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THAT'S WEIRD, GRANDMA: A HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR! to Play The Neo-Futurist Theater in December


by Blair Ingenthron - October 02, 2024

PlayMakers Laboratory will welcome back its original sketch show That's Weird, Grandma: A Holiday Spectacular from December 12 – 15, 2024 at the Neo-Futurist Theater....

Goodman Theatre Welcomes Two New Fellows For 24/25 Season


by Stephi Wild - September 23, 2024

The Goodman Theatre has announced the addition of two outstanding artists to its fellowship programs for the 2024/2025 season: Tor Campbell and Raquel Torre. Both fellows bring exceptional talent, experience, and dedication to the arts, enriching the Goodman's artistic community....

The Dolphin Show to Present 82nd Annual Production CINDERELLA


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 20, 2024

The Dolphin Show at Northwestern University will present its 82nd production, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA. The nation's largest student-produced musical will take place this winter. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Seven Artists-in-Residence to Join Goodman Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 19, 2024

Goodman Theatre has welcomed seven early-career artists who will join the Theatre for its 99th season as directing fellows and playwrights-in-residence. Learn more about the artists!...

The Sarah Siddons Society To Offer Ten Professional Development Grants


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 02, 2024

The Sarah Siddons Society will offer ten professional development grants to support emerging artists in theater, providing opportunities for growth and advancement in their careers. Learn how to apply!...

1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE to Open Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's 2024 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 07, 2024

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's 2024 season of four productions will open with the original musical 1619: THE JOURNEY OF A PEOPLE. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets....

Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN To Receive Chicago Premiere With About Face Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 02, 2024

Experience the Chicago premiere of Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN presented by About Face Theatre. Learn when and where you can see the production, and learn how to purchase tickets....

NORTH SHORE LIVE Opens in Chicago This Weekend


by Stephi Wild - March 13, 2024

North Shore Live – will run March 17- April 28, 2024. North Shore Live offers exciting offerings for all interests and ages....

Northwestern University to Celebrate THE MEE-OW SHOW 50th Anniversary


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 11, 2024

Northwestern University will present a day-long celebration in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of The Mee-Ow Show. See when and where the show is taking place and learn...

Music Theater Works Hosts Annual Producers Gala ALL THAT JAZZ in May


by Stephi Wild - March 01, 2024

Music Theater Works has announced its annual gala, the Producers Gala, All that Jazz, Saturday, May 11 at 6 p.m.  Learn more about the event here!...

Past Shows

The Prom
11/10 - 11/19/2023


The Prom is a comedic musical with a heartwarming message, created by a talented team. The music was composed by Matthew Sklar, with lyrics by ...

Marisol
7/22 - 7/24/2022


Marisol is a young professional used to life on her own in the wilds of the big city. But everything changes on the day she ...

Men on Boats
5/27 - 5/29/2022


Jaclyn Backhaus Northwestern University...

Water by the Spoonful
4/23 - 5/2/2021


Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world again and put aside the demons that ...

Sense and Sensibility
2/26 - 2/27/2021


"Sense and Sensibility" by Jon Jory, adapted from the novel by Jane Austen (February 17 – March 18, 2012) Fortune lost to fate. Romance lost ...


This ferociously funny drama, follows the intertwined lives of a quick-witted tiger, two homesick American marines, and a troubled Iraqi gardener as they roam the ...

The Glass Menagerie
1/8 - 1/10/2021


Northwestern University Tennessee Williams...

Imagine U Storytime
10/25 - 11/15/2020


Familiar tales from long ago and student-created stories will debut Oct. 25 to Nov. 15 with the latest installment of "Imagine U Storytime," the online ...

Passing Strange
11/6 - 11/8/2020


Northwestern University book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen...

Wine in the Wilderness
11/6 - 11/8/2020


Written by Alice Childress. Directed by Marti Gobel. Set in Harlem during the mid-1960’s, Bill, an artist, needs a model in order to complete his ...

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
4/24 - 5/3/2020


Peter And The Starcatcher, the most magical evening of madcap fun is now on tour! Hailed by The New York Times as “The most exhilarating ...

The Emperor's New Clothes
2/21 - 3/8/2020


In the witty, enigmatic "Nothing Can Be Something," the lyricist matches the famous ability of author Hans Christian Andersen to combine sweetness, humor and wisdom; ...

LEGALLY BLONDE
2/14 - 3/1/2020


The story of Elle Woods, Bel Air's favorite pink-clad blonde, and her equally stylish Chihuahua, Bruiser. After Elle's boyfriend dumps her at graduation, she gets ...

Small Mouth Sounds
12/6 - 12/7/2019


In the overwhelming quiet of the woods, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat. As these strangers confront internal demons both profound ...

This is Our Youth
10/18 - 10/19/2019


Kenneth Lonergan's funny, compassionate and powerful work is a living snapshot of the moment between adolescence and adulthood when many young people first go out ...

GUYS & DOLLS
2/15 - 3/3/2019


The slickest high rollers are in town, and they’re depending on Nathan Detroit to score a secret spot for their floating craps game. Throw in ...

The Cherry Orchard (Karam)
2/1 - 2/10/2019


Anton Chekhov, a new version by Stephen Karam Northwestern University...

HELLO, DOLLY!
1/25 - 2/2/2019


Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She's out to make a match ...

The Dumb Waiter
1/25 - 1/26/2019


As the New York World-Telegram & Sun describes: "In the basement of a long-abandoned restaurant, two hired killers nervously await their next assignment. Barred from ...

Carrie the musical
12/7 - 12/8/2018


Carrie White is a misfit. At school, she's an outcast who's bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's ...


If you've ever felt lost, then you?ll know just how Trixie's favorite stuffed Knuffle Bunny feels when left all alone. If you've ever felt loved, ...

TICK TICK BOOM!
4/28 - 4/29/2017


A musical look at the courage it takes to follow your dreams, strongTICK, TICK... BOOM!/strong is a href="http://mtishows.com/biography.asp?writerid=3622"Jonathan Larson/a's autobiographical tale of a young composer ...

URINETOWN
2/10 - 2/26/2017


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 ...

A FUNNY THING...FORUM
2/12 - 2/28/2016


"Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight!" Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written-the perfect escape from life's troubles. ...

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD- TYA
11/6 - 11/22/2015


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AMERICAN IDIOT
10/16 - 10/25/2015


American Idiot is a sung-through rock musical based on the concept album of the same name by rock band Green Day. After a run at ...

INTO THE WOODS
7/17 - 8/2/2015


Stepping into the world of Into the Woods, the musical by James Lapin with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, is like entering a twisted ...


Roald Dahl's fantastical tale of a boy, his insect friends and their amazing journey across the ocean on a giant piece of fruit. (One-Act Version)...

THE WILD PARTY
2/13 - 3/1/2015


Adapted from a book-length poem written in and about the Roaring Twenties, Andrew Lippa's WILD PARTY tells the story of one wild evening in the ...

LITTLE WOMEN
11/7 - 11/23/2014


Little Women, the beloved coming-of-age story by Louisa May Alcott, bursts onto the stage in this heartwarming and captivating full-length musical. Follow the adventures of ...


Six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn't everything and that ...


The beloved children's book written by Jeff Brown in 1964 has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon - delighting readers and travelers all around ...


The beloved children's book written by Jeff Brown in 1964 has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon - delighting readers and travelers all around ...

SPRING AWAKENING
2/10 - 2/26/2012


Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, strongSPRING AWAKENING/strong celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that ...

RENT
11/4 - 11/20/2011


Set in the East Village of New York City, emRent/em is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.nbsp; Winner of the ...

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD- TYA
10/28 - 11/6/2011


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