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PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Spongebob Musical
When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save…
Friday, August 11th
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chopin Theatre
1543 W. Division St. , Chicago, IL, 60642Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Rockefeller Special
A true story of the man that made the monopoly, the fighter for the free market, the All-American asshole. John D. Rockefeller is on full…
Friday, August 11th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical
From humble beginnings in his hometown of Kenner, Louisiana, Lloyd Price overcame incredible obstacles on his way to a revolutionary musical career. He became the…
Friday, August 11th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
MJ-The Musical
BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…
Friday, August 11th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & Performing Arts
Quantum Lovers: The Musical
QUANTUM LOVERS is a musical about the turbulent love affair and tragic break-up between Albert Einstein and his first wife, Mileva Maric, a bittersweet tale…
Friday, August 11th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.City Lit Theater Company
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
In The Back/On The Floor
IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…
Friday, August 11th
8:00 p.m.Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642Theatre & Performing Arts
La Osa Menor (Or Ursa Minor/The Little Bear) Written and Performed by Isabel Quintero
What if everything you’ve ever wanted to be was already written in the stars? When a daughter discovers her father’s forgotten poetry, she is inspired…
Lincoln Park
Event detailsFriday, August 11th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1700 N HalstedTheatre & Performing Arts
Music Theater Works presents “The Producers: A Mel Brooks Musical”
Music Theater Works’ third production in the 2023 season, THE PRODUCERS A Mel Brooks Musical will run from August 10 – 20 at the Center…
Friday, August 11th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Blvd.Theatre & Performing Arts
Pippin
Music Theater Works, recently launched its 43rd season with the highly recommended “Avenue Q,” announced the cast and creative team for its second production in…
Friday, August 11th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Blvd.Theatre & Performing Arts
Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Oak Park Festival Theatre, Oak Park’s premiere Equity theatre and the oldest professional classical theatre in the Midwest, today announced its summer show, William…
Friday, August 11th
8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.Austin Gardens, Oak Park
167 Forest AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Raks Inferno: An Intimate Circus Speakeasy
Experience an intimate circus cabaret! Join Raks Inferno for a unique show featuring artists who have performed around the world, dazzling and inspiring audiences from…
Friday, August 11th
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Dennis Watkins’ The Magic Parlour
Seating fewer than 50 guests, The Magic Parlour is a uniquely intimate and exclusive live entertainment attraction in the heart of downtown. It may be Chicago’s longest-running…
Friday, August 11th
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Palmer House a Hilton Hotel
17 E. Monroe St.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
F*ck You Comedy Show
Christian Royce, Aaron Chase, & Adam Kwaselow bring you the raunchiest, dirtiest, hardest hitting comics in the city. Come prepared to laugh, cry, and question…
Friday, August 11th
9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Fertile Ground: Celebrating The Great Migration And Green Living In Black Chicago
A jubilant collaboration between Deeply Rooted Productions and Blacks in Green. A Story Bridge Performance Created by YOU and YOUR Community August 12th | 2pm & 7:30pm…
Saturday, August 12th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Penthouse
915 E 60th StTheatre & Performing Arts
Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical
From humble beginnings in his hometown of Kenner, Louisiana, Lloyd Price overcame incredible obstacles on his way to a revolutionary musical career. He became the…
Saturday, August 12th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
TimeLine South Presents “The Bereaved – Learning To Let Go”
Back at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts on the campus of the University of Chicago for six weeks, live in person,…
Saturday, August 12th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Logan Center for the Arts
915 East 60th StreetTheatre & Performing Arts
MJ-The Musical
BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…
Saturday, August 12th
2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance
See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns this June. Now…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Art of Bowing
A world premiere! Three actors stumble onto an empty stage as they realize the theatre has died. In a last-ditch effort to revive it, they…
Saturday, August 12th
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Light
Two-character drama by Chicago playwright Loy A. Webb Not every marriage proposal goes as planned. Loy A. Webb’s THE LIGHT introduces us to Rashad and…
Saturday, August 12th
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes SteetTheatre & Performing Arts
No Man’s Land
In the drawing room of his stately Hampstead mansion, the wealthy, aging Hirst hosts his newfound acquaintance, the enigmatic Spooner, for an evening of endless…
Saturday, August 12th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.Theatre & Performing Arts
Working – A Musical
Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes…
Saturday, August 12th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804Theatre & Performing Arts
Late Nite Catechism
Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett and Whoopi Goldberg. Late Nite Catechism is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. Written by Vicki Quade &…
Saturday, August 12th
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 N. Lincoln Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60614

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