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Play Time
A showcase of 3 short plays by select writing teams and featuring a cast of iO Theater performers. It’s experimental, it’s follow-the-fun, it’s Play Time. Plays…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Honeck Conducts Mahler & Bruckner 9
After a lifetime of writing towering, panoramic symphonies, Anton Bruckner had one more cosmic masterpiece in store. The Ninth Symphony, dedicated “to God,” creates a…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Honeck Conducts Mahler & Bruckner 9
After a lifetime of writing towering, panoramic symphonies, Anton Bruckner had one more cosmic masterpiece in store. The Ninth Symphony, dedicated “to God,” creates a…
Music & Comedy
Devil’s Daughter
The hottest show in town, Devil’s Daughter, features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a…
Music & Comedy
Best of the Second City
Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the…
Music & Comedy
Best of Second City
Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the…
Music & Comedy
Saturday Night Sketch
Saturday Night Sketch brings Chicago’s best sketch comedy ensembles to the stage for a high-octane evening. From sharp political satire to mind melting absurdity, come…
Music & Comedy
The Best of IO
Celebrate 45 years of improvisational excellence with the Best of iO Improv. This show brings together two teams of our very best improvisers, each delivering…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Honeck Conducts Mahler & Bruckner 9
After a lifetime of writing towering, panoramic symphonies, Anton Bruckner had one more cosmic masterpiece in store. The Ninth Symphony, dedicated “to God,” creates a…
Music & Comedy
Best of the Second City
Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the…
Music & Comedy
The Improvised Movie: Summer Blockbusters
Are you ready for a cinematic showdown where your favorite song lyrics inspire completely improvised, never-seen-before, and never-seen-again summer movies? Join us Saturdays in July…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Piotr Anderszewski
Piotr Anderszewski’s interpretations may challenge your expectations, but they’ll never leave you unmoved. The Polish pianist doesn’t shy away from bold ideas, and “when there…
Music & Comedy
Marquee: Musical Improv
Musical theatre and improv collide as Marquee presents you with an hour of fully improvised musical comedy, spontaneously creating entire scenes, songs, and stories based…
Music & Comedy
The Armando Diaz
It’s the best comedy show in the city. Created in 1995 by iO alum Armando Diaz, Armando is a historic improvisational form where actors improvise a series…
Music & Comedy
Best of the Second City
Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the…
Music & Comedy
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs – Chicago, IL – Iwaou THE TOUR
Mass of the Fermenting Dregs will perform live at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, May 10, 2027. The explosive Japanese post-hardcore and…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
CSO Chamber Music: CSO Brass Quintet
For generations, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s brass section has been celebrated for its power, precision and brilliance. Featuring music by J.S. Bach, Alvin Etler, Don…
Music & Comedy
Play Time
A showcase of 3 short plays by select writing teams and featuring a cast of iO Theater performers. It’s experimental, it’s follow-the-fun, it’s Play Time. Plays…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Mäkelä, Batiashvili & Sibelius 1
Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä charts a musical journey through his native Finland, underscoring his commitment to today’s composers with two works by Magnus…
Music & Comedy
Devil’s Daughter
The hottest show in town, Devil’s Daughter, features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
safronia
An extraordinary new opera from inaugural Chicago Poet Laureate avery r. young, safronia blends gospel, blues, funk, folklore, poetry, and history to tell a tale…
Music & Comedy
Best of the Second City
Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Joel Ross: Good Vibes / The Vibraphone Summit
Joel Ross: Good Vibes / The Vibraphone Summit with Warren Wolf, Joe Locke, Stefon Harris & Chien Chien Lu The modern vibraphone was born in…
Music & Comedy
The Love of Soul Tour: Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton & October London – Chicago, IL
The newly announced “The Love of Soul Tour” will bring R&B stars Fantasia, Anthony Hamilton, and October London to Chicago on Friday, May 14, 2027,…
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