Theater openings in July
Indiana
July 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Murder at the Howard Johnson's, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
July 3rd, 2:00 pm, Starting Here, Starting Now, Canterbury Summer Theatre, 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City. FYI (219) 874-4269 or info@canterburytheatre.org.
July 12th, Chicago Street Theatre presents Lear, Northwest Health Amphitheater, Central Park Plaza, 68 Lafayette Street, Valparaiso. Free. Bring your lawn chair, food truck arrives @ 6;00 pm. Performance begins at dusk. FYI www.chicagostreet.org.
**** July 12th, Goldilocks & the Three Pigs, by Larry Damico, Hammond Community Theatre at Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $5 cash only at the door. FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.hammondcommunitytheatre.org
July 12th, 7:30 pm, Pippin, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
July 17th, 2:00 pm, "The Mystery Of Amelia Earhart" A One Woman Play starring Leslie Goddard, Theatre at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com/on-stage/2024/amelia-earhart
July 17th, 2:00 pm, Country Is: The Music of Main Street in Concert, Canterbury Summer Theatre, 807 Franklin Street, Michigan City. FYI (219) 874-4269 or info@canterburytheatre.org.
July 19th, 8:00 pm, Disaster, Genesius Guild, Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church Hammond, 6635 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $17-$19. FYI (219) 501-8228 or https://www.genesiusguild.net/current-production
July 26th, 7:30 pm ET, District Merchants, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/box-office
July 26th, 7:00 pm, The Bridges of Madison County, Dunes Summer Theatre, 288 Shady Oak Dr., Michigan City. FYI (219) 879-7509 or www.dunesarts.org.
July 26th, 7:30 pm ET, Anything Goes, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. FYI www.sbct.org.
Illinois
July 5th, 7:30 pm, MAC’s Playhouse Theatre COD College Theater Presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” 2024 Lakeside Pavilion Free Outdoor Summer Series, Lakeside Pavilion, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $16, $14 Students/Seniors. FYI AtTheMAC.org.
July 7th, 8:00 pm, Midsommer Flight presents Romeo and Juliet, Gross Park, 2708 W. Lawrence, Chicago. Bring your own picnic, chairs & blankets. Free but reservations encouraged. FYI https://midsommerflight.ticketspice.com/romeo-and-juliet
July 8th, 7:00 pm, World Premiere, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
July 10th, 7:00 pm, Savor After Hours starring Val Chmerkovsky, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
July 10th, 7:30 pm, Haven Chicago presents Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago. FYI www.havenchi.org
July 11th, 7:00 pm, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago. $40 or Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.otherworldtheatre.org.
July 11th, 7:00 pm, Goods, Artemesia @ the Little Studio, Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave., Chicago. Pay-what-you-can. FYI artemisiatheatre.org
July 11th, 7:30 pm, World Premiere of the Polish version of The Last Wide Open by Audrey Cefaly, American Blues Theatre, 5627 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
July 12th, 7:00 pm, A New Play by Dolores DÍaz, NEW STAGES RESIDENCY READINGS, Alice Rappoport Center for Education and Engagement, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or visit www.GoodmanTheatre.org.
July 12th, 7:30 pm, 2 Pianos 4 Hands, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org/subscribe.
**** July 13th, 1:00 pm (Seating begins at 12:00 pm), Lakeside Pavilion: COD College Theater Presents “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Doo-Wop” 2024 Lakeside Pavilion Free Outdoor Summer Series, Lakeside Pavilion, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Free. FYI AtTheMAC.org.
July 14th, 2:30 pm, Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea, Pegasus Theatre Chicago, Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen, Chicago. $15-$20. FYI PegasusTheatreChicago.org
July 14th, 7:00 pm, Nightbirds by Terry Guest and NJ Draine, NEW STAGES RESIDENCY READINGS, Alice Rappoport Center for Education and Engagement, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or visit www.GoodmanTheatre.org.
July 15th, 7:00 pm, Scratch Night, a curated theater showcase of works-in-progress. 11th Physical Theater Festival Chicago, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$20. FYI PhysicalFestival.com.
July 17th, 7:00 pm, David Parr's Magical Thinking, Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark, Chicago. FYI (312) 366-4500 or info@chicagomagiclounge.com
July 18th, 8:00 pm, TJ AND DAVE With special musical guest Ike Reilly, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. $20-$40. FYI (312) 443-3800 or visit www.GoodmanTheatre.org.
July 19th, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
July 19th, 8:00 pm, The Sandra Delgado Experience, Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago. General admission $35, VIP tables $90-$300. FYI epiphanychi.com.
**** July 20th, 10:00 am, Don't Let the Pigeons Drive the Bus! The Musical, Marriott's Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
July 20th, 7:00 pm, Wells and Welles, Lucid Theater Company at City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago
(Second Floor of the Historic Edgewater Presbyterian Church) $25. FYI www.eventbrite.com/e/wells-and-welles-tickets-887960091537
July 21st, 3:00 pm, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Ave., Evanston. $32. FYI (847) 866-5914 or www.fjtheatre.com.
July 22nd, 7:00 pm, Leftover Men by Rammel Chan and Matthew C. Yee, NEW STAGES RESIDENCY READINGS, Alice Rappoport Center for Education and Engagement, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Free. FYI (312) 443-3800 or visit www.GoodmanTheatre.org.
July 26th, 6:00 pm, Staged Reading, Switch Hitta by Pen Wilder, Nothing Without a Company, Softball Field, at Gill Park 825 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago. FYI nothingwithoutacompany.org
July 26th, 7:00 pm, The Lord of the Rings - A Musical Tale, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
July 31st, 7:00 pm, Peter and the Starcatcher, Paramount's BOLD Series, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Elsewhere
July 10th, The Angel Next Door, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek (Door County), WI $47-$53. FYI (920) 868-3287 or tickets@peninsulaplayers.com
July 31st, Million Dollar Quartet, Peninsula Players, 4351 Peninsula Players Road, Fish Creek (Door County), WI $47-$53. FYI (920) 868-3287 or tickets@peninsulaplayers.com
**** Family Friendly