Reviews
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Kokandy Productions: Jekyll & Hyde
Kokandy Productions presents Jekyll & Hyde now through January 10, 2026. A gothic tale of a science experiment gone wrong, this production is stacked with talent and has jaws dropping at its incredibleness.
Goodman Theatre: Revolution(s)
Goodman Theatre presents Revolution(s) extended through November 22, 2025. Going back and revisiting their family’s radical activism history set in Chicago, two brothers face what that means for them in their own ways.
Theo Ubique: TL;DR
Theo Ubique presents TL;DR now through October 12, 2025. We’re taken to a suspended reality as Thelma and Louise get the space to process their feelings and newfound relationship. Accompanied by a queer rock band, the band tries to help T and L alongside playing some rock ‘n roll.
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.
Goodman Theatre: The Color Purple
Goodman Theatre presents The Color Purple now through August 3, 2025. Simply staged and focusing on the beautiful score and growth of these characters, Goodman’s production delivers an emotional performance that shows the depth of these characters.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: 42 Balloons
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the pre-Broadway premiere of 42 Balloons. Based on the epic true story from 1982 of one man’s flight into the air using only 42 weather balloons tied to a lawn chair from Sears. This new musical has everything from catchy songs to a feel good, hopeful message at the end.
Blank Theatre Company: Sweet Charity Review
Blank Theatre Company presents Sweet Charity now through June 8, 2025. Filled with fun costumes, bright set design, and a stellar lead as Charity Love Valentine, this production is a great fit for those who love an optimistic love story with Bob Fosse inspired choreography.