Thursday, February 29, 2024
“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 08:00AMWednesday, February 21, 2024
“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 08:00AMThursday, February 15, 2024
As 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 08:00AMWednesday, February 14, 2024
“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 08:00AMFriday, February 9, 2024
When 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 08:00AMWednesday, February 7, 2024
Mr. 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 08:00AMFriday, February 2, 2024
“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 08:00AMThursday, February 1, 2024
“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 08:00AMMonday, January 29, 2024
What if the rain never stopped? Where do you go when the world tries to drown you?
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThursday, January 4, 2024
I 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 08:00AMThursday, December 14, 2023
If 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 08:00AMFriday, November 3, 2023
“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 08:00AMFriday, October 27, 2023
Hyland’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 08:00AMFriday, October 20, 2023
“Household Spirits” is a ghoulishly good show, with witty one liners, relatable character development and a creepy twist ending.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThursday, October 19, 2023
The 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 08:00AMFriday, October 13, 2023
Appropriate for all ages, “Lucha Teotl” grabs you from the start and makes you never want to tap out!
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, October 11, 2023
The 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 08:00AMThursday, October 5, 2023
Ruhl’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 08:00AMMonday, October 2, 2023
By 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 08:00AMThursday, September 28, 2023
The 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 08:00AMMonday, September 25, 2023
“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 08:00AMWednesday, September 20, 2023
Agatha 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 08:00AMTuesday, September 19, 2023
Combine 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 08:00AMThursday, September 14, 2023
“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 08:00AMWednesday, September 13, 2023
“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 08:00AMTuesday, September 12, 2023
Paramount 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 08:00AMFriday, September 8, 2023
For 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 08:00AMThursday, September 7, 2023
“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 08:00AMTuesday, September 5, 2023
The 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 08:00AMThursday, August 17, 2023
“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 08:00AM 
