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Champions of Magic
The phenomenal Champions of Magic bring their acclaimed illusion spectacular to Chicago for a limited engagement this summer. See the production that critics have described…
Theatre & Performing Arts
As You Like It
AS YOU LIKE IT is a vibrant Shakespearean comedy that wittily explores love and gender roles. Banished from court by her uncle, Rosalind escapes to the…
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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Conductor Edwin Outwater takes the podium for Tchaikovsky’s dazzling Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring award-winning pianist Sara Davis Buechner. Jimmy López’s Loud, Lou Harrison’s Elegiac Symphony No. 2,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Infinite Wrench
Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Brokeback Mountain
“Top Shows to See in the U.S. This Spring” in The New York Times Gather around the campfire for the highly anticipated North American premiere! This…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Last Word
The Last Word is the first 4 course craft cocktail progression paired with a screenplay. 6 actors come on stage and read through a high…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Water for Elephants
“Many wonders await audiences in this gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical.” – The New York Times The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time…
Theatre & Performing Arts
“The Last Word,” an Adventure Screenplay with a Cocktail Experience
The Last Word, created by Declan Grogan, announces performance dates each month from May to August, at the iO Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury St. The…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Smiley
North American English-language premiere of the international hit by Spain’s Guillem Clua. When Alex leaves a voicemail for his ex, it lands in the inbox…
Theatre & Performing Arts
St. Nicholas
This is a play about theater critics. And this is a play about vampires. But we repeat ourselves. In this darkly humorous one-person show by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
“Native Gardens” by Karen Zacarías
Welcome To The Block. Where the lawns are trimmed, the smiles are tight, and the passive aggression blooms year-round. Theatre EVOLVE presents “Native Gardens” —…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Tin Drum Theatre Company Presents “Southern Rapture”
Tin Drum Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the Chicago premiere of Southern Rapture at Theater Wit, 1229 W.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces the cast and creative team for ‘night Mother, April 16 – May 24, by Marsha Norman and directed by Executive Artistic…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jackalope Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play”
Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to present the world premiere of Andy Warhol Presents: The Cocaine Play, written and directed by Terry Guest, May 28…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A People
A PEOPLE is a magical, lyrical journey into heritage, tradition, religion and humanity. Through vignettes, music and monologues, L M Feldman holds up a mirror…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Club Shush: Speak Easy. Laugh Hard.
The Yellow Rose Theatre invites audiences to step inside Club Shush, Chicago’s most hilariously infamous hotspot, in Club Shush! Speak Easy. Laugh Hard. Created by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Catch As Catch Can
When a prodigal son returns to blue collar New England, his homecoming sets off a spiraling crisis for two families, threatening not only their relationships…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “Deserted”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents Deserted, playing June 14 through August 2, a world premiere by Melanie Coffey and directed by Laura Sturm, at Redtwist Theatre,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Iceboy! The Musical
Starts June 20 Extended by Popular Demand Through August 9! MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN LYRICS BY MARK HOLLMANN AND JAY REISS BOOK BY ERIN QUINN…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Uncle Vanya
At a remote country estate in the final days of Czarist Russia, Vanya and his niece Sonya have spent years sacrificing everything to keep the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “The Last Five Years”
Oil Lamp Theater presents The Last Five Years, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown and directed by Christina Ramirez, June 5 – July 5,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Opera Festival of Chicago Presents Final Production of the Season, “La Bohème”
The Opera Festival of Chicago announces the final production of the season, La Bohème, by Giacomo Puccini, directed by Sasha Gerritson, conducted by Maestro Emanuele…
Theatre & Performing Arts
3 Stages of Love
Ghostlight begins its 9th Season with the first installment of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love. The…
Theatre & Performing Arts
3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor
Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable. And what better way to explore all the various sides…
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