by BWW Awards - January 13, 2025
Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024....
by Blair Ingenthron - September 28, 2024
Holy Ghost Bingo: God, Goblins, & Games, will come to the Beverly Arts Center for one performance only, Friday, October 18, and to the Madison Street Theater in Oak Park, on Sunday, October 27....
by Blair Ingenthron - July 28, 2024
Nuns4Fun and “Sister” are hitting the road in the Chicago area, bringing four of its top comedies to three different venues, including the Madison Street Theater in Oak Park, and the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago....
by A.A. Cristi - June 07, 2024
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre announces the cast for FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/ WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF, running from July 20 to August 4....
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2024
Enjoy a live Disney music celebration at THE FORGE: LEMONT QUARRIES on June 8th and 9th. Families can sing along with talents from around the country, meet princesses, and enjoy snacks and beverages....
by BWW Staff - August 31, 2023
Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Out top picks in Chicago for September 2023 include MJ, The Color Purple, Rock of Ages and more!...
by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2023
The five finalists of the 2023 Chicago Cabaret Professionals Emerging Artist Showcase will be performing on August 24 at 7:30pm at Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago. Each will perform a three-song set and a panel of judges will determine the winner, who will receive the Denise Tomasello Cabare...
by Blair Ingenthron - July 01, 2023
The League of Chicago Theatres has announced a free Theatre Industry Career Fair at the Mundelein Center for Fine and Performing Arts at Loyola University, 1020 W. Sheridan Rd in Chicago. The event opens with a panel discussion, “Different Journeys through the Performing Arts Landscape” at 1pm foll...
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2023
Pride Film Fest will celebrate the Pride month of June with three programs of short LGBT films from around the world and an in-person screening of the Argentine film HORSEPLAY at Chicago’s Facets on June 22....
by BWW Staff - April 25, 2023
Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. May 2023's top picks include Damn Yankees, Into the Woods, Aladdin and more!...
Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places! Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare, ...
In a groundbreaking endeavor, the Beverly Arts Center proudly announces the arrival of “BEYOND THE DOOR,” a stage play that transcends boundaries, shatters expectations, and ...
Chicago Kids Company - Theater for Children (CKC) presents Jack and the Beanstalk. Come along with Jack and his best friend Carmelita (a Spanish-speaking cow), ...
Winner of the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway in 1997, and then on to a ...
Chicago Kids Company - Theater for Children (CKC) presents Beauty and the Beast. Don’t miss Chicago Kids Company’s newest show! Full of comedy, romance, and ...
Chicago Kids Company - Theater for Children (CKC) presents Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical. This holiday classic and audience favorite returns for its 24th year ...
Chicago Kids Company - Theater for Children (CKC) presents Pinocchio , a one-hour musical adaptation! Can you help Pinocchio make the right choices and become ...
The Beverly Arts Center's South Side Summer Stage presents HELLO, DOLLY! Set in New York on the cusp of the new century, "Hello, Dolly!" tells ...
The Beverly Arts Center's South Side Summer Stage presents HELLO, DOLLY! Set in New York on the cusp of the new century, "Hello, Dolly!" tells ...
An exuberant tribute to the music of rhythm and blues pioneer and alto saxophonist, Louis Jordan, Five Guys Named Moe is an international sensation. Initially ...
Chicago Kids Company - Theater for Children (CKC) presents The Tortoise and the Hare , a one-hour musical adaptation! The Hare is ready to win ...
Winner of the Drama Critics' Circle Award and Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical when it premiered Off-Broadway in 1997, and then on to a ...
Chicago Kids Company - Theater for Children (CKC) presents The Three Little Pigs. Meet Roxanne, Petunia, and Babe…three Sister Piggies who set out to build ...
Singing the Charles Dickens Blues? "Nutcracker" got you down? Is the thought of one more Christmas Pageant enough to make you scream? Take a ride ...
Chicago’s favorite holiday musical is based on the historic Great Lakes voyages of Christmas tree ships during the late 1800s and early 1900s. THE CHRISTMAS ...
Meet Roxanne, Petunia, and Babethree Sister Piggies who set out to build their own houses. Roxanne (the Rockn Roll Pig) builds hers out of Sticks, ...
The Fantasticks, the world's longest-running off-Broadway musical, is a whimsical and charming love story with a touch of satire. Set in a world of metaphor ...
The new student isnt quite like the other ducklings on her first day at Lucky Ducky School. Sing along with her classmates about how to ...
The new student isnt quite like the other ducklings on her first day at Lucky Ducky School. Sing along with her classmates about how to ...
'Art' is a French-language play by Yasmina Reza that premiered in 1994 at Comédie des Champs-Élysées in Paris. The play subsequently ran in London in ...
Next to Normal delves into the raw and complex world of mental illness, specifically focusing on bipolar disorder. The story centers around Diana, a wife ...
After stealing a precious plant, the King and Queen are forced to let their wacky gardener Nexus raise their daughter, Rapunzel. She is locked away ...
Beverly Arts Center announces the return of its Professional Theatre Series with a March 18th-20th production of the Tony Award-winning musical Next to Normal.To the ...
DREAMGIRLS Inspired by Motown and R&B legends of the 1960s-70s, Dreamgirls follows the rising stardom of the Dreamettes, an all-girl singing trio from Chicago. The ...
Next to Normal delves into the raw and complex world of mental illness, specifically focusing on bipolar disorder. The story centers around Diana, a wife ...
In the unique world of Love Letters, a play by A.R. Gurney, there's no grand set, elaborate costumes, or dramatic action. Instead, the power of ...
Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity....
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Bring your Valentine and laugh at one of the most popular romantic comedies of the 20th century! Same Time, Next Year ran four years on ...
MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...
Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favourite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical jr, a fantastical ...
Shows times are: 8:00pm Thursday , Friday Saturday 2pm Saturdays and Sundays Orchestra = $35 Mezzanine = $29 FOR MORE INFORMATION ...
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of ...
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...
Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favorite crack-a-lackin' friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film....
Beauty is in the eye of the ogre in Shrek The Musical JR., based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's ...
The classic tale of an aging toymaker and his beloved wooden puppet is given a touching finish in this Disney gem....
Produce the show that beat The Lion King out of the Olivier award (the British equivalent to the Tony Award)! Honk! Junior is a contemporary ...
Celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the world’s most beloved children's authors - Roald Dahl - with a fantastical tale of a boy, his ...
The Brainy and Beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life...and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. However, Belle gets more adventurous than she wanted ...
Kris Kringle takes on the cynics among us in this musical adaptation of the popular holiday favorite. In his inimitable style, Meredith Willson, the author ...
It's princess Aurora's sixteenth birthday, and Flora, Fauna and Merryweather must use their fairy magic to save her from the spell of evil sorceress Maleficent! ...
A high-energy comedy with fabulous dance numbers and classic Gershwin music, including the memorable hits I Can’t Be Bothered Now, Bidin’ My Time, I Got ...
In a loving home in the city of London, Dalmatian parents, Pongo and Perdita happily raise their Dalmatian puppies, until the monstrous Cruella De Vil ...
Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty ...
Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney?s Mulan. The Huns have invaded, and it is ...
Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings is a brand-new show that offers the best of Forever Plaid tied-up in a nifty package with a big Christmas bow ...
A rare combination of unprecedented originality and blinding talent, THE DROWSY CHAPERONE boldly addresses a great unspoken desire in all of our hearts: to be ...
Wacky, irreverent and as entertaining as it's predecessor from 1879, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE JR. spins a hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted ...
The outrageously prodigious comic and musical soul of 1930's Harlem lives on in this rollicking, swinging, finger-snapping revue that is still considered one of Broadway's ...
The Brothers Grimm "go Broadway" as Sondheim and Lapine offer up a cockeyed fairy tale where all of your favorite characters"”Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, ...
Jason Robert Brown says, "it's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn ...
Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and Betty ...
The jungle is jumpin' with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through ...
From the hit motion pictures, television series, and international stage success, FAME is nothing short of a global phenomenon. Set during the last years of ...
Welcome to the marketplace of Agrabah, where we're about to begin the fantastic tale of the street rat who became a prince! Disney's ALADDIN KIDS ...
Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks ' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big ...
Wacky, irreverent and as entertaining as it's predecessor from 1879, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE JR. spins a hilarious farce of sentimental pirates, bumbling policemen, dim-witted ...
DISNEY'S WINNIE THE POOH KIDS is a delightful new show based on the beloved characters of A.A. Milne and the 2011 Disney animated feature film. ...
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...
Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie ...
Set in Damon Runyon's mythical New York City, GUYS AND DOLLS JR. introduces us to colorful characters who have become legends in the musical theatre ...
Leiber and Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock 'n' roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates ...
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Fun Home
Porchlight Music Theatre (1/16 - 3/2) | |
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Fool for Love
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I and You
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The Promotion
Greenhouse Theater Center (1/30 - 3/1) | |
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
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