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The Wizard of Oz
July 26 & 27 at Youth Company Chicago Studios
Join Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and all the beloved characters of Oz as Dorothy travels along the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wonderful Wizard. Based on the timeless novel by L. Frank Baum, this show features the Youth Company Chicago's Summer Camp Level 4…
The Color Purple
August 15 — 25 at Mercury Theater
Chicago's Mercury Theater presents the soul-stirring musical The Color Purple in its regional premiere. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the film by Steven Spielberg, the show's Broadway run earned a whopping 11 Tony Award nominations. This vibrant and touching family…
Belleville
Jun 27 — Jul 6 at Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre
Amy Herzog's new play follows a young, hip expat couple living in Belleville, the coolest up-and-coming neighborhood in Paris. But beneath the surface of Zack and Abby's enviable life, unrest simmers. When an encounter in their apartment causes upheaval, the tense relationship boils over revealing…
Homecoming 1972
June 20 & 21 at Chicago Dramatists
Following a tour of duty in Vietnam, Frank returns home to a changed world. Although things may look the same on the surface, his Midwestern hometown is no longer the same place that he left. Now the soldier finds…
Kiss of the Spider Woman
June 20 — 30 at Theater Wit
Bohemian Theatre Ensemble presents Kiss of the Spider Woman. Terrence McNally, John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical won seven Tony Awards in 1993, including Best Musical. It's the story of two cell mates in a Latin…
Lear
June 21 & 22 at Red Tape Theatre at St. Peter's…
Playwright Young Jean Lee tackles a world in which the father is notably absent in the whimsical and psychologically disturbing Lear. There's no king here, just a place where the children are left to run the show,…
Smudge
June 20 & 21 at Athenaeum Theatre Studio One
Expectant parents Nick and Colby are looking forward to a normal, happy life with their newborn. But their expectations crumble when something turns out to be very wrong with their offspring, a one-eyed being that Colby…
Lives of the Pigeons
June 20 — 30 at The Side Project Theatre
The Side Project Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Lives of the Pigeons by Sherod Santos. A nationally renowned poet, Santos' book The Pilot Star Elegies was a finalist for the 1999 National Book Award for…
Ain't Misbehavin'
June 21 — 29 at Harold Washington Cultural…
Step back in time to the Golden Age of jazz! In 1930s Harlem, hot spots like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were bursting with swing music, snazzy jazz and stride piano. The Tony Award-winning Ain't Misbehavin'…
Closing Time" and "The Imminent Future
June 23 — 30 at The Annoyance Theatre & Bar
The Annoyance Theatre & Bar debuts a double feature of dark comedies on stage. Closing Time is a noir, crime drama directed by Jack Swokowski, who also appears in the show. Influenced by the works of novelists Donald…
Richard III
June 20 — 29 at The Den Theatre - Main Stage
Much extended and much praised, Wayward Productions and Chicago Fusion Theatre's production of Richard III situates Shakespeare's original work in the rough-and-tumble world of biker gangs. Imagine the most thrilling --…
Much Ado About Nothing
June 21 — 23 at Berger Park Cultural Center
Join Fury Theatre for their second annual Shakespeare in the Park production, staged on the green at the historic Berger Park Cultural Center. The thespians of Fury Theatre will transport you to Messina, on the island…
