Theatre with a side of life
Goodman Theatre presents the World Premiere of GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR. It’s 1958. The Jack Parr Show is broadcasting from LA for Sweeps Week. Since ratings are everything, Jack has booked his friend Oscar Levant. Oscar is known for his piano virtuosity and his unfiltered humor. Oscar’s quick, self-deprecating and unscripted wit is the perfect draw for ...
Steppenwolf Theatre and Center Theatre Group presents the World Premiere of KING JAMES. Just in time for March Madness, Playwright Rajiv Joseph debuts his tribute to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Joseph tells the tale of two fans turned friends. The guys meet to purchase season tickets as LeBron James joins the Cavs. Their resulting bromance chronicles LeBron’s ...
Music Theater Works presents LA CAGE AUX FOLLES starring RuPaul Drag Race’s Ginger Minj. From “We are What We Are” to the “The Best of Times” curtain call, this production crushes it! Cast, costumes, choreography, comedy swirl together for a dynamic musical spectacle. The creative team of Jerry Herman (music and lyrics) and Harvey Fierstein (book) debuted ...
Idle Muse Theatre Company presents the world premiere production of Upon This Shore: A Tale of Pericles and the Daughters of Tyre. Director and Adaptor Evan Jackson ambitiously orchestrates one of Shakespeare’s less recognized works. At its core, the tale is about a prince separated from his wife and child. As with any Shakes’ saga, the ...
Broadway In Chicago presents the Chicago Premiere of HADESTOWN, winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. HADESTOWN captivates from the first few notes of “Road to Hell”. The charismatic Levi Kreis (Hermes) welcomes us to this Greek Tragedy co-existing in the real world ...
Broadway In Chicago presents COME FROM AWAY. The details of September 11, 2001, both historic and personal, are embedded in my memory. The images of the planes crashing into the towers and my own urgent need to be with friends at a Chicago neighborhood bar co-exist in my mind as collateral damage to the tragic day’s ...
Lighthouse Immersive, along with British Illusionist Jamie Allan, present MAGIC IMMERSIVE. Do you believe in magic? You will! MAGIC IMMERSIVE is a multi-faceted, interactive, 360 degree theatrical spectacle. Before the show begins, guests can wander around a pop-up museum (and gift shop) featuring legendary magicians from Houdini to David Copperfield. The magic history lesson is peppered with ...
Goodman Theatre presents CHRISTMAS CAROL. Larry Yando celebrates his 14th stint as Scrooge in Goodman’s 44th production of the Dickens’ holiday show. Yando owns this iconic miser role… in an almost unsettling way. He makes it impossible to hate the deplorable penny-pincher. His cruelty has biting humor. His curmudgeon stance has playful charm. Even before his ...
Broadway in Chicago presents the Pre-Broadway Musical PARADISE SQUARE. From the very first to the very last note, Joaquina Kalukango (Nellie) owns the bar, the stage, and the show. The phenomenal Kalukango welcomes the audience and patrons to her tavern with a rebel-rousing “Paradise Square.” Much later in the show, Kalukango belts out, literally and figuratively, ...
Steppenwolf Theatre presents BUG. A woman battles loneliness. A man fights to be free. They both want to escape their pasts. They meet at a party and it changes their lives… forever. Playwright Tracy Letts twists a rom-com-like premise into a demented nightmare. Letts lets his paranoia run wild and wacky. He pulls the audience into ...