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Fool for Love
In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present its first production of the 2025 season, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), written by Adam Long,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote
After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Gift Theatre Presents the World Premier of Cygnus
The Gift Theatre, is proud to present the world premiere of Cygnus, written by Susan Soon He Stanton, award-winning writer and producer of HBO’s “Succession”…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home
Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Tony-award winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home, opening January 16, 2025, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts,…
Music & Comedy
Candlelight: Neo-Soul Favorites ft. Songs by Prince, Childish Gambino, & More
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Chicago. Get your tickets now to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Big Fans
Veteran improvisers Mark Raterman (Cook County Social Club, Comedy Central), Neal Dandade (NBC’s Chicago Med, FX’s Justified: City Primeval), and Forest Hynes (Chaos Theory) create…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!
The famously dramatic leads from Succession – including Logan, Kendall, Shiv, Roman, and Connor Roy – try to accomplish something normal in a one hour…
Music & Comedy
Thursday Night Standup Laugh Factory Chicago
Chicago’s Best Standup Comedy is back better than ever. We’ve compiled the absolute best standup comedy lineup that you will see in the city. Today’s…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through February 16th due…
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
Encounters with Light
Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Antigone
Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Experience the magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like never before! Follow the adventures of Charlie Bucket, a kindhearted boy who wins a golden…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Boy Gets Girl
A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Sleeping Beauty at Wright College
This musical retells the story of the classic fairy tale. The King & Queen are hosting a party to announce the arrival of the new…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…
Theatre & Performing Arts
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…
Music & Comedy
Dee Alexander and Jumaane Taylor
Chicago jazz vocalist Dee Alexander and tap dancer Jumaane Taylor collaborate, bringing Alexander’s “It’s All About Love” and Taylor’s “Supreme Love” to audiences for the first time on…
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…
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
Willie Barcena at The Comedy Bar
Raucous, irreverent, and never politically correct, willie barcena is one of the sharpest minds in comedy. His universal material spans family, religion, race, sex, politics,…
Music & Comedy
First Date Comedy Show
The First Date is a comical hunt for love. Chicago’s funniest stand-up comedians hit the stage as one audience member is selected from the crowd…
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