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Theatre & Performing Arts
Morning, Noon, and Night
Shattered Globe’s 35th season continues with the Midwest Premiere of Morning, Noon, and Night, a mind-bending exploration of teens, family, surveillance, and connection in a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Miss Julie
August Strindberg’s Miss Julie is a confrontation of class, gender, and desire at the turn of the twentieth century that’s as relevant today as when…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Servant of Two Master Chefs
On the eve of a wedding meant to unite two rival Chicago pizza dynasties, a celebrity chef’s unexpected return from the dead throws everything into…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Dance of Death
In the high stone tower of an isolated naval fortress, Alice and Edgar are about to celebrate 25 years of wedded bliss—if decades of resentment,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Confederates”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents Confederates, January 29 – March 8, by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Aaron Reese Boseman, at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
“I have heard from a reliable source that no Dominican male has ever died a virgin. I shall be the first.” Oscar knows that a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Pets
Bramble Theatre Company begins its 2026 season with a workshop production of The Pets, written by Dizzy Turek and directed by Dan Washelesky, running February 11…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Red Light Winter
This darkly funny Pulitzer Prize Finalist presents a complicated love triangle that explores desire, obsession, and the emptiness behind its character’s lives. In a grimy…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Changing Channels
Based on actual events, CHANGING CHANNELS is set backstage at the DuMont Television Network in New York City in 1952. It is the peak of the “Red…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Pigskin: The Football Musical
Football: Four quarters and 100 yards of American Dream. And nowhere is the dream more alive than Tacoma Washington High School. This musical takes you…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: Winter Series
Hubbard Street returns to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 2026, to present a thrilling Winter Series program of works that…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents “The Irish… and How They Got That Way”
Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to present The Irish … and How They Got That Way, by Frank McCourt, original musical arrangements by Rusty…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Hedda Gabler”
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s 30th anniversary season continues with Hedda Gabler, adapted by Christopher Shinn, based on the literal translation by Anne-Charlotte Hanes Harvey and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s “The Play That Goes Wrong”
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is proud to present The Play That Goes Wrong, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W. Campbell St.,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Addams Family Musical
Blue Demon Theatre is proud to present THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Holiday
The 1920s Romantic Comedy Soars to New Life. From Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg comes a sparkling contemporary adaptation of Philip Barry’s classic play that…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Kitty & Kellie Show
Get your gals pals, your pal gals, and your gals ready as Kellie and Kitty take the stage for this Galentines-themed event. This goes beyond…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
ComedySportz Chicago
Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Cosmic Underground Show
The Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show. Cosmic founders Harrison Lampert (a quirky sleight-of-hand expert) and Kayla…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
In the Realm of Senses presents: Myths & Legends
In the Realm of Senses: Myths & Legends is an immersive concert experience where ancient stories are reimagined through sound, sight, movement, and scent. Featuring…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Factory Theater Presents “Kubrickian”
The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to present Kubrickian, February 20 – March 15, written by Zack Peercy and directed by AJ…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Bren Tran: Consider My Heart Stopped – Standup Comedy Solo Show in Chicago
Chicago stand up comedian Bren Tran, a Bob Curry alum of The Second City and creator of You Win Some, You Dim Sum (nominated Best…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…
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