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Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!
Chicago’s Filament Theatre (4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Portage Park) – nationally recognized as a pioneer in ‘anti-adultist’ theater-making and creating work for, and with,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!
Chicago’s Filament Theatre (4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Portage Park) – nationally recognized as a pioneer in ‘anti-adultist’ theater-making and creating work for, and with,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Layalina
A surprising new play about how families fall apart—and find each other again—amidst turbulent global and social change. In 2003, newly-wed Layal and her family…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Book of Mormon
The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Cherry Orchard
A family verges on bankruptcy while their country stands on the brink of revolution. Endings and beginnings. Bittersweet departures. The comedy of life. When Madame…
Theatre & Performing Arts
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improv Brunch
Bottoms up at The Second City Mainstage! Join The Second City for some hair of the dog comedy during this totally improvised experience from the…
Theatre & 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 &…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cabaret ZaZou
Cabaret ZaZou is a unique entertainment experience where raucous comedy, extraordinary live music, international cirque performances, and a multi-course feast collide. As guests enter the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Season 60: “Celebrate Giordano!”
The pinnacle of its 60th anniversary season, GDC presents its “Celebrate Giordano!” engagement. Each evening will feature a special welcome choreographed by former GDC dancer…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Theatre & Performing Arts
International Voices Project Presents “The Shroud Maker,” The Hit Staged Reading of the 2022 International Voices Project Festival
International Voices Project (IVP), in collaboration with Intercultural Music Production, is proud to announce that the company will present the United States premiere of “The…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Announces Jacqueline Goldfinger’s “Babel,”
Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting the world premiere of “The Great Kahn” through February 26, announces the second production of its 2023 season, “Babel,” written by…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Bog Witch Variety Hour
The Bog Witch Variety Hour, a play by Felix Abidor, directed by Zoe Sjogerman. Amelia – a young witch in training – becomes roommates with…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Future Fish
March 31 + April 1, 2023 / 8PM Future Fish is an evening length dance performance that emerged from a multi-year research project by Charli…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Joan and the Fire
Joan and the Fire examines the way in which history is constantly being rewritten to better serve those in power. When a group of performers staging…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lincoln Lodge
The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Town Called Progress
On a dusty road between Backwards and Conspiratorial lies a town called Progress; where Ida, the mayor, hopes to create a utopia where the women…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Boccherini, Vivaldi & Mozart 40
In his 2019 CSO debut, Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas thrilled with “the profundities of his art,” along with “the sheen of his tone and the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Easter Bunny Bingo: Jesus, Resurrection, & Peeps!
Easter Bunny Bingo: Jesus, Resurrection, & Peeps!, is an Easter-themed interactive comedy play, written by Vicki Quade, co-creator of the hit comedy, Late Nite Catechism.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mia: Where Have All the Young Girls Gone?
Mary Bonnett’s world premiere play, MIA: WHERE HAVE ALL THE YOUNG GIRLS GONE? is taken from interviews and research on girls and women who have…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Music Theater Works Announces The Tony Award-Winning “Avenue Q,”
Music Theater Works is proud to announce the first production in its 43rd season, Avenue Q, directed and choreographed by Christopher Pazdernik, assistant directed by…
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