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American Players Theatre presents William Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well this summer in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Photo by Zane Williams.

All's Well That Ends Well

Patti LuPone stars in a concert performance of Irving Berlin's classic musical Annie Get Your Gun August 13, 2010 at Ravinia Festival

Annie Get Your Gun

American Players Theatre presents Lillian Hellman's Another Part of the Forest summer 2010 in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Photo by Zane Williams.

Another Part of the Forest

The American Players Theatre presents William Shakespeare's As You Like It in repertory in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Photo by Zane Williams.

As You Like It

The Harris Theatre presents Ballet Hispanico November 5, 2010

Ballet Hispanico

Brevity Theatre, a brand new company of University of Chicago students and alumni, proudly announces their first opening. Best Laid Plans: A Night of One-Acts by is composed of Icarus' Mother by Sam Shepard and Margaret's Bed by William Inge, August 1, 2, 4 and 8 at Gorilla Tango Theatre, Photographer: Jack Mayer.

Best Laid Plans

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents The National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch at the Broadway Armory March 29 – April 10, 2011

Black Watch

The Guild Theater presents the controversial drama Blackbird by David Harrower, August 16-18 and 23-25, 2010 at Stage Left Theatre

Blackbird

Chicago’s wildly popular entertainment phenomenon, Blue Man Group continues its open run at Briar Street Theatre. Photo by David Hawe @BMP.

Blue Man Group

Timber Lake Playhouse's Magic Owl Theatre presents the adaptation of Katherine Paterson's Newbery Award winning novel, Bridge to Terabithia August 3, 5, 6 & 7 at 2pm.

The Bridge to Terabithia

Broadway in Chicago presents Burn the Floor February 1-13, 2011. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Burn the Floor

Light Opera Works presents Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel August 14-29, 2010 at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston. Photo Credit: Rich Foreman.

Carousel

Christophe The Insultor, the alter ego of comedian Christopher Buehlman, brings his extremely successful and lucrative festival show to Chicago for its theatrical debut, performing Fridays at 11pm, July 23–September 3, 2010 at Gorilla Tango Theatre. Jen Rae Johnson, Photographer.

Christophe The Insultor

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre presents Church Basement Ladies through September 3, 2010 in Indianapolis

Church Basement Ladies

ComedySportz is the longest running short-form improv show in Chicago. Now in its 22nd year! It's not stand-up comedy about sports...it's improv comedy played as a sport!

ComedySportz

The Neo-Futurists' production of Daredevils' Hamlet opens Saturday, August 21-September 25, 2010. Photo by Mandy Currado-Gutwaks.

Daredevil's Hamlet

Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, a new comedy by Laura Jacqmin plays July 16-August 7, 2010 at Chicago Dramatists. Photo by Michael Litchfield.

Dental Society Midwinter Meeting

Steppenwolf Theatre Presents Detroit, a new play by Lisa D’Amour September 9–November 7, 2010. Photo by Saverio Truglia.

Detroit

The uproarious musical masterpiece, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, by composer and lyricist David Yazbek and librettist Jeffery Lane, makes its Regional premiere at Theatre at the Center, Munster, IN, September 9-October 10, 2010.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Disney Live! Mickey's Magic Show October 29-31, 2010 at the Rosemont Theatre

Disney Live! Mickey's Magic Show

Half Naked Productions presents its latest comedic offering, The Down Side of Suicide, a warped tale of retribution, modernization, and defying expectations. Performances run June 16-July 31, 2010 at Gorilla Tango Theatre.

The Down Side of Suicide

Edd Fairman, the Wizard of Sorts, is hitting the Gorilla Tango Stage for five nights of magic, comedy and mayhem, August 5–September 2, 2010. Photographer: Gil Leora.

Edd Fairman, Wizard of Sorts

National Pastime Theatre presents The Emperor's New Clothes July 2-August 14, 2010

The Emperor's New Clothes

The National Pastime Theater presents their 2nd annual fine arts festival Naked July: Art Stripped Down through August 1, 2010. Curator Shifra Werch presents Eros, the multi-media performance exploring aphrodisiac elements guaranteed to make, at the very least, your toes tingle.

Eros

Infamous Commonwealth Theatre presents George F. Walker's Escape From Happiness July 10-August 8, 2010. Photo by Paul Metreyeon.

Escape from Happiness

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Funk It Up About Nothin’, an "ad-rap-tation" of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare January–February 2011

Funk it Up About Nothin'

Collaboraction presents a revival of its 2005 critically acclaimed production of Guinea Pig Solo by Brett C. Leonard March 21–April 17, 2011

Guinea Pig Solo

Broadway in Chicago presents the musical Hair March 8-20, 2011. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Hair

Up & Coming Theatre presents the musical Hairspray August 6-8 and 12-15, 2010 at Cutting Hall Theater, 150 E Wood St in Palatine.

Hairspray

The eminent sketch comedy trio Hey You Millionaires bids farewell to Chicago with two final performances at iO Chicago July 30 and the Annoyance Theatre July 31.

Hey You Millionaires

Theatre at the Center presents Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar July 8-August 8, 2010 in Munster, Indiana.

Jesus Christ Superstar

Broadway's Kelli O'Hara in concert August 4, 2010 at Ravinia Festival

Kelli O'Hara

Babes With Blades presents the world premiere production of The Last Daughter of Oedipus at Lincoln Square Theatre August 23-September 25, 2010. Photo credit: Steven Townshend.

The Last Daughter of Oedipus

Legally Blonde the Musical at the Rosemont Theatre December 3-5, 2010

Legally Blonde the Musical

Broadway In Chicago presents Disney’s The Lion King at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre for a six week engagement beginning September 29, 2010. Photo by Joan Marcus.

The Lion King

On stage at Peninsula Players in Door County, Wisconsin through August 15 is Stephen Sondheim's and Hugh Wheeler's Tony Award-winning musical, A Little Night Music starring Carmen Roman, James Rank and Sean Fortunato, directed by Greg Vinkler.

A Little Night Music

The National Pastime Theater, Chicago's premier theatrical provocateurs, presents Living Canvas: Demons, as part of their 2nd annual fine arts festival Naked July: Art Stripped Down July 2-August 14, 2010.

Living Canvas: Demons

Dean Evans' rollicking one man show Magical Exploding Boy comes to Prop Thtr for a limited engagement run July 30-August 7, 2010 before heading out to the NY Fringe Festival.

Magical Exploding Boy

Maverick choreographer Mark Morris and his company will perform the Chicago premiere of Romeo & Juliet, On Motifs of Shakespeare February 25-27, 2011

Mark Morris Dance Group

Soprano Rebecca Evans stars in Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro August 6 and 8, 2010 at Ravinia Festival

The Marriage of Figaro

The Merchants of Bollywood makes its North American premiere at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University for two performances only October 1 and 2, 2010.

The Merchants of Bollywood

Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker December 18, 2010 at the Rosemont Theatre

Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker

Gift Theatre’s weekly improvised show, Natural Gas continues its open run Wednesday at 8pm

Natural Gas

Broadway in Chicago presents 9 to 5: the Musical January 18-30, 2011. Photo by Joan Marcus.

9 to 5: the Musical

Not Wanted on the Voyage, the new musical by Broadway writers Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, is produced by the American Music Theatre Project July 16-August 8, 2010 at Northwestern’s Barber Theater.

Not Wanted on the Voyage

Dream Theatre Company is excited to present the final chapter to the Agon trilogy: Orestes July 15-August 15, 2010.

Orestes

Emerald City Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of Pinkalicious September 18-December 31, 2010 at the Apollo Theater.

Pinkalicious

The fairy tale classic Pinocchio gets a new spin in Marc Robin’s imaginative, musical version running at Marriott Theatre For Young Audiences, July 15-August 29, 2010. Photo credit: Peter Coombs and Marriott Theatre.

Pinocchio

Noble Fool presents Red Herring at Pheasant Run September 2-October 24, 2010

Red Herring

Strawdog Theatre Company remounts their critically acclaimed production of Peter Barnes' Red Noses at Theatre on the Lake July 14-18 and at Strawdog Theatre July 22-August 15, 2010. Photo by Chris Ocken.

Red Noses

Rock Valley College's Starlight Theatre presents the musical Rent June 23-26 & July 28-August 1, 2010 in Rockford

Rent

Broadway in Chicago presents the musical Rock of Ages September 21-October 3, 2010. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Rock of Ages

Comedians from the legendary Second City bring the mega-hit musical comedy revue Rod Blagojevich Superstar to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre for a limited engagement running August 6–September 18, 2010.

Rod Blagojevich Superstar

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents Romeo and Juliet September 15–November 14, 2010. Photo by Peter Bosy.

Romeo and Juliet

Tony Award-Winner Sutton Foster gives a rare intimate concert performance that will open the Broadway Playhouse September 23 -26, 2010 in An Evening With Sutton Foster.

Sutton Foster

The Sweat Girls Present three shows in The 14th Fillet of Solo, July 29-August 7 at Lifeline Theatre, and August 15 at The Artistic Home.

The Sweat Girls

A world premiere, two act drama by Jayme McGhan, The Sweet Stuff performs July 22–August 1, 2010 at Gorilla Tango Theatre. Photo by Michael Lenz.

The Sweet Stuff

American Players Theatre presents The Syringia Tree summer 2010 in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Photo by Zane Williams.

The Syringia Tree

State Theatre Chicago presents Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian July 23-August 15, 2010 at BoHo Theatre at Heartland Studio in Rogers Park.

Talk Radio

16th Street Theater makes it Steppenwolf debut with Tony Fitzpatrick's This Train July 16-August 1, 2010.

This Train

Tommy Gun's Garage presents a Roaring 20s-themed musical comedy revue in a speakeasy seting, with dining and drinking integrated into the show.

Tommy Gun's Garage

The Neo-Futurists celebrate 21 successful years of Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes) by offering a collection of their best plays.

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind

Broadway in Chicago presents Traces, beginning October 26, 2010 at the Broadway Playhouse. Photo by Olivier Tetreault.

Traces

Theatre at the Center’s Theatre for Young Audiences invites families to decide which imaginative version of the classic story they believe with the uproarious original adaptation of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs August 14, 2010 in Munster, Indiana.

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

The National Pastime Theater presents The Tumultuous Tale of the Tragically Transparent Tunic as part of their 2nd annual fine arts festival Naked July: Art Stripped Down through August 1, 2010.

The Tumultuous Tale...

American Players Theatre presents Waiting for Godot summer 2010 in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Photo by Zane Williams.

Waiting for Godot

Walking with Dinosaurs, the Arena Spectacular will be coming to the Allstate Arena July 28-August 1, 2010.

Walking With Dinosaurs

Broadway in Chicago presents Irving Berlin's White Christmas December 15, 2010-January 2, 2011 at Bank of America Theatre

White Christmas

Broadway in Chicago announces the return of Chicago's favorite musical hit Wicked December 1, 2010-January 23, 2011 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Photo by Joan Marcus.

Wicked

The Wiggles Wiggly Circus August 28, 2010 at Rosemont Theatre

The Wiggles Wiggly Circus

Emerald City Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz November 18, 2010-January 2, 2011 at the Apollo Theater

The Wizard of Oz

The Theatre & Interpretation Center of Northwestern University presents the musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown July 1-August 8, 2010

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown