Reviews
Paramount Theatre: Mean Girls
Paramount Theatre presents Mean Girls now through October 11, 2026. Bathed in hot pink and feeling like a Broadway show, this production is a good fit for anyone looking for their chance to see the classic on stage.
Kokandy Productions: Sunday in the Park With George
Kokandy Productions presents Sunday in the Park with George now through November 1, 2026. The musical follows the life and relationships of Georges Seurat as he created in famous work, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
Strawdog Theatre: Advance Man
Strawdog Theatre Company presents part one of The Honeycomb Trilogy: Advance Man, a sci-fi play that has us putting pieces of the puzzle together of this top secret project. Now through September 27, 2026.
American Players Theatre: The Chairs
American Players Theatre presents The Chairs now through September 27, 2026. The Old Man and The Old Woman find themselves at the edge of nothingness orating and waiting for the famed Orator to arrive in this absurdist tragicomedy.
American Players Theatre: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
American Players Theatre presents The Two Gentlemen of Verona now through October 3, 2026. Set in the South, this production highlights the passions of young love.
American Players Theatre: Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea
American Players Theatre presents Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea now through September 25, 2026. A college bound young man must decide if he should push forward like his family wants him too, or follow the calling of his ancestors in his dreams.
Babes With Blades: yo ho
Babes With Blades presents the world premiere of yo ho now through August 29, 2026. Everyone is hiding a secret aboard this pirate ship. Not only must they escape the governor’s crusade against piracy, but they must also contend with their own gender and sexual awakenings as well.
Kokandy Productions: Hair
Kokandy Productions presents Hair now through September 13, 2026. Bringing the musical out of the 60s but keeping the counterculture, the cast delivers the themes of community and government protest in a modern time period.
Dark Room District: DIVE
Dark Room District presents DIVE now through August 1, 2026. Showing a slice of life at a Chicago dive bar, we’re flies on the wall watching all the regulars and the chaos and drama that comes with.
Broadway in Chicago: Suffs
Broadway in Chicago presents the first North American national tour of Suffs now through July 19, 2026. A fantastic new musical depicting the woman’s suffrage movement and all the challenges they faced and overcame.
American Players Theatre: THe Matchmaker
American Players Theatre presents The Matchmaker now through October 2, 2026. The cast of this production delivers on every comedic bit in the play lead by Tracy Michelle Arnold as Dolly Gallagher Levi.
American Players Theatre: Uncle Vanya
American Players Theatre presents Uncle Vanya now through September 5, 2026. The arrival of the family patriarch and his new wife brings chaos into the lives of the family living out in the country.
American Players Theatre: Casey and Diana
American Players Theatre presents Casey and Diana, now through September 24, 2026. Princess Diana’s impending visit has the residents of the Casey House full of hope. The play shows a pivotal moment during the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the perspective of those directly in it.
American Players Theatre: As You Like It
American Players Theatre presents As You Like It now through October 4, 2026. A very fine production of a work that incorporates lots of themes and storylines that show up again in his later works, this production captures the essence of Shakespeare.
Goodman Theatre Presents: Iceboy!
Goodman Theatre presents Iceboy! or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write “The Iceman Cometh” now through August 16, 2026. Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman star in this new musical that embodies new absurd humor with tongue-in-cheek references and comedy.
Broadway In Chicago: Water For Elephants
Broadway in Chicago presents the national tour of Water for Elephants now through July 5, 2026. Bringing together a circus performance and the story of a runaway turned carnie, the show follows Jacob Jankowski through his time at the Benzini Brothers big top.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Brokeback Mountain
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Brokeback Mountain now through June 28, 2026.
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.