“Black Sunday,” written by Dolores Díaz and presented by TimeLine Theatre, explores the lives of a small family struggling to live in a turbulent wasteland.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe needs of the many versus the actions of a few is addressed in playwright Juan José Alfonso’s “An Educated Guess.”
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMAbsurd black humor and poignant biographies merge to create the image of a cult that is as fun as it is comedically dysfunctional. Will you drink the Flavor-Aid? I lived to write about it, b…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Panther in the Sky” shines a light on the debilitating effects of gun violence on families.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMA poignant take on the repercussions of suicide is presented in playwright Charly Evon Simpson’s “Jump."
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMA range of trepidations about having children is presented in “Baby,” a restaging of the 1983 Broadway musical that runs through May 19 at Citadel Theatre.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMPolitics and pugilists collide in “The S Paradox,” a fun time travel adventure that provides commentary on society’s pressing issues.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMA chilling children’s fairy tale made for adults that takes you on an adventure through the liminal spaces between dream and waking.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMIn Lazy Susan Theatre Co.’s “Madam & Steve,” at Greenhouse Theater Center, the story of the true first humans is presented in an absurdist format that attempts to push the boundari…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 07:59AMAudiences should get there early to grab a pint on stage, poured by one of the actors from a tap behind a long, cherrywood bar enshrined under various photos, banners and rows of bottles.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“The Good,” a one-woman show performed and created by Jenny Magnus, is a new musical work that asks the question, “What is good?”
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe fantastic special effects, fabulous acting and dancing and capable renditions of popular songs in “Peter Pan” will make you believe that dreams do come true, if only we wish hard eno…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe tradition of turning beer-soaked shenanigans into fine art continues in City Lit’s “Two Hours in a Bar,” running through April 21. Two one-act plays directed by Terry McCabe tell t…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMDespite his name being in the title, the protagonist of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” is not the most celebrated character in the work. That would go to the Weird Sisters, the trio of cave-d…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Wipeout” is a reminder that there is no age limit on adventure, and that personal growth is a lifelong endeavor.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMJacobs-Jenkins invites audiences to rethink the concept of family in “Purpose” at Steppenwolf Theatre. “I’m interested in exploring the political dynastic family, and how there is a …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMIt is the treatment that women receive in male-dominated industries that is the subject of “Silent Sky,” written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Beth Wolf. On stage at Citadel Theatr…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“The Time Machine,” written and directed by Daryl D. Brooks, focuses on the chart-topping tunes of the 1980s, ranging from R&B super groups like New Edition and DeBarge to the bombas…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Party at the Pantheon,” running through March 23 at The Factory Theater, bills itself as “a modern Greek stoner comedy” and delivers on that tagline.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“a home what howls (or the house what was ravine)” provides insight and representation to those who have been overlooked, paved over and forgotten, and it is another win for Steppenwolf.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMAs in the myth of Prometheus, Court Theatre brings the fire to Chicago audiences with “Antigone,” a spectacular finale to their Sophocles trilogy.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Judy’s Life’s Work” is a story about the salutary power of sibling love and familial responsibility, with a cast that really packs a punch.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWhen the degenerate armies of the apocalypse come for you, will mother be enough? “Mothers” asks this question and more, with a gruesome twist ending.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMMr. Taps has been dancing up a storm on subway platforms and sidewalks in the Loop and Gold Coast neighborhoods for forty years. He is often credited by Chicagoans as their first time seeing…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMLin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-Award winning musical about the strength of the communal family, set to a Latin-infused hip-hop soundtrack, comes to the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Flood” by Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, presented by Shattered Globe Theatre, imagines an extinction-level event out of the Book of Genesis occurring in modern times.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“The Best Damn Thing” is a semi-autobiographical retrospective on pop singer Avril Lavigne, developed in a show-within-a-show format told through the lens of two high school age women, E…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWhat if the rain never stopped? Where do you go when the world tries to drown you?
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMI see Saints at most of the shows I attend, and like mustard on a hot dog, it doesn’t feel like a Chicago show without them.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMIf you’re a grinch like me and cringe upon hearing the same holiday tunes year after year, then you’ll appreciate this show that breathes new life into an old classic.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Nyra’s Dreams” is the story of Nyra, a naïve and effervescent young woman who leaps into different lives across time in a quest to achieve enlightenment so that her spirit may return…
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