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Marriott Theatre Announces Spectacular 2025 Season in Celebration of Upcoming 50th Anniversary
Feb5
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Announces Spectacular 2025 Season in Celebration of Upcoming 50th Anniversary

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences will feature a remarkable season of beloved titles for kids of all ages. Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre invites theatergoers to…

Wednesday February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m.Sunday January 4, 2026
11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago…

Monday, June 23rd
Various locations
Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company

The Sky is Falling!  The Sky is Falling!  Join Chicken Little and her friends –Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others– as she journeys to tell…

Monday, June 23rd
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Amplify Queer Joy
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Amplify Queer Joy

At a time when queer rights are under renewed attack across America, celebrating queer joy is not just radical—it’s essential. In a world flooded with…

Monday, June 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Center on Halsted
3656 North Halsted Street
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika

Part Two of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Monday, June 23rd
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
You Will Get Sick
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

You Will Get Sick

A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for The Wizard of Oz. Welcome…

The Color Purple
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Color Purple

Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown’s revelatory production—“perfection on every level!” (Chicago Sun-Times). It’s a celebration of life,…

Monday, June 23rd
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Jackalope Theatre Presents Neighborhood Watch
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Presents Neighborhood Watch

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company’s 17th season continues with the world premiere of Rehana Lew Mirza’s latest play, Neighborhood Watch, May 22 – June 28,…

Monday, June 23rd
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Broadway Armory Park
5917 North Broadway
See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago…

Tuesday, June 24th
Various locations
Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company

The Sky is Falling!  The Sky is Falling!  Join Chicken Little and her friends –Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others– as she journeys to tell…

Tuesday, June 24th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Tuesday, June 24th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Presents On the Move
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Presents On the Move

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago…

Tuesday, June 24th
5:30 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Rush Hour Concerts | | Music for Flute, Viola and Piano
Jun24
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Rush Hour Concerts | | Music for Flute, Viola and Piano

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS | | MUSIC FOR FLUTE, VIOLA AND PIANO Tim Hagen, flute Wilfred Farquharson, viola Christopher Guzman, piano   Program  Maurice Duruflé –…

Tuesday, June 24th
5:45 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Titanique
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Tuesday, June 24th
7:00 p.m.8:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
You Will Get Sick
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

You Will Get Sick

A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for The Wizard of Oz. Welcome…

The Color Purple
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Color Purple

Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown’s revelatory production—“perfection on every level!” (Chicago Sun-Times). It’s a celebration of life,…

Tuesday, June 24th
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Three of Cups Theatre Presents Macbeth
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Three of Cups Theatre Presents Macbeth

Runs Jul 24 – Aug 02, 2025 Three of Cups Theatre Company presents Macbeth, the age-old story of tyranny, fate, and the destructive nature of unchecked power. Inspired…

Tuesday, June 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Comic Court: The Best Comedy Show in the World
Jun24
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Comic Court: The Best Comedy Show in the World

Would you rather be able to fly or be able to turn invisible? Who are we more tired of: Ryan Reynolds or Dwayne Johnson? Would…

Tuesday, June 24th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 North Milwaukee Avenue
See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June
Jun25
Theatre & Performing Arts

See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago…

Wednesday, June 25th
Various locations
Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company
Jun25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company

The Sky is Falling!  The Sky is Falling!  Join Chicken Little and her friends –Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others– as she journeys to tell…

Wednesday, June 25th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Jun25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Wednesday, June 25th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Oil Lamp Theater Announces “The Marvelous Wonderettes”
Jun25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Announces “The Marvelous Wonderettes”

Oil Lamp Theater’s next production is The Marvelous Wonderettes, written and created by Roger Bean, with musical arrangements by Brian William Baker, orchestrations by Michael…

Wednesday, June 25th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Trio Tokava
Jun25
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Trio Tokava

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | TRIO TOKAVA Zi Yang Low, violin Liav Kerbel, cello Nadia Azzi, piano   Program Claude Debussy – Piano Trio…

Wednesday, June 25th
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
Oil Lamp Theater Announces “The Marvelous Wonderettes”
Jun25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Announces “The Marvelous Wonderettes”

Oil Lamp Theater’s next production is The Marvelous Wonderettes, written and created by Roger Bean, with musical arrangements by Brian William Baker, orchestrations by Michael…

Wednesday, June 25th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
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