CHICAGO BLACK EXCELLENCE AWARDS, HONORING BLACK ARTS AND ARTISTS SINCE 2001, ANNOUNCES NEW PERMANENT FEBRUARY TIMELINE || 2026 Chicago Black Excellence Awards Ceremony to be held Saturday, February 13, 2027, at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Opens 51st Season with Revival of TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, Written by Suzan-Lori Parks, Directed by Kenny Leon, Featuring ensemble members Glenn Davis and Namir Smallwood || Playing a Limited Engagement September 17th – November 1st in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Continues its 30th Anniversary with its 2026 - 2027 Season Announcement || The New Season Features Dominique Morisseau’s Mud Row, directed by Goodman’s Malkia Stampley, the return of Founding Artistic Director James Bohnen Directing Jordan Harrison’s Marjorie Prime and the 2027 Readings on Ravenswood Series.
CHICAGO’S TYLER MEREDITH JOINS THE GLOBAL COMPANY OF THE ATTIC: THINGS I’VE SEEN WHILE LYING ON MY BACK
***TICKETS GO ON SALE NOW FOR THE GOODMAN’S SEASON OPENER—THE NEWEST PRODUCTION FROM 7 FINGERS' GENRE-DEFYING, “PULSE-RAISING MAGIC” (NEW YORK TIMES)***
Fetch tickets to Mean Girls, the hit Broadway musical getting a fierce Chicago-area premiere at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, August 26th - October 11th
For the fourth consecutive year, the Sarah Siddons Society is offering twelve Professional Development Grants of $500 each to emerging theatre artist professionals based in the Chicago area.
THIS SUMMER, THE LIZARD Y EL SOL TOURS CHICAGO PARKS, TJ & DAVE RETURNS, NEW PLAY READINGS AND 60+ TEENS ARRIVE FOR ANNUAL YOUTH PROGRAMS, WHILE TWO MUSICALS—ICEBOY! AND OCTET—BOW ON BOTH STAGES, A GUEST MAGICIAN DAZZLES AT THE MAGIC PARLOUR AND THEATER OF THE MIND CONTINUES
Kokandy Productions Announces Full Casting for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE || Book by James Lapine, Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Directed and Choreographed by Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham, Music Direction by Nick Sula || August 13th – November 1st in The Chopin Downstairs Studio
PrideArts announces 2026-2027 season || Productions to include World Premiere of QUEERY New Works Festival winner WINDOWS, Nick Payne’s CONSTELLATIONS performed by alternating same-sex casts, and special showcases
A Red Orchid Theatre Announces Remount of Hit Production BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA || By Anna Ouyang Moench, Directed by Artistic Director Kirsten Fitzgerald || Playing a Limited Engagement September 10th – October 4th
