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YUPLUS
Come be a part of the first taping of YUPLUS, Chicago’s own live comedy game show! Three comedians represent their respective cities: New York vs.…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Olympus Has Fallen (And It Can’t Get Up)
Olympus Has Fallen (And it Can’t Get Up) is a sketchy retelling of your favorite Greek myths. As educational as it is explicit, this hour-long…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Magically Ever After: An Evening with The Cosmic Romantics
A vaudeville-inspired magic show that blends dazzling sleight of hand with comedy, music, and heartfelt storytelling, starring real life couple Elizabeth Messick & Eric Thirstin,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Tom & Eliza
Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don’t) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future. Performed…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dumb and Drummer
Chicago’s best comedians doing their best material over live jazz! Every third Thursday at The Lincoln Lodge Theatre, Hosted by Jamaal Sanders, Hunter Hirsch, and…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hot People Island
Hot People Island is a world premiere original comedy by Deana Velandra. In this play, a popular television network will take eight lucky certified Hot…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Season Opening with Szeps-Znaider
Overview One of the most heartfelt musical dialogues ever written, the Sinfonia concertante shows Mozart at the pinnacle of his craft. As violinist, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mr. Wolf
12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Big White Fog
Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”
The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company are proud to announce, The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Light
Refracted Light was developed in workshops over the course of a year as part of EFCT’s New Works Development Project. A family faces the upheaval…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company presents Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, September 12 – October 18, at the Den…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvsed DCOM
Dive into the nostalgia of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This All Star cast is bringing screen to stage every…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ghost Fetus
Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series Presents Ghost Fetus Written by Suz Evans Directed by Anna Klos Running September 11th-27th, 2025 A ghost seeking revenge.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Book of Will
Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like ROMEO AND JULIET. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Idle Muse Theatre Company’s World Premiere, “The Blood Countess,” at The Edge Off Broadway
Idle Muse Theatre Company is proud to announce the launch of its 2025 – 2026 season, the world premiere of The Blood Countess, September 11…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketch Playlist
Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show on Thursdays at 9:30pm at iO Theater (1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago 60642) that will feature brand-new material…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago South Asian Film Festival screens film ‘Elijah’
Chicago South Asian Film Festival will showcase acclaimed indie film ‘Elijah’ made by New York filmmaker Razid Season. The film follows a South Asian Muslim…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents Full Circle Festival
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) is pleased to announce the plays and artists featured in the reimagined “Full Circle Festival,” September 19-28, at Chicago Danztheatre, 1650…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
Brendan Fernandes, The Rite
The MCA is pleased to present The Rite (2018) by Brendan Fernandes, as part of City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism, which is going to be…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Season Opening with Szeps-Znaider
Overview One of the most heartfelt musical dialogues ever written, the Sinfonia concertante shows Mozart at the pinnacle of his craft. As violinist, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre launches its 21st season, “Defiant Femmes,” with How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Elizabeth Swanson and movement…
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