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Ferdinand (Lawrence Grimm) and Will (Lenin Izquierdo) in "Any Rebellion of Will" at Trap Door Theatre. (George Hudson)

Review: ‘Any Rebellion of Will’ is an absurdist breath of fresh air at Trap Door Theatre

October 14, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

This world premiere, penned by S.L. Daniels and accurately billed as a dark, absurdist comedy with a touch of vaudeville, taps into something moving and human between father and son.

Alana Arenas (as Morgan), Kara Young (Aziza) and cast in "Purpose" on Broadway at the Hayes Theater in New York. (Marc J. Franklin)

Chicago Theater Report: ‘Purpose’ returns, new Broadway shows in town and dinner with Basil Fawlty

October 13, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

New shows have been announced for an already busy fall and early 2027. If you are a fan of Estonian clowns, "Tommy" or the "Lion King" musical, read on.

The company of "Don Giovanni" by Lyric Opera of Chicago. (Cory Weaver)

Review: ‘Don Giovanni’ at Lyric Opera delivers a blast of Robert Falls’ operatic past

October 12, 2026 at 10:08 a.m.

Director Robert Falls' signature maximalism is still with us, I am happy to report, even though Chicago's most important theatrical auteur exited the Goodman Theatre in 2022. That's by virtue...

Jacqueline Guillén, Ariana Burks and Carmen Berkeley in "Dead Girl’s Quinceañera" at the Goodman Theatre. (Justin Barbin)

Review: ‘Dead Girl’s Quinceañera’ at Goodman Theatre turns an apparent abduction into a teenage caper

October 6, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Phanésia Pharel's new play has a lively cast of adults playing teenagers, and is not a play that lacks guts.

The actor John C. Reilly is returning to Steppenwolf Theatre for a second engagement of his show, “Mister Romantic.” (Bobbi Rich)

Chicago Theater Report: John C. Reilly is back in Chicago, Baby heads to Broadway and how to get into the Uptown Theatre

October 6, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

The national tour of “Dirty Dancing” in Chicago last month turned out to be a pre-Broadway tryout. Also, the Paramount in Aurora is preparing an ambitious new "Christmas Carol" musical.

The company of the North American tour of "Operation Mincemeat," in Chicago at the CIBC Theatre. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘Operation Mincemeat’ at CIBC Theatre spins a true wartime story into a nutty musical

October 1, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

The British comedy troupe SpitLip took a real World War II caper and made it into a funny, self-aware Broadway musical. It's now playing in Chicago for the first time.

Peter Moore, a founding member and artistic director of Steep Theatre, is inside the theatre’s new performance space, where construction is nearing completion, Sept. 21, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Steep Theatre readies its new Edgewater home

September 30, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

The new theater of Chicago's Far North Side is being built inside a former Christian Science Reading Room. It will seat about 75 people when it opens for its first...

The cast of "Come From Away" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. (Justin Barbin)

Chicago Theater Report: Carrie Coon sings Christmas, ‘Come From Away’ adds shows and Milwaukee Rep makes bank

September 29, 2026 at 1:04 p.m.

Also in theater news this week, Albany Park Theater Project will host a final season of its remarkable "Port of Entry," and the Stratford Festival of Canada announces its slate...

David Schwimmer on the set of the Lookkingglass Theatre production of the Thornton Wilder play "Our Town" on Feb. 8, 2009 in Chicago. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Lookingglass Theatre has new leaders, including David Schwimmer as producing director

September 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The theater announced Tuesday that David Catlin and Ericka Ratcliff will be its new co-artistic directors. Schwimmer has also said he'd like to act or direct at Lookingglass again.

Patina Miller, Denée Benton, Lucia Aremu, Erin Morton, Nia Otchere-Sarfo, Jasmine Amy Rogers, and Jordan Rice in "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play’ on Broadway finds its life in the girls

September 28, 2026 at 8:30 p.m.

"School Girls" is a cumbersomely titled moral comedy from Jocelyn Bioh that the director Whitney White has transformed into a profoundly optimistic Broadway celebration of girlhood.

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