The story centers on the teen-to-young adult journey of a man called Youth, an aspiring musician who journeys from the U.S. to Europe in search of identity, stewarded by a fourth-wall breaki…
It's a joy to watch this talented cast, who make it look effortless. You'll have fun just watching them have fun.
Maddy Smith has circled the world opening for superstar comic Bert Kreischer, but she takes center stage headlining at Zanies
"Personality" is based on the life of famed singer, Lloyd Price, one of those names that you may not have heard of, but with whose music you are no doubt familiar.
The Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre presents a poignant and often funny depiction of a volunteer discovering himself during the 2008 presidential campaign.
This show aims to portray the struggles of some of the wives (and eventually ex-wives) of Motown superstars.
Ensemble Español's annual "Flamenco Passion" concert will give a taste of the international high-profile partnerships the organization has cultivated over its long tenure.
The story of two first generation, Asian-American renegades on a spree of crime and passion through the backroads of the Midwest.
Chicago comedy favorite Jimmy Carrane presents a show that's been fifty-nine years in the making
The play is a real-time portrayal of an audition, that lonely, scary ordeal for actors.
Written by John Pielmeier in 1979, the play is about a young nun named Agnes found bleeding and unconscious in her convent bedroom. The audience gets the full, hurricane blast of this perfor…
"Pippin" is not your everyday musical. A fictional work that makes loose use of medieval historical figures, the title character is Charlemagne's oldest son returning home from university an…
"The Memory Place" is the tenth iteration of Pivot Arts' annual festival of theater, music, dance and multidisciplinary performance. This year the co-curators gathered five pieces under a te…
When a terrific singing actress is in the role of Rose, you can't take your eyes from her, and you can't help but sympathize.
This is the original "West Side Story" as it was originally conceived in 1957, which is to say the original song order is preserved and its radical elements are left to pack a wallop.
The narrative unfolds like viewing a picture up close and slowly stepping backwards to get the big picture. Through a series of short vignettes unfold the lives of townsfolk living in a Poli…
"Tango" addresses the social stigmatization toward gay people in the context of modern-day Singapore.
It is in sleep that everything happens, and an office drone becomes a hero and a warrior. His quest is figuring out how to bring his dream life into his real one.
Comic Hari Kondabolu brings his unique point of view to life to his beloved Chicago audiences at the Den Theatre
Take your pick: musical or off-center romantic comedy
Nick Sandys is directing the world premiere of "Shaw vs. Tunney" produced by Grippo Stage Company
Court Theatre continues their series of plays by Sophocles about the last days of Oedipus reimagined as a Pentecostal church service. There is lots of singing, with each cast member displayi…
Known for dances made alongside original music, CRDT presents an evening of work by choreographer Monique Haley. The program, centered around the world premiere of the now-complete "Soul Rem…