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Stage Top 5: May 2026

by Todd Hieggelke | May 1, 2026

by Todd Hieggelke
May 1, 2026April 29, 2026Filed under:
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  • Theater
  • Top 5 Lists
  • World Premiere
A modern, multi-story theater building with large glass windows and a vertical sign reading THEATRE. People walk and bike outside, with nearby trees, cars parked, and adjacent urban buildings. A person in glasses is in the foreground.

A design rendering of TimeLine’s new home, nearing completion at 5035 N. Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. /Image: HGA

1
An Enemy of the People
(TimeLine Theatre)
TimeLine debuts its long-awaited new theater on Broadway with the Chicago premiere of Amy Herzog’s adaptation of the Ibsen classic.
Opens May 6

2
Covenant
(Goodman Theatre)
York Walker’s play has been described as a “striking Southern gothic work” inspired by the legend behind blues master Robert Johnson.
Opens May 2

3
Octet
(Raven Theatre)
Dave Malloy’s play examines the perils of technological addiction through an unlikely channel—eight people singing a cappella.
Opens April 30

4
The Targeted
(The Chopin Theatre)
A Red Orchid produces this world premiere of Hanna Kime’s about a weekend in the woods at the Solidarity and Truth Summit.
Opens May 7

5
Always…Patsy Cline
(American Blues Theater)
American Blues stages this musical play created by Ted Swindley about the pioneer of the Nashville sound whose life was tragically cut short in a plane crash.
Opens May 1

Tagged:
  • A Red Orchid Theatre
  • American Blues Theater
  • Chopin Theatre
  • Goodman Theatre
  • Raven Theatre
  • TimeLine Theatre

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