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Gay Card
Aug28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Gay Card

GAY CARD is the hilariously heartwarming story of Logan Kapler, a one-friend loser who has never belonged. But now he’s starting college with a trick…

Monday August 28, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
MJ-The Musical
Aug29
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ-The Musical

BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…

Tuesday August 29, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler
Aug29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler

Join us for the Chicago premiere of a hit dog will holler by Inda Craig-Galván, directed by Myesha-Tiara. About the play: When racism and oppression…

Tuesday August 29, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Returns with Live at Lunch Performances at The Green
Aug30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Returns with Live at Lunch Performances at The Green

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns this June. Now…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
The Green at 320
320 S. Canal St.
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash
Aug30
Oct22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire showcases the story of Johnny Cash through his music. From country rock n’ roll to searing ballads of love and faith, Cash’s…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
1:30 p.m.Sunday October 22, 2023
6:00 p.m.
Drury Lane Theatre
100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181
MJ-The Musical
Aug30
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ-The Musical

BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
CRDT presents: Inside/Out with Michelle Manzanales & “The Island”
Aug30
Theatre & Performing Arts

CRDT presents: Inside/Out with Michelle Manzanales & “The Island”

Tickets available online until noon on day of event. Tickets will be available at the door. Our innovative Inside/Out series returns to Links Hall in Avondale!…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Links Hall
3111 North Western Avenue
Little Shop of Horrors
Aug30
Oct15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Shop of Horrors

NOMINATED FOR 7 DRAMA DESK AWARDS, INCLUDING WINNER OF OUTSTANDING MUSICAL! From songwriters Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, the genius duo behind Aladdin, The Little…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
7:00 p.m.Sunday October 15, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
as though your body were right
Aug30
Theatre & Performing Arts

as though your body were right

This work is an invitation to confront the bodiliness of being human. It is a shared experience of the vulnerability of being a body, and…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Make Do
2210 West Morse
LIGHTS at The Annoyance Theatre
Aug30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

LIGHTS at The Annoyance Theatre

After a sold-out, six-week summer run, LIGHTS returns to the Annoyance Theatre this month. In an effort to give back, two self-important performers (Anna Weatherwax…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler
Aug30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler

Join us for the Chicago premiere of a hit dog will holler by Inda Craig-Galván, directed by Myesha-Tiara. About the play: When racism and oppression…

Wednesday August 30, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Tend
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tend

Tend is a service-based performance experience fulfilling a socially requisite and biologically exigent allogrooming need. Structured as a one hour appointment, the self-care informed dance…

Thursday August 31, 2023
12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Berger Mansion
6205 N Sheridan Rd
MJ-The Musical
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ-The Musical

BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…

Thursday August 31, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Writer
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Writer

Join us for an onstage experience, unlike anything you have ever seen before! A playwright wants to create a new story for a new world…

Thursday August 31, 2023
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Bambi Banks-Couleé Presents: Bambi’s Black Box
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bambi Banks-Couleé Presents: Bambi’s Black Box

Returning to the Steppenwolf stage, Chicago drag artist Bambi Banks-Couleé hosts a monthly musical theatre based drag show! Get ready to goop, gag, wig and…

Thursday August 31, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
Live @ Lighthouse
Aug31
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Live @ Lighthouse

Event Details The stage is set for a magical summer with Live @ Lighthouse, a new concert series at Lighthouse Artspace Chicago. Join us on…

Thursday August 31, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
LIGHTHOUSE ARTSPACE CHICAGO
108 W GERMANIA PL
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…

Thursday August 31, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Spongebob Musical
Aug31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Spongebob Musical

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save…

Thursday August 31, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
as though your body were right
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

as though your body were right

This work is an invitation to confront the bodiliness of being human. It is a shared experience of the vulnerability of being a body, and…

Thursday August 31, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Make Do
2210 West Morse
Gay Card
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Gay Card

GAY CARD is the hilariously heartwarming story of Logan Kapler, a one-friend loser who has never belonged. But now he’s starting college with a trick…

Thursday August 31, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
The 39 Steps
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 39 Steps

This fast-paced, family friendly whodunit is based on the novel by John Buchan and the Hitchcock movie by the same name but told with more…

Thursday August 31, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
In The Back/On The Floor
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

In The Back/On The Floor

IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…

Thursday August 31, 2023
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
DogProv: Unleashed 2.0
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

DogProv: Unleashed 2.0

Dogprov, Chicago’s premiere canine improvisation team! Join Petey the Puggle and his team of improviser humans as he takes you on a journey through life, grief,…

Thursday August 31, 2023
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
CLASH on Clark
4416 N. Clark St., 2nd Floor
Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler
Aug31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler

Join us for the Chicago premiere of a hit dog will holler by Inda Craig-Galván, directed by Myesha-Tiara. About the play: When racism and oppression…

Thursday August 31, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
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