It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
11/20 - 12/28/2025
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present the final production in its 2025 season, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, November 20 - ...
The Outsider
1/23 - 2/22/2026
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present the first production of its 2026 season, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith and directed by Scott ...
Photos: Oil Lamp Theater’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY Runs Through December 28
by A.A. Cristi - November 24, 2025
Oil Lamp Theater is presenting IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, adapted by Joe Landry and directed by Lauren Katz, through December 28 at 1723 Glenview Road. The production will run approximately two hours including intermission....
Cast and Creative Team Set for THE OUTSIDER at Oil Lamp Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 24, 2025
Oil Lamp Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for the first production of its 2026 season, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith and directed by Scott Westerman....
DIAL M FOR MURDER to be Presented at Oil Lamp Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 03, 2025
Oil Lamp Theater has revealed the final production in its 2026 season,the classic thriller with a modern twist, Dial M for Murder....
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 6, 2025- Dylan Mulvaney Talks THE LEAST PROBLEMATIC WOMAN IN THE WORLD And More
by - October 06, 2025
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 6, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend....
Photos: GASLIGHT (ANGEL STREET) Now Playing at Oil Lamp Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2025
Oil Lamp Theater’s 2025 season is continuing with its next production, Gaslight (Angel Street), by Patrick Hamilton and directed by Susan Gorman. Get a first look at photos here!...
The League of Chicago Theatres to Offer Buy One, Get One Half-Price Tickets
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 03, 2025
The League of Chicago Theatres will present It’s Theatre Season!, a new promotion featuring buy one, get one half-price tickets to select shows on Hot Tix....
Cast and Creatives Set for IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Oil Lamp Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2025
Oil Lamp Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for its next production and the final production in its 2025 season, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Learn more!...
The League of Chicago Theatres to Present Buy One, Get One Half-Price Tickets
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 18, 2025
The League of Chicago Theatres will present It’s Theatre Season!, a new promotion featuring buy one, get one half-price tickets to select shows on Hot Tix. Learn more!...
THE LAST 5 YEARS and More Set for Oil Lamp Theater 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 08, 2025
Oil Lamp Theater has revealed its 2026 season, featuring the musical The Last 5 Years and more. See the full season lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets....
Oil Lamp Theatre Launches LIGHT THE WAY Fundraising Campaign
by A.A. Cristi - August 25, 2025
Oil Lamp Theater launches Light The Way, a campaign to fund a new theatre, expanded education at the SPARK Center, and partnerships like The Laughing Academy. ...
Past Shows
Gaslight
10/2 - 11/2/2025
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present Gaslight (Angel Street), October 2 - November 2, by Patrick Hamilton and directed by Susan Gorman at Oil ...
Side by Side by Sondheim
8/15 - 9/14/2025
Oil Lamp Theater, which recently opened the Oil Lamp Theater’s SPARK CENTER for the Performing Arts , is proud to present, Side by Side by ...
The Marvelous Wonderettes
6/6 - 6/29/2025
Oil Lamp Theater’s next production is The Marvelous Wonderettes, written and created by Roger Bean, with musical arrangements by Brian William Baker, orchestrations by Michael ...
Lifespan of a Fact
3/14 - 4/6/2025
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present The Lifespan of a Fact, written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell and directed by Oil ...
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
1/24 - 2/16/2025
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present its first production of the 2025 season, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), written by Adam Long, ...
First Date
9/5 - 10/20/2024
When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes ...
The Revolutionists
3/16 - 4/30/2023
Imagine four badass, very real women, who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror had met and exchanged ideas before losing ...
Almost, Maine
1/19 - 2/26/2023
Welcome to Almost, a quaint sort of place located in northern Maine. The town is called Almost because the residents never really got around to ...
It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
11/25 - 12/30/2022
The performance runs approximately two hours with an intermission. Don’t miss the final year and production of everyone’s favorite holiday tradition, It’s a Wonderful Life: ...
Frankenstein
9/22 - 11/6/2022
Frankenstein tells the story of gifted scientist Victor Frankenstein who succeeds in giving life to a being of his own creation. However, this is not ...
Failure: A Love Story
7/23 - 9/4/2022
You can either be a grump about death, or you can live, love, and sing some songs along the way.The performance runs approximately two hours ...
Videos
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Hanukkah Shmanukkah
Greenhouse Theater (12/18 - 12/21) | |
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Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays
Lookingglass Theatre Company (12/17 - 12/20) | |
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American English
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Elton Rohn
Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27) | |
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Rio: A Tribute to Duran Duran
Raue Center For The Arts (1/23 - 1/23) | |
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Spamalot
CIBC (5/19 - 5/31) | |
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Las Locas Comedy Presents: Chingona Comedy Hour - December 2025
Laugh Factory (12/18 - 12/18) | |
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moonwatchers
Greenhouse Theater Center (4/30 - 5/17) | |
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Les Misérables
Cadillac Palace Theatre (5/12 - 5/24) | |
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