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Shane
In this World Premiere adaptation of the classic western, Shane, a mysterious stranger, shows up at the Starrett homestead in the Wyoming Territory in 1889.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The 37th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival Returns September 20 – October 26 at Four Chicago Venues
Curious Theatre Branch, with co-producers Chicago Danztheater Ensemble, Chicago Dramatists and Labyrinth Club, are pleased to announce the 37th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, September 20…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre’s new 22nd season, “State of Violence,” begins with Prayer Circle, September 17 – November 8, by Erik Gernand and directed by Executive…
Theatre & Performing Arts
I am the Wind
Two lifelong friends sail into open water: one edging closer to the pull of oblivion, the other with a question neither can escape. Nobel laureate…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Aviary: Birds of Paradise
Join producers Hummingbird of Pollinator Entertainment Group and Gaybriel Le Fae of Fae Productions for a night of enchanting burlesque at Chicago’s Newport Theater! Starring:…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
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
And It Is The People Who Should Wield It
According to Augusto Boal, the Brazilian theatre artist who created Forum Theatre as a style of performance, “The theatre is a weapon, and it is…
Theatre & Performing Arts
“Unpacking Home” by Raices to Roots
“Unpacking Home” is a dance and poetry theatrical production that follows The Poet, a character in search of home, who receives a suitcase from their…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Who’s Waldo?
Who’s Waldo? is a comedy variety show where everyone (local and touring comedians, clowns, musicians, and – yes, even you) is Waldo. Part comedy show,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Scratch Night – Destinos: 9th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
This one-night only production is produced by Physical Theater Festival, curated and hosted by Alice Da Cunha and Paola Sousa, and is made possible through…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The 37th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival Returns September 20 – October 26 at Four Chicago Venues
Curious Theatre Branch, with co-producers Chicago Danztheater Ensemble, Chicago Dramatists and Labyrinth Club, are pleased to announce the 37th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, September 20…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Music of the Baroque: Mozart’s Summit
Mozart’s last two symphonies and his final piano concerto unite in a season opener of rich expressive power. The intensity of Symphony No. 40 paves…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Shane
In this World Premiere adaptation of the classic western, Shane, a mysterious stranger, shows up at the Starrett homestead in the Wyoming Territory in 1889.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of World War II? Olivier…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Queer Quentos – Destinos: 9th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
This one-night-only production is made possible through the generous support of CENTER on HALSTED, our sponsoring partner. Hosted by Norma Seledon. Join us for Queer…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Blood of the Lamb
A searing drama about bureaucratic chaos in a post-Roe America. After her transcontinental flight is diverted to Dallas, a pregnant woman inexplicably finds herself trapped…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Goodman Premieres The 7 Fingers’ THE ATTIC – THINGS I’VE SEEN WHILE LYING ON MY BACK
The 7 Fingers is “pulse-raising magic” (The New York Times). From the primal vista of her childhood bedroom springs Shana Carroll’s wildly imaginative, ground-breaking memoir that…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Topdog/Underdog
“Take thuh cards and show me whatcha got!” Brothers Lincoln and Booth, named in jest, are two Black men living in America just trying to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of World War II? Olivier…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Marriott Theatre Presents Come From Away
Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre presents Come From Away, the internationally celebrated musical that was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, captured four Laurence Olivier Awards,…
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