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Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler Apr 10

Chelsea Handler is a comedian, television host, best-selling author and advocate whose humor and candor have established her as one of the most celebrated voices in entertainment and pop culture. After a strong seven-year run as the host of E!'s top-rated Chelsea Lately, a tenure in which Handler was the only female late-night talk show host on-air, she then launched her documentary series Chelsea Does followed by her talk show Chelsea on Netflix in 2016.

Out Here
Out Here Apr 10 - May 10, 2026

Dawn has a house, a husband, and a family, but she wants more. She wants her ex-girlfriend, Robin. She wants nothing to change and she wants everything to change, and she wants it all on her own terms. As she's caught between what's been and what's next, Dawn must learn to abandon expectations, harmonize with loved ones, and trust the process. If she can do all that, she might just learn a new song.

Poor Behavior
Poor Behavior Apr 10 - May 10, 2026

A visit from old friends takes an unexpected turn when a bombshell accusation throws niceties out the window. Hospitality turns to havoc. Sanity shatters into shambles. Manners take a backseat as two couples are pushed to their limits during a weekend in the country. Will they be able to pick up the pieces over wine and muffins or will their poor behavior leave them irrevocably broken? Find out in this sharp-witted play by acclaimed playwright Theresa Rebeck.

Private Lives
Private Lives Apr 10 - Apr 26, 2026
BrightSide Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall

Wit, charm, and scandal collide in Noel Coward's sparkling comedy PRIVATE LIVES. When a divorced couple unexpectedly reunites while honeymooning with their new spouses, chaos-and hilarity-ensues. With razor-sharp dialogue and timeless sophistication, this classic play is a deliciously clever look at love, passion, and the fine line between romance and rivalry.

Both
Both Apr 11 - May 10, 2026
Teatro Vista at Steppenwolf Theatre

Xochi is dealing with a lot: a difficult pregnancy, a new relationship, a family that can't stand her and the loss of her twin brother Sebastian, who was declared missing last year. As she tries to navigate her life (and keep her sanity), the impossible happens: Sebastian reappears. Her family is overjoyed, but Xochi is suspicious: where has he been? And why does this version of Sebastian seem so different than the one she knew? BOTH is an eerie examination of family, love, memory and which version of the truth is the one worth believing.

Love Letters
Love Letters Apr 11 - Apr 19, 2026

LOVE LETTERS is a two-hander about two lifelong friends and the letters they exchange. The two friends were both born into wealth and position. They begin their correspondence in childhood with birthday party thank-you notes. Their letters continue through their boarding school and college years while they are romantically attached and later through their individual marriages and careers.

Candlelight: Tribute to D'Angelo
Candlelight: Tribute to D'Angelo Apr 12

Experience the soulful sounds of D'Angelo reimagined in an enchanting candlelit setting at this unique tribute concert featuring the acclaimed Chicago string quartet Listeso. This intimate 60-minute performance transforms D'Angelo's iconic neo-soul catalog into stunning string arrangements, showcasing timeless classics like "Untitled (How Does It Feel)," "Brown Sugar," "Lady," and "Really Love" alongside deeper cuts from his celebrated discography. Performed in the beautiful sanctuary of Wicker Park Lutheran Church, the concert creates an unforgettable multi-sensory experience as hundreds of flickering candles illuminate the space, adding warmth and atmosphere to the sophisticated string interpretations of D'Angelo's smooth grooves and sensual R&B masterpieces.

Maybe Tomorrow
Maybe Tomorrow Apr 13 - May 24, 2026
Wild Door Theater at Athenaeum Theatre

Inspired by a true story, the play plunges audiences into the increasingly fractured world of Gail and Ben, where a cough in the bathroom may signal something far more sinister and the boundaries between reality and imagination begin to dissolve. Reuniting Mondi and Gallant, who first collaborated while on faculty together at Dean College in Massachusetts, Maybe Tomorrow is a gripping, meta-theatrical puzzle that explores marriage, perception and the unnerving human need to be seen.

Ruthless The Musical
Ruthless The Musical Apr 15 - May 17, 2026

8-year-old Tina Denmark is a charming, sociopathic child star who’ll stop at nothing to land the lead role in her school musical. As her ambitious mother, Judy, transforms from a naive housewife to a Broadway diva, Tina’s psychotic drive for fame escalates, leading to a hilariously dark and twisted musical journey.

'night Mother
'night Mother Apr 16 - May 24, 2026

Life has been difficult for Jessie and her hope for the future has faded. Spiraling between a failed marriage and caretaker fatigue due to her criminal son and aging mother, Jessie is determined to take control of her life in the only way left to her. When society and technology isolate Jessie, when the world turns to chaos around her and a promised future fades away: Jessie digs up her father's old pistol with the intention to end her life. Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play launches audiences through a mother and daughter's darkest night together.

Static-Head
Static-Head Apr 16 - May 2, 2026
The Impostors Theatre Company at The Den Theatre

Static-Head is a sharp, topical sci-fi thriller centered on Sensor-E, a hit new social media app capable of simulating real-life sensations-allowing users to touch, taste, and smell everything they see on their screens. When strange events begin unfolding at the prestigious Osman-Haskill University of Technology, where the app was first developed, the line between innovation and exploitation blurs. Written by Ryan Stevens and directed by Stefan Roseen, Static-Head renders a cautionary tale about the internet, AI, and the people it uses.

date
date Apr 16 - May 9, 2026

Charlie and Anna are on a date. He asks her to get in a cage, and she says "sure. okay". An examination of degradation, pornography and who we become for one another.

Marbled
Marbled Apr 16 - Apr 26, 2026

Mickey Lodovico is a celebrated artist with a full workshop, powerful clients, and a life his friends call blessed. He's not so sure. For years he's kept everything in delicate balance — his art, his faith, and his young assistant Thomas, who holds the palette on which Mickey can touch a past he'd rather leave in stone. It works until it doesn't. MARBLED is the story of what's left when the juggling act finally breaks — and what hidden beauty a broken rock might reveal.

The Dover Road
The Dover Road Apr 16 - May 3, 2026
Ghostlight Ensemble Theatre Co. at Glessner House

The Dover Road by A.A. Milne is a not-so-subtle dissection of romantic love with hints at the homosocial instinct of English upper-class men. Ghostlight's production brings to the forefront the play's implied observations on sexuality and gender expression that has always existed in society if you knew where to look.

Eelpout!
Eelpout! Apr 17 - May 30, 2026
Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit

Sven Svensen and Ole Olsen have been best buds since kindergarten, but all that changes on the morning of Ole's ice-fishing bachelor party. Could they be something more than friends, or is Sven destined for something even more wild and strange. This fantasia on Midwestern masculinity invites us to consider the limits of Queerness. Dream ballet included.

Fade
Fade Apr 17 - May 3, 2026
Elgin Theatre Company at Elgin Art Showcase

Fade tells the story of Lucia, a Mexican-born novelist navigating life as a "diversity hire" TV writer in a white, male-dominated Hollywood. When she forms a complicated friendship with Abel, the American-born Mexican janitor in her building, shared heritage collides with ambition, class, and identity. Will it unite them-or pull them apart?

safronia
safronia Apr 17 - Apr 18, 2026

Triumph and tragedy converge in this universal yet personal story of the Great Migration. This Afro-surrealist tale is told through the eyes of the Booker family, who return from the northern U.S. to their Southern hometown after five years of banishment to bury their patriarch.