Live Productions Coming Soon:
April 22nd, 7:00 pm, “DE(PARTED)” | “PAR(TIDO)” By Belén Galaín, Water People Theater in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W. Ohio St., Chicago. Free but RSVP required. FYI t waterpeople.org/mujeres-creando.
April 23rd through May 26th, World Premiere, Judgment Day starring Jason Alexander, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
April 24th through June 16th, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
April 25th, 7:00 pm, “THERE IS NO TOMORROW” | “NO HAY MAÑANA" By Gladys Silione, Water People Theater in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W. Ohio St., Chicago. Free but RSVP required. FYI t waterpeople.org/mujeres-creando.
April 25th through May 5th, Midsummer Night's Dream, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
April 25th through May 12th, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso. $50 loge, $25 Adults, $23 Seniors/Students/Military. FYI (219) 548-9137 or https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=pcmoh
April 25th through June 2nd, Chicago Premiere, The Thanksgiving Play, In the Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
April 25th through June 15th, World Premiere, Turret, A Red Orchid Theatre, 5631 N. Wells Street, Chicago. FYI (312) 943-8722 or www.aredorchidtheatre.org.
April 26th through May 5th, 93rd annual Waa-Mu Show, Cahn Auditorium, Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University, 600 Emerson, Evanston. FYI (847) 491-7282 or https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/box-office/
**** April 26th through May 12th, Disney's The Little Mermaid, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
April 26th through June 9th, World Premiere, Untitled: The Third Installment of the "Grand Boulevard Trilogy" by Joshua Allen, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
April 27th through May 12th, Blue in the Right Way presents its inaugural production, Women Beware Women, The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago. $20-$40. FYI BlueInTheRightWay.com.
April 29th, 7:30 pm, Bramble Theatre Company presents a Cancelina Staged Reading featuring Bramble Ensemble, Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N. Clark St., Chicago. Suggested donation. FYI BrambleTheatre.org.
April 30th through March 19th, Mamma Mia! Broadway in Chicago, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
April 30th through June 2nd, Death Becomes Her, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
May 2nd through 5th, The Artistic Home Studio presents CUT TO THE CHASE festival of one-act plays, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. $20. FYI www.thedentheatre.com.
May 2nd through 19th, Sweetback Productions, in collaboration with Labyrinth Arts presents Hamburgers and Disappointment: Plays about Enoughness, a festival of works by Barrie Cole playing in repertory. Labyrinth Club, 3658 N. Pulaski Road, Chicago. $20. FYI SweetBackProductions.com.
May 2nd through June 2nd, World Premiere, Into the Earth with You, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), McAninch Arts Center (MAC), College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn. $44 (Single show tickets go on sale July 27th). FYI www.btechicago.com.
May 2nd through June 9th, A Red Orchid Theatre presents the World Premiere of Turret, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, Chicago. $70. FYI (312) 943-8722 or www.aredorchidtheatre.org.
May 2nd through June 16th, POOR PEOPLE! The Parody Musical, Hell in a Handbag Productions. Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division, Chicago. FYI https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hellinahandbagproductions/980115
**** May 3rd, 4th & 5th, 5 performances only, Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show! Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
May 3rd through 19th, The Spider or the Fly? Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
May 3rd through 26th, Definition Theatre presents a World Premiere, An Educated Guess, to be performed in Hyde Park with location, casts and crew to be announced at a later date. Tickets start at $35. FYI www.definitiontheatre.org
May 3rd through June 16th, Murder in the Cathedral, City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. FYI (773)-293-3682 or www.citylit.org
May 7th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Oleanna, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
**** May 7th through 10th, 9:15 & 11:15 am, May 11th, 10:00 am, Chicago Kids Company Presents Beauty and the Beast, Theater at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $10. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com/tya-productions/beauty-and-the-beast
May 8th through June 29th, Black Sunday, TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago. $52-$67. FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or timelinetheatre.com
May 9th through June 8th, Lavendar Men, About Face Theatre, The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Tickets on sale September 15th. FYI www.aboutfacetheatre.com
May 10th through June 9th, A Chicago Premiere Co-Production with Guthrie Theater, English, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
May 10th through June 30th, Native Son, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 761-4477 or www.lifelinetheatre.com.
May 11th, 2:00 pm, A.B.L.E.-Artists Breaking Limites & Expectations & Chicago Shakespeare Theatre present a reimagination of The Odyssey, Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. Masks required. Pay-what-you-can starting at $15. FYI (312) 595-5600 or ableensemble.com/events
May 11th, 7:30 pm, May 12th, 2:00 pm, Porchlight Theatre presents Porchlight in Concert: Sunday in the Park with George, Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 777-9884 or https://porchlightmusictheatre.org/2023-24-season/
**** May 11th through June 2nd, Last Stop on Market Street, Young People's Theatre of Chicago, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Ages 4+. (773) 404- 7336 or yptchi.org.
May 14th through 26th, Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
May 15th, 5:00 pm, 2024 Michael Merritt Awards, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. $20. FYI https://merrittawards.com/
May 15th & 17th, 7:30 pm, Reading Presentation, Manic Pixie Dream Girls Aren't Black, American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University, Mussetter-Struble Theatre, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, 1949 Campus Drive on the campus of Northwestern University, Evanston. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/1771/production/1186152
May 16th, 22nd, 23rd & 24th, 7:30 pm, Workshop Presentation, Eddie the Marvelous, Who Will Save the World, American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University, Wirtz Theater (Room 203), Abbott Hall, CHICAGO Campus of Northwestern University, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive (Southeast corner of Lake Shore Drive and Superior Street), Chicago. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/1771/production/1186132
May 16th through June 9th, The Conspirators present the World Premiere of Viva la Mort, Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago. $30. FYI www.otherworldtheatre.org.
May 16th through June 15th, World Premiere, Pro-Am, First Floor Theater at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com.
May 17th & 18th, Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
May 17th through 26th, The Tempest, Josephine Louis Theater, Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University, 20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. FYI (847) 491-7282 or https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/box-office/
May 17th through June 8th, The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, Village Theatre Guild, 2S720, 3S020 S. Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) 469-8230 or www.villagetheatreguild.com.
May 18th through June 22nd, The Singularity Play, Jackalope Theatre Company, Chicago Park District’s Berger Park Coach House, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago. $15-$35. FYI (773) 340-2543 or JackalopeTheatre.com
May 23rd through June 15th, PRO-AM, First Floor Theater, The Den Theatre’s Upstairs Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Cbicago. $5 - $35. FYI www.thedentheatre.com.
May 24th through June 16th, Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
May 29th through June 30th, The Enigmatist written and performed by David Kwong, Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
May 31st through June 9th, Grand Horizons, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
May 31st through July 13th, World Premiere, Die Hard 4 Your Luv, Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. $25. www.TheFactoryTheater.com
Summer 2024 - TBA, Kokandy Productions presents The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, Steppenwolf’s 1700 Theater, 1700 N Halsted St., Chicago. Tickets on sale at a later date. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
June 4th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, The Squirrels, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
June 4th through July 14th, SIX, Broadway In Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
June 5th through June 30th, Responders, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
June 11th through 23rd, The Kite Runner, Broadway in Chicago, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
June 13th through July 21st, World Premiere, UNTITLED (title to be announced) by Samuel D. Hunter, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
June 19th through August 11th, Beehive: The 60's Musical, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
June 20th through July 21st, The Hot Wing King, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
June 25th through August 4th, World Premiere, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
June 26th through August 18th, Ain't Misbehavin', 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 28th through July 14th, South Bend Civic Theatre presents Twelfth Night, Pfiel Family Courtyard, St. Joe Public Library, 304 S. Main Street, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
Summer TBA, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
July 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Murder at the Howard Johnson's, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
July 5th through tba, Romeo and Juliet, Oak Park Festival Theatre, Austin Gardens, 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park. FYI www.oakparkfestivaltheatre.com
July 12th through 28th, Pippin, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
**** July 12th through August 11th, Don't Let the Pigeons Drive the Bus! The Musical, Marriott's Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
July 13th through 21st, 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, international, national and local performances, workshops and conversations will be held at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., the Instituto Cervantes, 31 W. Ohio St. and Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4048 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago. Individual performances $15-$20, Festival passes $85-$100. FYI PhysicalFestival.com.
July 15th, 7:00 pm, Scratch Night, a curated theater showcase of works-in-progress. 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$20. FYI PhysicalFestival.com.
July 16th & 17th, 7:00 pm, Little Carl by Theatre Y Youth Ensemble (Chicago), 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$20. FYI PhysicalFestival.com.
July 17th, 9:00 pm, The Cost of Living by DV8 Physical Theatre (United Kingdom), 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$20.
**** July 17th through 20th, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center creates a residency with the French-English theater company Voloz Collective, teaching the summer camp students theater skills and then invite the students and their families to see the performances at Theater Wit. 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4048 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago. FYI PhysicalFestival.com.
July 17th through 21st, 2:00 & 7:30 pm, "The Mystery Of Amelia Earhart" A One Woman Play starring Leslie Goddard, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com/on-stage/2024/amelia-earhart
July 18th, 7:00 pm, July 19th & 20th, 9:00 pm, Macacos by Clayton Nascimento (Brazil), 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$20. FYI PhysicalFestival.com.
July 18th through September 29th, Alice By Heart, Kokandy Productions, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
July 19th & 20th, 7:00 pm, July 21st, 3:00 pm, The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much by Voloz Collective (France/England), 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$20. FYI PhysicalFestival.com.
**** July 20th, 11:00 am, July 21st, 1:00 pm, Don’t Make Me Get Dressed by The Gottabees (Boston) 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$20. FYI PhysicalFestival.com.
July 24th through September 1st, Peter and the Starcatcher, Paramount's BOLD Series, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
July 25th through August 3rd, Gift Theatre presents Obliteration, Steppenwolf's 1700 Theatre, 1700 N Halsted St, Chicago. $30. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org/tickets--events/lookout/
July 26th through August 6th, District Merchants, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
July 26th through August 11th, Anything Goes, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
August 6th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Ghosts, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
August 8th & 9th, 8:00 pm, August 10th, 3:00 & 8:00 pm, August 11th, 3:00 pm, Chicago Music Theatre Festival, Produced by Kokandy Productions, Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series, Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted, Chicago. $20. FYI (312) 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/lookout
August 8th through 18th, Carousel, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $39-$106. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
August 13th through September 1st, Back to the Future: The Musical, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
August 21st through September 15th, A Raisin in the Sun, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
August 21st through October 6th, The Full Monty, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
August 21st through October 13th, 1776, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
August 23rd, 6:00 pm, Collaboration & Teatro Vista partnership with the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) present La Havana Madrid, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph, Chicago. Free. FYI MillenniumPark.org
August 23rd through October 6th, World Premiere, The House of Ideas, 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
August 28th through October 20th, The Audience, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Summer 2024, Scary Town, Hell in a Handbag Productions. The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave., Chicago FYI https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hellinahandbagproductions/980115
September 5th through October 6th, The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org/subscribe.
September 6th through 22nd, Slow Food, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
September 6th through 29th, East Texas Hot Links, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
September 10th through 15th, The Book of Mormon, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
September 10th through February 1, 2025, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
September 12th through October 27th, Noises Off, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
September 14th through October 6th, Rigoletto, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
September 14th through October 13th, Inherit the Wind, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
September 24th through 29th, Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
September 26th through October 10th, Fidelio, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
September 26th through October 13th, Young Frankenstein, Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso. $50 loge, $25 Adults, $23 Seniors/Students/Military. FYI (219) 548-9137 or https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=pcmoh
Fall 2024, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Babes with Blades Theatre Company, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St, Chicago. $20-$35. FYI BabesWithBlades.org.
Fall 2024, 2024 Destinos Festival at The Magic Parlor, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) At The Magic Parlour
In partnership with Dennis Watkins and Goodman Theatre, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
October 2nd through November 3rd, twenty50, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
October 2nd through November 10th, An Act of God, Paramount's BOLD Series, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
October 4th, Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes and Season Opening Gala, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
October 4th through 6th, South Bend Civic Theatre presents The Play That Goes Wrong, O'Laughlin Auditorium, Moreau Center for the Arts, Mary's College, 54100 LeMans Drive, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
October 5th through November 3rd, Chicago Premiere, Primary Trust, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
October 10th through December 22nd, Into the Woods, Kokandy Productions, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
October 17th through 27th, American Premiere, Atonement, choreographed by Cathy Marsdon, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
October 18th through 24th, The Birds, Warner Studio Theatre, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
October 18th through December 1st, 30th Anniversary Production, Seven Guitars by August Wilson, 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
October 22nd through November 3rd, Some Like It Hot, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
October 24th through November 17th, Little Shop of Horrors, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $39-$106. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
October 24th through December 15th, World Premiere, Leroy and Lucy, Ensemble Theatre in Honor of Helen Zell, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
October 30th through December 29th, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
November 1st, 2nd & 3rd, GovState Theatre and Performance Studies presents Re-Writing the Declaration, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park. FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu
October 30th through January 19th, Disney's Frozen, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
**** November 6th through January 12th, Disney's Little Mermaid, 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 8th through December 8th, Falsettos, Co-Production with TimeLine Theatre Company; Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
November 9th through 30th, The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
November 12th through 24th, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 13th through 15th, South Bend Civic Theatre presents A Christmas Truce, Goshen Theater, 216 South Main Street, Goshen. FYI www.sbct.org.
**** November 15th through 23rd, South Bend Civic Theatre presents Disney's Finding Nemo Jr., Battell Community Center, 904 Main Street, Mishawauka. FYI www.sbct.org.
**** November 15th through January 5th, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Marriott's Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
November 16th through December 1st, Lyric Premiere, Blue, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
November 16th through December 30th, 47th Annual A Christmas Carol, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
November 20th through December 24th, A Christmas Carol, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
November 24th through December 29th, A Christmas Carol, The 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.
November 26th through December 1st, Mean Girls, Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 29th through December 15th, Scrooge! The Musical, Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso. $50 loge, $25 Adults, $23 Seniors/Students/Military. FYI (219) 548-9137 or https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=pcmoh
November 29th through December 29th, Louisa Mae Alcott's Little Women, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org/subscribe.
December 2024, Dates TBA, 20th Annual New Stages Festival, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
December 3rd through 15th, & Juliet, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
**** December 6th, 7th & 8th, It's A Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park. FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu
December 6th through 28th, Christopher Wheeldon's The Nutcracker, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
December 17th through January 5th, Les Miserables, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
December 19th through 29th, Legally Blonde: The Musical, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $39-$106. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
Coming in 2025
January 10th 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
January 11th through February 23rd, 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.
January 22nd through February 23rd, Primary Trust, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
January 23rd 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.
January 29th 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.
January 29th 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.
January 30th through March 16th, Fool for Love, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
February 7th through March 9th, A Raisin in the Sun, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
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.
February 8th through March 16th, Betrayal, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
February 12th through March 30th, Waitress, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
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.
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 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 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 15th through April 12th, La Bohème, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
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 30th through April 11th, Lyric Premiere, The Listeners, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
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 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 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 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 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 18th, Berlin, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
April 30th through June 15th, Cats, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
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 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/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 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 5th through 15th, 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 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 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.
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 2025, Dates TBA, 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.
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