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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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
[producing body] Presents “Spaceman”
[producingbody] is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Spaceman, by Leegrid Stevens and directed by Eric Slater, May 19 – June 13, at The…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Àkójọpọ̀ Presents: 3rd Annual Taste of Nigeria: African Art Music Fundraiser Night
The 3rd Annual Taste of Nigeria: African Art Music Fundraiser Night will take place on Saturday, June 6th, 2026 at Connect Gallery in Hyde Park.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Presents Jet Lag
Jetlag is, above all, an emotional journey—one that is constantly out of step. Moving between airports, from crowded transit zones to the confined cabin of…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
“Outta This World!” An Original Play
“Outta This World!” is an absurd comedic play about two aliens who land in mid-century Chicago after running out of fuel. In our story, the…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
You Win Some, You Dim Sum: an uplifting comedy show
This weekend, celebrate everyday wins with Chicago Standups at a comedy show that will leave you feeling uplifted and craving dim sum! We don’t celebrate…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
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
FreakShow & Tell
21+ ONLY Brianna Wellen, Chicago Reader: Sideshow entertainer Thom Britton’s solo show is part performance, part demonstration. Britton is a charismatic performer who appears genuinely…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Gee’s Bend
GEE’S BEND is the story of the Pettway women, quilters from the isolated community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Beginning in 1939, the play follows Alice, her…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Brokeback Mountain
“Top Shows to See in the U.S. This Spring” in The New York Times Gather around the campfire for the highly anticipated North American premiere! This…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Conspirators Presents “Tartuffe, or The Charlatan”
The Conspirators present Tartuffe, or, The Charlatan by playwright Molière (1622-1673), directed by Wm. Bullion, at Stars & Garters, 3914 N. Clark St., May 8…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Covenant
BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Crime and Punishment
Dostoyevsky’s epic novel distilled into a 90-minute play for three-actors and performed in TUTA’s hyper-intimate 24-seat theater. CRIME AND PUNISHMENT focuses on the plight of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
First Floor Theater’s “WORK HARD HAVE FUN MAKE HISTORY”
A catalog of all the possible phone calls that exist. A play that is not about corporations, not about warehouses, and certainly not about billionaires.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Smiley
North American English-language premiere of the international hit by Spain’s Guillem Clua. When Alex leaves a voicemail for his ex, it lands in the inbox…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
DRINK! The Sketch Comedy Drinking Game: Conspiracy Theory Edition
What really happened with the magic bullet? Is your phone listening to you? What are birds??? We may not have the answers, but we can…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Catch As Catch Can
When a prodigal son returns to blue collar New England, his homecoming sets off a spiraling crisis for two families, threatening not only their relationships…
Theatre & Performing Arts
[producing body] Presents “Spaceman”
[producingbody] is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Spaceman, by Leegrid Stevens and directed by Eric Slater, May 19 – June 13, at The…
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