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THE LIZARD Y EL SOL
The Lizard y El Sol returns to Chicago Parks this summer! ¡El Lagarto y El Sol regresa los Parques de Chicago este verano! July 22 – August…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Notebook
Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share…
Theatre & Performing Arts
August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned, featuring Ron OJ Parson
To launch the first night of readings for Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series 10th Anniversary Festival, acclaimed Chicago director and Court Theatre Resident Artist, Ron…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
Spotlight Reading Series: A Century of Black Progress
Featuring the most ambitious programming to date, Court Theatre’s 2026 landmark Spotlight Reading Series is organized around the theme “A Century of Black Progress” and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Make Your Own Crappy Cake Art Class
The popular Crappy Cake Art Making Class is returning to WNDR this summer! Join Anna Lasbury, creator of one of WNDR’s most colorful installations “Life…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dvořák New World Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Dvořák’s New World Symphony, a Czech composer’s interpretation of the American folk songs and spirituals he had come to admire while living in the…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Who’s Waldo?
Featuring a mixed cast of clowns, comedians, sketch artists, and musicians, Who’s Waldo? transforms the theatre into the Waldoverse, a parallel universe where all performers…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Outsiders
BY POPULAR DEMAND THE OUTSIDERS WILL RETURN TO CHICAGO THIS SUMMER The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS. Adapted…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Metal Shop Performance Lab & JunkHeart Present “Anatomy of a Suicide”
Produced in partnership with JunkHeart, The Metal Shop Performance Lab is proud to present Anatomy of a Suicide, August 12 – 30, at Redtwist Theatre,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Notebook
Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Womanist Trilogy: Hurston, Richards, and Kennedy
Celebrate the profound legacy of Black feminist thought with an extraordinary, one-night-only triple feature presented as part of Court Theatre’s 2026 Spotlight Reading Series. A…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
Spotlight Reading Series: A Century of Black Progress
Featuring the most ambitious programming to date, Court Theatre’s 2026 landmark Spotlight Reading Series is organized around the theme “A Century of Black Progress” and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Make Your Own Crappy Cake Art Class
The popular Crappy Cake Art Making Class is returning to WNDR this summer! Join Anna Lasbury, creator of one of WNDR’s most colorful installations “Life…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Grant Park Music Festival Vocal Fellows at Indian Boundary Park
Join the Grant Park Music Festival Vocal Fellows in this free outdoor concert! The program, featuring music from classical to jazz and pop, celebrates America’s…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Windows
Olivia is a former soccer player still recovering from a career-ending injury. Her girlfriend, Natalie, is stuck in a job she’s not passionate about, caught…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Next Show Comedy Presents: Tavaris Smith
Stand Up Comedian Tavaris Smith (Amazon Prime Video, Netflix is a Joke Festival, Don’t Tell Comedy) visits from Los Angeles to headline Lincoln Lodge Comedy…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Outsiders
BY POPULAR DEMAND THE OUTSIDERS WILL RETURN TO CHICAGO THIS SUMMER The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS. Adapted…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Metal Shop Performance Lab & JunkHeart Present “Anatomy of a Suicide”
Produced in partnership with JunkHeart, The Metal Shop Performance Lab is proud to present Anatomy of a Suicide, August 12 – 30, at Redtwist Theatre,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Marvelous Miss Gender Tour Starring Bosco
RuPaul’s Drag Race fan-favourite Bosco is bringing her first-ever solo headlining tour, “The Marvelous Miss Gender,” to Chicago, IL, on Thursday, August 13, 2026. This…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “yo ho.”
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2026 season opens with a world premiere, yo ho., by playwright SMJ, directed by JD Caudill and fight choreography…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Condemned to a Life
Condemned to a Life is a darkly funny, deeply human solo show about family, resilience, and the stories we’re told about ourselves. With humor, honesty,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Notebook
Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share…
Theatre & Performing Arts
are you ready to smash white things?
Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series presents a thrilling staged reading of are you ready to smash white things? by multi-talented Chicago artist, playwright, and Definition Theatre…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
Spotlight Reading Series: A Century of Black Progress
Featuring the most ambitious programming to date, Court Theatre’s 2026 landmark Spotlight Reading Series is organized around the theme “A Century of Black Progress” and…
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