Sunday, 11 October 2026 13:56
Teatro Vista Productions in collaboration with Audible presents Cafecito & Loops: A Mexodus Listening Tour Headed South Sundays, through November 1st
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Teatro Vista Productions (TVP), the Midwest's only Latine-led Equity theatre company, in collaboration with Audible, presents Cafecito & Loops: A Mexodus Listening Tour Headed South, a FREE series of Sunday listening parties leading up to the Chicago premiere of Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson's hip hop musical Mexodus, playing at…
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Wednesday, 14 October 2026 10:51
NOVA ENTERTAINMENT CURRENT AND UPCOMING 2026 CIRCA PINTIG UPDATES
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Nova Entertainment is pleased to announce the upcoming performance schedule and updates for CIRCA Pintig, with a visual rebrand and productions playing from October through December at the Rizal Center, 1332 W. Irving Park Road, plus a touring production traveling across various Chicago venues. The visual rebrand will be shared…
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Monday, 05 October 2026 16:04
ANY REBELLION OF WILL - Trap Door Theatre - Through November 1st
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Trap Door Theatre is thrilled to continue its 33rd season with Any Rebellion of Will, written by S.L. Daniels and directed by Spencer Huffman. Any Rebellion of Will will play October 8th – November 1st, 2026 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W Cortland St. in Chicago. Tickets are now on…
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Wednesday, 30 September 2026 15:20
Backyard Theatre Company’s Red Bike - Berger Park Coach House Theatre - Through October 24th
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Red Bike is an intimate, movement‑driven play that follows a young person navigating a town transforming faster than they can comprehend. Told through memory, motion, and the rhythm of a bicycle, the play traces The Kid’s journey through shifting streets, storefronts, neighborhoods, and the larger questions of money, power, childhood,…
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Thursday, 17 September 2026 16:40
Million Dollar Quartet - Stolp Island Theatre - Through January 3rd
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“Great Balls of Fire!” Chicago audiences have just one last chance to catch Paramount Theatre’s immersive musical Million Dollar Quartet, returning more than two years after its smash hit debut for a final run and holiday season comeback, October 7, 2026 - January 3, 2027.Four legends. One night. Music history made. Don’t…
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Wednesday, 09 September 2026 13:12
House of the Exquisite Corpse - Steppenwolf’s The Merle - Through October 25
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Want to go behind-the-scenes of Chicago’s one and only puppet haunted house? Rough House Puppet Arts’ House of the Exquisite Corpse returns October 8-November 1 at The Merle at Steppenwolf Theatre. New this year, the company is introducing an All-Inclusive Experience that includes ALL the perks: the show, a drink ticket, a giveaway at entry and a coveted backstage tour. …
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Thursday, 10 September 2026 13:46
JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE - North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - Through November 1st
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Music Theater Works is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the third production of its 2026 season, Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, in the North Theatre, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, October 8 - November 1. Escape to Margaritaville has a book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley,…
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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
A Strange Loop - Raven Theatre - Through 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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Tuesday, 25 August 2026 14:54
Kowalski - Lookingglass Theatre - Through November 8th
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Joining the previously announced stars of Kowalski Johnny Galecki ("The Big Bang Theory," "The Little Dog Laughed") as Tennessee Williams and Jacob Moskovitz ("Elle") as Marlon Brando are Alison Cimmet as Margo Jones, Reece Dos Santos as Pancho and Ellie Ricker as Jo. The celebrated new play by Gregg Ostrin, directed by Colin Hanlon, will come to Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company at the historic Water Tower…
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Friday, 21 August 2026 14:12
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces Two Shakespeare Productions in Repertory October 13 - January 3
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announces the cast and creative team for the company's fall Shakespeare Repertory productions, an unforgettable theatrical event at the heart of our 40th Anniversary Season. Under the creative leadership of CST Artistic Director Edward Hall and taking inspiration from Shakespeare's own company and CST's roots as the Shakespeare Repertory, one company of 14…
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Tuesday, 25 August 2026 12:49
Shattered Globe Theatre's VLADIMIR - Theater Wit - Through November 14th
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Shattered Globe Theatre is pleased to open its 36th Season with the Midwest premiere of Erika Sheffer's Vladimir, an unflinching drama of resistance directed by Ensemble Member Lou Contey*, playing October 2 – November 14, 2026 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Single tickets ($20 – $60) are now on sale at SGTheatre.org, by calling (773) 975-8150 or in…
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Monday, 17 August 2026 12:51
Detroit ’67 - Pulse Theatre Chicago – Through November 1st
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Pulse Theatre Chicago proudly announces a defining new chapter in the company's history with the expansion of its artistic leadership, the beginning of its residency at the historic eta Creative Arts Foundation, and the cast and creative team for its Fall 2026 production of Dominique Morisseau's acclaimed drama, Detroit '67.…
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