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Monday, December 8, 2025

Manual Cinema Share Their Favorite Puppets From Their New Christmas Classic by Todd Hieggelke

Manual Cinema’s adaptation of Dickens’ Victorian ghost story sees a reluctant Chicago aunt recreating her late husband’s annual Christmas Carol puppet show for their family. We asked t…

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Friday, November 21, 2025

Stage Top 5: December 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

Your month in theatergoing might be committed to annual traditions, but here are a few cases for making time for new work, too.

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Monday, November 3, 2025

Stage Top 5: November 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

From Mozart to the Marx Brothers, November is a vibrant month for Chicago theater.

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Stage Top 5: October 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

The eighth edition of the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival features work ranging “from movement-driven experimental work to deeply rooted historical dramas.”

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Monday, August 25, 2025

Can’t-Miss Chicago Theater Moments: Fall 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

Chicago’s stages reach major milestones this year.

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Friday, August 22, 2025

Stage Top 5: September 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

Big anniversary seasons begin this fall, along with new beginnings for some theater institutions.

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Stage Top 5: July/August 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

Chicago theater gets cinematic this summer.

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Friday, May 30, 2025

Stage Top 5: June 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

Martians, Pagliacci and Princess Diana land in Chicago as the days get longer.

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Monday, April 28, 2025

Stage Top 5: May 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

Chicago theaters take us through history, from Galileo's heliocentrism to the invention of robots.

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Monday, February 3, 2025

Stage Top 5: February/March 2025 by Todd Hieggelke

A Harold Pinter work starring Helen Hunt, plus four other theater shows to see.

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Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54

Aug 14, 2025: Mamma Mia - Winter Garden Theatre

Aug 18, 2025: Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride - Nederlander Theatre

Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre

Sep 28, 2025: Waiting For Godot - Hudson Theatre

Sep 29, 2025: Punch - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre

Oct 16, 2025: Ragtime - Vivian Beaumont Theater

Oct 28, 2025: Liberation - James Earl Jones Theatre

Oct 30, 2025: Little Bear Ridge Road - Booth Theatre

Nov 09, 2025: The Queen of Versailles - St. James Theatre

Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54

Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre

Nov 20, 2025: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) - Longacre Theatre

Dec 08, 2025: Marjorie Prime - Hayes Theater

Jan 08, 2026: Bug - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre

Apr 08, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater

Apr 20, 2026: Schmigadoon! - Nederlander Theatre

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