Live Productions Coming Soon:
April 1st, 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, Concert Presentation of Bend Toward the Light, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
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 6th, Kokandy Productions presents Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Concert presentations of five new musicals over the course of one weekend. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20 per performance. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
April 3rd through May 4th, Translations, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
April 4th, 7:30 pm, Concert Presentation of Man of the People: The Trials of Huey Long, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
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 13th, Packing Up Polly, Footlight Players, Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City. Adults $17, Children 12 & under $12. FYI www.footlightplayers.org.
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, 2:30 pm, Concert Presentation of Queen Bea, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
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, 7:30 pm, Concert Presentation of The Muses, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
**** April 5th through 20th, The Beatrix Potter Tea Party by Chicago Children's Theatre, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. Tickets on sale March 1st. $40; $20 children ages 3 and under. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
April 6th, 2:30 pm, Concert Presentation of Big Wig, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
April 8th through May 4th, Victory Gardens Theater, in association with Relentless Theatre Group present the Midwest Premiere of David Mamet's Harry Johnson. Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $64-$69. FYI victorygardens.stagey.net/projects/12019.
April 9th, 7:00 pm, Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Tickets start at $39. FYI www.ticketmaster.com
April 9th through May 11th, Hell in a Handbag Productions presents a World Premiere, Scary Town. The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $35, VIP Reserved $43. FYI handbagproductions.org or buytickets.at/hellinahandbagproductions/1618086
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 4th, Obliteration, LLC & The Revival Theater present Obliteration. Revival Theater, 906 S. Wabash, Chicago. $35, Students $25. FYI https://www.the-revival.com
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, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, A New Leaf: A Benefit for Lifeline Theatre, Celebrate & Support Lifeline's KidSeries, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $200. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/36647/production/1232322?performanceId=11607344
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 24th, Avalanche Theatre presents Time is a Color and the Color is Blue. Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $15. FYI avalanchetheatre.com/time-is-a-color.
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 8th through June 22nd, Chicago Premiere of Dianne Nora’s SIX MEN DRESSED LIKE JOSEPH STALIN, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. Tickets on sale April 8th. $35-$50. FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.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 19th through 23rd, 9:15 & 11:15 am, May 24th, 10:00 am, Modern Mother Goose, Theatre for Kids, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $10. FYI (219) 836-3255 Ext 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.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 28th, Samuel Beckett’s ENDGAME, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave., Chicago. Suggested donation $25. FYI www.facilitytheatre.org.
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 30th through June 8th, Theatre 68 presents Bill W. and Dr. Bob, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Tickets start at $69. FYI www.billwanddrbobonstage.com.
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 16th through August 31st, BOLD Series, True West, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Tickets on sale April 28th. FYI (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.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 20th through September 7th, Ken Ludwig's The Three Musketeers, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
August 20th through October 12th, Chicago-area Premiere, Come from Away, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.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 6th through October 5th, World Premiere, Ashland Avenue, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
September 12th through 21st, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
September 12th through October 12th, Big White Fog, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
October 1st through 26th, Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
October 1st through November 15th, BOLD Series, Chicago-area Premiere, Covenant, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Tickets on sale April 28th. FYI (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.com
**** 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 4th through November 9th, A World-Premiere Musical, Revolution(s), Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
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 11th through 26th, Medea, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
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 4th through 23rd, Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
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 11th through 30th, Hell's Kitchen, Broadway in Chicago's Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
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 12th through January 11th, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
November 14th, 16th & 18th, (3 performances only) Carmina Burana, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
November 14th through December 14th, William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
**** November 15th through December 31st, 48th Annual A Christmas Carol, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
**** 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 19th through December 24th, It's A Wonderful Life, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
November 21st through 30th, A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
**** 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 21st through February 8th, The Book Club Play, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
January 25th through February 14th, Salome, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
January 27th through February 8th, Stereophonic, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. Tickets on sale in April. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
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.
January 31st through March 1st, A World-Premiere Adaptation, Holiday, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
February 1st through 15th, Cosi fan Tutte, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
February 4th through March 22nd, Chicago-area Premiere, Dear Evan Hansen, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
February 5th, 7:00 pm, Renée Fleming in Recital: Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
February 6th through March 8th, Miss Julie, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
February 10th through 22nd, The Outsiders, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. Tickets will go on sale at a later date. FYI BroadwayInChicago.com.
February 21st through April 5th, A World-Premiere Adaptation, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
March 2026, Arkansas New Play Festival, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
March 4th through 29th, The Garbologists, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
March 14th through April 12th, Madama Butterfly, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
March 18th through May 31st, BOLD Series, Ride the Cyclone, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Tickets on sale April 28th. FYI (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.com
March 21st through April 4th, El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego), Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
March 28th through April 26th, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
April 10th through May 10th, World Premiere, Out Here, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
April 15th through May 10th, Pride and Prejudice, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
April 17th & 18th, (2 performances only), safronia, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
April 29th through June 14th, South Pacific, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
May 2nd through 31st, Blood Memory, Written and Performed by Dael Orlandersmith, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
June 3rd through 21st, Eugene Onegin-A Bluegrass Musical, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
June 9th through July 19th, A World-Premiere Musical, Iceboy! or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write The Iceman Cometh, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
July 22nd through August 2nd, Broadway in Chicago presents & Juliet, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com
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