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Ava Lane Stovall, David Moreland and cast in "Jekyll & Hyde" by Kokandy Productions in its original production in the Chopin Theatre. (Evan Hanover)

Kokandy’s ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ will get a new run on the Magnificent Mile

February 23, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Broadway in Chicago and Kokandy Productions said that the musical "Jekyll & Hyde" will return this fall in a new production.

Eyma as Bernadette Soubirous and the cast of "Bernadette, The Musical" at Chicago's Athenaeum Center. (Provided by Bernadette The Musical)

Review: ‘Bernadette, The Musical’ is a sincere story of faith at the Athenaeum Center

February 21, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

The musical tells the story of Bernadette Soubirous, the daughter of a poor French family in 1858, who experienced apparitions of a young woman, seemingly the Virgin Mary.

Fernando Velasco in "Champions of Magic," coming to the Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building. (Pamela Raith)

‘Champions of Magic’ will bring large-scale illusions to Michigan Avenue this summer

February 19, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

The touring magic show is coming to the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building.

Lookingglass Theatre artistic director Kasey Foster and ensemble member and co-founder David Schwimmer in Chicago on Feb. 13, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

David Schwimmer is doubling down on Lookingglass Theatre

February 20, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

The famous alum of one of Chicago's most innovative theater companies is returning to ensure that Lookingglass survives and thrives.

Mi Kang in "Miss Julie" at Court Theatre. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: ‘Miss Julie’ at Court Theatre is a thorny story of desire, here minus the desire

February 17, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

Chicago theater is having an August Strindberg moment, with his famous play about sex and power now playing in Hyde Park.

Elaine Watson (from left) is Alana, Pablo David Laucerica is Jared Kleiman, Isabel Kaegi is Zoe and Cody Combs is Evan Hansen in "Dear Evan Hansen" at Paramount Theatre in Aurora. (Boris Martin)

Review: Remarkable ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ at the Paramount makes you feel for this kid all over again

February 17, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

Director Jessica Fisch has a gift for making difficult musicals work, a gift very much on display in this updated show in Aurora.

Rory Alexander and Kemi-Bo Jacobs in "Hamnet" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater by the Royal Shakespeare Company. (Kyle Flubacker)

Review: ‘Hamnet’ is rendered on stage by Royal Shakespeare — but haunted by a movie

February 15, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

To be sure, this theatrical adaptation of the beautiful Maggie O'Farrell novel has some stiff competition from the recent movie.

Philip Earl Johnson and Gwendolyn Whiteside in "Come Back, Little Sheba" by American Blues Theater. (Michael Brosilow)

Review: Gwendolyn Whiteside is superb in ‘Come Back, Little Sheba’ at American Blues

February 13, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

The artistic director of American Blues Theater used to be busy as an actress. She returns to the stage in the lead of William Inge's challenging play.

Darren Jones (from left) plays Mose Wright, NK Gutiérrez is Mamie Bradley, Donald Fitzdarryl plays Chester Miller and Mysun Aja Wade is Willie Reed in Collaboraction Theatre’s "Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till." (Joel Maisonet)

Review: ‘Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till’ makes plain the injustice of that moment

February 12, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

This immersive re-creation (some members of the audience sit in the jury box) was penned from the trial transcript by G. Riley Mills and Willie Round, and it's only a...

Nolan White and the cast of the North American tour of "The Outsiders," in Chicago at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. (Matthew Murphy)

Review: ‘The Outsiders’ is a musical that brings out your inner teenager

February 13, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

Director Danya Taymor lets these young men do the talking in putting S.E. Hinton's novel on stage as a Broadway musical.

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