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Leo Lionni’s Frederick
While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick daydreams the summer away. But when fall weather comes, it is Frederick who has stored…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Christmas Carol
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Rediscover a Dickens’ classic with an adaptation that “makes you…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Boudoir Bingo
“Lucky cards and sultry stars!” Boudoir Bingo is Chicago’s favorite bingo and variety show. Your hosts, The Bingo B*tch & The Card Kween will guide…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
ComedySportz Chicago
Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Baldwin | Giovanni Experience
The dynamic poeticism of Spoken Word and the piercing directness of Prose are at the forefront of this momentous theatrical experience inspired by the 1971…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In
After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Chen Leads The Four Seasons
Overview Warbling birds, trickling streams, summer storms, barking dogs, icy landscapes — Vivaldi pioneered the art of painting nature through music with his blazingly original Four…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
Celebrating their 50th Anniversary at The Auditorium, the world-renowned Chicago-based Spanish dance company brings the passionate and expressive rhythms of Spain to life with its…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Taming of the Shrew
Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed? The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he refuses to marry…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Based on Chapter Seven of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, this gothic horror high seas adventure tells the shocking events aboard the cargo ship transporting Count Dracula’s belongings from…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
This duo of passionate one-act operas explores the depths of spurned lovers’ grief and the lengths they’ll go to in avenging betrayal. Deadly love triangles…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lincoln Lodge
The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
ComedySportz Chicago
Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hell’s Kitchen
Welcome to HELL’S KITCHEN, the hit musical from 17-time Grammy® Award winning Alicia Keys—inspired by her life, her music, and her community. Your journey begins with…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Baldwin | Giovanni Experience
The dynamic poeticism of Spoken Word and the piercing directness of Prose are at the forefront of this momentous theatrical experience inspired by the 1971…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Leo Lionni’s Frederick
While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick daydreams the summer away. But when fall weather comes, it is Frederick who has stored…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Christmas Carol
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Rediscover a Dickens’ classic with an adaptation that “makes you…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Carmina Burana
For three performances only, Enrique Mazzola leads the celebrated Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus in Carmina Burana, the sweeping cantata based on 24 medieval poems. Lyric’s talented musicians…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Taming of the Shrew
Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed? The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he refuses to marry…
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