Sunday, 05 April 2026 16:38
Intriguing ‘The Sugar Wife’ Is Well Produced, But Its Restraint Is Limiting
Written by Bill Esler
The Artistic Home’s U.S. premiere of this 2024 revival by Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, “The Sugar Wife” is intellectually engaging but rather unemotional given its subject lines: marital infidelity, slavery, sexploitation, hypocrisy. Perhaps that goes with its Quaker storyline, a denomination known for an ascetic simplicity and rigorous moral discernment before engaging…
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Saturday, 04 April 2026 13:29
Always...Patsy Cline - American Blues Theatre - Through June 21st
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American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Executive Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, concludes its 40th anniversary season with the hit jukebox musical Always...Patsy Cline created by Ted Swindley, with band and vocal orchestrations by August Eriksmoen and Tony Migliore. The production is directed by Harmony France, with music direction by Ensemble Member Michael Mahler. Always...Patsy Cline runs May 1 – June 7, 2026, at American…
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Under the leadership of Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director Avery Willis Hoffman and Executive Director Angel Ysaguirre, Court Theatre is proud to announce its 72nd season. As America marks 250 years of nationhood, Court Theatre, as Chicago's premier stage for classic work, responds with a season that examines our shared pursuit of Life…
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Nearly a decade after it first upended the American musical, Hamilton returns to Chicago’s CIBC Theatre as part of Broadway In Chicago’s 2026 season, and its cultural voltage hasn’t dimmed one bit. Inspired by Ron Chernow’s book, Alexander Hamilton, Lin‑Manuel Miranda’s genre‑shifting epic — part biography, part political thriller, part…
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Saturday, 04 April 2026 13:25
Hear Us Roar: The Trojan Women Will Leave You Speechless
Written by Kendall Royzen
Last night, while waiting in the tranquil lounge of the Bramble Arts Loft, a familiar question floated around the theatergoers: Does art imitate life or does life imitate art? It’s a philosophical question that has been around for ages. It probably passed through the minds of those who first saw…
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Tuesday, 31 March 2026 13:53
The Three Musketeers Deliver a Swashbuckling Smash at The Edge
Sarz Maxwell
ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL! Or is it one for all and all for one? No matter: either way it’s a rallying cry during a time of severe political unrest in France, where persistent insurrections incited erratic leadership, oscillating between Royalists and Republicans. The Republicans were the liberals,…
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Tuesday, 31 March 2026 00:16
MadKap’s Streetcar Reveals a Woman’s Life Burning with Death and Desire
Written by Kimberly Katz
MadKap Production’s A Streetcar Named Desire at Skokie Theatre offers a raw, riveting interpretation of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, immersing the audience in a world where beauty and brutality constantly collide. The production captures the oppressive heat and emotional volatility of New Orleans as Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella’s…
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Wednesday, 01 April 2026 15:06
Delayed by Pandemic, ‘The Ally’ Even More Timely in Rock Solid Chicago Premier
Written by Bill Esler
Since its original 2020 Off-Broadway debut was postponed until 2024 by the Covid-19 Pandemic, Itamar Moses’ “The Ally” has likely ripened in its effectiveness. Not because the play has changed, but because the world has. A 2025 Pulitzer finalist, now in its Midwest premier at Theater Wit, it revolves around…
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Tuesday, 31 March 2026 11:23
Steppenwolf Welcomes Laura Benanti & Alex Edelmen for Two Limited Comedy Engagements!
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Get ready for a summer of laughs as Steppenwolf Theatre Company welcomes award-winning performers Laura Benanti and Alex Edelman for two limited comedy engagements. First up, direct from an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe and two sold-out Off-Broadway runs comes Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, playing five performances August…
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Sunday, 29 March 2026 23:15
An Explosive, Heart‑Pounding Million Dollar Quartet at Paramount’s Stolp Island Theatre
Written by Kimberly Katz
Some nights in the theatre create a hum with the kind of energy you can feel in your chest - nights when the performers aren’t merely revisiting history but reliving it, reigniting it, and passing that fire straight into the audience’s hands. That’s the voltage running through Stolp Island Theatre’s…
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Sunday, 29 March 2026 10:59
Raiders Reborn: Indy, Williams, and the Chicago Philharmonic Bring the Adventure Alive
Written by Ken Payne
Auditorium Philms’ presentation of Steven Spielberg’s 1981 classic Raiders of the Lost Ark with the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra transforms a beloved blockbuster into a full‑body cinematic jolt. Indiana Jones’ adventures play out across the towering Auditorium Theatre screen, but it’s the live orchestra that makes the familiar feel astonishingly new.…
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Saturday, 28 March 2026 13:28
About Face’s Modern Gentleman Adds a Valuable Piece to a Fascinating Puzzle
Written by Mitchell Oldham
There are thousands of stories you’d love to see brought to the stage. Stories that slip into the lives of people who walk through the world either unseen or are barely considered by those possessing more standard existences. People who, because of the way they look or talk or are…
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Friday, 27 March 2026 12:21
Steppenwolf Theatre Presents CATCH AS CATCH CAN – June 4 – July 12, 2026 – Chicago Premiere!
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the nation's premier ensemble theater company, is pleased to conclude its 50th Anniversary Season with the Chicago premiere of Mia Chung's theatrical tour-de-force Catch as Catch Can, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton, playing June 4 – July 12, 2026 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. Single tickets are now on sale at steppenwolf.org or the…
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