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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 School of Memory
Created by Héctor Álvarez in collaboration with Attilio Rigotti & Theatre Y What do we do with the darkness we inherit? The School of Memory is a family biography…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Lituanica (musical)
Welcome to Lituanica! Lituanica is an award-winning musical about the unbreakable spirit of the nation, unity, and about an extremely significant episode in the history of the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
THE READ THROUGH SERIES: Seminar by Theresa Rebeck
In this biting and provocative Broadway comedy from Pulitzer Prize nominee Theresa Rebeck, innocence collides with experience as four aspiring young novelists partake in private…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Suffs
BEHIND EVERY POWERFUL WOMAN… ARE MORE POWERFUL WOMEN. Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical Suffs about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Orpheus in the Underworld
GREAT LAKES OPERETTA PRESENTS JACQUES OFFENBACH’S “ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD,” A RIOTOUS MUSICAL RETELLING OF THE ORPHEUS LEGEND, FEATURING THE FAMOUS ‘CANCAN’ SONG! Great Lakes…
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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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
St. Nicholas
This is a play about theater critics. And this is a play about vampires. But we repeat ourselves. In this darkly humorous one-person show by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
“Native Gardens” by Karen Zacarías
Welcome To The Block. Where the lawns are trimmed, the smiles are tight, and the passive aggression blooms year-round. Theatre EVOLVE presents “Native Gardens” —…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces the cast and creative team for ‘night Mother, April 16 – May 24, by Marsha Norman and directed by Executive Artistic…
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
Redtwist Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “Deserted”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents Deserted, playing June 14 through August 2, a world premiere by Melanie Coffey and directed by Laura Sturm, at Redtwist Theatre,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketchtopia:
An Evening of Excerpts from Disabled and non-disabled playwrights.The Inclusive Playwrights Project and Tellin’ Tales Theatre are proud to partner for Sketchtopia, an exciting new…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Iceboy! The Musical
Starts June 20 Extended by Popular Demand Through August 9! MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN LYRICS BY MARK HOLLMANN AND JAY REISS BOOK BY ERIN QUINN…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wizard of Oz”
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
3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor
Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable. And what better way to explore all the various sides…
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
The Naked Comedy Show
Yup, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Top comics with no bottoms. This will not be a bunch of exhibitionist open mikers — these are…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style
The Best of The Second City: Chicago-Style is a fast-paced sketch and improv comedy revue from The Second City featuring classic scenes from its legendary…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Factory Theater Presents “Two Out Of Three Falls” By Bill Daniel
The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to present Two Out of Three Falls, June 4 – July 18, written by Bill Daniel…
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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Former Grant Park Music Festival Principal Conductor Leonard Slatkin returns to conduct Tchaikovsky’s fatalistic Symphony No. 5. Violinist Yevgeny Kutik makes his Festival debut in…
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…
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…
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