Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana
March 26th through 30th, Leslie Goddard presents Titanic Survivor Violet Jessup, Theatre at the Center, Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. FYI (219) 836-3255 Ext. 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com
March 27th through April 6th, Songs for a New World, 4th Street Theatre, 125 N. 4th Street, Chesterton. $20. FYI (219) 926-7875 or www.4thstreetncca.com
**** March 28th through April 5th, South Bend Civic Theatre presents The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Battell Center, 904 N. Main St., Mishawauka. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
Now Playing in Illinois:
Through March 29th, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. $30. FYI (312) 275-5757 or TheFactoryTheater.com.
Through March 29th, We Always Bounce Black: A Black Excellence Comedy Revue, The Second City, UP Comedy Club, 230 W North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper’s Alley, Chicago. Tickets start at $29. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
**** Through March 29th, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through March 29th, World Premier, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon, Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard Street, Chicago. $30. FYI TheFactoryTheater.com
Through March 29th, A Lie of the Mind, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
March 29th & 30th, Seven Thirty Theatre presents Dreamgirls, Studebaker Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago. FYI https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/events/dreamgirls-2/?utm_campaign=68884...
Through March 30th, The Artistic Home presents Hedda Gabler, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Avenue., Chicago. $35. Tickets @ (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com. FYI www.theartistichome.org
Through March 30th, Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) in collaboration with Fat Theatre Project present the Chicago Premiere of Funny Like an Abortion. 1650 W. Foster Ave., Chicago. $30. FYI DanzTheatre.org (https://www.danztheatre.org/funny-like-an-abortion.html).
Through March 30th, Guys and Dolls, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. Subscription sales begin Oct. 1, single tickets on sale Jan. 28, 2025. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
Through March 30th, Betrayal, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through March 30th, Waitress, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through March 30th, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through March 30th, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, 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 March 30th, Lookingglass Theatre Company in Association with Actors Gymnasium presents a World Premiere, Circus Quixote, Lookingglass Theatre, Joan and Paul Theatre at Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago. $30-$80. FYI LookingglassTheatre.org
Through March 31st, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $99-$129. FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/
Through April 5th, Pussy Sludge, Facility Theatre, 1138 N. California Ave., Chicago. Suggested donation $25. FYI www.facilitytheatre.org.
Through April 6th, William Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $35. FYI RedtwistTheatre.org.
Through April 6th, The Lifespan of a Fact, OIl Lamp Theatre, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. $55. FYI OilLampTheater.org
Through April 6th, it's been ten years since everyone died. a play about final girls, Open Space Arts. 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25.00 ($20 for seniors and students, $15 for OSA members). FYI www.openspacearts.org
March 30th through April 11th, Lyric Premiere, The Listeners, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
Through April 12th, Idle Muse Theatre Company presents The School for Scandal, The Edge Off-Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago. $20-$30. FYI (773) 340-9438 or IdleMuse.org
Through April 12th, La Bohème, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
March 28th through April 13th, As Is, QUEER EXPRESSION series, Open Space Arts. 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25.00 ($20 for seniors and students, $15 for OSA members). FYI www.openspacearts.org
Through April 13th, Definition Theatre presents Splash Hatch on the E Going Down, Definition at 55th, 1160 E 55th St, (Hyde Park) Chicago. Tickets start at $25. FYI https://www.definitiontheatre.org/shows/splash.
**** Through April 19th, Saturdays at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm, Heart Strings, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Best enjoyed by audiences 8+, all ages welcome. $18 adults, $15 children, $5 babies. FYI www.filamenttheatre.org
Through April 20th, Invictus Theatre presents William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$38. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com
Through April 20th, Elvis Presley was a Black Man Named Joe, Black Ensemble Theatre Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. Valet parking $13 (cash only). $56.50-$66.50 (fees included). FYI (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org
March 28th through April 27th, Stage Left Theatre presents The Distrikt of Lake Michigun: A Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Ridiculous Tragedy (and also completely factual and also true), Water Tower Place, 835 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 7080 (6th floor), Chicago. FYI stagelefttheatre.com.
**** March 30th through April 27th, Hannah and Halmoni Save the World, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Best enjoyed by audiences 5+, all ages welcome. $18 adults, $15 children, $5 babies. FYI www.filamenttheatre.org
Through April 27th, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Paramount's BOLD Series, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through April 27th, North American Premiere, Sunny Days (Chronicles Rock Band, The Kinks), The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
Through April 27th, No Such Thing, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. $39. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org.
March 25th through May 18th, 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.
March 27th through May 18th, 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
**** Through May 18th, World Premiere, Go Dog Go! Ve Perro ¡Ve! Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Ave., at Monroe, Chicago. $30-$40. FYI (312) 374-8835, groupsales@chicagochildrenstheatre.org or chicagochildrenstheatre.org
Through June 29th, 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 August 31st, 7:30 pm, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's announces The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago. $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience). FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.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:
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Through March 30th, Twelfth Night, TheatreSquared in partnership with National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) and Play On Shakespeare, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
Through July 6th, Steppenwolf Theatre presents Purpose, Helen Hayes Theater, 240 West 44th St., New York, NY. $79-$299. FYI https://criterionticketing.com/
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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