Monday, April 29, 2019
Just as matter expands when temperatures rise, so too does the breadth and scope of our city's theatrical offerings.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PMFriday, April 19, 2019
Blood, lust, and love coalesce in the poignant personification of this Midwest premiere.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:06PMTuesday, April 16, 2019
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Ike Holter's epic saga concludes with a showdown that pits friends, neighbors and family against each other.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 09:00AMMonday, April 1, 2019
A rock 'n' roll comedy from the preeminent meta scribe of our time, the conclusion of an epic saga, a wild love story, and more opening this month across our city's many stages.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMFriday, March 8, 2019
This breathless Midwest premiere written by Greg Keller and directed by Wardell Julius Clark is a definitive work from the ascendant theater company.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:30PMTuesday, March 5, 2019
The latest from Steppenwolf's educational arm is among the most unflinching and edifying works the company has produced in recent years.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 03:00PMWednesday, February 27, 2019
Epic titles follow ambitious work in this month's selection of theater openings.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMFriday, February 15, 2019
Directed by Marti Lyons, this preciselessly abridged tale of ambition and fear embodies the radically modern possibilities of theater.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:30PMMonday, February 4, 2019
The hits keep coming: August Wilson's blues-tinged vision of Chicago in the twenties, a locally-set sequel-of-sorts from the playwright of "The Madres," and a rock musical from the company t…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMFriday, January 25, 2019
Prolific playwright Ike Holter turns his incisive gaze toward the Chicago storefront theater scene in this meta dramedy at Steep Theatre.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMFriday, January 4, 2019
Site-specific suffragettes, "All Our August," plays at Trader Joe's: local dramaturgs share their interests and ambitions.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMA hit from Humana, the second of three world premieres from Ike Holter and the woman hidden in the history of DNA are just a few of the productions debuting in the first month of the new yea…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMFriday, November 30, 2018
Hot, bothered and blue collared, these world premieres and classic mishaps will keep the dawning reality of yet another Midwest winter at bay, at least temporarily.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMTuesday, November 20, 2018
The first of three world premieres by Ike Holter scheduled for this season is also the thirstiest play he's ever written. And that's saying something.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMWednesday, October 31, 2018
A complex story of identity conjugation at First Floor Theater.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PMFriday, October 26, 2018
The latest from Ike Holter, a pop-inspired musical about the cultural constraints placed on women and a universe-crossing Afrofuturist fable are just a few of the consciousness-expanding sho…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMThursday, October 11, 2018
In a major coup, Steppenwolf for Young Adults lands the first local-originating production of Simon Stephens' Tony Award-winning play and makes the most of it.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMWednesday, October 10, 2018
Jen Silverman’s play about the absurd world and its power dynamics burns an indelible image into the mind at Facility Theatre.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:00PMThursday, October 4, 2018
The world premiere of Jen Silverman's play at Writers Theatre is a must-see for anyone who has ever considered the value of burning it all to the ground and starting again.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:15PMWednesday, October 3, 2018
In this world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Bruce Norris attempts to redress the power imbalance between the disenfranchised and those who wield …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 04:45PMMonday, October 1, 2018
Alexis J. Roston fully embodies the beauty and tragedy of Billie Holiday in Congo Square Theatre's reprised production.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMFriday, September 28, 2018
This month features a slate of local, regional and national premieres as well as a feminist opera celebrating its twentieth anniversary.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMWednesday, September 26, 2018
David Cale returns to the Goodman with this autobiographical story of trauma and survival.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 02:00PMMonday, September 24, 2018
Court Theatre continues their push to become the premiere destination for August Wilson's work.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 05:00PMFriday, August 31, 2018
A selection of some of the fall's most anticipated stage openings.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 01:00PMThe 2018/19 theater season gets off to an exciting start with a timely revival as well as local and world premieres, mixing established artists and ambitious up-and-comers.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMThursday, August 30, 2018
Newcity Stage's three most anticipated productions of the 2018 fall season.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMWednesday, August 29, 2018
Friday, July 27, 2018
Looking ahead to a few of Chicago's theater highlights for August.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 10:00AMTuesday, July 10, 2018
Love and intimacy remain elusive in the Chicago premiere of MJ Kaufman's play at Redtwist Theatre.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:30AM 
