Big things are happening at Lakewood Elementary School! Mr. Ratburn’s class is asked to write and perform a big show for all of Elwood City. Everyone is so excited! Everyone, except for Arthur. What should he do? Arthur feels more nervous as the big performance gets closer and closer. With the help of his family and friends Buster, Brain, Francine, Muffy – and even little sister, D.W. – Arthur learns the importance of being his best, unique self in this brand new musical!
Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically-charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan …
Broadway’s biggest little hero is an extraordinary girl who, armed with a brilliant mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand and change her destiny. Based …
PASSION is an intense and hauntingly beautiful musical exploring the complexities of love, obsession, and desire. Set in 19th-century Italy, the story follows a young soldier, Giorgio, who …
That’s Weird, Grandma features adaptations of stories written during PML’s creative writing residencies in Chicago elementary schools. PML’s ensemble of professional actors, comedians and musicians bring the young authors’ stories to life as raucous sketches, songs and movement pieces. These stories range from hilarious dialogues between unlikely characters to poignant pleas for social change, along with some perfect summertime stories – that resonate with adults while celebrating the imaginations of young people.
Flashback to 1979, when singer and composer Donny Hathaway was a soul music icon, known for R&B hits and his duets with Roberta Flack. This mesmerizing one-man show …
Here, at the corner of a country that feels both foreign and familiar, three orphaned, stateless youth have built a simple life out of recreation and mischief-making. Their world is rocked as a parade of immodest strangers slowly invade, offering gifts of language, medicine, art, and commerce. As the lure of development blurs their beliefs, life and landscape mutate, threatening their long-held values, community, and humanity. In a comic spectacle to challenge the pretense of altruism and civilization,
Frontieres Sans Frontieres asks what happens when generosity looks a lot like self-interest?
How to comprehend when the promise of language matures to the tyranny of words?
Who wins and who loses in a war to hold on to the people and places we love?
Find your Walkman, your favorite 80s mix tape, and join us for a World Premiere musical! ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE..., by Sandy Rustin (The Cottage, Clue, Mystic Pizza), is a modern musical homage to the beloved teen-flicks of the 1980s. When Samantha Craig wakes up on the morning of her 45th birthday in her 18-year-old life, she has a chance to rewrite her past and land herself in the future of her dreams. Featuring a score of 80s hits made famous by Madonna, Whitney Houston, Culture Club, Naked Eyes, The Go-Gos, and Tiffany, among many others, Always Something There… offers a fresh, feminist, high school flashback.
Award-Winning, Third-Generation Magician and Mind-Reader Dennis Watkins has joined forces with Goodman Theatre and Petterino's to create a one-of-a-kind magic theater in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Enter the …
The stage is set in a hidden venue. Five professional actors meet as members of The Drunk Shakespeare Society. One of them has 5 shots of whiskey and then attempts to perform a major …
Chicago's newest roaring twenties dinner-theatre speakeasy!
Enjoy an amazing dinner, followed by our roaring twenties musical comedy review! Get ready to be entertained by our talented guys and dolls …
Based on the beloved film of the same name, this quirky, charming musical tells the story of Amélie, an extraordinary young woman who lives quietly in the world …
The second part of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically-charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative …
One Person Show, Performance Art, Physical Theater, Variety
Runs Jul 05 - Aug 30, 2025
“Britton has traded classic sideshow glitz for a lab coat and a personable demeanor.” Chicago Reader
“He’ll eat fire, walk on glass, absorb a million volts for your amusement.” Chicago Sun-Times
Comedy, Experimental, Improv, Open Run, Stand-Up, Variety
Runs Jun 20 - Aug 30, 2025
Improv Near Me is a one-of-a-kind, 360-degree comedy experience that brings the spirit of Chicago’s legendary improv scene to life—right in the round! Blending classic improv scenes, musical moments, and immersive staging, the show surrounds the audience with spontaneous storytelling and rapid-fire laughs, all while paying tribute to the iconic neighborhoods and landmarks that helped shape the art form. Whether you're a lifelong local or just visiting the birthplace of improv, this high-energy celebration of Chicago's comedic roots puts you right at the heart of the action—no map required.
Two young Black men, Moses and Kitch, stand around on an urban street corner passing time and hoping that maybe today will offer them a way out of their cycle of violence and poverty and deliver them to a "promised land,"
Experience the magic of Teatro ZinZanni on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel in the vibrant Chicago Loop. Featuring a rotating cast of world class performers, this …
A cage-rattling prison drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY) that boldly examines faith, dignity, and our system of justice. Angel Cruz is …