Theater openings in April
Indiana
April 1st, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, The Remains, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
April 4th, 7:00 pm, Packing Up Polly, Footlight Players, Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City. Adults $17, Children 12 & under $12. FYI www.footlightplayers.org.
April 4th, 7:30 pm, Hammond Community Theatre presents Now and Then, Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $20 at the door. FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.hammondcommunitytheatre.org
April 4th, 7:30 pm, Miller Community Theatre presents 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts, 540 S. Lake Street, Gary. FYI https://millerbeacharts.org/events/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee/#map
April 4th, 8:00 pm, She Kills Monsters, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
April 25th, 7:30 pm ET, The Flu Season, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
Illinois
April 1st, 7:00 pm, No Such Thing, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. $39. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org.
April 2nd, 7:00 pm, Moulin Rouge, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
April 2nd, 7:00 pm, Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre present TITANIQUE, Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. FYI (312) 977-1710 or GroupSales@BroadwayInChicago.com.
April 3rd, 7:30 pm, Concert Presentation of Bend Toward the Light, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
April 3rd, 7:30 pm, Hadestown, Coronado Theatre, 314 N. Main Street, Rockford Tickets start at $40. FYI www.ticketmaster.com
April 4th, 7:30 pm, Dreamgirls, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. FYI at 708-755-3444 or www.dg.booktix.com.
April 4th, 7:30 pm, Concert Presentation of Man of the People: The Trials of Huey Long, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
**** April 5th, 9:30 am, The Beatrix Potter Tea Party by Chicago Children's Theatre, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. Tickets on sale March 1st. $40; $20 children ages 3 and under. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
April 5th, 2:30 pm, Concert Presentation of Queen Bea, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
April 5th, 5:00 pm, Music Theater Works Producers Gala, Luck Be A Lady, Michigan Shores Club, 911 Michigan Ave., Chicago. Tickets start at $250. FYI MusicTheaterWorks.com.
April 5th, 7:30 pm, Concert Presentation of The Muses, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
April 6th, 2:30 pm, Concert Presentation of Big Wig, Kokandy Productions' Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $20. FYI bit.ly/CMTF2025.
April 6th, 6:00 pm, Chicago Premiere, The Book of Grace, Ensemble Theatre for Helen Zell, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
April 9th, 7:00 pm, Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. Tickets start at $39. FYI www.ticketmaster.com
April 10th, Obliteration, LLC & The Revival Theater present Obliteration. Revival Theater, 906 S. Wabash, Chicago. $35, Students $25. FYI https://www.the-revival.com
April 10th, The Joffrey Ballet and Chicago Symphony Orchestra, includes newly commissioned ballets by choreographers Amy Hall Garner and Nicolas Blanc set to the music of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson and Darius Milhaud. Armour Stage, Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan, Chicago. FYI joffrey.org or www.cso.org
April 11th, 6:30 - 9:30 pm, A New Leaf: A Benefit for Lifeline Theatre, Celebrate & Support Lifeline's KidSeries, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $200. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/36647/production/1232322?performanceId=11607344
April 11th, 7:30 pm, Translations, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
April 12th, 7:30 pm, Hell in a Handbag Productions presents a World Premiere, Scary Town. The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave., Chicago. $35, VIP Reserved $43. FYI handbagproductions.org or buytickets.at/hellinahandbagproductions/1618086
April 13th, 3:00 pm, Victory Gardens Theater, in association with Relentless Theatre Group present the Midwest Premiere of David Mamet's Harry Johnson. Victory Gardens Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $64-$69. FYI victorygardens.stagey.net/projects/12019.
April 16th, 7:00 pm, Titanic the Musical, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
April 17th, 7:00 pm, Chicago Premiere, The Da Vinci Code, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
April 17th, 7:30 pm, Prayer for the French Republic, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org/subscribe.
April 17th, 7:30 pm, Arts Judaica, SURVIVORS by Wendy Kout, City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr on the second floor of the historic Edgewater Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $20.00 and may be purchased at https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/survivors.
April 18th, 7:30 pm, A Jukebox for the Algonquin, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
April 22nd, 7:00 pm, RIVERDANCE 30 – THE NEW GENERATION, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph Street, Chicago. Tickets will go on sale at a later date. www.BroadwayInChicago.com
April 24th, 7:00 pm, Shattered Globe Theatre presents A Tale of Two Cities, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. FYI (773) 975-8150, www.sgtheatre.org or www.theaterwit.org
April 25th, 7:30 pm, Curious Theatre Branch presents The Infinity Play, Jarvis Square Theatre, 1439 W. Jarvis Ave., Chicago. $20. FYI CuriousTheatreBranch.com.
April 25th, 7:30 pm, "Spells & Superstitions," Brightside Theatre 2024-25 Season, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall, North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth, Naperville. $32-$37. FYI (630) 447-TIXS (8497) or www.BrightSideTheatre.com
April 25th, 7:30 pm, Lyric Premiere, Rising Stars in Concert, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
April 25th, A.B.L.E.-Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations present a re-imagined Frankenstein. Upstairs Studio, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago. Pay-what-you-can $15-$45. FYI (312) 595-5600 or chicagoshakes.com/frankenstein
April 25th, Man of La Mancha, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $25-$30. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/man-of-la-mancha/
**** April 25th, Imagine U: A Tale of Peter Rabbit, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Mussetter-Struble Theater, 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. Ages 3-6. Adults $20, Children $12. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/imagine-u-peter-rabbit/
April 26th, 7:30 pm, Berlin, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
April 28th, 7:00 pm, World Premiere, BUST, An Afrocurrentist Play, a co-production with Alliance Theatre. Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
April 28th, 7:30 pm, The Story Theatre presents At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen, Raven Theatre Schwartz Stage, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. $10-$40. FYI (773) 338-2177 or thestorytheatre.org/tickets
Wisconsin
April 25th, 8:00 pm, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre presents Million Dollar Quartet, Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center, 121 E. State Street, Milwaukee. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com,
Elsewhere
April 16th, In the Grove of Forgetting, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
**** Family Friendly