Sunday, 10 May 2026 20:34
Paramount's Lush and Spectacular South Pacific Brings Island Love to Life!
Written by Kimberly Katz
Rogers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific has long been one of my favorite musicals, not just for its sweeping romance and unforgettable score, but for the way it tackles big ideas with such touching honesty. Set on a remote island during World War II, the show blends sunlit escapism with the…
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- Devin Archer
- Cindy Chang
- Anthony Maggio
- Matthew Michael Janisse
- Louisa Darr
- Esteban Ortiz‑Villacorta
- Chris Khoshaba
- Joshua L Green
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- Devon Hayakawa
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- Kory Danielson
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Sunday, 10 May 2026 20:43
Fallin’ to Pieces over “Always…Patsy Cline” at American Blues Theater
Written by CJ Burroughs
Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of theater and a lot of musical performances. And because of that, people regularly ask what the best show I’ve seen is. Without hesitation, I tell them it was the 2018 Jeff Award-winning production of The Buddy Holly Story at American Blues Theater.…
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- American Blues Theater
- Michael Mahler
- Fall to Pieces
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- Tara A Houston
- Liz Chidester
- Lior Shragg
- Molly Hernandez
- Ian Paul Custer
- Marc Edelstein
- Lauren Vogel
- Nilko Andreas
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Get ready for a cosmic comedy of gods, monsters, and mayhem that refuses to play by the old rules. That’s right - the universe is ending, and apparently it booked a headliner. In Lifeline’s world premiere Loki: The End of the World Tour, we travel to another universe where Norse…
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- Lifeline Theatre
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- Thor
- Odin
- Asgard
- Ragnarok
- Kelan Smith
- Kara Alexander
- Alek Boggio
- Christina Calvit
- George Howe
- Heather Currie
- World Tour
- Norse gods
- Jack Chylinski
- Scott Danielson
- Janelle Sanabria
- Keenan Odenkirk
- Peter Gertas
- India Renteria
- Grace Reidenauer
- Anthony Kayer
- Avery Thompson
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Sunday, 03 May 2026 13:54
Rom‑Com Spark and ’80s Verve Light Up Metropolis’ Wedding Singer
Written by Ken Payne
The Wedding Singer is currently onstage at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, offering a faithful and upbeat interpretation of the Adam Sandler–Drew Barrymore film. The production leans into the story’s rom‑com roots while making effective use of the Metropolis space, integrating ensemble work, clear character moments, and a…
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- The Wedding Singer
- Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
- Arlington Heights
- Adam Sandler
- Drew Barrymore
- Robbie Hart
- Chad Beguelin
- Tim Herlihy
- Matthew Sklar
- Abraham Deitz‑Green
- Teah Kiang Mirabelli
- Peyton Schoenhofer
- Andres J DeLeon
- Danny Dollase
- Jamie Dillon Grossman
- Caron Buinis
- Katherine Abel
- Amber Mak
- Carolyn Brady
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Tuesday, 28 April 2026 19:21
Alone Together: Three Guys Fishing for Love in Stellar 'Eelpout!'
Written by Bill Esler
Shattered Globe’s world premiere of the delightful comedy “Eelpout!” delivers its punches with deceivingly understated skillfulness. Written by Paul W. Kruse, who calls it a fantasia, it is beautifully conceived and directed for the stage at Theater Wit by Jeremy Ohringer, whose “A Devil Comes To Town” at Trap Door…
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Tuesday, 28 April 2026 12:55
Review: The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt at Steppenwolf Theatre
Written by Maddie Burroughs
A show somewhere between a play, standup act, memoir, and PowerPoint presentation. A show so chaotic you think it could never work. A show only Brendan Hunt could so perfectly pull off. Hunt’s solo performance is as hilarious as it is unexpectedly emotional, striking a balance between humor and trauma…
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Saturday, 25 April 2026 16:30
Fault Shakes Up Chicago Shakespeare Theater with Fierce, Funny Chaos
Written by Kimberly Katz
Dark comedies built around relationship dynamics have always drawn me in because they reveal conflict with a kind of honesty that feels both familiar and unpredictable. When couples clash, the humor isn’t just situational; it’s rooted in history, habit, and the tiny emotional landmines only long-term partners know how to…
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Friday, 24 April 2026 15:04
At Writers Theatre, a Tech “Job” Too Toxic Shatters an Employee
Written by Bill Esler
A psychotherapist is held hostage by a gun-toting patient demanding he certify her as stable enough to return to work. That inherently conflictual demand is the core of Max Wolf Friedlich’s “Job” at Writers Theater. It is an intriguing work. Directed by David Esbjomson it has a slow-burn of reveal…
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Tuesday, 21 April 2026 13:09
Redtwist’s Sobering ‘night Mother Asks Us to Look for the Unseen
Written by Mitchell Oldham
Mother-daughter relationships are somehow deemed different. More seminal than the bond between a father and son. More instinctive than between sisters. When trust is broken, all bets can certainly be off. But that doesn’t seem to be the case for Thelma and Jesse, a mom and her daughter who live…
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Monday, 20 April 2026 14:48
Premiere of OUT HERE at Court Theatre a Charming Deconstruction of Marriage and Musical
Kerstin Broockmann
Everyone encounters many crossroads in their lives, where they make a choice that determines the future…and many people live to regret it. That is where Dawn, the protagonist of Out Here, the new musical receiving its premiere at Court Theatre finds herself. Unlike most people, however, her realization does not…
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- Court Theatre
- Leslie Buxbaum
- Erin McKeown
- David J Levin
- Becca Ayers
- Cliff Chamberlain
- Chay Yew
- Bethany Thomas
- Ellie Duffey
- Alex Goodrich
- Z Mowry
- Christie Chiles Twillie
- BREON ARZELL
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safronia at Lyric Opera of Chicago emerges as a deeply personal story of the Great Migration - one that resists grandiosity in favor of something more intimate, more lived-in, and ultimately more affecting. Drawn from the family history of Chicago’s inaugural Poet Laureate avery r. young, the work feels less…
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Tuesday, 21 April 2026 14:16
At Steppenwolf, Windfall Doesn’t Cash In on Its Promise
Written by Wesley David
Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s, Windfall arrives with all the promise its pedigree suggests. Written by Academy Award–winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Awoye Timpo, the production aspires to be a pulsing, lyrical meditation on grief, justice, and the uneasy intersection of activism and capitalism. What unfolds instead is…
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Saturday, 18 April 2026 16:46
Teatro Vista and Steppenwolf’s BOTH Twists Family Truths Into a Slow‑Burn Thriller
Written by Angelo Campos
From the moment BOTH starts, the play demands attention. Flashing lights, sirens, and the sounds of heavy breathing build as Xochi (Paloma Nozicka) locks herself inside, trying to shut out the world. She just lost her twin brother, and nothing will be the same. Co-presented by Teatro Vista Productions and…
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