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20×2 Chicago: Are You Sure?
20×2 Chicago is a show in which 20 creative people from all different walks of life — writers, musicians, filmmakers, web geeks and other bon…
Theatre & Performing Arts
You Will Get Sick
A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for The Wizard of Oz. Welcome…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Color Purple
Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown’s revelatory production—“perfection on every level!” (Chicago Sun-Times). It’s a celebration of life,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
War of the Worlds
Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Lifeline Theatre Presents World Premiere of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds
Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They regard…
Theatre & Performing Arts
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Lifeline Theatre’s War of the Worlds
Based on the novel by H.G. Wells Adapted by ensemble member John Hildreth Directed by ensemble member Heather Currie Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Do Portugal Circus arrived in Chicago
Do Portugal Circus is a family friendly circus with something for every generation to enjoy. Prepare to be amazed as the breathtaking aerialists soar through…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! Join Chicken Little and her friends –Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others– as she journeys to tell…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
World Fair US
Experience the world. All in one place. World Fair US, an unforgettable international festival, is coming to Chicago from July 7–28, 2025, at SeatGeek Stadium…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Six The Musical at James M. Nederlander Theatre
There are loads of shows which will grab your childs attention and make them want to go back to the theatre time after time. Plus,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Porchlight Music Theatre’s Broadway in your Backyard Returns This Summer
Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, July 14 – 23, sponsored by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Color Purple
Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown’s revelatory production—“perfection on every level!” (Chicago Sun-Times). It’s a celebration of life,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Do Portugal Circus arrived in Chicago
Do Portugal Circus is a family friendly circus with something for every generation to enjoy. Prepare to be amazed as the breathtaking aerialists soar through…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! Join Chicken Little and her friends –Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others– as she journeys to tell…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Alice in Wonderland
Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places! Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
World Fair US
Experience the world. All in one place. World Fair US, an unforgettable international festival, is coming to Chicago from July 7–28, 2025, at SeatGeek Stadium…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Porchlight Music Theatre’s Broadway in your Backyard Returns This Summer
Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, July 14 – 23, sponsored by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Be Our Guest at Disney’s newly reimagined 30th Anniversary production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the breathtaking musical filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Color Purple
Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown’s revelatory production—“perfection on every level!” (Chicago Sun-Times). It’s a celebration of life,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Do Portugal Circus arrived in Chicago
Do Portugal Circus is a family friendly circus with something for every generation to enjoy. Prepare to be amazed as the breathtaking aerialists soar through…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! Join Chicken Little and her friends –Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others– as she journeys to tell…
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