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BAREFOOT IN THE PARK

Thru 05/12/24

"...Free spirit Corie and uptight lawyer Paul discover what love and marriage truly are. When the newlyweds invite Corie’s conservative mother and their unconventional neighbor on a double date…what could go wrong?..."
BABY

Thru 05/19/24

"...Citadel’s subscription season will close with the musical BABY, which explores the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of the universal experience of pregnancy and upcoming parenthood through the stories of three expectant couples...."
JUMP

Thru 06/01/24

"...Hopkins helps Fay grieve her mother and the loss of her childhood home. Flickering lights, vapes that fall from the sky, and love that recycles leap into a play fueled by magical realism, for a touching story about hope and the promise of human connection...."
INTO THE EARTH WITH YOU

Thru 06/02/24

"...Granddad is gone. No elegies. No dirges. But his three granddaughters cannot forget what is buried. When an impossible discovery upends their notions of loss, it has them asking, “who among us has been digging?” This new play, penned by the creator of the Amazon Studios’ television series “Outer Range,” was a 2016 O’Neill Finalist...."
LAVENDER MEN

Thru 06/08/24

"...In this energetic and surreal play, Taffeta invites audiences along as she summons none other than President Abraham Lincoln and his handsome young law clerk Elmer Ellsworth to her stage. Playing every other character in Abe and Elmer’s gay narrative, Taffeta uses this fantasia to confront issues of visibility, race, and LGBTQ+ inclusion. ..."
UNTITLED: THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE “GRAND BOULEVARD TRILOGY

Thru 06/09/24

"...Chicago writer Joshua Allen continues to explore the complex and rich history of Black families living on Chicago’s South Side throughout the 20th century. Set in 1919 during the Chicago Race Riots, this world premiere play explores one woman’s conflicting allegiances – to a promising career with a controversial lover or to the home her family has worked hard to build...."
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD

Thru 06/09/24

"...Children’s author and illustrator Arnold Lobel's beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in this Tony-nominated musical based on his popular children’s book that follows two best friends – the cheerful, popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons...."
PRO-AM

Thru 06/15/24

"...Most careers don’t last longer than three months in Miami’s professional-amateur porn scene. But that’s about to change when rising star Chloe Kendall meets the driven trans performer Nastasia...."
TURRET

Thru 06/15/24

"...Turret is an excavation of masculinity, love, loss and isolation. A claustrophobic carnival of carnage, carrier pigeons, cribbage, whiskey, music, mischief and mayhem...."
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Thru 06/23/24

"...Borrowing from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary sung through score includes I Don’t Know How to Love Him, Gethsemane, and Superstar...."
MANUAL CINEMA'S CHRISTMAS CAROL

Thru 12/24/24

"...An avowed holiday skeptic, Aunt Trudy has been recruited to channel her late husband Joe’s Christmas cheer in a family Zoom call turned puppet show. But as Trudy becomes more absorbed in her own version of the Ebenezer Scrooge story, the puppets take on a life of their own, and the family’s call transforms into a stunningly cinematic adaptation of this beloved ghost story...."
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM

Open Run

"...Late Nite Catechism, written by Vicki Quade & Maripat Donovan, is an international hit comedy now in its 30th year, featuring “Sister” teaching her own style of catechism to her class, that’s you, the audience members..."
IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE

Open Run

"...Improvised Shakespeare Chicago is an evening of off-the-ruff comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare. Inspired by one audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written) the dazzling players create a brand-new Shakespearean masterpiece each night. Nothing has been planned out, rehearsed, or written. The dialogue is said for the first time, the characters are created on the fly, and if the audience is wondering where the story is going...so are the performers!..."
THE INFINITE WRENCH

Open Run

"...Without their standard show they’ve been performing for 28 years, it seemed like the Neo-Futurists would be destined for disaster. I’m happy to report they’ve managed to create a show that follows the same format of Too Much Light but is now titled THE INFINITE WRENCH. ..."
DON'T QUIT YOUR DAYDREAM

Open Run

"...Each member of the cast brings the what if to regular jobs and fantasy jobs that has the audience laughing at each turn. For those looking for a standard comedy revue with a comedic social commentary on today’s job industry, this would be a good fit for you. ..."
HAMILTON

Open Run

"...HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of America’s founding father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary and created a revolutionary moment in theatre—a musical that has had a profound impact on culture, politics, and education...."