“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…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMHyland’s “Seagulls” is a Chekovian philosophical reflection on self and society, but with a twenty-first-century twist, an experience that can be compared to no other.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Household Spirits” is a ghoulishly good show, with witty one liners, relatable character development and a creepy twist ending.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe team behind “Tambo and Bones” want you to squirm. They want you to feel pain and sorrow and woe—and laugh at the same time.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMAppropriate for all ages, “Lucha Teotl” grabs you from the start and makes you never want to tap out!
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe play is based on Juan Ramirez Jr.’s mother’s experience making her way through “hot desert days, cold nights on the cement floor and holding onto hope in the social climate of the …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMRuhl’s “Eurydice” combines ancient storytelling and classic characters with Nietzschean undertones of self-actualization to create a truly moving experience.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMBy the end of TimeLine Theatre’s “The Lehman Trilogy” I was left wanting to learn more about this family that, for better or worse, had a big hand in shaping the course of history.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe play asks the question: What do you do if simply existing makes you a criminal, a fact that no amount of merit can override?
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Blues for an Alabama Sky” is about supporting a women’s right to the same freedom of choice as the other half of humanity, with all the joy, hardships and pitfalls that come with it.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMAgatha Christie's “The Mousetrap,” now on stage at Citadel Theatre, locks you in with knife-wielding maniacs, blood-curdling screams, zippy dialogue and brain-tingling riddles.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMCombine equal parts family drama and youthful enthusiasm with a dash of stoner comedy and you get “Baked! The Musical,” delivered piping hot at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Taste of Soul” has a little something for everyone. For those who grew up with soul food and music, it’s a delightful trip down memory lane.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Mic Father Like Son” is full of charm, wit and shtick, an appealing performance for those in the mood for a goofy comedy with a lot of heart.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMParamount Theatre’s “Little Shop of Horrors” has it all—fantastic singing, fleshed out characters, hit songs and a hyper-detailed set. If you’re in the mood for the macabre, this i…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFor twelve years, Kokandy Productions has been presenting high-quality musicals designed for wide appeal and shallow pockets. Known for producing Chicago premieres of cult-status film proper…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“The Innocence of Seduction,” the third in a comic book-themed trilogy written and directed by Max Pracht, begins just before the implementation of the Comics Code.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe television show “Dance Moms” has gained wide popularity for featuring overbearing mothers obsessed with their child’s (re: their) dreams of grandeur and stardom, but none of these …
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“The Light” by Loy A. Webb is a seventy-minute one act play about a young Black couple who struggle with a revelation from the past that threatens to break up their budding relationship.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMI agree with real-life director L. Walter Stearns’ note in the program, that “This show has a little something to offend everyone.” The goal is not to offend for the sake of offending,…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMIf you’re in the mood for a raunchy rock concert but want to get to bed at a decent time, then check out “Rock of Ages.”
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMMetropolis Performing Arts breathes new life into their production of “Xanadu,” directed by Kevin Wiczer, with choreography by Kristine Burdi and musical direction by Kenny McMullen.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMIn an underwater seascape of jewel tone colors and sparkling glass coral reefs, the residents of Bikini Bottom go about their day as usual—a school of sardines flitter around in pink 1960�…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“The Buddy Holly Story” is a heart-warming story wrapped around a rock concert that slips smoothly from song to song and compels the audience to tap their feet, clap their hands and sing…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe story centers on the teen-to-young adult journey of a man called Youth, an aspiring musician who journeys from the U.S. to Europe in search of identity, stewarded by a fourth-wall breaki…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Personality” is based on the life of famed singer, Lloyd Price, one of those names that you may not have heard of, but with whose music you are no doubt familiar.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe story of two first generation, Asian-American renegades on a spree of crime and passion through the backroads of the Midwest.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe narrative unfolds like viewing a picture up close and slowly stepping backwards to get the big picture. Through a series of short vignettes unfold the lives of townsfolk living in a Poli…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM“Tango” addresses the social stigmatization toward gay people in the context of modern-day Singapore.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMCourt Theatre continues their series of plays by Sophocles about the last days of Oedipus reimagined as a Pentecostal church service. There is lots of singing, with each cast member displayi…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThe Raven Theatre is transformed into the basement apartment of a three-flat in the 1960s on the South Side of Chicago, where a Black grandmother works tirelessly to protect her home and gra…
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