Reviews
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Theo Ubique: Urinetown
Theo Ubique presents Urinetown now through January 4, 2026. A satirical farce of a musical set in a dystopian reality where people aren’t free to pee. The audience is right there alongside the action in this theater-in-the-round immersive production.
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.
Redtwist Theatre Presents: Chicago
Redtwist Theatre presents Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get Away From now through November 23, 2025. The original story that inspired Chicago in a campy, over the top, gender bending production.
Corn Productions: DeathToll
Corn Productions presents DeathToll now through October 31, 2025. Packed with Halloween vibes and horror movie tropes, this show will have you laughing and drinking your way through all the death and blood.
Promethean Theatre Ensemble: The Book Of Will
Promethean Theatre Ensemble presents The Book of Will now through October 25, 2025. Following two company members of Shakespeare’s theatre troupe, we’re taken on a mostly historical account of how his first folio came to be.
PrideArts: A New Brain
Inspired by true events, A New Brain takes us through one man's diagnosis of a brain illness that requires surgery. Though dealing with the looking surgery, the musical feels like a musical episode of a TV show where everyone bursts out into song at a moments notice.
44 The Musical
44 The Musical, now playing at the Studebaker Theatre, shows us the Obama presidency through the eyes of Joe Biden in a campy new musical.
American Players Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
American Players Theatre presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream, now through October 5, 2025. Playing with opposites in their couples and adding a surprise duo, this production is sure to please fans of both this play and classic Shakespeare deliveries.