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Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre’s 2026 Spring Concert Series
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 Concert Series, presented by the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S.…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
Asian American Arts Chicago Presents 2026 Festival “EVOLUTION”
Asian American Arts Chicago (AAAC) announces the 2026 Festival schedule and that tickets are now on sale for EVOLUTION: Asian American Arts Festival, Saturday, May…
Theatre & Performing Arts
2026 Shen Yun World Tour Coming to Chicago Downtown
What is Shen Yun, exactly? It’s more than just a performance. It’s a revival of China’s 5000 years of magnificent culture before communism – a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
2026 Shen Yun World Tour Coming to Chicago Downtown
What is Shen Yun, exactly? It’s more than just a performance. It’s a revival of China’s 5000 years of magnificent culture before communism – a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
ABLEfest – celebrating 10 years of Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations
Join A.B.L.E. – Artists Breaking Limits &Expectations as we celebrate our 10th anniversary of creating theatre and film for, with, and by individuals with intellectual…
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
Live at the Second City: Comedy Dance Chicago presents HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs.
HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs. A high-energy laugh-riot for ages 5 to 95. Comedy Dance Chicago’s joyful mashup of sketch comedy, physical humor, music,…
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
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wedding Singer”
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W. Campbell St., is proud to announce the cast and creative team…
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
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
You Win Some, You Dim Sum: an uplifting comedy show
We don’t celebrate our wins enough — so we made a comedy show where you can watch stand-up, win dim sum treats, and celebrate each…
Theatre & Performing Arts
2026 Shen Yun World Tour Coming to Chicago Downtown
What is Shen Yun, exactly? It’s more than just a performance. It’s a revival of China’s 5000 years of magnificent culture before communism – a…
Theatre & Performing Arts
2026 Shen Yun World Tour Coming to Chicago Downtown
What is Shen Yun, exactly? It’s more than just a performance. It’s a revival of China’s 5000 years of magnificent culture before communism – a…
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
ABLEfest – celebrating 10 years of Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations
Join A.B.L.E. – Artists Breaking Limits &Expectations as we celebrate our 10th anniversary of creating theatre and film for, with, and by individuals with intellectual…
Theatre & Performing Arts
SPINOFF
Two years ago, Alé left the city to move back into their childhood home to caretake for their mother. Far from friends, their plans in…
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