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Candlelight: Christmas Classics
Candlelight: Christmas Classics Dec 19

Candlelight: Christmas Classics transforms a beloved holiday songbook into an intimate, multi-sensory concert performed entirely by the light of hundreds of flickering candles. The Metropolis String Quartet takes the stage for a 60-minute program that glides from timeless favorites like Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night, and Greensleeves to modern seasonal staples including Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You, Wham!'s Last Christmas, and Let It Snow. The evening also weaves in enchanting selections from The Nutcracker, Frozen, Anastasia, and The Holiday, giving the program a cinematic sparkle alongside its classical warmth. Part of the internationally acclaimed Candlelight concert series, this holiday edition invites audiences to slow down, settle into the glow, and experience the music of the season the way it was meant to be heard: up close, unplugged, and unforgettable.

Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings
Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings Dec 20

Candlelight: Christmas Carols on Strings wraps the season's most beloved music in the warm, flickering glow of hundreds of candles for a truly enchanting hour of holiday magic. The Metropolis String Quartet performs timeless carols including Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night, Silent Night, Joy to the World, and Greensleeves, transforming familiar melodies into something intimate and transporting through the rich, expressive voices of four string instruments. Part of the wildly popular Candlelight concert series, this multi-sensory experience pairs world-class live music with a breathtaking candlelit setting, creating an atmosphere equally suited to a romantic evening out, a festive gathering with friends, or a memorable family tradition. Whether you come to rediscover the wonder of the classics or simply to soak in the ambiance, this hour of music by candlelight captures the spirit of the season beautifully.

Maybe Happy Ending
Maybe Happy Ending Jan 5 - Jan 17, 2027

Winner of 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical,Maybe Happy Ending tells the deeply human story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure, and maybe even love. Helmed by Tony Award-winning director Michael Arden (Parade), Maybe Happy Ending has been called "one of the best musicals in years" (USA Today) and even "The best musical in eons!" (Observer). Don't miss the totally original new musical adventure that explores what it means to be human. Even if they're not.

Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Joe Turner's Come and Gone Jan 8 - Feb 7, 2027

It is 1911, and Harold Loomis and his daughter, Zonia, have been on the road for years, searching for Zonia's mother and, unbeknownst to Harold, chasing his forgotten song. Their journey leads them to Seth Holly's boardinghouse, where they meet Holly, his wife, and fellow boarders who, like them, are in relentless pursuit of love, identity, freedom, and purpose.

Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons
Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons Jan 16

Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons is a high-energy, candlelit concert that transforms two arena-sized catalogs into lush, cinematic string arrangements, performed live by the Metropolis String Quartet for an immersive hour of soaring melodies and big emotional payoffs. The program moves through fan favorites like Coldplay’s “Clocks,” “Adventure of a Lifetime,” “Fix You,” “The Scientist,” “Viva la Vida,” and “A Sky Full of Stars,” alongside Imagine Dragons hits including “Radioactive,” “Eyes Closed,” “Nice to Meet You,” “Follow You,” “Bad Liar,” and “Believer,” creating a “best of both worlds” evening where familiar choruses feel intimate, dramatic, and completely reimagined under the glow of candlelight.

Oh, Mary!
Oh, Mary! Jan 19 - Feb 7, 2027

Declared “one of the best comedies in years” by The New York Times, Oh, Mary! is about a miserable, suffocated Mary Todd Lincoln in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80- minute one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola).

9 to 5
9 to 5 Jan 27 - Mar 21, 2027

Based on the hit 1980 movie, this hysterical and empowering musical is the story of three unlikely friends who concoct a plan to get even with their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss. With music and lyrics by Dolly Parton, 9 to 5 is a nostalgic joyride that proves there’s nothing women can’t do.

The Comeuppance
The Comeuppance Feb 4 - Mar 21, 2027

Welcome back, St. Anthony's graduating class of 2002!?On the night of their 20th high school reunion, a group of misfit Millennial classmates reconnect for a familiar pregame: drinks, pot, a limo ride and a whole lot of messy memories. But, in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' riveting dark ensemble comedy, a specter looms over the proceedings, reminding us that time only marches forward, even for '90's kids. This Chicago premiere from the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Purpose is a contemplative, hilarious and grave reflection on life and death.

Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George Feb 10 - Mar 28, 2027

In 1880s Paris, painter Georges Seurat is consumed by passion for his work, meticulously capturing every color and curve of the world around him. But as he chases perfection on the canvas, he risks losing Dot - the woman who inspires him. A century later, another George, Seurat's great-grandson, struggles with the same questions of meaning, legacy, and connection in a modern world that often overlooks the value of art.

Dead Outlaw
Dead Outlaw Feb 10 - Mar 21, 2027
Theater Wit and Porchlight Music Theatre at Victory Gardens Theater - Biograph

The 2025 Tony Award-nominated for Best Musical and winner of three Best Musical awards (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and New York Drama Critics' Circle), Dead Outlaw is a wickedly irreverent tale based on the true story of bumbling bandit Elmer McCurdy. This dark comedy spanning more than a century delves into themes of fame and its repercussions as McCurdy's mummified body becomes a traveling curiosity across America and beyond.

Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter Feb 11 - Mar 28, 2027

An ordinary commute becomes a whirlwind instant of once-in-a-lifetime possibility. Laura, a suburban housewife, and Alec, a married doctor, meet by chance in a busy railway station. As their weekly encounters continue and they fall more passionately and wildly in love, the pair is forced to reconsider their settled lives and decide if this romance is undeniably hopeless or worth risking everything for. Based on the beloved Noël Coward film, this critically acclaimed stage adaptation features live performances of an indelible selection of Coward’s best songs. You won't want to miss one of the greatest love stories of all time brought to dazzling life with music, movement and theatrical magic.

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie Feb 11 - Mar 21, 2027

As America struggles through the Great Depression and the world stands on the brink of a second World War, a young man tries to dream of a future beyond the stifling confines of his day to day existence. Tom Wingfield dreams of adventure while his mother Amanda desperately yearns for a secure future for her two children. Sister Laura retreats into the fragile confines of her glass menagerie. A long hoped for arrival of a gentleman caller sends the family hurtling towards either salvation or despair. After 30 years, Tennessee Willams groundbreaking, autobiographical masterpiece returns to the Raven Stage in a bold new production.

Shadows Of Truth
Shadows Of Truth Feb 26 - Apr 11, 2027

After graduating from college in Chicago, Katie and Evey move back south to found a Christian day school for girls in their conservative hometown. After a troubled student alleges the women are in a sexual relationship, the young girl's mother accuses the women publicly of homosexuality and tries to bring the school to ruin.

We Had a World
We Had a World Mar 12 - Apr 25, 2027

We Had a World premiered off Broadway in May 2025 at the Manhattan Theatre Club. "Rooted in a multigenerational Jewish family, Harmon has a gift for finding the universal in the specific, and the result is one of his most intimate and nakedly autobiographical works yet." (Stage and Cinema) Exeunt Magazine NYC wrote Harmon "traces a young man's relationship with both his mother and his grandmother - learning about art, theater, and the movies from one, and how (and how not) to conduct yourself in the world from the other."

Mojada
Mojada Mar 12 - Apr 11, 2027

Medea survived a treacherous journey from Mexico to the United States in search of a better life, but the promise of the American Dream is quickly unravelling. She sews exquisite garments in her backyard, suffocated by fear. Her son sheds tradition as fast as he can, trading huaraches for Vans. And her husband grows distant, seduced by ambition and proximity to power. Trapped between who she was and who America demands she become, Medea finds herself in a standoff with the very dream she risked everything to reach.

Ellen B.
Ellen B. Apr 1 - May 9, 2027

Astrid, a teacher, lives with Klara, her considerably younger partner - and also her former student. When Wolfram, the school's headmaster, drops by for a visit, he brings with him uncomfortable accusations, and the search for truth erupts into a wicked game of power and desire. In this psychological thriller with no easy answers, internationally-lauded playwright Marius von Mayenburg touches the nerve between past and present, professional and private, truth and lie.

UHURU
UHURU Apr 2 - May 9, 2027

An unlikely foursome ascends Mount Kilimanjaro in this sharp satire. The dramedy follows a tour guide, Tanzanian-American tourist, and two missionaries as they make their way to the "Roof of Africa." They must confront questions of identity, access, and who deserves a place on the mountain. Featuring American Blues artists Manny Buckley, Ian Paul Custer, William Anthony Sebastian Rose II, and J.G. Smith.