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Encore: The Art of Aging Well
Encore: The Art of Aging Well is a salute to the Center for Life and Learning which has offered programs for people 60+ since 1965…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Breaking the Mold: A Zany Show on Change and Transformation
Prepare to not only embrace change but be surrounded by it in CircEsteem’s annual spring show! This whimsical and imaginative immersive experience – conceived and…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective is the largest, award-winning, interactive comedic true crime mystery dinner show in the United States. We are now running public and private…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
Following an October 2024 series of sold-out programming, Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2936 N. Southport Avenue) proudly welcomes back legendary Academy…
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…
Music & Comedy
Gus Constantellis at The Comedy Bar
Gus Constantellis (he/they) is a gay, first-generation Greek-American stand-up comedian and writer. His material deals heavily with his large immigrant family, his Greek heritage, raunchy…
Music & Comedy
Ali Siddiq: In The Shadows Tour
Ali Siddiq will bring the In The Shadows Tour to The Chicago Theatre on Saturday, May 10.
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Reimagining Cabaret presented by Black Voices in Cabaret
Join us on May 10th as Reimagining Cabaret, the acclaimed series created, produced, and directed by Lynn Colbert-Jones, makes its debut at Freedom Hall in…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ballet Chicago: “Balanchine + Beyond”
Ballet Chicago presents its highly anticipated Spring Repertory Performance, “Balanchine + Beyond.” This special program celebrates 30 years of artistic excellence and Ballet Chicago’s legacy…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ballet Chicago: “Balanchine + Beyond”
Ballet Chicago presents its highly anticipated Spring Repertory Performance, “Balanchine + Beyond.” This special program celebrates 30 years of artistic excellence and Ballet Chicago’s legacy…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Terror Cottas and Chicago Park District Present “The Ostrich”
The Terror Cottas and Chicago Park District are pleased to announce the world premiere of The Ostrich, written by Wendy A. Schmidt and directed by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
BUST
It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In
After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cactus Flower
Performances Thursday, May 8th (FREE) | 7:30 pm Friday, May 9th | 7:30 pm Saturday, May 10th | 2:00 pm Saturday, May 10th | 7:30…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Titanique
Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Berlin
Berlin is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. This original commission brings Jason Lutes’s exhilarating and acclaimed graphic novel…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for ‘Art,’ the final production in its 2024 – 2025 season,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Curious Theatre Branch Presents “The Infinity Play”
Curious Theatre Branch, is proud to present the world premiere of The Infinity Play, written by Paul William Brennan and directed by Brennan and Maya…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Ben Jones “Temptation”
“One of the most unbelievable vocal instruments in the industry today.” – BroadwayWorld. Join award-winning vocalist Ben Jones and legendary pianist, composer, and music director…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Antiquities
A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting, the recently extended through April 6, Titus Andronicus, one of the top rated plays in Chicago, according to TheaterInChicago.com, presents …
Theatre & Performing Arts
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
In 1920, Karel Čapek’s early science fiction classic R.U.R. coined the term “robot” and looked ahead to the wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence decades…
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