I'm lucky enough to live in a city that has over 200+ theatres and boundless talented actors, writers, directors, and designers. I try my hardest to see as many openings as possible. And if I can't see it, I have some friends that delight in reviewing on occasion. Here's what I have coming up...
The Fourth Walsh
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- Spinster Says (266)
- The Fourth Walsh (816)
- (re)discover Theatre (1)
- A CALENDAR OF OPENINGS (1)
- A Red Orchid Theatre (13)
- About Face Theatre (6)
- Adventure Stage (1)
- Albany Park Theatre Project (2)
- American Blues Theatre (7)
- American Theater Company (7)
- Apollo Theatre (1)
- Artemisia Theatre (1)
- Babes with Blades Theatre Company (9)
- Bailiwick Chicago (3)
- Black Ensemble Theatre (1)
- Blue in the Right Way (1)
- Blue Man (1)
- Broadway in Chicago (95)
- Broken Nose Theatre (4)
- Cavalia Inc. (1)
- Chicago Dramatists (1)
- Chicago Humanities Festival (1)
- Chicago International Puppet Festival (1)
- Chicago Opera Theater (1)
- Chicago Shakespeare Theater (59)
- Chicago Tap Theatre (4)
- Chicago Theater Works (2)
- Chicago Theatre Workshop (1)
- Chimera Ensemble (1)
- Circle Theatre (1)
- Cirque du Soleil (4)
- Cirque Shanghai (1)
- Cole Theatre (2)
- Court Theatre (3)
- Danielle Pinnock (2)
- Dream Theatre Company (3)
- E.D.G.E. Theatre (3)
- Eclipse Theatre (4)
- Firebrand Theatre (4)
- First Floor Theater (2)
- Goodman Theatre (49)
- Griffin Theatre (5)
- Haven Theatre (8)
- Hell in a Handbag Productions (12)
- Hubbard Street (4)
- Idle Muse Theatre Company (17)
- Infusion Theatre (2)
- International Voices Project (1)
- Interrobang Theatre (1)
- Irish Theatre of Chicago (3)
- Jackalope Theatre (13)
- Joseph Jefferson Awards (3)
- Kicky Productions (1)
- Kokandy Productions (7)
- Lifeline Theatre (22)
- Light Opera Works (1)
- Lighthouse Immersive (2)
- Lookingglass Theatre (15)
- Lost and Found Productions (1)
- Lyric Opera of Chicago (25)
- MadKap Productions (1)
- Marriot Theatre (1)
- Mary Arrchie (2)
- Mercury Theater (5)
- Midsommer Flight (5)
- Music Theater Works (10)
- Neo-Futurists (7)
- Next Theatre (2)
- Oracle Theatre (8)
- Paramount Theatre (1)
- Pavement Group (1)
- Pegasus Theatre (3)
- Piven Theatre (1)
- Porchlight Music Theatre (30)
- Profiles Theatre (5)
- Public House Theatre (1)
- Raven Theatre (6)
- Red Tape Theatre (1)
- Red Theater Chicago (1)
- Redtwist Theatre (5)
- Refuge Theatre (2)
- Remy Bumppo (13)
- Right Brain Project (2)
- Rivendell Category (3)
- Rough House Theatre (1)
- Route 66 (1)
- Royal George Theatre (4)
- Runcible Theatre Company (1)
- Seanachai Theatre (2)
- ShawChicago Theatre (2)
- ShPIel – Performing Identity (2)
- Sideshow Theatre (7)
- Signal Ensemble Theatre (8)
- Something Marlevous (1)
- Stage Left (1)
- Steep Theatre (15)
- Steppenwolf Garage Rep (1)
- Steppenwolf Theatre (48)
- Strange Bedfellows Theatre (1)
- Strawdog Theatre (18)
- Tapman Productions (4)
- Teatro Vista (5)
- Teatro ZinZanni (1)
- The Actors Gymnasium (1)
- The Agency Theatre Collective (3)
- The Arc Theatre (1)
- The Artistic Home (6)
- The Comrades (2)
- The Factory Theater (7)
- The Gift Theatre (3)
- The Grelley Duvall Show (1)
- The House Theatre of Chicago (20)
- The Neo-Futurists (2)
- The New Colony (3)
- The New York City's Trip (1)
- The Other Theatre Company (7)
- The Ruffians (2)
- The Second City (16)
- The Shattered Globe Theatre (7)
- The Side Project (1)
- The-Hypocrites (5)
- Theater Wit (4)
- Theo Ubique (1)
- Timeline Theatre (15)
- Trap Door Theatre (2)
- trip (1)
- TTKD Productions (1)
- Two Pence Theatre (1)
- Under the Rug Theatre Company (1)
- Victory Garden (7)
- Walkabout Theatre (2)
- WildClaw Theatre (2)
- Windy City Playhouse (9)
- Writers Theatre (7)
- Yippee Productions (1)
- Uncategorized (1)
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