Reviews
Oil Lamp Theater: The Last Five Years
Oil Lamp Theater presents The Last Five Years now through July 5, 2026. Following a couple’s journey from the end of their relationship back to the beginning, we see their story and where the cracks start to form.
Broadway in Chicago: Spamalot
Broadway in Chicago presents the North American tour of Spamalot now through May 31, 2026. Long time lovers of Monty Python and The Holy Grail and fans of comedic and unserious musicals are sure to love this production.
Hell in a Handbag: The Golden GIrls: The Cheese Pyramid
Hell in a Handbag Productions presents The Golden Girls: The Cheese Pyramid now through June 21, 2026. The girls are back and find themselves in a tasty fiasco that’ll require them to put their heads together to solve.
TimeLine Theatre: An Enemy of the People
TimeLine Theatre presents An Enemy of the People now through June 27, 2026. Up against town leaders fighting his scientific study at every turn, Dr. Stockmann does everything in his power to get the facts out there leading to passionate performances all around.
Rivendell: Do Something Pretty
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble presents Do Something Pretty now through June 7, 2026. Set in the 90s, it feels like another day in the life for these teens and we see a reflection of life in this specific time period.
Goodman Theatre: Covenant
Goodman Theatre presents Covenant now through June 7, 2026. A small town is shaken when one of their own returns after becoming a talented musician and is accompanied by supernatural happenings.
City Lit: Scaramouche
City Lit Theater presents the world premiere of the new musical, Scaramouche, now through June 14, 2026. Based on the novel of the same name, we’re taken on a swashbuckling adventure following a lawyer turned actor turned fight instructor turned revolutionist in a traditional style musical.
Second CIty: Pandemonium, Please Hold
Second City presents their 114th Mainstage Revue, Pandemonium, Please Hold, now through February 2027. Speaking the language of the internet and incorporating current pop culture references, Pandemonium, Please Hold is smart comedy writing that captures our current state of mind while being able to laugh about it.
Her Story Theater: The Official Biography
Her Story Theatre presents The Official Biography now through April 19, 2026. When creative non-fiction writer Xan Smith is challenged to meet with an author who is the exact opposite, Henry Percival, the two develop a precarious friendship over the years.
Declan Grogan: The Last Word
Writer, producer, and host, Declan Grogan, has assembled a group of his closest friends to do a table read of his original screenplay, The Last Word. An action-packed adventure accompanied by bespoke cocktails makes for a fun and delicious Friday night out.
Idle Muse: The Three Musketeers
Idle Muse presents The Three Musketeers now through April 25, 2026. Adapted from the novel, we’re taken on the adventurous journey of D’Artagnan and his quest to join the elite king’s guard.
Trap Door Theatre: The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview
Trap Door Theatre presents The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview now through April 25, 2026. A philosophical reflection on the pressure artists have while creating art, we’re taken into the fever dream of artist Paweł Rockoffer.
Thompson St. Opera Co: Off-Nights At The Sometimes Cafe
Thompson St. Opera Company presents Off-Nights At The Sometimes Cafe now through March 22, 2026. A short, one-act opera that takes on a journey of love as we watch what happens when everyone who is at the cafe on the off-nights finds their way in love.
Theo Ubique: The Drowsy Chaperone
Theo Ubique presents The Drowsy Chaperone now through April 19, 2026. The cast fully embraces the over-the-topness this show calls for and has everybody in the audience laughing at this hilarious made up show.
Lookingglass Theatre: White Rooster
Lookingglass Theatre presents White Rooster now through April 26, 2026. Blending Chinese folklore with Western gold-mining culture, the show weaves together myths with puppetry, music, and movement.
Derek Bertelsen: Fully Committed
Set in New York’s hottest restaurant, Fully Committed is playing at the Den Theatre thought March 28, 2026. Full of bits that actors also working in the food service and hospitality industry will understand, we experience a day in the life of Sam managing this restaurant’s reservations line.
Walkabout Theater: Poor, Poor, Lear
Walkabout Theater presents Poor, Poor Lear for a limited run now through March 15, 2026. Watching 90-year-old Nina Sallinen’s farewell performance of King Lear, we go on the journey of Sallinen’s emotional reflections.
City Lit Theater: Changing Channels
City Lit Theater presents Changing Channels now through April 12, 2026. At the height of the 1950s Red Scare, a popular TV show and its stars must decide if they should compromise their beliefs or risk losing it all.
Music Theater Works: CATS
Music Theater Works presents CATS now through March 29, 2026. A classic take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, everything from the set, to the costumes, to the dance numbers is sure to please long-time lovers and new fans of this musical
Yas, And! Comedy: March!
Yas, And! Comedy presents March! playing Thursdays now through March 26, 2026. Taking inspiration from all different women and non-binary person’s experiences, this hour-long comedy show will have you laughing from one sketch to the next.