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.  

    Through March 30th, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

    Through March 30th, 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.

    Through March 30th, 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

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

    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 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.

    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

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    Now Playing Elsewhere: 

    Through February 23rd, Primary Trust, 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

    **** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre

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