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10 storefront theater shows to see in Chicago this fall

The next big thing is happening on Chicago's small stages. Here are 10 plays and musicals not to miss this theater season.

Chicago Theater Report: A new ‘Dirty Dancing,’ the ‘Strange Loop’ cast and a timely Dolly Parton musical

Dirty Dancing” has a new tour arriving in Chicago and its distinguished director, Lonny Price, says it is a whole new ...

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Theater top 10 for fall 2026: Culture wars, campus controversies and epic change

Our critic’s picks for the season include “Birth of the Pill” at TimeLine, “Kowalski” at Lookingglass and the Victory Gardens ...

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Seeding the Chicago theater field with new productions and companies

The Independent Productions Initiative helps fund new artists and projects, and the Greenhouse Theater Center gives smaller companies a home.

Chicago Theater Report: Robert Falls returns to Chicago storefronts, ‘Downstate’ heads to Broadway and a tribute to Kurt Ehrmann

Robert Falls is returning to directing in the Chicago theater, this time not at the Goodman, his artistic home for decades, ...

Watch: Chicago's Music Box Theatre Featured in Cinema Video Series

"We have the ability to give the experience of 35mm, 70mm, 16mm... We care about it." Theater association Cinema United has revealed the first of their 2025 videos in their Behind the Screens series, ...

Chicago Movie Theaters Keep Shuttering, Posing Costly Challenge For Landlords

When the Showplace Icon movie theater shuttered late last month after 15 years in operation in the South Loop, it became the latest in a growing number of vacant cinemas across Chicago. A century ago, ...

Floating Boat Cinema to bring new type of theater to Chicago amid pandemic

A new way to enjoy the movies safely during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming to Chicago in September. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new way to enjoy the movies safely during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming to ...

‘Puppetry and puppets speak all languages’

Leonardo! A Wonderful Show About a Terrible Monster is Manual Cinema's offering in the 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. Credit: Rebecca J. Michelson The Chicago International Puppet ...

Chicago Cubs updates: Dansby Swanson progressing with injury — and Javier Assad rejoins team on taxi squad

Dansby Swanson’s unfamiliarity with an oblique strain creates a little uncertainty for the Chicago Cubs shortstop about what ...

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Chicago weather: Cooler temps and lower humidity arrive for Labor Day weekend

Sunday and Labor Day Monday look to be excellent for outdoor activities: highs in the lower 80s, dry conditions and not ...

GM Getz expresses optimism about extending Murakami, Venable

There was quite a bit of talk about All-Star White Sox first baseman Munetaka Murakami and White Sox manager Will Venable ...

5 fun facts: Get to know Bulls' Caleb Wilson before 2026-27 season

As the fourth pick in the draft, forward Caleb Wilson joins the Bulls after a productive freshman campaign at North Carolina.

Surgery looking likely for Buxton's right hip impingement

CHICAGO – Twins manager Derek Shelton acknowledged Friday that surgery is looking likely for Byron Buxton as the star ...

Chicago White Sox: Kyle Teel returns from IL for playoff push

The Chicago White Sox reinstated Kyle Teel from the IL on Friday. The catcher has played in just 19 games this season because ...

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Sixers guard Anfernee Simons back in the gym working on his jumper

Philadelphia 76ers guard Anfernee Simons is back in the gym working on his jumper to prepare for the new season.

Illinois files suit against ABC Plumbing over alleged deceptive business practices

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against the home repair company for using allegedly deceptive business ...

White Sox activate catcher Kyle Teel from 10-day injured list

Teel, a first-round pick in the 2023 amateur draft, was acquired by Chicago when it traded Garrett Crochet to Boston in ...

'Don’t Really Think People Understand': Ex-Chicago Sky Star Shuts Down ‘Overrated’ Narratives Surrounding Caitlin Clark

Hell no!” was Courtney Williams’ response when she was asked whether Caitlin Clark is overrated as a player. The Indiana ...

Game 141: Twins at White Sox

In MLB, though, Fedde is strictly a #4/#5 starter. He throws a sinker and a slider/sweeper (stop fighting, FanGraphs and Baseball Savant) plus a cutter and change. The fast stuff tops out at 94; the ...

Sky owner Michael Alter calls Enes Kanter Freedom lawsuit ‘meritless and frivolous’

Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter says a lawsuit filed by former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom is “meritless and frivolous.” ...