Live Productions Coming Soon:
February 12th through March 30th, Waitress, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
February 13th through March 15th, First Floor Theater presents World Premiere, ONE PARTY CONSENT, The Den Theatre (1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com
February 13th through March 22nd, A Lie of the Mind, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
February 14th & 15th, 7:30 pm, “INSIDIOUS: THE FURTHER YOU FEAR” – a live immersive horror experience. CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. $40-$105. FYI BroadwayInChicago.com.
February 14th, 7:30 pm, February 16th, 3:00 pm, Love Letters, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. FYI (219) 836-3255 Ext. 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com
February 14th through 16th, MFA Collaboration: Wink, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. $20. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/mfa-collaboration-wink/
February 14th through 23rd, Eurydice, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. FYI at 708-755-3444 or www.dg.booktix.com.
February 14th through March 2nd, Rules for Living, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
February 14th through March 29th, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. $30. FYI (312) 275-5757 or TheFactoryTheater.com.
February 15th, 7:30 pm, February 16th, 3:00 pm, PrideArts presents The Vagina Monologues, Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. Pre-show receptions 6:00 pm 2/15; 1:30 pm 2/16. $25. FYI https://www.pridearts.org/vagina-monologues and https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/pridearts-2025-fundraiser-the-vagina-monologues
February 15th through March 23rd, The Artistic Home presents Hedda Gabler, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Avenue., Chicago. $35. Tickets @ (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com. FYI www.theartistichome.org
February 17th, 7:00 pm (doors open 6:30 pm), Remy Bumppo presents TBA, Readings on Ravenswood, Remy Bumppo Rehearsal Room, 1751 W. Grace St., Chicago. Free. FYI RemyBumppo.org
February 17th through 23rd, Chicago Theatre Week Continued hosted by www.HotTix.org. 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 18th through March 2nd, Clue, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
February 19th through March 23rd, I and You, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
February 20th through March 2nd, Golden Hour, including The Princess & the Pea by Dani Rowe, Heimat by Cathy Marston, Under the Trees' Voices by Nicholas Blanc & a world premiere by Yuri Possokhov, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
February 21st through March 2nd, February House, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $25-$30. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/february-house/
**** February 21st through March 29th, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
February 21st through March 29th, World Premier, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon, Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard Street, Chicago. $30. FYI TheFactoryTheater.com
February 23rd through March 30th, William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $35. FYI RedtwistTheatre.org.
February 24th, 7:00 pm (doors open 6:30 pm), Remy Bumppo presents People, Places and Things, Readings on Ravenswood, Remy Bumppo Rehearsal Room, 1751 W. Grace St., Chicago. Free. FYI RemyBumppo.org
February 25th through July 6th, Steppenwolf Theatre presents Purpose, Helen Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th St., New York, NY. $79-$299. FYI https://criterionticketing.com/purpose
February 28th through March 9th, Once on This Island, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
February 28th through March 23rd, Jackalope Theatre presents the United States Premiere of Dummy in Diaspora, The Broadway Armory, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago. $15-$35. FYI JackalopeTheatre.org
February 28th through March 9th, The Mad Ones, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 037-8780 or www.towletheater.org.
March 1st 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
March 4th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Honky, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
March 5th through 30th, Twelfth Night, TheatreSquared in partnership with National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) and Play On Shakespeare, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
March 6th through 30th, Guys and Dolls, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Subscription sales begin Oct. 1, single tickets on sale Jan. 28, 2025. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
March 6th through April 5th, Pussy Sludge, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave., Chicago. Suggested donation $25. FYI www.facilitytheatre.org.
March 7th through 9th, Lobster, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater,
1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. $15. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/lobster/
March 7th through 16th, Morning Sun, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
March 11th 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
**** March 11th through May 3rd, Go Dog Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve! 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
March 12th 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.
March 13th through 23rd, In partnership with Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA), Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet, From Peru, with an ensemble of actors with Down Syndrome. Carl & Marilynn Theater Upstairs, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
March 13th through April 13th, 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
March 14th through 16th, Danceworks 2025: signal :: transfer, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $20-$25. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/danceworks-2025/
March 14th through 23rd, Joffrey Academy of Dance presents Winning Works, Edlis Neeson Theater, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago. $30. FYI joffrey.org/winningworks.
March 14th through April 6th, The Lifespan of a Fact, OIl Lamp Theatre, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. $55. FYI OilLampTheater.org
March 15th through April 12th, La Bohème, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
**** March 15th 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
March 21st 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.
March 22nd, 5:30 - 9:30 pm, 2025 Blues Bash - Casino Royale, honoring Eric Berg & Mather High School, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Tickets on sale February 4th. FYI www.americanbluestheater.com
March 25th through May 18th, 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.
March 26th through 30th, Leslie Goddard presents Titanic Survivor Violet Jessup, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. FYI (219) 836-3255 Ext. 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com
March 27th 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
**** March 28th through April 5th, South Bend Civic Theatre presents The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Battell Center, 904 N. Main St., Mishawauka. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
March 28th 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
March 30th through April 11th, Lyric Premiere, The Listeners, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
Spring 2025, Hell in a Handbag Productions presents a World Premiere, Scary Town. Location TBA. FYI handbagproductions.org.
April 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, The Remains, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
April 2nd through 20th, Moulin Rouge, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
April 3rd, 7:30 pm, Hadestown, Coronado Theatre, 314 N. Main Street, Rockford Tickets start at $40. FYI www.ticketmaster.com
April 3rd through 6th, GovState Theatre and Performance Studies present Dog Sees God, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park. FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu
April 3rd through May 4th, Translations, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
April 4th through 13th, Dreamgirls, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. FYI at 708-755-3444 or www.dg.booktix.com.
April 4th through 19th, She Kills Monsters, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
April 5th, 5:00 pm, Music Theater Works Producers Gala, Luck Be A Lady, Michigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $250. FYI MusicTheaterWorks.com.
**** April 5th through 20th, The Beatrix Potter Tea Party by Chicago Children's Theatre, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
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
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
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.
April 11th through May 4th, Berlin, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
April 16th through May 11th, In the Grove of Forgetting, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
April 16th through May 18th, A Jukebox for the Algonquin, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
April 18th through May 31st, Shattered Globe Theatre presents A Tale of Two Cities, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. FYI (773) 975-8150, www.sgtheatre.org or www.theaterwit.org
April 19th through May 18th, World Premiere, BUST, An Afrocurrentist Play, a co-production with Alliance Theatre. Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
April 22nd through 27th, RIVERDANCE 30 – THE NEW GENERATION, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph Street, Chicago. Tickets will go on sale at a later date. www.BroadwayInChicago.com
April 25th, Lyric Premiere, Rising Stars in Concert, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
April 25th through May 4th, The Flu Season, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
April 25th through May 4th, Man of La Mancha, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $25-$30. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/man-of-la-mancha/
**** April 25th through May 11th, Imagine U: A Tale of Peter Rabbit, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Mussetter-Struble Theater, 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. Ages 3-6. Adults $20, Children $12. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/imagine-u-peter-rabbit/
April 25th through May 11th, "Spells & Superstitions," Brightside Theatre 2024-25 Season, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall, North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth, Naperville. $32-$37. FYI (630) 447-TIXS (8497) or www.BrightSideTheatre.com
April 25th through May 18th, Curious Theatre Branch presents The Infinity Play, Jarvis Square Theatre, 1439 W. Jarvis Ave., Chicago. $20. FYI CuriousTheatreBranch.com.
April 26th through May 11th, The Story Theatre presents At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen, Raven Theatre Schwartz Stage, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. $10-$40. FYI (773) 338-2177 or thestorytheatre.org/tickets
April 29th through May 25th, Hymn, Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
April 30th through June 15th, Cats, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
May 1st through June 1st, Art, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Theater Wit, 1228 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$55. FYI Subscriptions: RemyBumppo.org Single tickets on sale July 1th: TheaterWit.org
May 1st through June 7th, World Premiere, Gorgeous, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
May 2nd through 11th, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
May 2nd through 18th, Company, Warner Studio Theatre, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
May 2nd through June 15th, World Premiere Adaptation, R.U.R. (ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS), 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
May 3rd through June 1st, The Antiquities by Jordan Harrison, A World-Premiere Co-Production with Playwrights Horizons and Vineyard Theatre. Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
May 6th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Women Doing...WWI Songs, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
May 6th through 18th, Hadestown, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
**** May 8th through 10th, Teen Fest, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
May 8th through 19th, Gift Theatre presents TEN, A 10-minute performance festival of new work written, directed, and performed by various local artists. Filament Theatre (4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago. FYI 773-283-7071 or boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org
May 15th through June 14th, First Floor Theater presents Chicago Premiere, EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING, The Den Theatre (1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com
May 16th through 18th, MFA Collaboration: Mancub, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. $20. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/mfa-collaboration-mancub/
May 16th through 25th, T2's Arkansas New Play Festival, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas; The Momentary in Bentonville and at the Medium in Springdale. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
May 17th, Goodman Theatre Centennial Gala starring Leslie Odom, Jr., The Fairmont Chicago, 200 N. Columbus, Chicago. Tickets start at $1,000. FYI (312) 443-3811 ext. 220 or www.GoodmanTheatre.org.
May 18th through June 22nd, Dianne Nora’s Six Men Dressed Like Stalin, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. $35-$50. FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.com.
May 23rd through June 1st, As It Is In Heaven, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $20-$25. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/as-it-is-in-heaven/
May 24th through June 29th, 42 Balloons, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
May 29th through July 20, Iraq, But Funny, Lookingglass Theatre, Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. FYI LookingglassTheatre.org
May/June 2025, Dates TBA, World Premiere, A New Play - Title TBA, by Jordan Harrison, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
June 3rd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Red Rex, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
June 3rd through 8th, TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
June 4th through 29th, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
June 4th through 29th, An Iliad starring Timothy Edward Kane, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
**** June 5th through 22nd, Chicago Premiere, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
June 5th through July 13th, Chicago Premiere, You Will Get Sick, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
June 6th through 15th, Sylvia, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. FYI at 708-755-3444 or www.dg.booktix.com.
June 10th, Gift Theatre presents The Fires by Jennifer Rumberger In The Works Reading Series, Filament Theatre (4041 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago. FYI 773-283-7071 or boxoffice@thegifttheatre.org
June 10th through 22nd, Kimberly Akimbo, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
June 11th through August 3rd, Always...Patsy Cline, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
June 13th through 29th, "Spells & Superstitions," Brightside Theatre 2024-25 Season, Pippin. Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall, North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth, Naperville. $32-$37. FYI (630) 447-TIXS (8497) or www.BrightSideTheatre.com
June 13th through September 7th, Invictus Theatre presents ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART ONE: MILLENNIUM APPROACHES
and ANGELS IN AMERICA, PART TWO: PERESTROIKA, running in repertory. Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$38. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com
June 17th through 28th, The Second City 65th Anniversary Show, Paramount’s Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $43. FYI (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.com
June 18th through August 10th, Always Something There..., Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
June 19th through July 27th, World Premiere, Dhaba on Devon Avenue, TimeLine Theatre Company in partnership with Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or visit timelinetheatre.com.
June 20th through 29th, South Bend Civic Theatre presents The Importance of Being Ernest, The History Museum, 808 W. Washington Street, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
June 20th through 29th, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
June 21st through July 27th, The Color Purple, The Musical, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
June-July 2025, World Premiere, Iraq, but Funny, Lookingglass Theatre at Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave. , Chicago. FYI (312) 337-0665 or www.LookingglassTheatre.org
Summer 2025, Hell in a Handbag Productions presents a World Premiere, Annie Cokely. Location TBA. FYI handbagproductions.org.
Summer 2025, 50 Wards: A Civic Mosaic, Lookingglass Video Project: films highlight each of Chicago’s 50 wards focusing on sites, sounds, people, restaurants and more that may be found in that specific ward. Series currently has 10 wards available for viewing at www.LookingglassTheatre.org.
July 2025, Dates TBA, A Gathering of Indigenous Creativity, In Partnership with the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
July 1st, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, The Minutes, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
**** July 9th through August 2nd, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, 30th Anniversary Tour, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W Randolph, Chicago. Group Sales available at (312) 977-1710 or GroupSales@BroadwayInChicago.com. Single tickets will go on sale at a later date.
July 11th through 27th, Waitress, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
July 11th through August 3rd, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
**** July 11th through August 10th, Arthur & Friends Make a Musical! Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
July 17th through September 28th, Kokandy Productions presents Amélie, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
July 18th through 27th, Super Hero, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
July 19th through August 3rd, Shakespeare in Love, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
August 5th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Blood Relations, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
August 5th through 17th, Parade, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. Group Sales available at (312) 977-1710 or GroupSales@BroadwayInChicago.com. Single tickets will go on sale at a later date.
August 7th through 17th, Fiddler on the Roof, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Subscription sales begin Oct. 1, single tickets on sale Jan. 28, 2025. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
August 8th through 17th, Matilda: the Musical, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. FYI at 708-755-3444 or www.dg.booktix.com.
August 8th through 17th, Buried Child, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
August 27th through October 19th, Catch Me If You Can, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
September 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Wit, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
September 3rd through October 26th, Dial M for Murder, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
September 5th through 7th, August Wilson's Seven Guitars, Warner Studio Theatre, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
September 12th through 21st, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
**** October 3rd through 12th, Disney's High School Musical on Stage, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
October 3rd through 12th, Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
October 7th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Accomplice, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
**** October 10th through 26th, Disney's Finding Nemo, Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
October 10th through December 21st, Kokandy Productions presents Jekyll & Hyde, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
October 23rd through November 16th, Godspell, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Subscription sales begin Oct. 1, single tickets on sale Jan. 28, 2025. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
October 28th through December 14th, Invictus Theatre presents The House that Will Not Stand, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$38. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com
November 4th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, POTUS or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Sevem Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
November 5th through January 4th, Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
November 7th through 16th, The Crucible, Warner Studio Theatre, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
November 12th through January 11th, Sister Act, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
**** November 15th through January 4th, Disney's Finding Nemo, Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
**** November 28th through December 27th, A Christmas Carol, Theatre for Young Audiences, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
December 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, The Matchmaker, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
December 5th through 14th, The Cottage, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
December 12th through 21st, The Best Christmas Pageant EVER, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
December 18th through January 4th, Annie, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Subscription sales begin Oct. 1, single tickets on sale Jan. 28, 2025. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
Coming in 2026
January 28th through March 22nd, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
July 22nd through August 2nd, Broadway in Chicago presents & Juliet, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com
**** Family Friendly