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Airness
Citadel Theatre presents THE CHICAGOLAND PREMIERE of Airness by Chelsea Marcantel, directed by Joe Lehman. Synopsis: When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain’s timeless classic sweeps audiences down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim escape from slavery to freedom at the…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Shakespeare
Five classically-trained actors meet as members of “The Drunk Shakespeare Society.” One drinks at least 5 shots of whiskey and then attempts to perform a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
School of Rock (Musical) at The Paramount Theatre
NOMINATED FOR 4 TONY AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST MUSICAL! From the genius mind of Andrew Lloyd Webber comes a rousing, feel good and inspirational story of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The world premiere of “Galileo’s Daughter” by Remy Bumppo Theatre
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the final production of its 2022-2023 season, the world premiere of “Galileo’s Daughter” by Jessica Dickey and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Fairview Opening Night
At the Frasier household, preparations for Grandma’s birthday party are underway. Beverly is holding on to her sanity by a thread to make sure this…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Percussion Ensemble
The Percussion Ensemble, in conjunction with members of the Piano Program, presents an evening of music exploring cabaret and folk influences on classical composition: with…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Vivaldi Gloria
Experience the uplifting power of Antonio Vivaldi’s joyous Gloria, with its gleaming vocal fireworks and richly embroidered orchestral passages. Early-music specialist Giovanni Antonini conducts this…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Anarchy: The Improvised Rock Opera
ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera is a completely sung and completely improvised rock opera featuring Chicago‘s finest musical improvisers — with live band! Using an audience suggestion,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Gender Play, or what you Will
Will is a trans actor seeking to belong and feeling frustrated at not seeing their story reflected onstage. In their most desperate hour, they reach…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Last Night and the Night Before
Monique and her daughter Sam are on the run. From what, they will not say. Showing up on their family’s doorstep in Brooklyn, the surprise…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cabaret ZaZou
Cabaret ZaZou is a unique entertainment experience where raucous comedy, extraordinary live music, international cirque performances, and a multi-course feast collide. As guests enter the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Into The Woods
Here’s a reason to be happy ever after… Direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony®-winning…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Cherry Orchard
A family verges on bankruptcy while their country stands on the brink of revolution. Endings and beginnings. Bittersweet departures. The comedy of life. When Madame…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Airness
Citadel Theatre presents THE CHICAGOLAND PREMIERE of Airness by Chelsea Marcantel, directed by Joe Lehman. Synopsis: When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she…
Theatre & Performing Arts
It’s Only A Play by Terrence McNally
On the opening night of The Golden Egg on Broadway, the wealthy producer Julia Budder is throwing a party in her lavish Manhattan townhouse. Downstairs…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain’s timeless classic sweeps audiences down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim escape from slavery to freedom at the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Importance of Being Earnest
Theatre Above the Law reimagines this classic work by leaning into the author’s own description of “a trivial comedy for serious people”. Edited to come…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Working – A Musical
Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Light in Spring: Dance & Music at Unity Temple
THE LIGHT IN SPRING: Dance & Music at Unity Temple Friday, May 5 at 7:00pm Saturday, May 6 at 5:30pm Location: Unity Temple, 875 Lake…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
Out of the Shadows Vol II Popping Battle
Out of the Shadows is a three-day event that aims to bring the wider popping dance community to the Midwest to inspire, educate, and showcase…
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…
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