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Grand Kyiv Ballet: The Nutcracker – Symphony of Lights
Ukraine’s Grand Kyiv Ballet brings a magical new vision of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance on Thursday, November 19…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Snow Queen
THE SNOW QUEENwritten by Mallory Swisherdirected & choreographed by Stefan Roseen & Anna Roemer Once there was, and once there was not, a little girl…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Year One
Anna has her hands full living in a house with her brother, mother-in-law, and adult son. As her son drifts into a dangerous new ideology,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ina Garten – Simply Ina Book Tour
Ina Garten is scheduled to bring her “Simply Ina ” book tour to Chicago on Thursday, November 19, 2026. This special event celebrates the release…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Adirondack Chair Circle
A gaggle of suburban moms, armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Jaap van Zweden & Vadim Gluzman
Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony is the orchestral equivalent of a binge-watch drama, with each movement drawing you into the next, bursting with yearning, nostalgia and soaring…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Year One
Anna has her hands full, not only in her medical practice, but also living in a house with her brother, mother-in-law, and adult son. As…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Fall Series | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Having become one of the hottest tickets in town, Fall Series at Steppenwolf Theatre features two World Premieres: Paulina Street Passage, a new work by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Porchlight Music Theatre’s Little Shop of Horrors
For more than four decades, the Tony Award-winning musical Little Shop of Horrors has delighted millions of fans around the world with the funny and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Socks & Co.
ECLECTIC BRINGS ANOTHER WORLD PREMIERE! Eclectic Full Contact Theatre is proud to announce the cast and crew for their first show of season 15, Socks…
Theatre & Performing Arts
She Loves Me
The Mikos Lazlos play Parfumerie, on which She Loves Me is based, has inspired many adaptations, including the beloved film You’ve Got Mail starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Set in a 1930s European…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me
NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! records its live tapings at the Studebaker Theater inside the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois. Hosted by Peter Sagal…
Theatre & Performing Arts
ATPT Announces Final Season of “Port of Entry”
After four years of sold-out performances, Port of Entry returns for its final season beginning Oct. 29. Created by Albany Park Theater Project and Third…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) presents the final production in its 2026 season, William Shakespeare’s King Lear, directed by Alison Dornheggen and fight choreography…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Wood Harris in Cinema & Music!
City Winery Chicago & Colossus Presents Wood Harris in Cinema & Music! with Jedi the Tap Dancer, Delafaye Music, Chris Ponds and He’Brews Music Live…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Our Town – Lazy Susan Theatre Co.
Lazy Susan Theatre Co. presents Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece “Our Town” beginning November 12, 2026. A breakfast before school, first loves, and those quiet…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketch Playlist
Nominated “Best Comedy Show” by the Chicago Reader (2025), Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show that will feature all-new sketches every single week… the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jersey Boys
The original Broadway sensation returns to the road! Celebrating 20 years – Jersey style! They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts
America@250 – Now is the Time: Artists Go to Work
On July 4, 2026, America turned 250 years old. To reckon with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is to reckon with freedom…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
The Cosmic Underground Show
Step aboard for a one-of-a-kind journey where mind-reading, magic, comedy, and sci-fi collide in ways you won’t find anywhere else in Chicago. Hosted by real-life…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Drunk Christmas Carol
Drunk Christmas Carol, presented by the Drunk Shakespeare Society, brings a boozy twist on Charles Dickens’ holiday classic to Chicago for a limited run at…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Little Shop of Horrors
SOMETHING BIG IS GROWING ON SKID ROW… A down-on-his-luck floral assistant discovers an exotic plant with a craving for human flesh. As the carnivorous plant…
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…
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