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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
Fat Ham
A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining…
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
New Voices in Poetry Ron Offen Prize Reading with Jose-Luis Moctezuma
The New Voices series brings emerging writers to campus to read with a University of Chicago student. The faculty chooses writers that have published one…
Music & Comedy
Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift
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 discover…
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
Thursday Night Standup at 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
Twelfth Night
DePaul’s student-run theatre organization is proud to present William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This show tells the story of a woman’s journey through love and identity as…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company continues its 16th season at Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with the world premiere of The Singularity Play,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson,…
Music & Comedy
Ohjay Lamont at The Comedy Bar
SHOWS WILL BE HELD at 162 E SUPERIOR ST. — Most tables seat 4 total guests. You may be seated with strangers if your party…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Raisin in the Sun
New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dinner with Friends
Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit (Chicago, IL). The show runs Saturday, October 19 through…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Fat Ham
A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining…
Theatre & Performing Arts
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”…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Salonen Conducts Bluebeard’s Castle
A taut and gripping thriller, Bartók’s one-act opera follows Duke Bluebeard and his newest wife Judith as she opens the seven doors of his castle…
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…
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