Theatre with a side of life
TimeLine Theatre Company, in conjunction with Broadway in Chicago, presents the Chicago premiere of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY. Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy in 2008 and was permanently closed by the Southern District of New York in 2022. How did a 164-year old institution that survived the Civil War, the Great War, the Stock Market Crash of 1929, ...
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY. A nightclub singer, a costume designer, a social worker and a doctor create a makeshift community in 1930s Harlem. They toast successes, champion dreams, and clean-up life messes… together. Although they each have different aspirations, they bond over their hopeful pursuits. The arrival of a stranger ...
Babes with Blades Theatre Company presents THE DUCHESS OF MALFI. The Duchess of Malfi is looking for love. Her brothers, the cardinal and the earl, want her to embrace her widowhood. She defies them by falling for her steward. Despite conventional mores, court gossip and family interference, the Duchess solidifies her relationship with a secret marriage. ...
Broadway in Chicago presents HAMILTON. This was my third opportunity to experience Lin-Manual Miranda’s masterpiece live. And I LOVED every note of it. I am forever in awe of Miranda’s genius in dusting off a founding father’s biography and telling the story in a contemporary and innovative way. The show is sung and rapped by a ...
Steep Theatre presents the U.S. Premiere of THE WRITER. This show is THE essences of a live theatrical performance. Its premise centers on the dynamic relationship between writer and director. Each struggles to shape the narrative through their own lens. Their perspectives are anchored in position of influence, experience and gender. Playwright Ella Hickson isn’t straightforward ...
Music Theater Works presents THE PRODUCERS A Mel Brooks Musical. The Legendary Mel Brooks wrote and directed the 1967 cult classic movie “The Producers.” He later turned the movie into a staged musical (aided by Thomas Meehan) and that musical into another movie. Brooks pens the tale of an aging producer and his accountant debuting a ...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Disney BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. A tale as old as time… The girl meets beast is a well-known fairytale. Disney has produced their musical version in multiple ways; animated film (1991), Broadway stage (1993), full movie (2017), and television special (2022). The show features a memorable score that includes the romantic ballad “Beauty ...
Steppenwolf Theatre presents ANOTHER MARRIAGE. It’s all about the story! Two students bond over their literary interests and writing aspirations. Their mutual attraction: words… on the page or through intellectual sparring. A couple’s relationship is deconstructed from the end to the beginning to the in-between. Their love is entangled in the reality of their past, present ...
Goodman Theatre presents The Who’s TOMMY the Musical. TOMMY and Des are back! Thirty years after its Tony Award-winning original production, Des McAnuff (director and co-libretto) returns to reimagine The Who’s TOMMY. In the early 90s, Pete Townshend (music, lyrics, co-libretto) and McAnuff collaborated using existing music for the story and co-creating the book. Now, TOMMY ...
The Factory Theater presents the World Premiere of LANE CALL A NIGHT OF CLOSING. Upon arrival, it’s a step back into time as The Factory Theater transforms into a Venture Store (the ‘it’ store before Target). It’s all bright and garish colors, lights and vests as the Venture crew mingle with bargain hunters. Rose Johnson (set), ...