Chicago Theatre Week returns Feb. 5-15, 2026, giving families and caregivers a budget-friendly way to experience live theater across Chicago during the winter season. Now in its 14th year, the annual ...

If there’s one thing that the annual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival always delivers, it’s sheer range. The eighth iteration, running January 21 through February 1, features retellings ...

Mavis Staples leveraged more than 70 years of performance and activism to meet the moment Saturday at a sold-out Chicago Theatre. Navigating a sociopolitical and cultural backdrop vastly different ...

Chicago Theatre Week runs Feb.5-15, 2026. Discounted tickets are priced at $30, $15 or less for participating performances. Over 78 performances will be shown for Chicago Theatre Week 2026. CHICAGO - ...

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The Roald Dahl Story Company is presenting Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile. Following the all-ages, smash-hit productions in the UK, Minneapolis and Los Angeles, the production runs at the ...

President Abraham Lincoln is making his defiant return to Illinois. Well, sort of. The Tony-winning, Pulitzer Prize-nominated play “Oh, Mary!” is going on tour starting this fall, with a stop in ...

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It's 1926 Chicago, and Ma Rainey, “The Mother of the Blues,” takes her time getting ready to record. Tensions and temperatures rise as the musicians recount tales of rage, joy, betrayal and faith in ...

Portage Park’s Filament Theatre is trying a novel approach for their latest show: The audience is allowed — even encouraged — to howl, take over the stage, drool, snooze if they wish. A couple of ...

ALTON — When Alton Little Theater’s production of “Chicago” sold out, they were able to add another show. Then that sold out. Eric Sykes, the theater’s executive director and director of “Chicago,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New movies to watch this weekend: See '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' in theaters, rent 'Song Sung Blue,' stream 'The Rip' on ...