A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL RETURNS BY POPULAR DEMAND FOLLOWING SELL-OUT RUN TO BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S CADILLAC PALACE THEATRE || NOVEMBER 19th – 30th || BROADWAY STAR AND “AMERICAN IDOL” WINNER NICK FRADIANI PLAYS THE TITLE ROLE IN THE NATIONAL TOUR
A Red Orchid Theatre Opens 33rd Season with World Premiere of VEAL By Jojo Jones || Directed by Ensemble Member dado || September 25th – November 2nd
THE GOODMAN ANNOUNCES A SHIFT IN CENTENNIAL SEASON PROGRAMMING: BLOOD MEMORY BY DAEL ORLANDERSMITH MOVES TO THE 26/27 SEASON, COVENANT BY YORK WALKER IS SLATED TO APPEAR MAY 2 – 31, 2026 || ***GOODMAN ARTISTIC PRODUCER MALKIA STAMPLEY DIRECTS THE CHICAGO PREMIERE OF WALKER’S SUSPENSE-FILLED THRILLER, A “STRIKING SOUTHERN GOTHIC WORK” (NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC’S PICK)***
The League of Chicago Theatres announces the return of Tickets for a 20. Now through Sunday, September 14, theatregoers can grab $20 tickets to some of Chicagoland’s most exciting shows, exclusively through Hot Tix.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces cast for Rome Sweet Rome || A new satirical “add‑rap‑tation” of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar by Q Brothers Collective || September 23rd – October 19th in the Courtyard Theater
Black Ensemble Theater presents Blue Heaven || Written and Directed by Daryl D. Brooks || September 6th – October 26th
Milwaukee Repertory Theater Launches Expanded Audience Programs and Education & Engagement Initiatives in its New State-of-the-Art Herzfeld Foundation Center
A FIRST LOOK AT ASHLAND AVENUE, A CHICAGO STORY BY LEE KIRK, NOW IN REHEARSAL || ***SUSAN V. BOOTH’S WORLD-PREMIERE PRODUCTION STARS JENNA FISCHER AND FRANCIS GUINAN, WITH WILL ALLAN, CORDELIA DEWDNEY AND CHIKÉ JOHNSON, APPEARS SEPTEMBER 6th – OCTOBER 5th***
Northlight Theatre opens 50th Anniversary Season with the World Premiere of James Sherman’s The First Lady of Television, Directed by Artistic Director BJ Jones || September 4th – October 5th
LIFELINE THEATRE ANNOUNCES CAST FOR HALLOWEEN SHOW “CLICK, CLACK, BOO! A TRICKY TREAT” || Spooktacular Musical Adaptation Runs October 4th - November 2nd on Rogers Park Theatre’s Stage
