DENNIS WATKINS RELEASES A NEW BLOCK OF SPRING/SUMMER TICKETS FOR THE MAGIC PARLOUR **WATKINS INVITES CELEBRATED “STAND UP MAGICIAN” DEREK HUGHES TO TAKE THE STAGE IN AN UNPRECEDENTED THREE-WEEK RESIDENCY AT 50 W. RANDOLPH ON SELECT FEBRUARY + MARCH DATES** ***POPULAR SUNDAY-NITE 3-CARD-MONTE OFFERS MAGIC “AS UP-CLOSE AND PERSONAL AS IT GETS!"*
ALL-CHICAGO CAST SET FOR THEATER OF THE MIND, A NEW ONE-OF-A-KIND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE CREATED BY DAVID BYRNE AND MALA GAONKAR, PRODUCED AS A CENTERPIECE OF THE GOODMAN’S CENTENNIAL 25/26 SEASON, STARTING MARCH 11th || ***DIRECTOR ANDREW SCOVILLE’S CAST FEATURES MAIDENWENA ALBA, JAMES EARL JONES II, ELIZABETH LAIDLAW, HELEN JOO LEE, EM MODAFF, VICTOR MUSONI, AJ PARAMO, SHARIBA RIVERS, KELLI SIMPKINS, LUCKY STIFF, AND EMILY ZHANG***
Paramount’s smash hit, immersive staging of Million Dollar Quartet returning to rock Aurora’s Stolp Island Theatre, March 4th - May 31st
FAMILY IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT: BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2026 SEASON || The New Season Features a World Premiere Production, the Hilarious, Moving and Saucy yo ho. and its 9th Biennial BWBTC Shakespeare Production, King Lear.
World Premiere! Steppenwolf Theatre Company Continues 50th Anniversary Season with WINDFALL || Written by ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney, Directed by Awoye Timpo || Featuring ensemble members Alana Arenas, Glenn Davis, Jon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood || April 9th – May 31st in Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater
Full Casting Announced! A Red Orchid Theatre Concludes 33rd Season with World Premiere of THE TARGETED || By Hanna Kime, Directed by Grace Dolezal-Ng || May 7th – June 14th at The Chopin Theatre
Drury Lane Theatre beings 2026/2027 season with Father of the Bride || Written by Caroline Francke || Directed by Michael Heitzman || April 8th – May 31st
Invictus Theatre Company announces its 2026 season || Season will include Tennessee Williams’s CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, the Tony Kushner/Jeanine Tesori musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, Paula Vogel’s INDECENT, and Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET.
Black Ensemble Theater announces plans for the 50th Anniversary Season || Season-long celebration includes Black Ensemble’s most impactful hits:
The Jackie Wilson Story, Muddy Waters: The Hoochie Coochie Man, You Can’t Fake the Funk and The Other Cinderella
Kokandy Productions Announces 2026 Season || HAIR || SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE || A CLOCKWORK ORANGE: A PLAY WITH MUSIC ||
Plus the Return of the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival and Kokandy Book Club
