Thursday, July 18, 2024
“2 Pianos 4 Hands” dazzles with its mirth, wit, fast-paced dialogue, lovable characters and a long list of classic and contemporary musical works. Performances by LaSalle and McGloin are…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, July 16, 2024
From its tumultuous beginning to its thrilling denouement, “The Swan” sucks you in and holds your attention throughout the two-hour runtime.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFriday, July 12, 2024
For summer fun, bring your best lawn chairs and favorite libations to this latest recreation of a classic—it’s to die for!
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMMonday, July 8, 2024
Super spicy food is not for everybody, but piquant plays are another matter. Prepare your palette and make the trip to Writers Theatre for an experience that is hot, hot, HOT!
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThursday, June 27, 2024
“Little Bear Ridge Road” is an encouragement for all to move forward and embrace life simply by living it.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMMonday, June 24, 2024
“1619: The Journey of a People” offers a concise history of the Black American experience in an easy-to-digest formula—with a few surprises thrown in.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFriday, June 21, 2024
Whether to celebrate Juneteenth, Black culture or Chicago pride—or for no reason at all—make it a point to catch “The Salon” at Black Ensemble Theater.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMMonday, June 17, 2024
Based on the best-selling book by Khaled Hosseini, the story is split between 1970s Afghanistan and early-2000 San Francisco. Afghan refugee Amir reflects on his childhood in Kabul.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThursday, June 13, 2024
If you’re a fan of classic sci-fi psychological thrillers and post-apocalyptic adventures—or just solid storytelling—this show is for you.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMMonday, June 10, 2024
“Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution” provides insight and background into one of U.S. history’s most towering and misunderstood revolutionaries.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, June 5, 2024
What do Little Orphan Annie, Bob Fosse, “Les Misérables,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Little Shop of Horrors” all have in common?
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, June 4, 2024
First Floor Theater takes a taboo subject and handles it with tact and grace and humanizes those who are inhumanely objectified and commodified.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMWednesday, May 29, 2024
GFP is a nonprofit that produces performances, programs and workshops for queer and trans artists with a focus on organizational sustainability, equitable pay and intersectional collaboratio…
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, May 28, 2024
Race, religion, finance, family, love… the show addresses all these subjects and handles them with care, tact and with hints of comedy.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMTuesday, May 21, 2024
“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 08:00AMWednesday, May 15, 2024
The 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 08:00AMTuesday, May 14, 2024
Absurd 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 08:00AMFriday, May 10, 2024
“Panther in the Sky” shines a light on the debilitating effects of gun violence on families.
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMThursday, May 2, 2024
A poignant take on the repercussions of suicide is presented in playwright Charly Evon Simpson’s “Jump."
SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AMFriday, April 26, 2024
A 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 08:00AMWednesday, April 17, 2024
Politics 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 08:00AMMonday, April 15, 2024
A 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 08:00AMWednesday, April 10, 2024
In 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 07:59AMMonday, April 8, 2024
Audiences 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 08:00AMWednesday, April 3, 2024
“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 08:00AMTuesday, April 2, 2024
The 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 08:00AMThursday, March 21, 2024
The 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 08:00AMWednesday, March 20, 2024
Despite 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 08:00AMTuesday, March 12, 2024
“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 08:00AMMonday, March 11, 2024
Jacobs-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 08:00AMFriday, March 8, 2024
It 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 
