Wednesday, 09 September 2026 13:27
Steep Opens New Home with Simon Stephens' U.S. Premiere A Slow Fire
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Steep Theatre will open its new theater this coming January with the U.S. Premiere of playwright Simon Stephens' A Slow Fire. The production, which opens January 22, 2027, will be directed by Steep Ensemble Member Robin Witt and continues the company's long-running relationship with its Tony and Olivier Award-winning Artistic…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2026 11:05
Full Casting Announced for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's 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 announce full casting for its 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?). The Adirondack Chair Circle cast features a stellar lineup of talent including ensemble member Caroline…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2026 10:02
Embrace The Change: Menopause the Musical® 25th Anniversary Tour to play Aurora’s Paramount Theatre Saturday, October 17 at 3 p.m.
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The hilarious musical parody Menopause the Musical® is on a 25th Anniversary National Tour this fall, and Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is the only Chicago-area stop, one-show-only, Saturday, October 17 at 3 p.m. What better way to celebrate National Menopause Awareness Month in October, than gathering your favorite gal pals to enjoy the best…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2026 10:52
Porchlight Announces "Little Shop of Horrors" Cast & Creative Team
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The award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the cast and creative team of the first mainstage production of its 32nd season, Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Porchlight's Elaine Cohen and Arlen Ruben Artistic Director, Michael Weber with choreography by Nataki Rennie and music direction by David Fiorello. …
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Tuesday, 08 September 2026 10:48
Chicago Premiere of Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD to be performed at Greenhouse Theater Center, Oct 15 - Nov 1
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Tin Drum Theatre Company is proud to announce that tickets are now on sale for the Chicago premiere of A Dark Wood, October 15 - November 1, written by Eric Coble and directed by Steve Needham, at Studio 44 in the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. The preview performance for A Dark Wood is Thursday, Oct.…
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Friday, 04 September 2026 01:31
Joffrey Ballet announces planned leadership transition: President and CEO Greg Cameron to depart in December 2027
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The Joffrey Ballet today announced that President and CEO Greg Cameron will depart in December 2027, concluding a 15-year tenure that transformed the organization's financial and institutional strength and elevated its standing in Chicago and the international dance community. The transition follows a succession plan Cameron and the Joffrey Board of Directors developed…
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Monday, 07 September 2026 16:22
Paramount’s Mean Girls Delivers a Fierce, Fetch Night Out
Written by Kimberly Katz
This new staging of Mean Girls the Musical, now playing at Paramount Theatre in Aurora’s downtown theatre district, brings Tina Fey’s sharp, culturally defining high-school satire to the stage with a pop-infused score and a contemporary theatrical energy that reframes the familiar story for a new generation - and they…
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Monday, 07 September 2026 14:38
The Man Who Fell - Trap Door Theatre - Through September 19th
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Trap Door Theatre is thrilled to begin its 33rd season with the World Premiere of The Man Who Fell with the Rain, written by Andrei Kureichik and directed by resident director Kay Martinovich. The Man Who Fell with the Rain will play September 3rd – 19th, 2026 at Trap Door…
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Thursday, 27 August 2026 14:27
About Face Theatre and Raven Theatre to present A Strange Loop October 8th - November 8th
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About Face Theatre and Raven Theatre present a powerhouse co-production of the groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop, with book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson and direction by About Face Theatre Artistic Associate Mikael Burke. The highly anticipated Chicago premiere will run October 8-November 8, 2026, on the Johnson Stage at Raven Theatre, 6157 North Clark Street…
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Sunday, 06 September 2026 20:50
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Dark Children’s Tale Translates to Stellar Show in ’The Man Who Fell with the Rain’
Written by Bill Esler
An exceptionally good show is now on stage at Chicago’s Trap Door Theatre. This wonder—The Man Who Fell with the Rain— has been translated through three languages on its way to the footlights in its U.S. premiere, right here on the tiny stage on Cortland Ave. Originating in Spanish as…
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Friday, 04 September 2026 15:05
'The Snow Queen' presented by The Impostors Theatre Co. November 6th through November 21st
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After their award winning year, The Impostors Theatre Company (ITC) opens Season Eight with the highly anticipated world-premiere of The Snow Queen, a beloved folktale reimagined by ITC ensemble member Mallory Swisher, directed by ITC Artistic Director Stefan Roseen and ITC resident choreographer Anna Roemer. The Snow Queen explores the…
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Friday, 04 September 2026 15:00
City Lit announces August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II October 16 through November 29 - here the cast
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Full cast and production team have been announced for City Lit's production of August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II, to play from Friday, October 16 through Sunday, November 29. KING HEDLEY II is set in the same backyard in Pittsburgh's Hill District seen in August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS (for which the…
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Friday, 04 September 2026 11:57
Standing Room Only Crowd for Chicago’s Leading Theater Artistic Directors
Written by Bill Esler
It must have been heavenly for the creative leaders of Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare and Court, Chicago’s top regional theaters, to be greeted by a standing room only crowd. But there they were, on a panel moderated by the eminent Chicago Tribune theater critic Chris Jones. The program was introduced…
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