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moonwatchers
It is Rocco and Allen’s job to watch the moon, and it is really quite boring. Night after night, they time the sequences exactly –…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
moonwatchers
It is Rocco and Allen’s job to watch the moon, and it is really quite boring. Night after night, they time the sequences exactly –…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Theater of the Mind
Now through July 12, 2026 Multiple experiences per day at the Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N LaSalle Visit TheateroftheMindChicago.com for dates, times, and tickets Created…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Goodnight Moon
This musical based on Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s book is drenched in primary colors that pay homage to Clement Hurd’s vivid illustrations in an…
Theatre & Performing Arts
My Teacher is Marie Antoinette?
Join us for our brand new show, My Teacher Is Marie Antoinette?, in our Theater for Young Audiences program, written and directed by Allison Horvatin*…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Critics Film Festival, Shorts Block #1
Shorts Block #1 brings together a dynamic lineup of short films from emerging and exciting voices in independent cinema. Moving across comedy, drama, and personal…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Spring Concert Series
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre makes its Dance Center debut with its 2026 Spring Concert Series. We meet a world in turmoil with movement and music…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre’s 2026 Spring Concert Series
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 Concert Series, presented by the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S.…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
Asian American Arts Chicago Presents 2026 Festival “EVOLUTION”
Asian American Arts Chicago (AAAC) announces the 2026 Festival schedule and that tickets are now on sale for EVOLUTION: Asian American Arts Festival, Saturday, May…
Theatre & Performing Arts
2026 Shen Yun World Tour Coming to Chicago Downtown
What is Shen Yun, exactly? It’s more than just a performance. It’s a revival of China’s 5000 years of magnificent culture before communism – a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
2026 Shen Yun World Tour Coming to Chicago Downtown
What is Shen Yun, exactly? It’s more than just a performance. It’s a revival of China’s 5000 years of magnificent culture before communism – a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
ABLEfest – celebrating 10 years of Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations
Join A.B.L.E. – Artists Breaking Limits &Expectations as we celebrate our 10th anniversary of creating theatre and film for, with, and by individuals with intellectual…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The 8th Dwarf
Binkley, an outsider dwarf from the Kingdom of Magical Land, is quiet, timid and scared of the dark — not exactly the best characteristics for…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Live at the Second City: Comedy Dance Chicago presents HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs.
HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs. A high-energy laugh-riot for ages 5 to 95. Comedy Dance Chicago’s joyful mashup of sketch comedy, physical humor, music,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Out Here
Life happens outside of your comfort zone. Out Here is a world-premiere musical, a thrilling collaboration between Court Theatre and the University of Chicago, and an intimate…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Out Here
Life happens outside of your comfort zone. Out Here is a courageous new musical, developed through a dynamic collaboration with the University of Chicago. Audiences will have…
Theatre & Performing Arts
August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
DIRECTED BY CHUCK SMITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR HARRY J. LENNIX “The more music you got in the world, the fuller it is.” Ma…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Delight in Shakespeare’s most raucous comedy! The secret lives of Windsor wives reveal there is much more to this charming, middle-class English hamlet than meets…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wedding Singer”
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W. Campbell St., is proud to announce the cast and creative team…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Windfall
This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child in a clash with the local police,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Announces “Poor Behavior” by Theresa Rebeck
Oil Lamp Theater’s next performance in its 2026 season is Poor Behavior, written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Lauren Katz, April 10 – May…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”
Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Max Mondi and directed by Andrew Gallant,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”
Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Max Mondi and directed by Andrew Gallant,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cosmic Underground Show
Fridays and Saturdays, the Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show. Cosmic founders Harrison Lampert (a quirky sleight-of-hand…
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