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America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
WeWomen Play Festival
This fall, WeWomen returns with six new plays that question, celebrate, and push the boundaries of feminist storytelling. OUR FALL FEST IS BACK, BABES, and…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Write Club: Why, I Autumn…!
Welcome to Write Club: Why, I Autumn…! 3 bouts of 2 opposing writers 7 minutes apiece on topics assigned in advance Audience picks a winner…
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
Don’t Worry with Phoebe Judge
Phoebe Judge, the host and co-creator of the chart-topping true-crime podcast Criminal, is kicking off her new 13-city North American live tour, “Don’t Worry,” right…
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Write Club Chicago Continues its 17th Season of ‘Live Lit’ with “Why, I Autumn…!”
Write Club Chicago’s 17th season continues Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Gman Tavern, in Chicago’s Lakeview East neighborhood, 3740 N. Clark St. with…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Naked Angels Tuesdays@9 Chicago
Tuesdays@9 Chicago is a popular cold-reading series that meets every Tuesday at 8:00 at Chicago Dramatists. Writers have 10 minutes of their newest writing read…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jersey Boys
The original Broadway sensation returns to the road! Celebrating 20 years – Jersey style! They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Don Pasquale Returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago
Immerse yourself in the rococo grandeur of 19th-century Rome in this fizzy comedy of errors, returning to the Lyric Opera of Chicago stage for the…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Theatre & Performing Arts
WeWomen Play Festival
This fall, WeWomen returns with six new plays that question, celebrate, and push the boundaries of feminist storytelling. OUR FALL FEST IS BACK, BABES, and…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
RAD. a fun show.
A RAD alt comedy show, featuring standup, music, sketch, clown, drag, and WEIRD SH*T. Operating out of the basements of local comic book stores since…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jersey Boys
The original Broadway sensation returns to the road! Celebrating 20 years – Jersey style! They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Constellations
One relationship. Infinite possibilities. In how many universes would you love someone? Nick Payne’s Olivier award-winning CONSTELLATIONS is a play about free will and friendship;…
Theatre & Performing Arts
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
25th anniversary of Chicago’s holiday smash hit! Filled with heartwarming storytelling, music, and some very special surprises. George Bailey – the Everyman from small town…
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,…
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