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Betrayal
Stage and screen stars Helen Hunt (Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards), Robert Sean Leonard (Tony Award) and Ian Barford (Tony Award nominee) form the “eternal…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Glassheart
Chicago premiere of a new play by Chicago-based playwright Reina Hardy. A modern-day reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. The Beast has…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mr. Parker
Terry Parker is a middle-aged man navigating life after a profound personal loss. As he works to rediscover his identity and adjust to unexpected changes,…
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
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”…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
VIVALDI IN LOVE: Double Concertos of Fire & Romance
Special Valentine’s Day Performance! Enjoy complimentary sweet treats and bubbly with the performance. Was Vivaldi in love with young soprano Anna Giraud? Apollo’s Fire musicians…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius
The rugged, windswept beauty of Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is a perfect showcase for Christian Tetzlaff, whose “fiery and compelling” 2022 CSO performance was named one…
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,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Onward and Out of Your League at Second City Blackout Cabaret
Join us for an evening of Valentine’s Day themed sketch comedy, improv, and original musical numbers featuring a cast of graduates from the Second City…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lincoln Lodge
The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago now in it’s 18th year! Join us for an evening of off-the-ruff…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Love Songs are Weird, and other reasons I’m single
Love Songs are Weird, and other reasons I’m single returns to Davenport’s Piano Bar this February! Join Rachel Silvert on a hilarious, and at times…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield
Tickets for Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield in Chicago🎫 VIP – Get a free VIP bag full of various merchandise from Thom Britton…
Theatre & Performing Arts
WBEZ Presents: Mortified Live – Valentine’s Day Edition
WBEZ proudly presents Mortified Live: Love Hurts – Valentine’s Day Edition. Join us for a night of humorous storytelling from everyday people in Chicago. We’ve…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Factory Theater Presents Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail to Oregon
CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the second production of their 30th season, Kitty James and Destiny’s Trail…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Style Improv
Get ready to experience “classic” improvisation that will leave you laughing long after the curtains close! Combining lightning-fast wit, razor-sharp skills, and boundless creativity, Chicago…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Voila: The Improvised Musical
iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hitch*Cocktails
A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…
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
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, officially kicks off its spectacular 50th Anniversary Season with one of the most enduring and beloved musicals of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Celebrate Valentines Day with Teatro ZinZanni
Join Teatro ZinZanni for “My Funny Valentine,” the week-long, five show celebration of love where each night is Valentine’s night – because love deserves an…
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
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
When the Duke of Athens is set to marry his new queen, chaos ensues within William Shakespeare’s classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mischievous fairies, amateur…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds
CHICAGO – The Young People’s Theatre of Chicago’s “bouncy and bodacious” smash-hit production of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus opened YPT’s 2024-2025 season…
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