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Equity Arc in Chicago
Equity Arc is a Chicago-based national service organization dedicated to creating equitable opportunities in classical music. Our work has been recently featured on the Washington Post and 60…
Theatre & Performing Arts
it’s been ten years since everyone died. a play about final girls
Ten years ago, four young people were hunted by ruthless killers—and against all odds, three of them survived. Now, they are brought together once more, this…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Legally Blonde
Elle Woods has it all figured out- great friends, great car, great dog. When it all starts falling apart, Elle leaves behind her sunny sorority…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Distrikt of Lake Michigun: A Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Ridiculous Tragedy
Stage Left Theatre, the second-oldest ensemble-based theatre company in Chicago, is pleased to announce its spring 2025 production of The Distrikt of Lake Michigun: A…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Splash Hatch on the E Going Down
Definition Theatre presents: Splash Hatch on the E Going Down by Kia Corthron directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce Onstage March 14 – April 13, 2025 Definition…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Helena & Hermia in The Enamored Odyssey
book, music & lyrics by Dominick Alesia directed by Stefan Roseenchoreography by Anna Roemer In Harken’s Hold, England, a Duke prepares for his grand wedding…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The SpongeBob Musical
Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! SpongeBob and his friends must save Bikini Bottom from an erupting volcano. With lives hanging in…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Azazel’s Gift
Three devils conspire against humanity. Their goal: complete annihilation. However, they would settle for enslavement. Will their schemes be successful? At every turn the Enemy…
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
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Story Luck Pot Luck
Picture this: It’s 6:30 PM on a Sunday evening. The lobby of Theater Wit fills with the aroma of homemade dishes as storytellers and story-lovers…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
A Sublease On Life
Don’t miss the all-new sketch show featuring talent from TikTok sensation @wet.mouth! While life may not come with a manual, a little — or a…
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
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Monday Night PlayGround: “Sci-Fi”
“A robot may not injure a human or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” – The First Law of Robotics, I, Robot by Isaac…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Winter’s Tale
One of Shakespeare’s final plays, THE WINTER’S TALE is a romantic comedy with elements of tragedy. King Leontes of Sicilia falsely accuses his wife, Hermione,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Music of the Baroque: Mozart and his Mentors
Mozart learned a great deal from talented musicians around him. Dame Jane Glover explores symphonies by two of his most admired mentors—Josef Mysliveček and Johann…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Alice in Wonderland
Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places! Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…
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
Chicago Cultural Center New Play Residency Series
The Open Studio series is a wide variety of public engagements during each residency cohort. Open Studio events are free, informal, and open to the…
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…
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
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance, of eye-popping…
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