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Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) presents the final production in its 2026 season, William Shakespeare’s King Lear, directed by Alison Dornheggen and fight choreography…
Theatre & Performing Arts
KING HEDLEY II
Revisiting characters established in August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS, this play returns to Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1985. King Hedley, a man recently released from prison,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
“A Christmas Carol” – Tickets On Sale Jul 31
TICKETS ON SALE JUL 31 November 13 – December 31 Adapted by Tom Creamer Directed by Malkia Stampley “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try…
Theatre & Performing Arts
I.A. Inteligencia Actoral – Destinos: 9th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
I.A. Inteligencia Actoral by Aguijón Theater. Written by: Flavio González Mello. Directed by: Marcela Muñoz A couple of weeks before a theater company opens Hamlet, its…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cut to the Chase
A staple of Chicago theater for over two decades, CUT TO THE CHASE presents as one fun night of theater a number of new plays…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Our Town – Lazy Susan Theatre Co.
Lazy Susan Theatre Co. presents Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “Our Town” beginning November 12, 2026. A breakfast before school, first loves, and those quiet…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Rising Stars Burlesque Revue
The Rising Stars Burlesque Revue runs regularly in Chicago, with recurring late-night Friday performances scheduled through December 11, 2026. This classic theatrical revue highlights the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jersey Boys
The original Broadway sensation returns to the road! Celebrating 20 years – Jersey style! They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Performing Arts
All Eight by Lilly Camp
The Committee on Theatre and Performance Studies (TAPS) at the University of Chicago opens its 2026-2027 season with Lilly Camp’s “All Eight”, featuring an all-femme/nonbinary…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Carmela Full of Wishes
It’s Carmela’s birthday, and her wish has already come true–she’s finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. On…
Theatre & Performing Arts
At Your Mercy
Ask yourself: Am I being a good friend to myself when I am being a friend to others? At Your Mercy is a BFA Dance…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Wild Kratts Live! 2.0
In Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0, Chris and Martin Kratt take to the stage to activate new Creature Powers and go “off to the creature rescue”!…
Theatre & Performing Arts
2021
Under the glow of a flickering screen, a daughter reconstructs her deceased father. Pixel by pixel, contradiction by contradiction. 2021 is a live performance where theatre,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Peter Pan
A dark twist on the classic tale peels back the fantastical whimsy of Neverland to reveal the true cost of never growing up. As the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Mud Row”
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for the first production in its 2026 – 2027 season, Mud…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Adirondack Chair Circle
A gaggle of suburban moms, armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Vladimir
About this show In a world where facts are manipulated and fear is currency, the truth becomes dangerous. As a new authoritarian government tightens its…
Theatre & Performing Arts
for colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! LIMITED DATES! GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! ETA Creative Arts Foundation is bringing back the powerful, groundbreaking, and unforgettable production of for colored…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Porchlight Music Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors
For more than four decades, the Tony Award-winning musical Little Shop of Horrors has delighted millions of fans around the world with the funny and…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
The Cosmic Underground Show
Step aboard for a one-of-a-kind journey where mind-reading, magic, comedy, and sci-fi collide in ways you won’t find anywhere else in Chicago. Hosted by real-life…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Permission to Fail: Asian American Art in Progress
Asian American Arts Chicago, in partnership with HAIBAYÔ Café, is proud to announce “Permission to Fail,” a two-day artist salon taking place November 14–15, 2026,…
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