Friday, 01 May 2026 14:21
Brokeback Mountain - Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Through June 28th
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the cast and creative team for Brokeback Mountain, the North American premiere production of Ashley Robinson's adaptation of the captivating novella by Annie Proulx that inspired the Academy Award-winning film. The production is directed by Jonathan Butterell and plays May 28–June 28 in the Jentes Family Courtyard Theater. Brokeback Mountain stars Harrison Ball as Ennis Del Mar…
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Monday, 27 April 2026 13:11
GEE'S BEND - Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center - Through June 7th
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Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre today announced full casting and production team for its season-opening production of GEE'S BEND, the 2008 play by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, to play Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons from May 23 to June 7 at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center at 927 Noyes Street in Evanston. GEE'S BEND follows…
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Monday, 20 April 2026 11:07
JACKALOPE THEATRE's ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS: THE COCAINE PLAY - Broadway Armory Park - Through JULY 6th
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Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to present the world premiere of Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play, written and directed by Terry Guest, May 28 - July 6,at the Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N Broadway St. The total running time, including two intermissions, is two hours and 30 minutes. Preview performances are Thursday, May 28, Friday, May 29…
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Wednesday, 08 April 2026 14:05
A Red Orchid's The Targeted - Chopin Theatre - Through June 14th
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A Red Orchid Theatre is pleased to conclude its 33rd Season with the world premiere of Hanna Kime's The Targeted, a tragicomedy about community directed by Grace Dolezal-Ng, playing May 7 – June 14, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Single tickets are available at aredorchidtheatre.org or by calling (312) 943-8722. Season subscriptions are…
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Tuesday, 07 April 2026 11:36
Scaramouche - City Lit Theatre - Through June 14
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George Sidney, the prolific 20th Century movie director who helmed the 1952 movie version of Rafael Sabatini's 1921 novel SCARAMOUCHE as well as Hollywood musicals from SHOW BOAT to VIVA LAS VEGAS, is reported to have said, "I always thought SCARAMOUCHE should be a musical." And now it is. The world premiere…
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Monday, 06 April 2026 12:40
Word Hard Have Fun Make History - Raven Theatre - Through June 6th
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Chicago’s First Floor Theater today announced the cast and production team for the Chicago Premiere production of WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY, written by reid tang and directed by Tina El Gamal, running May 7 – June 6, 2026 (previews May 7, 9, 10, and 13) on The Schwartz…
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Monday, 06 April 2026 12:24
Le Bal - Trap Door Theatre - through June 20th
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Trap Door Theatre is thrilled to conclude its mainstage work of their 32nd season with a reimagination of the Ettore Scola film Le Bal, directed and devised by guest director from California, Stephen Buescher. Le Bal will play May 14 – June 20, 2026 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W…
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Monday, 06 April 2026 12:10
Crime and Punishment - TUTA Theatre - Through June 28th
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TUTA Theatre announced today it will mount the 90-minute, three actor adaptation for the stage of Dostoevsky's CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus. TUTA's production will be performed on their intimate home stage at 4670 N. Manor, Chicago, from May 7 through June 28. This adaptation, which…
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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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Thursday, 26 March 2026 12:17
Do Something Pretty - Rivendell Theatre - Through June 7th
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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, Chicago's only professional theater that seeks to advance women through the power of storytelling, announces the cast for the world premiere of Do Something Pretty by Melissa Ross (The Luckiest, Thinner Than Water, Nice Girl, A Life Extra Ordinary), directed by Rivendell favorite, Jessica Fisch (The Firebirds Take the Field, I Wanna F**king Tear…
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Wednesday, 25 March 2026 12:06
South Pacific - Paramount Theatre - Through June 14th
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Aurora’s Paramount Theatre returns to one of the reasons it’s become the largest subscription theater in the U.S. – producing and presenting bold reinventions of classic American musicals – with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific. Performances of Paramount’s 2025-26 Broadway Series finale are April 29-June 14, 2026. Get ready for one…
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Tuesday, 24 March 2026 13:24
An Enemy of the People - TimeLine Theatre - Through June 14th
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The Chicago premiere of Amy Herzog’s new version of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, directed by TimeLine Company Member Ron OJ Parson, is the long-awaited inaugural production at TimeLine Theatre’s new home at 5035 N. Broadway in Chicago. Previews start May 6. Performances run through June 7. Single tickets are on sale now.…
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Tuesday, 24 March 2026 13:12
Shattered Globe Theatre’s Eelpout! - Theater Wit - Through May 30th
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Chicago’s Shattered Globe Theatre presents the hilarious and surreal fantasia on Midwestern masculinity you’ve all been waiting for: the World Premiere of Eelpout! by Paul W. Kruse, directed by Jeremy Ohringer, April 17-May 30, 2026. Meet Sven Svensen and Ole Olsen, best buds since kindergarten. When they gather to celebrate Ole’s wedding to Lena with…
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