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Theatre & Performing Arts
Goodnight Moon
This musical based on Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s book is drenched in primary colors that pay homage to Clement Hurd’s vivid illustrations in an…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Champions Of Magic
The phenomenal Champions Of Magic bring their acclaimed illusion spectacular to Chicago for a limited engagement this summer. See the production that critics have described…
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
Physical Theater Festival Presents Jet Lag
Jetlag is, above all, an emotional journey—one that is constantly out of step. Moving between airports, from crowded transit zones to the confined cabin of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Covenant
BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Brokeback Mountain
“Top Shows to See in the U.S. This Spring” in The New York Times Gather around the campfire for the highly anticipated North American premiere! This…
Theatre & Performing Arts
For Gustave
On the Spot Theatre Company is delighted to present the world premiere of For Gustave, a new drama about French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. For Gustave…
Theatre & Performing Arts
An Enemy of the People
An award-winning new take on the historic masterwork about citizens standing up to power. When a respected doctor in small-town Norway makes a deadly discovery…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Champions of Magic
The phenomenal Champions of Magic bring their acclaimed illusion spectacular to Chicago for a limited engagement this summer. See the production that critics have described…
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
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “The Last Five Years”
Oil Lamp Theater presents The Last Five Years, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown and directed by Christina Ramirez, June 5 – July 5,…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
[producing body] Presents “Spaceman”
[producingbody] is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Spaceman, by Leegrid Stevens and directed by Eric Slater, May 19 – June 13, at The…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Àkójọpọ̀ Presents: 3rd Annual Taste of Nigeria: African Art Music Fundraiser Night
The 3rd Annual Taste of Nigeria: African Art Music Fundraiser Night will take place on Saturday, June 6th, 2026 at Connect Gallery in Hyde Park.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Presents Jet Lag
Jetlag is, above all, an emotional journey—one that is constantly out of step. Moving between airports, from crowded transit zones to the confined cabin of…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
“Outta This World!” An Original Play
“Outta This World!” is an absurd comedic play about two aliens who land in mid-century Chicago after running out of fuel. In our story, the…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
You Win Some, You Dim Sum: an uplifting comedy show
This weekend, celebrate everyday wins with Chicago Standups at a comedy show that will leave you feeling uplifted and craving dim sum! We don’t celebrate…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Physical Theater Festival Chicago Returns, Celebrating Movement-Based Performance
Physical Theater Festival Chicago announces their 2026 festival lineup of contemporary and movement-based performance, June 1 – 7, 2026 with performances at both Theater Wit,…
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
Gee’s Bend
GEE’S BEND is the story of the Pettway women, quilters from the isolated community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Beginning in 1939, the play follows Alice, her…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Brokeback Mountain
“Top Shows to See in the U.S. This Spring” in The New York Times Gather around the campfire for the highly anticipated North American premiere! This…
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