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Oil Lamp Theater Presents “I Love You Because”
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce its next production, I Love You Because, August 14 – September 13, book and lyrics by Ryan Cunningham,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
THIS MESSAGE IS MEANT FOR YOU
Hot Kitchen Collective premieres THIS MESSAGE IS MEANT FOR YOU, a brand new multimedia performance. THIS MESSAGE IS MEANT FOR YOU is a strip of magnetic…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “yo ho.”
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2026 season opens with a world premiere, yo ho., by playwright SMJ, directed by JD Caudill and fight choreography…
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
THIS MESSAGE IS MEANT FOR YOU
Hot Kitchen Collective premieres THIS MESSAGE IS MEANT FOR YOU, a brand new multimedia performance. THIS MESSAGE IS MEANT FOR YOU is a strip of magnetic…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Dramatic Improv Festival
The Dramatic Improv Festival returns to Chicago, August 20-23 for four days celebrating the art of grounded, human, emotionally authentic improvisation. Hosted by Theatre Momentum,…
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Spotlight Reading Series: A Century of Black Progress
Featuring the most ambitious programming to date, Court Theatre’s 2026 landmark Spotlight Reading Series is organized around the theme “A Century of Black Progress” and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Award-Winning Stage Play “Beyond the Door” Returns Home to Chicago’s West Side
Following sold-out performances and three 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, including Best Play, Beyond the Door returns for a special engagement August 21–22, 2026, at New…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Award-Winning Stage Play “Beyond the Door” Returns Home to Chicago’s West Side
Following sold-out performances and three 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, including Best Play, Beyond the Door returns for a special engagement August 21–22, 2026, at New…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Music Theater Works Presents the Beloved Classic “West Side Story”
Music Theater Works is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the second production of its 2026 season, West Side Story, in the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Nova Entertainment Presents “Hail Mary/Maria” by Playwright RJ Silva and Directed by Adam Reed
Nova Entertainment is pleased to announce the cast and creative team for Hail Mary/Maria, written by RJ Silva and directed by Adam Reed, August 14…
Theatre & Performing Arts
”Gus and Alice” the Off Broadway award winning theater comedy returns to Chicago
The Off Broadway award-winning hit comedy “Gus and Alice” makes its triumphant return to The Greenhouse Theater Center. Back by popular demand, join in on…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “I Love You Because”
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce its next production, I Love You Because, August 14 – September 13, book and lyrics by Ryan Cunningham,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes…
Theatre & Performing Arts
REMNANTS at Winnemac Park
Weaving together ecology, history, futurity, and collective awe in a site-specific spectacle performance at Winnemac Park and Marian Byrnes Park, Wender Collective’s REMNANTS is an…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Make Your Own Crappy Cake Art Class
The popular Crappy Cake Art Making Class is returning to WNDR this summer! Join Anna Lasbury, creator of one of WNDR’s most colorful installations “Life…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
“Dirty Money” – Dinner Detective Chicago
The Dinner Detective is an interactive true crime mystery show set in the present day and based on real cold cases. Feast on a fantastic…
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
Adolescent Salvation
Over the course of one night, through a haze of tequila, texting, and Taylor Swift, three teenagers banter, bicker, and push each other to the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Windows
Olivia is a former soccer player still recovering from a career-ending injury. Her girlfriend, Natalie, is stuck in a job she’s not passionate about, caught…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Award-Winning Stage Play “Beyond the Door” Returns Home to Chicago’s West Side
Following sold-out performances and three 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, including Best Play, Beyond the Door returns for a special engagement August 21–22, 2026, at New…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Award-Winning Stage Play “Beyond the Door” Returns Home to Chicago’s West Side
Following sold-out performances and three 2024 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards, including Best Play, Beyond the Door returns for a special engagement August 21–22, 2026, at New…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dance for Life 35th Anniversary
Dance for Life, which benefits the Chicago Dance Health Fund, is a one-night-only event showcasing the city’s variety of dance traditions and styles by bringing…
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