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Blue Man Group
Jan12
Dec31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group is comedy, theater and rock concert all rolled into one. Having recently celebrated 25 years at the Briar Street theatre, this wildly…

Friday, January 12th
8:00 a.m.Tuesday, December 31st
10:00 a.m.
Briar Street Theatre
3133 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60657
The Neo-Futurists Present: THE INFINITE WRENCH
Jul5
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Neo-Futurists Present: THE INFINITE WRENCH

At THE INFINITE WRENCH you’ll see thirty original plays in sixty minutes, written and performed by The Neo-Futurist Ensemble. Each play offers something different, be…

Friday, July 5th
7:00 a.m.Sunday, December 15th
7:00 a.m.
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Dennis Watkins’ The Magic Parlour
Jul11
Dec29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dennis Watkins’ The Magic Parlour

Award-Winning, Third-Generation Magician and Mind-Reader Dennis Watkins has joined forces with Goodman Theatre and Petterino’s to create a one-of-a-kind magic theater in the heart of…

Thursday, July 11th
7:30 a.m.Sunday, December 29th
2:00 a.m.
Petterino's
150 N. Dearborn St.
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!
Jul11
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!

Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is National Public Radio’s Peabody Award-winning comedy news quiz show. Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, writers,…

Thursday, July 11th
7:30 a.m.Thursday, December 19th
7:30 a.m.
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
The Devil is in the Detours
Jul23
Dec31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Devil is in the Detours

Have you ever wanted to escape? The Second City presents the 112th Mainstage Revue The Devil is in the Detours, a hilarious and unhinged descent into…

Tuesday, July 23rdTuesday, December 31st
The Second City
230 West North Avenue
Teatro Zinzanni
Jul25
Dec31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Experience the magic of Teatro ZinZanni on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel in the vibrant Chicago Loop. This one-of-a-kind entertainment experience promises a…

Thursday, July 25th
7:00 a.m.Tuesday, December 31st
6:00 a.m.
Due to Popular Demand, Teatro ZinZanni Extends Current Production Starring Locally Renowned Artist Liv Warfield, Through December
Sep29
Dec31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Due to Popular Demand, Teatro ZinZanni Extends Current Production Starring Locally Renowned Artist Liv Warfield, Through December

Get ready for more laughter, thrills, and delectable delights! Teatro ZinZanni‘s spectacular production, which opened in May 2024 and has been receiving critical acclaim and…

Sunday, September 29th
6:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 31st
11:30 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE WELCOMES ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER ROGER DEAKINS
Oct18
Apr30
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

ATHENAEUM CENTER FOR THOUGHT AND CULTURE WELCOMES ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER ROGER DEAKINS

Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture proudly welcomes legendary Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins and his longtime collaborator/wife James Deakins (aka ‘Team Deakins’)…

Friday October 18, 2024
10:00 a.m.Wednesday April 30, 2025
4:00 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Leroy & Lucy
Oct24
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Leroy and Lucy

Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.  With a yearning guitar between them,…

Thursday, October 24th
7:30 a.m.Sunday, December 15th
3:00 a.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Tragedy of MacBeth illustration
Oct29
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Macbeth

One of Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring tragedies. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day…

Tuesday, October 29thSunday, December 15th
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Oct30
Dec29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, on stage at Marriott Theatre this holiday season, opening Wednesday, November 6…

Wednesday, October 30thSunday, December 29th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Every Brilliant Thing
Oct31
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

“1. Ice Cream. 2. Water fights. 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.” This is how a six-year-old child begins…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday January 5, 2025
6:00 a.m.
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov5
Dec14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Tuesday, November 5thSaturday, December 14th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov6
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Wednesday, November 6thSunday, December 15th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Nov6
Jan12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Dive beneath the waves with Ariel, a young mermaid with a captivating voice and an insatiable curiosity, as she defies her father and makes a…

Wednesday November 6, 2024Sunday January 12, 2025
Drury Lane Theatre
100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov7
Dec14
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark-maid to “America’s Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Thursday, November 7thSaturday, December 14th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov7
Dec16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Thursday, November 7thMonday, December 16th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov8
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark-maid to “America’s Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Friday, November 8thSunday, December 15th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov8
Dec17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Friday, November 8thTuesday, December 17th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
The Secret Garden
Nov8
Dec22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Secret Garden

This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of night,…

Friday, November 8thSunday, December 22nd
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
721 Howard St., Evanston, IL, 60202
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov9
Dec16
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark-maid to “America’s Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Saturday, November 9thMonday, December 16th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov9
Dec18
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Saturday, November 9thWednesday, December 18th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov10
Dec17
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark-maid to “America’s Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Sunday, November 10thTuesday, December 17th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov10
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Sunday, November 10thThursday, December 19th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
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