This musical based on Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s book is drenched in primary colors that pay homage to Clement Hurd’s vivid illustrations in an all-new, immersive setting. …
Seven actors. Eight rehearsals. Nine(ty) minutes. Strawdog Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare's Hamlet at its rawest. Come see the "prequel" to Strawdog's mainstage production, 12 Ophelias.
“The King” Takes the Stage
His singular name still evokes immediate recognition from people all over the world. This official Elvis Presley bio-musical takes a closer look at the …
STILL THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MUSICAL
Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables, makes a triumphant return to Chicago.
This brilliant staging …
THE SHOW THAT SET BROADWAY BACK 1,000 YEARS…RETURNS!
TOURING ACROSS AMERICA
THE TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL COMEDY
MONTY PYTHON’S
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Peter Marks of The Washington Post exclaims, “It’s UNFAIR to make me laugh …
An award-winning new take on the historic masterwork about citizens standing up to power.
When a respected doctor in small-town Norway makes a deadly discovery that threatens the health …
“Everybody got a secret.”
Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed as “blackout-and-blood-curdling-scream deliciousness” (New York Magazine), “undeniably spooky (and) absolutely enjoyable” …
FOLLIES! A true theatrical event, this legendary masterpiece is considered by many to be the greatest musical ever created. Surreal, sophisticated, compelling, heart wrenching and epic in scope.
Follies- with music and lyrics by Stephen Soundheim. The time is 1971, and theatrical impresario, Dimitri Weissmann, hosts a reunion of ex-Follies performers in his crumbling theatre, setting the stage for a parade of brilliant pastiche numbers, including "Losing My Mind," "I'm Still Here" and "Broadway Baby." Amid the reminiscing, two middle-aged couples confront some unpleasant truths about their past and present, coming face-to-face with the future.
Known as “The Butterflies,” the spirited and courageous Mirabal sisters inspired a fight for freedom in the Dominican Republic. For 30 years, President Trujillo’s iron fist of authoritarianism tightened around the throat of the Dominican Republic. But the people would not be silenced, and as the revolution grew, so too did the four Mirabal sisters. As the girls became women, their deep love for their family and passion for their country led them to become activists and martyrs for the revolution against the Trujillo dictatorship. Their legacy led to the creation of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Based on Julia Alvarez’ acclaimed novel, this play bears witness to the joy and laughter, terror and violence that shaped a nation and its people.
Essential Invisible, in partnership with CIRCA Pintig, is seeking actors for an upcoming staged reading of King Lear, adapted and directed by Noella Bonsol.
Swing into wedding season with this Tony-nominated Rom-Com musical adaptation of Adam Sandler’s hit movie! Rewind to 1985 when collars were popped, hair was huge, and the wedding …
Now extended through June 21 due to popular demand!
This musical revue, complete with down home country humor and big-hearted emotion, includes hits Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet …
On the night of his 35th birthday, Robert, the only single member of his friend group, contemplates his unmarried state. Over the course of a series of dinners, drinks, and even a wedding, his friends – "those good and crazy people [his] married friends" – lead Robert to examine marriage, his relationships, and his life in this musical comedy from legendary composer Stephen Sondheim.
Los Angeles. Harare. Worlds apart. In The Continuum traces two parallel lives breaking apart — comic, kaleidoscopic, and life altering. Over the course of a single weekend, Abigail …
In this play with broken songs, Shakespeare’s Ophelia rises out of the water dreaming of reclaiming her life. She finds herself in a neo-Elizabethan Appalachian setting where Gertrude runs a brothel, Hamlet is a Rude Boy and nothing is what it seems. In this mirrored world of word-scraps and cold sex, Ophelia cuts a new path for herself.
May 7 - Jun 7 | Thur - Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p
Playhouse Theatre
$43 Senior* | $45 Adult*
One woman. One Cake. One Hundred Years of Life.
By Noah Haidle
Directed by …
From the playwright of The Luckiest, Nice Girl and Thinner Than Water comes a spectacular new play that captures the restless heat of adolescence on the edge of change—where desire, identity, and escape collide in one unforgettable summer on the brink of adulthood.
Sven Svensen and Ole Olsen have been best buds since kindergarten, but all that changes on the morning of Ole’s ice-fishing bachelor party. Could they be something more …