Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts surpassed its $60,000 fundraising goal during its Summer Launch Party on Friday, May 22, generating critical support for its 2026 Professional Summer Season. Funds raised will help bring five productions to the Wagon Wheel stage this summer: Cats, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, Footloose, Dial M for Murder, and Cole Porter's Anything Goes.
FAMILY IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT: CAST AND PRODUCTION TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT FOR yo ho., JULY 19th - AUGUST 29th, THE OPENING PRODUCTION FOR BABES WITH BLADES 2026 SEASON || Queer Pirate Joy Captures the Heart of yo ho., the World Premiere Production from Award-Winning Playwright SMJ at The Edge Off Broadway.
Kokandy Productions Opens 2026 Season with HAIR, The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical || Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado, Music by Galt MacDermot, Directed and Choreographed by Brennan Urbi, Music Direction by Kara Olander || July 2nd – September 13th on The Chopin Theatre Mainstage
MUSIC THEATER WORKS ANNOUNCES THE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR WEST SIDE STORY, AUGUST 13 - AUGUST 30, AT THE NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE || Tonight, Tonight: The Beloved Classic Based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Comes to the North Shore with an Unforgettable Cast and a 22-piece Orchestra
Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre, presents A Little Night Music, a Tony Award-winning musical from Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler that explores the lush, witty, and poignant complexities of love, longing, and second chances.
Drury Lane Theatre announces casting for Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story By Alan Janes || August 19th – October 18th
DENNIS WATKINS INVITES THE INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED MAGICIAN ERIC JONES TO CHICAGO FOR AN EXCLUSIVE THREE-WEEK SUMMER RESIDENCY AT THE MAGIC PARLOUR, JULY 10th - 26th ***PLUS, WATKINS RELEASES A BRAND NEW BLOCK OF TICKETS, MAKING PERFORMANCES AND PRIVATE BOOKING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE THROUGH DECEMBER 2026***
CANTERBURY SUMMER THEATRE ANNOUNCES 58TH SEASON OF MUSICALS AND PLAYS JUNE 17-AUGUST 8! || Celebrates America's 250th Birthday with a Season of Comedy, Music and Drama!
HEATER OF THE MIND, THE ONLY-IN-CHICAGO IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE CREATED BY DAVID BYRNE AND MALA GAONKAR,
EXTENDS THRU SUMMER TO ACCOMMODATE CONTINUED DEMAND; TICKETS NOW ON SALE THROUGH AUGUST 30th ***INTRODUCING A NEW $99 ‘MAKE IT A DATE NIGHT’ PACKAGE***
