Tuesday, 30 June 2026 09:35
All The World's a Stage and Chicago Merely The Best Player: 'As You Like It' in Chicago Parks this summer
Written by Kendall Royzen
Is there anything more alluring than a summer night in Chicago? The lakefront beaches, the meandering pathways, the festivals and street foods, the hidden gardens where free art productions are staged, whatever you like, you can find it in the city during summer evenings. There is no shortage of parks…
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Sunday, 28 June 2026 14:20
Opera Festival of Chicago Delivers an Assured, Full‑Hearted La Bohème
Written by Kimberly Katz
Opera Festival of Chicago continues its season with two mainstage productions - La Bohème and Adriana Lecouvreur - each featuring the Opera Festival of Chicago Orchestra and Chorus and performed at the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie. I had the…
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- North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
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- Sasha Gerritson
- Sir Emanuele Adrizzi
- Alexandra Razskazoff
- Nathan Granner
- Catherine Antonia Samartin
- Kenneth Stavert
- Jonathan Wilson
- William Powers
- David Greene
- Shifra Werc
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Friday, 26 June 2026 12:04
A Quietly Ravishing Night: Marriott’s A Little Night Music
Written by Kimberly Katz
Marriott Theatre’s in‑the‑round intimacy turns A Little Night Music - which premiered on Broadway in 1973 and later became a 1977 film - into a quietly seductive swirl of glances, secrets, and second chances, the kind of production where the waltz feels like its own character. Under the soft glow of…
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Tuesday, 23 June 2026 15:15
Kokandy Productions presents SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Chopin Theatre August 13 – November 1, 2026
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Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce full casting for its revival of Stephen Sondheim's stunning masterpiece Sunday in the Park with George, playing August 13 – November 1, 2026 in the intimate Chopin Downstairs Studio, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago. Tickets are on sale now at kokandyproductions.com or bit.ly/SundayChicago. This beloved musical will feature Kevin Webb (Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods) as George…
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Friday, 12 June 2026 15:09
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre presents IN THE CONTINUUM, playing July 25 - August 9
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Tim Rhoze, Fleetwood-Jourdain's Producing Artistic Director, today announced the cast and production team for the company's upcoming production of IN THE CONTINUUM. Rhoze will direct and design the set for the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, which tells the parallel stories of two Black women - one in Los Angeles and one in Zimbabwe - who discover…
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Tuesday, 23 June 2026 15:04
Goodman Theatre’s Summer: Musicals, Park Performances & New Voices
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Goodman's Centennial 25/26 Season concludes on a high note, with programming for all ages, interests and neighborhoods. The theater announces its 4th annual partnership with Chicago Park District's "Night Out in the Parks" to bring The Lizard y El Sol, a Theater for the Very Young (TVY) play, into 12 public spaces…
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Thursday, 25 June 2026 11:23
The Art of Awe: Water for Elephants Balances Spectacle and Soul
Written by Maddie Burroughs
The musical Water for Elephants, presented by Broadway In Chicago and based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 novel, is the rare touring Broadway production that feels like two forms of live entertainment fused perfectly. It is a sweeping musical, yes, but it is also a full-blown circus spectacle – and, more impressively,…
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Tuesday, 23 June 2026 15:34
Overshadowed Theatrical Productions Announces 2026-2027 Season: “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Moments”
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Overshadowed Theatrical Productions announced their 2026-2027 season entitled “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Moments,” which includes five main stage productions and special events. Kicking off the season is an original play written by Artistic Director Reba Hervas entitled “Flame of Fire.” The story is inspired by "Operation Auca," a mission to make…
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Sunday, 21 June 2026 02:57
A People: A Sweeping, Soul‑Stirring Journey That Celebrates Jewish Identity
Written by Kimberly Katz
An extraordinary eight-person ensemble fuels the sweeping storytelling of A People - a production presented collaboratively by Arts Judaica and YI Love Jewish - shifting through nearly 80 characters across generations and geographies. Though only one cast member is Jewish, playwright LM Feldman intentionally assembled a diverse ensemble to reflect…
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- Arts Judaica
- YI Love Jewish
- LM Feldman
- Douglas Levin
- Charity Schultz
- Daniel Boughton
- Zach Kunde
- Haley Schenk
- Xavier Mattison
- Freya Churchwell
- Jin Ai
- Avi Hoffman
- Jewish Identity
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Sunday, 21 June 2026 23:14
Astonrep Approaches Uncle Vanya’s Appeal from a Novel New Angle
Written by Mitchell Oldham
Anton Chekhov, a Russian playwright who was also a doctor, can claim a level of regard few writers achieve and maintain so long after their deaths. Born in 1860, the same year the Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for President, his plays are routinely produced on stages in America and…
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Monday, 15 June 2026 15:31
Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music - Marriott Theatre - Through August 9th
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Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland's longest-running musical theatre, presents A Little Night Music, a Tony Award-winning musical from Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler that explores the lush, witty, and poignant complexities of love, longing, and second chances. Directed by Nick Bowling (Marriott Theatre: The Sound of Music, Ragtime, Man of La Mancha; and recipient of eight Jeff…
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Sunday, 21 June 2026 13:48
Couch Penny Ensemble’s An Oak Tree: A Raw, Unrehearsed Descent Into Grief
Written by Angelo Campos
Couch Penny Ensemble, in association with Theatre Arcana, presents the ambitious and experimental An Oak Tree, a raw, unconventional approach to theater that is sure to spark conversations on the nature of grief and the experience itself. In writing An Oak Tree, playwright Tim Crouch wanted to replicate the disorienting…
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Thursday, 18 June 2026 14:33
Champions of Magic Captures the Thrill of Live Performance
Written by Maddie Burroughs
One of the things I have always thought that concerts and other live events had over theatre is the energy of the crowd afterward. While people certainly leave plays and musicals moved, impressed, or deep in conversation, there is often a certain reserve to the way theatre audiences spill out…
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