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Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
9/15 - 12/29/2024


Four Legends. One Night. Music History Made. You may have loved Million Dollar Quartet in 2017 at Paramount Theatre – now imagine it set in ...

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
11/6 - 1/12/2025


Dive beneath the waves with Ariel, a young mermaid with a captivating voice and an insatiable curiosity, as she defies her father and makes a ...

Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical


Paramount Theatre presents the Midwest Regional Premiere of Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical, running from October 30 to January 19. Emily Kristen Morris makes her ...

DREAMGIRLS
DREAMGIRLS
12/6 - 12/7/2024


"Dreamgirls" is a dazzling musical that follows the journey of a young female singing trio from Chicago, called "The Dreams," as they navigate the competitive ...

Leroy and Lucy
Leroy and Lucy
10/24 - 12/15/2024


Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
11/15 - 11/27/2024


Come along with Jack and his best friend Carmelita (a Spanish-speaking cow), as they try to save their village from a crazy giant! Along the ...

Seussical Jr.
11/27 - 11/27/2024


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 ...

Heartache Tonight


Heartache Tonight Saturday, November 30, 2024 | 7:00PM Tickets: $40 / $45 / $49* RaueNOW: $28 / $31.50 / $34.30* Close your eyes and you’ll ...

Jefferey Cooke - My Christmas Spectacular 2024!


Jefferey Cooke- “ My Christmas Spectacular 2024!” Jefferey Cooke and his “My Christmas Spectacular!” return to the Venus Cabaret Theater for a third holiday season! ...

The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
11/9 - 11/30/2024


Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro is a compelling study of human relationships with a matchless score. As the ...

Annie
Annie
11/12 - 12/1/2024


Little Orphan Annie's coming to town! *ANNIE* is a celebration of family, optimism and how spirit remains the ultimate cure for all the hard knocks ...

ANNIE
ANNIE
11/12 - 12/1/2024


The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12 ...

ANNIE Returns To Chicago This Holiday Season!


The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE  returns to Chicago this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12 through ...

Blue
Blue
11/16 - 12/1/2024


Destined to become an American classic, Blue tells the moving story of a Black middle-class family in Harlem whose hopes and dreams for their teenage ...

Caesar's Circus
11/27 - 12/1/2024


Caesar's Circus makes its world premiere at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts from November 27 to December 1, 2024, featuring Frank Ferrante ...


Christmas Bingo: It’s Ho-Ho-Holy Night brings together the comedic talents of Vicki Quade and Nancy Greco for an evening of holiday hilarity. Set for December ...


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 ...

Dog Man: The Musical
11/8 - 12/1/2024


Dog Man: The Musical returns to Chicago's Studebaker Theater for a limited engagement, showcasing the beloved characters from Dav Pilkey's bestselling book series. The story ...

Maggie Never Bitter, the Musical


Maggie Never Bitter, The Musical” has won numerous awards, including, Oxford Script Awards (Screenplay) September 22, 2023 and Best Script - London, England July 31, ...

Maggie Never Bitter, the Musical


Maggie Never Bitter, The Musical” has won numerous awards, including, Oxford Script Awards (Screenplay) September 22, 2023 and Best Script - London, England July 31, ...

Maggie Never Bitter, the Musical


Maggie Never Bitter, The Musical” has won numerous awards, including, Oxford Script Awards (Screenplay) September 22, 2023 and Best Script - London, England July 31, ...

Maggie Never Bitter, the Musical


Maggie Never Bitter, The Musical” has won numerous awards, including, Oxford Script Awards (Screenplay) September 22, 2023 and Best Script - London, England July 31, ...

Maggie Never Bitter, the Musical


Maggie Never Bitter, The Musical” has won numerous awards, including, Oxford Script Awards (Screenplay) September 22, 2023 and Best Script - London, England July 31, ...

Mean Girls
11/28 - 12/1/2024


Mean Girls presents the story of Cady Heron, who moves from the African savanna to suburban Illinois and encounters the fierce world of high school ...

Mean Girls (Non-Equity)
Mean Girls (Non-Equity)
11/26 - 12/1/2024


Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY ("30 Rock"), composer JEFF RICHMOND ...

MERCY KILLING
11/1 - 12/1/2024


MERCY KILLING is a dark comedy by Alandra Heilman that explores the twisted life of Mercy, a barista in San Francisco who also happens to ...

Outcast Jazz Band
Outcast Jazz Band
2/4 - 12/1/2024


Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party Doors: 5PM Traffic Jam! Swing Dance Lesson: 6-6:30PM Showtime: 6:30PM Intermediate Swing Dance Lesson 7:15-7:45 PM (in between ...

Seven Guitars
Seven Guitars
10/18 - 12/1/2024


The Chicago non-Equity premiere of this searing August Wilson drama about six friends in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948 mourning the death of ...


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Review: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - November 24, 2024

What did our critic think of RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL? ...

Review: FALSETTOS presented by Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - November 25, 2024

FALSETTOS, originally written as two-one act musicals set in 1979 and 1981, respectively, feels simultaneously dated and prescient. In this co-production from Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company, director Nick Bowling leads a first-rate ensemble that preserves the musical as a period piece bu...

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by Misha Davenport - November 22, 2024

What did our critic think of THE SECRET GARDEN at Theo Ubique?...

Review: FROZEN at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - November 10, 2024

What did our critic think of FROZEN at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL?...

Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS at Marriott Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - November 07, 2024

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Review: LEROY AND LUCY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - November 04, 2024

In Ngozi Anyanwu’s LEROY AND LUCY, two strangers meet at a crossroads in Mississippi...and not much happens. Based upon the myth of Robert Johnson, who supposedly sold his soul to the devil to make it as a blues musician, the play finds Leroy (Jon Michael Hill) and Lucy (Brittany Bradford) in a limi...

Review: BEST KEPT SECRET: TELL EVERYONE at The Second City E.t.c.


by Rachel Weinberg - October 31, 2024

The Second City’s latest e.t.c. revue BEST KEPT SECRET: TELL EVERYONE wants to remind audiences that life is a cabaret, old chum. While some Second City revue themes hang together better than others, BEST KEPT SECRET slyly pays homage to the classic Kander and Ebb musical CABARET and the general ide...

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at North Shore Center For The Performing Arts, Skokie, IL


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - October 26, 2024

What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at North Shore Center For The Performing Arts, Skokie, IL?...

Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT National Tour Present by Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - October 24, 2024

SOME LIKE IT HOT brings old-fashioned musical comedy, hijinks, and a ton of superbly executed tap dancing to the stage. ...

Review: BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - October 20, 2024

What did our critic think of BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA at BrightSide Theatre? ...



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