Reviews
Steppenwolf: Topdog/Underdog
Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents Topdog/Underdog now through November 1, 2026. Two brothers working through racism, poverty, and their own demons depend on each other as they live together and attempt to one-up each other.
Refracted Theatre Company: I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire
Refracted Theatre Company presents I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire now through October 31, 2026. A tween girl’s obsession with Tobey Maguire turns into a full-on kidnapping situation, but for heartfelt reasons.
Apollo Theater: Vape! The Grease Parody
The Apollo Theater presents Vape! The Grease Parody now through January 3, 2027. This parody musical exploits all the absurdities and underlying innuendos of the original musical.
Goodman Theatre: The Attic
Goodman Theatre presents The Attic, Things I’ve Seen While Lying on My Back now through October 11, 2026. A memoir shown through circus arts, the show is mesmerizing and heartfelt.
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.
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: 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.
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.
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.