Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana:
Through May 10th, It Shoulda Been You, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main Street, South Bend, IN. $27-$35. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org
Through May 10th, Come from Away, One America Financial Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), 140 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN. FYI www.irtlive.com
Through May 17th, Double Wide Texas, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $30. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
Through May 8th 24th, A Little Night Music, Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso. FYI (219) 548-4891 or MemorialOperaHouse.com
Now Playing in Illinois:
May 9th & 10th, PrideArts presents Call Me Elizabeth, Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI www.pridearts.org.
May 9th & 10th, David's Redhaired Death, Northwestern University, Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Centers, Josephine Louis Theater, 20 Arts C Drive, Evanston. $12-$20. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/mfa-davids-redhaired-death/
May 9th, 6:30 pm, Steppenwolf Gala 2026, Rockwell on the River, 3057 N. Rockwell St., Chicago. Tickets start at $1500. FYI (312) 654-5690 or specialevents@steppenwolf.org.
Through May 10th, Broadway in Chicago, Chicago: the Musical, The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI www.ticketmaster.com
Through May 10th, Love and Information, Northwestern University, Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Centers, Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $25-$30. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/love-and-information/
Through May 10th, The Angel Next Door, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org
Through May 10th, World Premiere, Out Here, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
Through May 10th, Poor Behavior, Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. FYI OilLampTheater.org.
Through May 10th, Teatro Vista presents BOTH, Steppenwolf’s 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted St., Chicago. $47. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org.
Through May 17th, The Ally, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $18-$44. FYI (773) 975-8150 or theaterwit.org
Through May 17th, Ruthless! The Musical, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building of the Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $48. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
Through May 17th, Jack Lewin/Lewin Productions present Going Bacharach: The Songs Of An Icon, Apollo Theatre, 2550 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $49-$99. FYI www.goingbacharach.com.
Through May 17th, Saint Sebastian Players present I Hate Hamlet, lower level, St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey (at Marshfield just west of Ashland), Chicago. $30-$35. FYI saintsebastianplayers.org/Production-History.
**** Through May 17th, Farewell Opportunity, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. Suggested for ages 5 & up. FYI www.filamenttheatre.org.
Through May 24th, The Wedding Singer, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights. $25-$49. FYI (847) 577-2121 or MetropolisArts.com
Through May 24th, Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest Premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, Athenaeum Center, for Thought and Culture, 2936 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. $25-$39. FYI WildDoorTheater.com.
Through May 24th, 'night Mother, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $10-$60. FYI RedtwistTheatre.org
Through May 24th, Fault, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
Through May 30th, Shattered Globe Theatre presents the World Premiere of Eelpout!, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago.$20-$60. FYI (773) 975-8150 or SGTheatre.org
**** Through May 31st, Young People's Theatre of Chicago presents The Hula Hoopin' Queen, Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Tickets start at $37.50 Adults, $26.50 Children under 12. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/36644/production/1243885?performanceId=11656799
Through May 31st, Covenant, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through May 31st, World Premiere, The Targeted, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. $30-$50. FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.com.
Through May 31st, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through May 31st, Heartbreak Hotel, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through May 31st, Father of the Bride, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Through May 31st, World Premiere, Windfall, Ensemble Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
Through June 6th, First Floor Theater presents WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY, The Schwartz Stage at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago. $10 – $40. FYI www.firstfloortheater.com.
Through June 6th, World Premiere, Do Something Pretty, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. RIVPass (ticket to all 3 shows) $95. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org
Through June 7th, Chicago Premiere, An Enemy of the People, TimeLine Theatre, 5035 N. Broadway, Chicago. FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or visit timelinetheatre.com.
Through June 7th, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble presents Birthday Candles, Playhouse Theatre, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/buffalo-theatre-ensemble/
Through June 7th, The Conspirators present Tartuffe, or, The Charlatan, Stars & Garters, 3914 N. Clark, Chicago. $30. FYI Humanitix.com.
Through June 14th, A Red Orchid Theatre presents Hanna Kime’s The Targeted, The Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. FYI (312) 943-8722 or aredorchidtheatre.org
Through June 7th, Chicago Premiere, Octet, Raven Theatre Company, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago. FYI www.raventheatre.com.
Through June 7th, Always...Patsy Cline, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
**** Through June 7th, Goodnight Moon, Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Street, Chicago. All ages. FYi (312) 374-8835 or chicagochildrenstheatre.org.
Through June 14th, South Pacific, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through June 14th, SCARAMOUCHE: A MUSICAL IN TWO ACTS, City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, on the second floor (accessible via elevator) of the Edgewater Presbyterian Church. $33-$38. FYI (773) 293-3682 or www.citylit.org
Through June 14th, World Premiere, LOKI: The End of the Work Tour, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $25-$45. FYI www.lifelinetheatre.com.
Through June 14th, Chicago/Midwest Premiere, Job, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
Through June 21st, The Golden Girls: The Cheese Pyramid: A Lost Episodes Parody, Hell in a Handbag, The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave., Chicago. FYI handbagproductions.org or buytickets.at/hellinahandbagproductions/2078392.
Through August 30th, Goodman Theatre presents Theater of the Mind, by David Byrne & Mala Gaonkar, Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N. LaSalle, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheaterOfTheMindChicago.com.
Through August 31st, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's presents The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago. $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience). FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Through August 31st, 5:00 pm Sundays, The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins presents 3-Card Monte, 50 W. Randolph (Petterino’s transformed lower-level area), Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Open Run, 114th Main Stage Revue: Pandemonium...Please Hold, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets range from $40-$80. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, e.t.c. 49th Revue: The Chaos Theory of Everything, e.t.c. Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $19. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, The Best of Second City: 65 Years of Funny, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Second City Presents - Thank You, Goodnight, Donny's Skybox Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $20. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 10:30 pm, Sundays, 7 pm, The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $20 or pay-what-you-can. FYI neofuturists.org
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Through May 10th, Mrs. Christie, Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Through May 17th, Frida...A Self Portrait, Herro-Franke Studio Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
**** Through May 17th, First Stage presents Disney's Frozen, Todd Wehr Theater, Marcus Performing Arts Center, 929 Water Street, Milwaukee, WI. Ages 8-18. FYI (414) 267-2961 or firststage.org
Through June 14th, World Premiere, George & Gracie: A Love Story, Stackner Cabaret, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Through May 10th, Pride and Prejudice, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
Through May 24th, 44: The Musical, Shakespeare Theatre Company's Klein Theatre, 450 7th Street, Washington, D.C. FYI https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/events/44-the-musical/
Now Playing Internationally:
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
**** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre
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