Reviews
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
Goodman Theatre: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Goodman Theatre presents The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao now through April 22, 2026. A nerdy college freshman has a story to tell but needs to understand his Dominican family roots in order to write it.
Definition Theatre: Black Cypress Bayou
Definition Theatre presents Black Cypress Bayou now through March 15, 2026. After a strange object appears on Mama Manifold’s porch, her and her daughters meet up in the bayou where they’re met with secrets from the past.
The Story Theatre: Pot Girls
The Story Theatre presents Pot Girls now through March 1, 2026. Set in the wave of second feminism, a playwright is visited by other female and queer writers who came before her as she’s about to make her West End debut.
Otherworld Theatre Company: Improvised Romantasy
Otherworld Theatre Company presents Improvised Romantasy now through February 27, 2026. Filled to the brim with every trope, the cast builds a world to parody a well-known fantasy romance novel in a one-hour show.
Court Theatre: Miss Julie
Court Theatre presents Miss Julie now through March 8, 2026. Motivations governed by social class make for an interesting battle of wits and power as Miss Julie and her father’s valet dance around each other during the household’s Midsummer fest.
American Blues Theater: Come Back, Little Sheba
American Blues Theater presents Come Back, Little Sheba now through March 22, 2026. Taking us back a household in the 1950s, we see the tension build between a married couple as they watch their young, college student boarder make her own relationship choices.
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.
A Red Orchid Theatre: Birds of North America
A Red Orchid Theatre presents Birds of North America now through March 15, 2026. Following a father and daughter’s relationship, we see how it grows and changes in moments spent together birdwatching in the backyard.
Porchlight: The Irish…And How They Got That Way
Porchlight Music Theatre presents The Irish…And How They Got That Way through March 15, 2026. A brief, musical history of Ireland takes us on their journey and influence across the globe, perfect for those who love Irish history and music.