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The Orbit
The Orbit is Chicago’s only improv show performed in the round. This 45-minute avant-garde experience takes the audience on a full-circle journey, showcasing a bold…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Fizz Show
Join iO house team Fizz for Chicago’s most carbonated improv show. Wednesdays at 10 p.m., Fizz cracks open a high-octane, full-sugar set of one-night-only scenes,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
& Juliet
Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Theater of the Mind
Now through July 12, 2026 Multiple experiences per day at the Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N LaSalle Visit TheateroftheMindChicago.com for dates, times, and tickets Created…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Three Little Pigs at Stahl Family Theatre
Meet Roxanne, Petunia, and Babe…three Sister Piggies who set out to build their own houses. Roxanne (the Rock’n Roll Pig) builds hers out of Sticks,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
This musical is JUST RIGHT! This show is based on the classic story of a young girl who ventures into the woods and stumbles on…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Champions Of Magic
The phenomenal Champions Of Magic bring their acclaimed illusion spectacular to Chicago for a limited engagement this summer. See the production that critics have described…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wizard of Oz”
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W. Campbell St., is proud to announce the cast and creative team…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Grant Park Music Festival String Fellows at Norwood Park
Join the Grant Park Music Festival String Fellow Quartet in this free outdoor concert! The program, featuring music from classical to jazz and pop, celebrates…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Stars & Garters Presents “Stars & Garters After Dark”
Chicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, presents Stars & Garters After Dark, every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Rouge Room.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces the cast and creative team for ‘night Mother, April 16 – May 24, by Marsha Norman and directed by Executive Artistic…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “Deserted”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents Deserted, playing June 14 through August 2, a world premiere by Melanie Coffey and directed by Laura Sturm, at Redtwist Theatre,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wizard of Oz”
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W. Campbell St., is proud to announce the cast and creative team…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “yo ho.”
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2026 season opens with a world premiere, yo ho., by playwright SMJ, directed by JD Caudill and fight choreography…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketch Playlist at iO Theater
Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show that will feature all-new sketches every single week… the ultimate sketch playlist. Come see these writers and performers…
Theatre & Performing Arts
& Juliet
Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Theater of the Mind
Now through July 12, 2026 Multiple experiences per day at the Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N LaSalle Visit TheateroftheMindChicago.com for dates, times, and tickets Created…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
This musical is JUST RIGHT! This show is based on the classic story of a young girl who ventures into the woods and stumbles on…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Champions Of Magic
The phenomenal Champions Of Magic bring their acclaimed illusion spectacular to Chicago for a limited engagement this summer. See the production that critics have described…
Theatre & Performing Arts
As You Like It
AS YOU LIKE IT is a vibrant Shakespearean comedy that wittily explores love and gender roles. Banished from court by her uncle, Rosalind escapes to the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Gershwin An American in Paris
Kedrick Armstrong conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in Gershwin’s jaunty An American In Paris. Experience the propulsive energy of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Sinfonietta No. 1 and Duke Ellington’s The…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Infinite Wrench
Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…
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