Tuesday, 04 August 2026 13:54
Steppenwolf Theatre Presents ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE – October 22 – December 6, 2026 – World Premiere!
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to continue its 51st Season with the world premiere of Chicago playwright Stephanie Alison Walker's biting satire Adirondack Chair Circle, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon (Downstate, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), playing October 22 — December 6, 2026 in Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theater, 1646 N. Halsted St. in Chicago.…
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Tuesday, 04 August 2026 13:36
Writers Theatre celebrates record-breaking 2025/26 Season with artistic growth and unprecedented ticket sales
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Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Artistic Director Braden Abraham, concluded its 2025/26 season by shattering box office, attendance, and fundraising records, and cementing its position as a premier national hub for theatre excellence and community engagement. The critically acclaimed five-show season in the Studio…
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Friday, 07 August 2026 11:33
American Blues Theater names Nia Akilah Robinson the recipient of the 2026 Blue Ink Award for her play Overnight at the Museum and announces featured finalists Benjamin Benne and Claire Crowley
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American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Executive Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, announces the recipient of the 2026 Blue Ink Award is Nia Akilah Robinson for her play Overnight at the Museum. As part of the award, Robinson receives a $3,000 cash prize and a staged reading at American Blues Theater at the annual Blue Ink Festival of new…
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Tuesday, 04 August 2026 01:08
ETA’s for colored girls Honors the Enduring Power of Ntozake Shange
Written by Wesley David
Nearly fifty years after its groundbreaking premiere, Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf remains one of the most important works ever written for the American stage. Neither conventional play nor musical, Shange called her work a "choreopoem," a seamless fusion of…
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Thursday, 06 August 2026 10:46
Grammy-Nominated Premiere Anchors 9th NEXUS Chamber Music Festival This August 12-14
Mitchell Oldham
Chamber music may be one of music’s most misunderstood children. An early form of classical music, it has always been open to a huge spectrum of emotions and moods and can swing instantly from the softly reflective to the boldly dramatic. Musicians love to play it because chamber music allows…
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Thursday, 06 August 2026 11:40
Love and Time On Our Side: The Notebook: The Musical at Broadway in Chicago
Written by Kendall Royzen
In times of stress, we often turn to familiar and comforting things: a favorite song, a dog-eared book, a movie we’ve seen twenty-seven times. We’re drawn back to the things we know because they have a certain salve to the severity and uncertainty around us. There’s a comfort in knowing…
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Wednesday, 05 August 2026 12:46
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Announces Mud Row October 15 - November 15 at Theater Wit
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Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for the first production in its 2026 - 2027 season, Mud Row, written by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Malkia Stampley, October 15 - November 15, in Theater One at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. Previews are Thursday, Oct. 15 through Saturday, Oct.…
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Wednesday, 05 August 2026 12:40
Victory Gardens Theater presents the World Premiere of Zayd Ayers Dohrn's The Humanities beginning September 10th
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Victory Gardens Theater (2433 N. Lincoln Avenue), an historic incubator for new play development, proudly announces the World Premiere staging of The Humanities, a contemporary new work by acclaimed playwright Zayd Ayers Dohrn, directed by veteran Chicago talent Eddie Torres. The Humanities is a provocative, ripped-from-the-headlines story that explores the events after a controversial speaker is…
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Tuesday, 04 August 2026 13:34
Chicago City Opera presents a Mozart double feature of The Impresario and Bastien and Bastienne August 15th & 16th
Written by Ken Payne
Chicago City Opera (CCO) presents an evening of two one act Mozart operas The Impresario and Bastien and Bastienne combined into an overarching farce channeling the theatrical meta-comedies like Noises Off and The Play That Goes Wrong. When baritone turned director Oscar Buff decides to start his own opera company…
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Wednesday, 05 August 2026 11:20
Goodman Theatre Presents Dead Girl's Quinceañera September 26th Through November 1st
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Secrets, sisterhood and solving crime take center stage this fall in the world premiere co-production of Dead Girl's Quinceañera by Miami native playwright Phanésia Pharel. Director Melia Bensussen's ensemble cast includes Carmen Berkeley (Hartford Stage's Romeo and Juliet), Ariana Burks (A Christmas Carol), Andrea Ferro (Columbia Lenfest Center's Big Love) and Jacqueline Guillén (Off-Broadway, Torera). Understudies will be announced at a later date. Co-produced with Barrington…
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Tuesday, 04 August 2026 13:09
The Notebook - James M. Nederlander Theatre - Through August 16th
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Producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch, along with Broadway In Chicago are thrilled to announce THE NOTEBOOK, a new musical based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, is now playing at Broadway In Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.). THE NOTEBOOK is playing for a limited engagement…
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Tuesday, 07 July 2026 15:55
CHICAGO'S TYLER MEREDITH JOINS THE GLOBAL COMPANY OF THE ATTIC: THINGS I'VE SEEN WHILE LYING ON MY BACK
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From Australia to Spain, talent from around the world—including a Chicago theater favorite—comes to The Goodman for its 2026/2027 Season opening production. Performed by Montreal's multidisciplinary creative collective, The 7 Fingers, Tony Award-nominated former trapezist Shana Carroll (Broadway's Water For Elephants) debuts her new work, The Attic: Things I've Seen While Lying on My Back.…
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Wednesday, 22 July 2026 15:51
The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical will play Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place December 8—13
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After a sold-out world premiere in December 2025, Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce The Unauthorized Hallmark(ish) Parody Musical will make its Chicago debut this holiday season. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow, June 26, for the limited engagement playing at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) December 8—13. Individual…
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Steppenwolf Theatre Presents ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE – October 22 – December 6, 2026 – World Premiere!
Written by Buzz Center StageSteppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to continue its 51st Season with the world premiere of Chicago playwright Stephanie Alison Walker's biting satire Adirondack Chair Circle, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon (Downstate, Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), playing October 22 — December… -
Writers Theatre celebrates record-breaking 2025/26 Season with artistic growth and unprecedented ticket sales
Written by Buzz Center StageWriters Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Artistic Director Braden Abraham, concluded its 2025/26 season by shattering box office, attendance, and fundraising records, and cementing its position as a premier national hub for theatre excellence…
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American Blues Theater names Nia Akilah Robinson the recipient of the 2026 Blue Ink Award for her play Overnight at the Museum and announces featured finalists Benjamin Benne and Claire Crowley
Written by Buzz Center StageAmerican Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Executive Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, announces the recipient of the 2026 Blue Ink Award is Nia Akilah Robinson for her play Overnight at the Museum. As part of the award, Robinson receives a $3,000 cash prize and a staged reading…
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ETA’s for colored girls Honors the Enduring Power of Ntozake Shange
Written by Wesley DavidNearly fifty years after its groundbreaking premiere, Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf remains one of the most important works ever written for the American stage. Neither conventional play nor musical,…
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