Live Productions Coming Soon:
**** December 2023, Chicago Shakespeare Slam, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
**** December 4th through 16th, 9:15 & 11:00 am, The Year Santa Went on a Diet, Theatre for Young Audiences, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $10. FYI (219) 836-3255 or www.theatreatthecenter.com
December 5th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Angel Street, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
December 5th through 10th, CHRISTMAS WITH C.S. LEWIS, Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
December 7th through 28th, Madison Square Garden Entertainment presents ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil, The Theater at Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY. Tickets start at $36. FYI www.msgentertainment.com.
**** December 7th through 28th, Madison Square Garden Entertainment presents ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $36. FYI www.chicagotheatre.com/cirque
December 8th through 17th, Harvey, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. FYI (708) 755-3444 or www/dg.booktix.com
December 8th through January 7th, Just One of Those Things (And More): The Nat King Cole Story starring Gregory Stewart, Venus Cabaret Theater, 3745 N Southport Ave., Chicago. $60-$70. FYI www.mercurytheaterchicago.com
December 8th through 17th, PlayMakers Laboratory’s original sketch show That's Weird, Grandma, Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $25 Adult, $20 Youth. FYI www.playmakerslab.org.
December 8th through 17th, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
December 10th, 11:30 am - 3:30 pm, Hell in a Handbag Productions 2023 benefit: PEEP SHOW, The Center on Halsted’s The Hoover-Leppen Theatre, 3656 N. Halsted St, Chicago. $75 FYI handbagproductions.org.
December 11th, 7:00 pm, The Sarah Siddons Society presents the Chicago Premiere, Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Spy, written and performed by Almanya Narula. The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago. $18 members, $25 non-members, $10 students/theatre artists. FYI https://sarahsiddonssociety.org/events-list/2023/12/9/noor-inayat-khan-t...
December 12th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, A Doublewide, Texas Christmas, Warner Studio, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
**** December 12th through 17th, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
December 13th through 31st, Stomp, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
December 14th through 23rd, The Christmas Schooner, Baffes Theatre, Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W 111th St, Chicago. FYI www.thebeverlyartscenter.com.
December 15th through January 21st, Curious Theatre Branch presents Hit Me Like a Flower, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave., Chicago. Pay-what-you-can, $20 suggested. FYI CuriousTheatreBranch.com.
December 18th, 7:00 pm EDT, Arcanicus: Lost in Magic, Live action Dungeons and Dragons, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawake. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
**** December 19th through 31st, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
December 20th through 30th, Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker, The Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. Tickets start at $44. FYI www.auditoriumtheatre.org/events-details/sugar-hill/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwusunB...
**** December 20th through 31st, ELEANOR’S VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS WISH – THE MUSICAL, Citadel Theatre, West Campus bldg, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $20. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
**** December 21st through 31st, Shrek: 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
**** December 22nd through 31st, Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish - The Musical, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $40-$45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
Coming in 2024
January 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, The Birds by Aristophenes, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
January 11th through March 3, In Quietness, A Red Orchid Theatre, 5631 N. Wells Street, Chicago. FYI (312) 943-8722 or www.aredorchidtheatre.org.
January 12th through 21st, 27th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 761-4477 or www.lifelinetheatre.com.
January 12th through 21st, Mere Mortals, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
January 12th through 28th, Illinois, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
January 12th through February 3rd, A Doll's House, Part 2, Village Theatre Guild, 2S720, 3S020 S. Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) 469-8230 or www.villagetheatreguild.com.
January 13th through February 25th, Porchlight Theatre presents Cole Porter's Anything Goes, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 777-9884 or https://porchlightmusictheatre.org/2023-24-season/
January 17th through February 25th, What the Constitution Means to Me, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
January 18th, 4:30 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, 4046 W. Armitage Ave., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 18th through 21st, The Immortal Jellyfish Girl, Wakka Wakka's Animalia Trilogy, Wakka Wakka, U.S./Norway, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Steppenwolf's Downstairs Mainstage Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago. Ages: 10 & up. $40-$45. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 18th through 21st, Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities: A Toy Theater Atlas, presented by Instituto Cervantes of Chicago and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, 31 W. Ohio St., Chicago. Ages: 7 & up. $20-$30. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 18th through 28th, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, at dozens of Chicago venues, featuring an international pageant of puppet artists. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th, 4:30 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, Marshall Fields Garden Apartments/Art on Sedgwick, 1408 N. Sedgwick St., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th & 20th, Song of the North, Hamid Rahmanian, NY/Persia, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. All ages. $35-$45. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th & 20th, 10:30 pm, Nasty, Brutish & Short, presented by Rough House Theatre Co., UChicago and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Links Hall, 3111 N. Western Ave., Chicago. Ages: 16 & up. $15-$18, FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th through 21st, World Premiere, Dead as a Dodo, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, The Biograph Theater’s Začek-McVay Mainstage, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. Ages: 8 & up. $40-$45. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th through 21st, The Hip Hopera of SP1N0K10, presented by eta Creative Arts Foundation and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival,eta Creative Arts Foundation, 7558 S. South Chicago Ave., Chicago. Ages: 10 & up. $20-$30. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th through 21st, A Bucket of Beetles, Papermoon Puppet Theatre, Indonesia, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Chopin Theatre (mainstage), 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. Ages: 5 & up. $30-$40. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th through 21st, Spleen, Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel, Germany, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, The Biograph's Richard Christiansen Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. Ages: 16 & up. $20-$30. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th through 23rd, Animal R.I.O.T., 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago. Ages: 12 & up. $30-$40. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 19th through 28th, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI www.chicagostreet.org.
January 20th, 2:00 pm, The Beast Dance (or The Secret Spell of the Wild), La Liga Teatro Elástico, Mexico, presented by the National Museum of Mexican Art and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 20th, 4:00 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, Theater Y, 3611 W. Cermak Rd., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 20th through February 18th, World Premiere, Highway Patrol, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
January 21st, 2:00 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, 345 Art Gallery, 345 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 21st through February 10th, Cinderella, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
January 22nd, 6:30 pm, Dear Elizabeth by Sara Ruhl, 2024 Readings on Ravenswood series, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 1751 W. Grace, Chicago. Free with a suggested donation. FYI RemyBumppo.org
January 22nd through 24th, MAROONED! A Space Comedy, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Chopin Theatre (mainstage), 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. All ages. $30-$40. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 24th, 2:00 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, Berger Park Coachhouse, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 24th through March 17th, Fiddler on the Roof, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
January 24th through March 17th, In the Heights, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
January 25th, 10:30 am (school groups) & 7:00 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Hall, The University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th St., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 25th through 27th, Lunch with Sonia, Loco7 Dance Puppet Theater, NY/Colombia, presented by the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago and 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Ages: 12 & up. $30-$40. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 25th through 28th, Krabat, Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel and Grupa Coincidentia, Germany/Poland, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, The Biograph Theater's Začek-McVay Mainstage, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.,, Chicago. Ages: 13 & up. $35-$45. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 25th through February 25th, Selling Kabul, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org/subscribe.
January 25th through March 9th, Flood, Shattered Globe Theatre, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 975-8150 or sgtheatre.org.
January 26th, 6:00 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, Mandrake Park, 3858 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 26th, 7:30 pm, January 27th, 2:00 pm, John Malkovich starring in The Infernal Comedy, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. $25-$225. FYI AuditoriumTheatre.org.
January 26th & 27th, 10:30 pm, Nasty, Brutish & Short, presented by Rough House Theatre Co., UChicago and the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Penthouse, The University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th St., Chicago. Ages: 16 & up. $15-$18, FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 26th through 28th, Book of Mountain and Seas, Belova-Iacobelli Theatre Company, Belgium/Chile, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Chopin Theatre (mainstage), 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. Ages: 12 & up. $40-$45. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 26th through 28th, Chayka, Basil Twist, New York/China, presented by 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival and Chicago Opera Theater, Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Ages: 13 & up. $30-$40. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 26th through 28th, Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About A Terrible Monster, Manual Cinema, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, 740 E. 56th St., Chicago. All ages. $30-$40. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 26th through 28th, Little Carl, Theatre Y and Michael Montenegro, Chicago, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, The Biograph's Richard Christiansen Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. Ages: 12 & up. $20-$30. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 27th, 12:00 & 2:00 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 27th, 4:00 pm, Logan Center Family Puppet Cabaret, Co-presented in partnership with the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Theater and Performance Studies at The University of Chicago, 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Performance Penthouse, 915 E. 60th St, Chicago. All ages. $15-$18. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 27th through February 11th, Champion, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
January 28th, 3:00 pm, Tears by the River, Krystal Puppeteers, Kenya, presented by the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Navy Pier the Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks and UChicago, South Shore Cultural Center Paul Robeson Theatre, 7059 S. South Shore Dr., Chicago. All ages. Free. FYI chicagopuppetfest.org.
January 28th through February 18th, Illinoise, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. Tickets start at $41FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
January 29th, 6:30 pm, Far Away by Caryl Churchill, 2024 Readings on Ravenswood series, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 1751 W. Grace, Chicago. Free with a suggested donation. FYI RemyBumppo.org
January 31st through March 24th, Notes from the Field, TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago. $52-$67. FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or timelinetheatre.com
February 1st through March 3rd, The Outgoing Tide, 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.
February 2nd through 11th, La Cage Aux Folles, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
February 2nd through 11th, Working: A Musical: Localized Version, 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/
February 2nd through 18th, SUNSETS: TWO ACTS ON A BEACH, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25.00 ($20 seniors/students, $15 OSA members). FYI https://www.goelevent.com/OpenSpaceArts/e/Search
February 2nd through 25th, Antigone, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
February 2nd through March 2nd, World Premiere, a home what howls (or the house what was ravine). In the Ensemble Theater in Honor of Helen Zell, Steppenwolf for Young Adults, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
February 2nd through March 3rd, Richard III, Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
February 3rd, 7:30 pm, Olde School Shakespeare Collective presents Measure for Measure, The Raven Room at Redline VR, 4702 N Ravenswood Ave., Chicago. VIP $25, General Admission, $15. FYI https://www.theoldeschoolshakes.com/upcoming-shows
February 5th, 6:30 pm, TBA, 2024 Readings on Ravenswood series, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 1751 W. Grace, Chicago. Free with a suggested donation. FYI RemyBumppo.org
February 6th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Gidion's Knot, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
February 6th through 25th, 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.
February 7th through March 4th, Billy Elliott: The Musical, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
February 8th through 25th, Chicago Theatre Week. The value-priced CTW tickets will be $30, $15, or less. Tickets will go on sale at 10:00am CST on Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at ChicagoTheatreWeek.com.
February 8th through March 17th, World Premiere, brother sister cyborg space, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
February 8th through March 17th, The Band's Visit, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
February 9th through March 27th, World Premiere, Party At The Pantheon: A Modern Greek Stoner Comedy, Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. $25. www.TheFactoryTheater.com
February 10th through March 10th, The Matchbox Magic Flute, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
February 12th, 6:30 pm, Everybody by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins , 2024 Readings on Ravenswood series, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 1751 W. Grace, Chicago. Free with a suggested donation. FYI RemyBumppo.org
February 13th through 25th, Girl from the North Country, Broadway in Chicago, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
February 15th through 25th, Studies in Blue, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
February 15th through 25th, Alex Edelman in his solo show Just For Us, Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/justforus
February 15th through March 16th, The SpongeBob Musical, 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.
February 16th through March 17th, Silent Sky, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $40-$45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
**** February 17th through March 24th, The Diary of Anne Frank, Young People's Theatre of Chicago, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Ages 9+. (773) 404- 7336 or yptchi.org.
February 19th, 6:30 pm, Two Sisters and a Piano by Nilo Cruz, 2024 Readings on Ravenswood series, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 1751 W. Grace, Chicago. Free with a suggested donation. FYI RemyBumppo.org
**** February 22nd through March 20th, Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet, Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
February 22nd through March 24th, Shakespeare's R & J, Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, Chicago. $25-$35. FYI www.pridearts.org
February 23rd through March 3rd, Dracula: a feminist revenge fantasy, really, 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/
February 23rd through March 10th, The Story of My Life, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
February 26th, 6:30 pm, Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery, 2024 Readings on Ravenswood series, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, 1751 W. Grace, Chicago. Free with a suggested donation. FYI RemyBumppo.org
February 27th through March 10th, Mrs. Doubtfire, Broadway in Chicago, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
February 28th through March 3rd, Message in a Bottle, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
February 28th through March 24th, Cambodian Rock Band, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
February 29th through March 30th, Chicago Premiere, In His Hands, First Floor Theater at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com.
**** February 29th through April 7th, Skunk and Badger, Kids Series, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 761-4477 or www.lifelinetheatre.com.
March 1st through 17th, The 39 Steps, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI www.chicagostreet.org.
March 2nd, 7:30 pm, Olde School Shakespeare Collective presents Measure for Measure, The Raven Room at Redline VR, 4702 N Ravenswood Ave., Chicago. VIP $25, General Admission, $15. FYI https://www.theoldeschoolshakes.com/upcoming-shows
March 2nd through 31st, Chicago Premiere, The Penelopiad, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
March 3rd, 4:00 pm, “All Things Equal: The Life & Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg”, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), McAninch Arts Center (MAC), College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn. $40-$50. (Single show tickets go on sale July 27th). FYI www.btechicago.com.
March 5th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Women Doing-Shakespeare, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
March 7th through 30th, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 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
March 8th through 10th, Danceworks 2023, 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/
March 8th through April 21st, Two Nights in a Bar, A double bill of one-acts: Chicago premiere, Waiting for Tina Meyer and Chicago Premiere, Text Me, City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. FYI (773)-293-3682 or www.citylit.org
March 9th through April 7th, Aida, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
March 12th through 17th, Pretty Woman, Broadway in Chicago, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
March 12th through 17th, Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
March 13th through April 21st, A Streetcar Named Desire, Paramount's BOLD Series, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
March 14th through April 13th, The Brightest Thing in the World, About Face Theatre, The Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Tickets on sale September 15th. FYI www.aboutfacetheatre.com
March 14th through April 21st, World Premiere, Purpose, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
March 15th through 24th, Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
March 15th through 24th, The Piano Lesson, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
March 15th through April 6th, Almost Maine, Village Theatre Guild, 2S720, 3S020 S. Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) 469-8230 or www.villagetheatreguild.com.
March 19th through 24th, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estafan, Broadway in Chicago, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
March 21st through April 21st, Love Song, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. FYI www.remybumppo.org
March 22nd & 24th, Mozart's Requiem, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
March 22nd through May 4th, Inanimate, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $15-$55. FYI (773) 975-8150 or theaterwit.org
March 26th through April 7th, Peter Pan, Broadway in Chicago, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
March 27th through May 5th, Laughs in Spanish, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
March 29th through April 21st, Rosencranz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
Spring 2023, POOR PEOPLE! The Parody Musical, Hell in a Handbag Productions. Location to be announced. FYI https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hellinahandbagproductions/980115
April 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Love and Baseball, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
April 7th through May 18th, The S Paradox, Babes with Blades Theatre Company, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St, Chicago. $20-$35. FYI BabesWithBlades.org.
April 10th through May 12th, Hersey Felder as Monsieur Chopin: A Play with Music, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
April 10th through June 2nd, The Music Man, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
April 10th through June 9th, Guys and Dolls, 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 11th through May 12th, Brooklyn Laundry, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org/subscribe.
April 13th through May 19th, August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
April 13th through June 9th, 9:30 - 11:30 am Saturdays & Sundays, A Year with Frog and Toad, Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine St., Chicago. All ages. Tickets go on sale August 1st: $30 single; $53 2-play pkg: $83 3-play pkg. FYI (312) 374-8835 or chicagochildrenstheater.org.
April 15th, 6:00 pm, Porchlight Theatre presents Chicago Sings Broadway Pop II, House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. FYI (773) 777-9884 or https://porchlightmusictheatre.org/2023-24-season/
April 17th through May 12th, Fat Ham, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
April 19th through 28th, How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Map, 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/
April 19th through May 19th, Baby, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $40-$45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
April 19th through June 1st, Jump, Shattered Globe Theatre, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 975-8150 or sgtheatre.org.
April 20th through May 5th, Broadway in Chicago & Congo Square Theatre present HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED, Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
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 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 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 11th, Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
**** 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 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 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 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 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 8th through June 30th, 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, 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 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 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 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.
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 12th through 28th, Pippin, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
July 18th through September 29th, Alice By Heart, Kokandy Productions, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
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 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 21st through October 13th, 1776, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
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 6th through 22nd, Slow Food, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
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.
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 10th through December 22nd, Into the Woods, Kokandy Productions, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
October 18th through 24th, The Birds, Warner Studio Theatre, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
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 30th through December 29th, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.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 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 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.
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 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.
**** Family Friendly