Theatre with a side of life
Steppenwolf Theatre presents THE DANCE OF DEATH. Edgar is an artillery captain. Alice is a stage actress. When they met, sparks flew. Fast forward twenty-five years later, the sparks are still present, they’ve turned incendiary. Imprisoned together on a remote island, the couple exist on meager provisions and a steady diet of barbs and hate. When ...
Porchlight Music Theatre presents Frank McCourt’s THE IRISH…AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY. Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Frank McCourt penned a poignant memoir of growing up poor and hungry in Limerick, Ireland. His “Angela’s Ashes” was a marring tribute to his resilient mother in the 1930s. Published in 1996, the story lingers in my mind for its ...
Redtwist Theatre presents CONFEDERATES. Sandra is a professor at a prestigious university. Someone has placed a disturbing photo on her door. Sara is a slave during the Civil War. Her brother has run away to fight for the Union Army. In different centuries, each woman grapples to find her voice, power and justice within hostile environments. ...
Broadway in Chicago presents the Chicago Premiere of STEREOPHONIC, the 2024 Tony Award-winning Best Play. It’s 1976. As their debut album is climbing the charts, a group of musicians are in the studio wanting to make something bigger and better. They party all night in celebration of the past. They work all day in hopes of ...
Music Theater Works presents ANNIE. The economy is in shambles. Millions of people are out of work. Morale is at an all-time low. Despite the similarity to current day, this show is set in the past during the original Depression. Parents are forced to leave their daughter behind at an orphanage while they fend for survival. ...
Crossroads Live North America and Temple Live Entertainment North America, along with Broadway in Chicago, present ELF THE MUSICAL. In 2003, Will Ferrell introduced the world to Buddy, an oversized, chronically smiling, Christmas-loving elf. In the heartwarming New Line Cinema film written by David Berenbaum, Buddy finds out he is a human. He decides to leave ...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Beatrice and Benedick despise each other. Their encounters are battles of wit dripping in disdain. Beatrice is the niece of the Governor of Messina. Benedick the loyal soldier to the Prince, Don Pedro. While the Prince is visiting Messina, he decides to play matchmaker. Besides wooing the Governor’s ...
Steppenwolf Theatre presents the Oscar and Tony Award-winning masterpiece AMADEUS. I’ve been on a hot streak loving the innovative work at Steppenwolf Theatre… MR. WOLF, YOU WILL GET SICK, BOOK OF GRACE and LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD. These shows had unexpected whimsy and depth. Steppenwolf appeared on a trajectory toward inventive theatre for modern audiences. The announcement ...
Broadway in Chicago presents the North American Tour of HELL’S KITCHEN, the hit Broadway musical From Grammy Award-winning Artist Alicia Keys. Seventeen year old Ali lives in Hell’s Kitchen. She is being raised by Jersey, a hard-working and protective single mom. It’s the 90s and the multi-ethnic neighborhood is home to ...
Babes with Blades presents the World Premiere of THE MARK from its new works festival, The Fighting Words Festival. The future is divided. The military oppress. The laborers submit. Raina works for her dad at the district bakery. They fulfill ration orders for the community. When soldiers harass a local woman, defiance bubbles up in Raina. ...