The Footlight Players will present a fresh new comedy, FOUR OLD BROADS written by Leslie Kimbell, October 7, 8, 9 and the following weekend October 13, 14, 15, 16.

ME…JANE: THE DREAMS & ADVENTURES OF YOUNG JANE GOODALL | OCT 21-NOV 6 | Adapted by Patrick McDonnell and Aaron Posner | Music and lyrics by Andy Mitton | Based on the book by Patrick McDonnell | Directed by Rives Collins

AstonRep Theatre Company Launches 15th Anniversary Season with BURIED CHILD | By Sam Shepard | Directed by Derek Bertelsen | October 21 – November 19, 2022 at The Edge Theater

The Board of Directors of Underscore Theatre Company today announced the company will close its doors permanently after eleven dynamic years of producing musical theatre in Chicago, including 16 world premieres. However, the company’s much-lauded Chicago Musical Theatre Festival will have a new home under the leadership of Chicago’s Kokandy Productions, another company dedicated to raising the profile of the City’s musical theatre community.

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND | Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces additional block of tickets now on sale | THE NOTEBOOK | A New Musical | A World Premiere Musical based on the bestselling novel that inspired the iconic film | Now playing through October 30

PORCHLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE ANNOUNCES CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR THE AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL CABARET, JANUARY 14 - FEBRUARY 12, AT THE RUTH PAGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS | Porchlight Transports Audiences to Berlin’s Kit Kat Club Where “Life is Beautiful.” This Landmark Musical is Envisioned Anew by Porchlight Artistic Director Michael Weber with Associate Director and Choreographer Brenda Didier and Music Director Linda Madonia

City Lit announces cast and creative team for world premiere THE MARK OF KANE, opening October 30th | Mark Pracht’s play about the creation of the Batman character is the first installment of a trilogy highlighting major turning points in the history of the comic book industry

Cast and crew announced for Invictus Theatre Company’s season opening JULIUS CAESAR | Modern dress staging to be directed by Charles Askenaizer

Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic is Coming to Our Neighborhood…And It’s Magical

Sesame Street Live! Make Your Magic is Coming to Our Neighborhood…And It’s Magical