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IMAGINE U: Grace and the Butterfly Effect
In this foot-stomping new musical, Grace accidentally knocks down the fence between her dad’s well-manicured backyard and Mr. Hertz’s wildflower garden, where she discovers three…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is bringing its reimagined show, “The Greatest Show On Earth,” to Rosemont, IL, for seven performances from Friday, November…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
Arts and America at 250: We Stand at the Intersection of Creativity and Politics
Artists have always responded to great inflection points in American history, and the 250th anniversary of our nation, at a particularly polarized time, is no…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Beethoven 5 & Mao Fujita
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, with its iconic four-note motif, stands as a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Strauss’ Burlesque — written when the composer…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
Artists Go to Work (Keynote Conversation)
Continuing Court Theatre’s artist-centered examination of America@250, this keynote features a conversation between Chicago-based artists who work at the intersection of art and civic life,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
The Cosmic Underground Show
Step aboard for a one-of-a-kind journey where mind-reading, magic, comedy, and sci-fi collide in ways you won’t find anywhere else in Chicago. Hosted by real-life…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
Artists Go to Work (Breakout Sessions)
Join Court Theatre for a series of interactive breakout sessions hosted by Chicago-based artists who work at the intersection of art and civic life, nominated…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Little Shop of Horrors
SOMETHING BIG IS GROWING ON SKID ROW… A down-on-his-luck floral assistant discovers an exotic plant with a craving for human flesh. As the carnivorous plant…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Theatre & Performing Arts
What’s Yours Like
Featuring: A short performance by an incredible new improv team Tellin’ Tales Theatre takes its mission “to shatter barriers between the disabled and non-disabled worlds…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Apiary
Clark Week Productions presents the Chicago premiere of The Apiary, Kate Douglas’ poignantly dark and comedic sci-fi fable. Set 22 years into a bleak future,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
I am the Wind
Two lifelong friends sail into open water: one edging closer to the pull of oblivion, the other with a question neither can escape. Nobel laureate…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Theatre & Performing Arts
73 Seconds
Obie Award winner and “multi-media whiz” (New York Times) Jared Mezzocchi tells the story of his mother’s relationship to NASA and outer space while asking us to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Premonitions Inc. at Kermess
We saw you coming. Fourteen floors above Randolph Street, aerialists fly through a century-old Belgian Spiegeltent while acrobatics, burlesque, cabaret, and comedy unfold around your…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Repertory Ballet: The Capulets
Chicago Repertory Ballet Revives Its Acclaimed Original Story Ballet Following its gripping world premiere in 2025, Chicago Repertory Ballet proudly brings back The Capulets for…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jerker, or The Helping Hand
One of the most provocative and enduring theatrical works to emerge from the AIDS crisis. The play follows J.R. and Bert, two gay men who…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Dance, Drama
The Snow Queen
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The Impostors Theatre Company
Theatre & Performing Arts
Year One
Anna has her hands full living in a house with her brother, mother-in-law, and adult son. As her son drifts into a dangerous new ideology,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Adirondack Chair Circle
A gaggle of suburban moms, armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Vladimir
About this show In a world where facts are manipulated and fear is currency, the truth becomes dangerous. As a new authoritarian government tightens its…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Year One
Anna has her hands full, not only in her medical practice, but also living in a house with her brother, mother-in-law, and adult son. As…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Peter Pan
A dark twist on the classic tale peels back the fantastical whimsy of Neverland to reveal the true cost of never growing up. As the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Porchlight Music Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors
For more than four decades, the Tony Award-winning musical Little Shop of Horrors has delighted millions of fans around the world with the funny and…
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