Reviews
Remy Bumppo: Mud Row
Remy Bumppo presents Mud Row now through November 15, 2026. Two generations of sisters inhabit the same house and the ones living today figure out how to break the cycle.
Babes With Blades: King Lear
Babes With Blades presents King Lear, now through November 21, 2026. Setting the Shakespeare classic in the 80s brings a new perspective to the work.
Sandbox Theatre Collective: Stage FrightS!
Sandbox Theatre Collective presents Stage Frights! now through November 1, 2026. Ten short plays each with their own brand of horror create a night full of twists and turns.
Rough House: House of the Exquisite Corpse VI
Rough House presents House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: Lullabies now through November 1, 2026. Six rooms each with a different interpretation of a lullaby performed by puppets creates an immersive experience in the sixth edition of Rough House’s Halloween house.
Tin Drum Theatre Company: A Dark Wood
Tin Drum Theatre Company presents A Dark Wood now through November 1, 2026. A dystopian future that feels like it’s closer than we’d like, the script and cast build this alternate universe piece by piece.
Music Theater Works: Escape to Margaritaville
Music Theater Works presents Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville now through November 1, 2026. Meeting at the Margaritaville resort, two unlikely people find connection and everyone helps find the lost shaker of salt.
Shattered Globe: Vladimir
Shattered Globe Theatre presents Vladimir now through November 14, 2026. A journalist trying to uncover fraud and embezzlement during Vladimir’s first term becomes a target, bringing up the question is it worth it?
Oil Lamp Theater: Dial M for Murder
Oil Lamp Theater presents Dial M for Murder now through November 1, 2026. Two lovers try to keep their past affair a secret while one of their husbands tries to exact revenge on his wife.
iO Theater: Improv: The Play
Now playing at the iO Theater, Improv: The Play takes two seemingly individual forces and combines them into one theatrical and comedic experience
American Blues Theater: Black Girl From a White Suburb
American Blues Theater presents Black Girl From a White Suburb now through October 4, 2026. Adapting company member, Tania Richard’s, autobiography into a stage play, we see defining moments in her life that show her experience as a Black woman in predominantly white spaces.
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 extended through November 29, 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.
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.
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.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Hamnet
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Hamnet now through March 8, 2026. A reinterpreted, fictional account of Will and Anne Shakespeare’s story and inspiration behind his most famous play.
Annoyance Theatre: Hot People Island
Playwright Deana Velandra presents Hot People Island at the Annoyance Theatre now through February 28, 2026. Perfect for reality show lovers alike, the show pulls out all the tropes for an absurd parody.
Steppenwolf: A Merry Little Christmas with Megan Hilty
Steppenwolf Theatre presents A Merry Little Christmas with Megan Hilty for three performances December 12-13. A simple Christmas tree and baby grand make us feel like we’re in an intimate club getting a personal performance from Hilty complete with holiday and showtunes alike.
The Artistic Home: Superior Donuts
The Artistic Home presents Superior Donuts now through December 6, 2025. A heartfelt play where two men unlikely to be friends find ways to inspire and help each other.