Not a Show For Everyone

Wife Material–Underscore Theatre Company

Maybe it’s a gender bias. Perhaps it’s a generational issue. Probably it’s a little of both, but this new musical, that launches this company’s

A Breathtaking Multimedia Experience

Frankenstein – Court Theatre

There are no less than three retellings of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking horror classic currently playing in Chicago. Celebrating the

Arresting Shoplifters Along the Miracle Mile

Plainclothes – Broken Nose Theatre

Based on his own experiences as an undercover security guard for one of Chicago’s major retail department stores, playwright and co-

Winter Doesn’t Last Forever

The Snow Queen – Filament Theatre

There’s a chill in the air along with a generous sprinkling of magic that’s heralding change and the arrival of a new holiday season.

What a Fruit It Bears

This Bitter Earth – About Face

This bitter earth

Well, what a fruit it bears

What good is love

That no one shares?

And if my life is like the dust

That hides the glow of a rose

What good am I?

Heaven only knows

So wails vocal artist Dinah Washington on a melancholy, bluesy recording which one of the characters is listening to. He’s trying find

A Two-Actor Extravaganza

Peter Pan – Mercury Theatre

It sometimes seems that there are as many versions of this beloved story, about the boy who never grew up, as there are stars in the sky.

A Peter Pan for Today

Neverland – Prop Theatre

Devised, inspired, guided and shaped by the company’s new Artistic Director, Olivia Lilley, the twelve member ensemble for this

Simple Little Things

110 in the Shade – BoHo Theatre

If you’re going to adapt a popular, romantic comedy into a musical, who better to write the book than the playwright who penned the

A North Pole Adventure

’Twas the Night Before Christmas – Emerald City Theatre

From our childhood, we’re all familiar with the beloved holiday poem, “A Visit From St. Nicholas.” It was written in the early 19th century

Alone With Her Memories

Lady in Denmark – Goodman Theatre

Dael Orlandersmith’s new, one-woman play, now enjoying its world premiere, is under the gentle direction of Victory Garden’s Artistic