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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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview
Trap Door Theatre Presents: The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview Written by Stanisław I. Witkiewicz Translated by Daniel Gerould Directed by Nicole Wiesner Part philosophical…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Idle Muse Theatre Company Presents “The Three Musketeers”
Idle Muse Theatre Company launches its 20th anniversary season with The Three Musketeers, March 26 – April 25, written by Robert Kauzlaric, directed by Idle…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Honk! A Short Form Improv Show
Honk! is a short form, game-based improv show that asks: what good is comedy if you can’t get a little silly? Comprised of some of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Random Memory
A Random Memory is a close-up magic show about memories, connection, and bringing people together to experience magic. In this highly interactive hour of card…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Luminosity – burlesque and varieté revue
Luminosity casts a spotlight on some of the most vibrant nightlife talent around while also illuminating rising artists. With a riveting selection of unique performances…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Voila: The Improvised Musical
iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hitch*Cocktails
A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Goodnight Moon
This musical based on Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s book is drenched in primary colors that pay homage to Clement Hurd’s vivid illustrations in an…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
This musical is JUST RIGHT! This show is based on the classic story of a young girl who ventures into the woods and stumbles on…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
An icon of American dance, Alvin Ailey pioneered a company that has become an enduring symbol of artistic excellence and a powerful voice for African…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The 8th Dwarf
Binkley, an outsider dwarf from the Kingdom of Magical Land, is quiet, timid and scared of the dark — not exactly the best characteristics for…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Out Here
Life happens outside of your comfort zone. Out Here is a world-premiere musical, a thrilling collaboration between Court Theatre and the University of Chicago, and an intimate…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Out Here
Life happens outside of your comfort zone. Out Here is a courageous new musical, developed through a dynamic collaboration with the University of Chicago. Audiences will have…
Theatre & Performing Arts
August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
DIRECTED BY CHUCK SMITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR HARRY J. LENNIX “The more music you got in the world, the fuller it is.” Ma…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Delight in Shakespeare’s most raucous comedy! The secret lives of Windsor wives reveal there is much more to this charming, middle-class English hamlet than meets…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents “Follies”
Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce its Porchlight in Concert production of Follies. Follies will play Saturday, April 25 at 2 and 7:30…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Lot to Unpack
Written and directed by Rueben D. Echoles Produced by eta Creative Arts Foundation, in association with EcholesINK A Lot to Unpack is a one-act comedy about Reality Television host…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Windfall
This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child in a clash with the local police,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Announces “Poor Behavior” by Theresa Rebeck
Oil Lamp Theater’s next performance in its 2026 season is Poor Behavior, written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Lauren Katz, April 10 – May…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”
Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Max Mondi and directed by Andrew Gallant,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”
Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Max Mondi and directed by Andrew Gallant,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Little Dancer: A Reimagining of The Little Prince
Ede2, a pre-professional dance company in residence at Dance Center Evanston, celebrates its 15th Anniversary with the original dance production of The Little Dancer: A…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cosmic Underground Show
Fridays and Saturdays, the Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show. Cosmic founders Harrison Lampert (a quirky sleight-of-hand…
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