Our irreverent holiday musical starring eight of Chicagoland’s most talented young performers is now playing through January 3. We’ve heard lot’s of great things about this updated version of the OBIE Award winning hit! And in step with Next, we’ve heard great questions too. Add your thoughts, comments, review and questions as a comment below. Be a part of the conversation.
“These kids … Read More >
End Days probes big questions of faith and hope. We’ve heard lots of interesting feedback already, and now we hope you’ll add your thoughts to the conversation.
“…a lighthearted, fresh look into the ideas that make up evangelical religion, physics, the Rapture, and belief in general.”(Edge Chicago)
“Absolutely fantastic!!! A definite MUST see. We thoroughly enjoyed this and definitely recommend.”(Scott … Read More >
Peter Sinn Nachtireb’s explosive comedy boom is being seen in no less than 13 theaters across the nation this season. (Next’s current production is the Chicagoland Premiere!) That’s big for a new play, especially one asking us to imagine the fate of humanity.
So we know it’s popular among the nation’s artistic leaders. Yet, it has elicited a big … Read More >
The Overhwhelming is playing to sold-out houses and we’re hearing feedback from many of you about this powerful play.
Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune called this “ one of the very best shows in the 28-year history of Nex” and Hedy Weiss of the Sun-Times hailed the show as “a volcanic Chicago premiere” and a “brilliantly realized production.”
What … Read More >
As most readers of this blog know, every fall, a group of dedicated theater-lovers gather to salute the best plays they’ve seen on professional stages… these are the oft-beloved, oft-criticized Joseph Jefferson Awards, Chicagoland’s closest equivalent to New York’s Tony Awards, or London’s Olivier Awards, or LA’s Drama Critics Circle Awards. Next Theatre Company and its artists have been fortunate to receive many of them over the past … Read More >
