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LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY

163 E Pearson St at Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611

Circus Quixote
Circus Quixote
1/30 - 3/30/2025


Somewhere in La Mancha there lived a man who read so many books that his brains dried up…Saddle up with Lookingglass as we go tiltingly, ...


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Lookingglass Theatre Names Jamey Lundblad as Managing Director & Richard Chapman as New Board Chair


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024

Chicago’s Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company has named Jamey Lundblad as its new managing director. Lundblad will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the organization and supervising the day-to-day operations of the theatre. Learn more about the position and about Lundblad....

Tickets on Sale for Babes With Blades' A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2024

Tickets are now on sale for Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s production of one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Learn more....

Lookingglass Announces New Artistic Director, Meets Its Yearly Fundraising Goal and More


by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2024

Get the latest updates from LOOKINGGLASS THEATRE COMPANY. For interviews and additional information, contact James Juliano....

Kara Davidson Joins Paramount Theatre as Director of New Works and Associate Artistic Producer


by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2023

Kara Davidson joins Paramount Theatre as Director of New Works and Associate Artistic Producer. Trent Stork also earns promotion as Paramount's new Artistic Producer and Casting Director. Learn more about the new appointments here!...

Tony-Winning Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces Programming Pause, Staff Reduction


by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2023

Lookingglass Theatre Company, recipient of the 2011 Regional Theatre Tony Award, has announced plans to pause its programming through the spring of 2024 and a sizeable reduction to its full-time staff, slashing the number of employees from 24 to 10. ...

Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces Registration Is Now Open for 2023 Summer Camp


by A.A. Cristi - March 30, 2023

The Department of Curiosity at Lookingglass Theatre Company invites high school students to participate in a one-of-a-kind experience this summer in the historic Water Tower Water Works on Michigan Avenue.  ...

VIDEO: First Look at World Premiere of VILLETTE at Lookingglass Theatre Company


by Alan Henry - March 07, 2023

Get a first look at Lookingglass Theatre Company's World Premiere of Villette by Sara Gmitter, adapted from the Charlotte Brontë novel. The cast features Mi Kang as Lucy Snowe, Mo Shipley as Ginerva Fanshawe, Helen Joo Lee as Madame Beck, Renée Lockett as Mrs. Bretton, Ronald Román-Meléndez as John ...

Lookingglass Theatre Announces UnGALA Going Gglamping Fundraiser


by Stephi Wild - March 02, 2023

Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its annual fundraiser, the unGALA: Going gglamping! The 2023 experience will take you back to your best summer camp memories - only this time as a gglamorous grownup! On Saturday, March 25, 2023, frolic with your fellow “forest creatures” for an evening of ...

Cast Announced for World Premiere of VILLETTE at Lookingglass Theatre Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2023

Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced the cast for the World Premiere of Villette by Sara Gmitter, adapted from the Charlotte Brontë novel....

Lookingglass Theatre Announces Accessible Show Dates for Holiday Classic THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 08, 2022

Lookingglass Theatre Company announced dates for accessible performances for The Steadfast Tin Soldier, including a Sensory Friendly/ Relaxed performance on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 1:30PM!...

Past Shows

Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon
Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon
5/24 - 8/13/2023


Hooray! Lucy and Charlie just got hitchedand theyre embracing the worst of the American dream. They do what they want. Take what they want. Theyre ...

Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon
Lucy and Charlie's Honeymoon
5/24 - 7/16/2023


Hooray! Lucy and Charlie just got hitched…and they’re embracing the worst of the American dream. They do what they want. Take what they want. They’re ...

Villette
Villette
2/8 - 4/23/2023


Youve never met a heroine like Lucy Snow. Suddenly bereft of family, friends, and funds, young Lucy journeys unaccompanied to an unfamiliar land armed only ...

The Steadfast Tin Soldier
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
11/13 - 1/8/2023


Chicagos beloved holiday tradition returns to the stage this holiday season, a classic the whole family will treasure! Based on Hans Christian Andersens story about ...

The Steadfast Tin Soldier
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
11/13 - 1/8/2023


Chicagos beloved holiday tradition returns to the stage this holiday season, a classic the whole family will treasure! Based on Hans Christian Andersens story about ...

What to Send Up When It Goes Down


Congo Square Theatre Company, one of the nations premier African American ensemble theater companies, presents What to Send Up When It Goes Down in residence ...

The Steadfast Tin Soldier: A Christmas Pantomime


True to his loyal and resolute nature, The Steadfast Tin Soldier returns! Hans Christian Andersens story about a little tin soldier who never gives up ...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein


Within every man there is a monster; within every monster, a man. But which is which? An eerie evening of ghost stories crackles to life ...

Act(s) of God
Act(s) of God
2/13 - 4/7/2019


Three siblings, two parents, and one very unexpected dinner guest. As a family gathers for an overdue dinner, a mysterious envelope arrives with astonishing news. ...

The Steadfast Tin Soldier: A Christmas Pantomime


Unlock this jewel-adorned music box for the whole family! Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Ensemble Member Mary Zimmerman (Metamorphoses, Treasure Island) ...

20,000 Leagues Under the Seas


Water Tower Water Works: adapt: David Kersnar, Althos Low; dir: David Kersnar....

Plantation!
Plantation!
2/21 - 4/22/2018


Kevin Douglas; music: Rick Sims; dir: David Schwimmer. Water Tower Water Works:...

Hard Times
Hard Times
10/4 - 1/14/2018

Moby Dick
Moby Dick
6/7 - 9/3/2017


Madness rages like the angry sea when man pits himself against leviathan in Herman Melville’s epic and poetic tale, furiously reimagined by director David Catlin ...

Beyond Caring
Beyond Caring
3/22 - 5/7/2017


Unseen. Unheard. Unknown. At the margins of society, on the knife-edge of survival, they work for low wages, in harsh conditions. No safety net. No ...

Videos


Million Dollar Quartet in Chicago Million Dollar Quartet
Paramount's Stolp Island Theatre (9/15 - 12/29) Tracker
The Little Mermaid in Chicago The Little Mermaid
Drury Lane Theatre (11/6 - 1/12) Tracker
Legally Blonde, The Musical in Chicago Legally Blonde, The Musical
Music Theater Works (12/19 - 12/29) Tracker
Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical in Chicago Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical
Paramount Theatre (10/30 - 1/19) Tracker
Elton Rohn
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) Tracker
Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol in Chicago Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol
Studebaker Theater (11/21 - 12/29)
The Antiquities in Chicago The Antiquities
Goodman Theatre - Owen Theatre (5/17 - 6/15)
A Midsummer Night's Dream in Chicago A Midsummer Night's Dream
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier (2/8 - 3/8)
Iraq, But Funny in Chicago Iraq, But Funny
Lookingglass Theatre Company in the Water Tower Water Works (5/29 - 7/20)
Black Violin: Full Circle Tour 2025 in Chicago Black Violin: Full Circle Tour 2025
McAninch Arts Center (4/27 - 4/27)
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