Upcoming Chicago Events
Check out what's happening all around Chicago.
Search events category
Theatre & Performing Arts
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dennis Watkins’ The Magic Parlour
Seating fewer than 50 guests, The Magic Parlour is a uniquely intimate and exclusive live entertainment attraction in the heart of downtown. It may be Chicago’s longest-running…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cabaret ZaZou
Cabaret ZaZou is a unique entertainment experience where raucous comedy, extraordinary live music, international cirque performances, and a multi-course feast collide. As guests enter the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show has been dazzling audiences around the globe for over five years, faithfully bringing to the stage Eric Carle’s timeless classics. Created…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dance Residency Open Studio Series
During 2022’s Year of Chicago Dance, a new dance floor was installed in the Chicago Cultural Center’s Dance Studio and an application was opened to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Make/Believe 2023: A Festival for Young Audiences
In May and June, Ghostlight Ensemble will present the fourth installment of its popular Make/Believe play festival for young audience in 2023. The five short…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Shaw Vs. Tunney
By Douglas Post Based on The Prizefighter and The Playwright by Jay R. Tunney This world premiere production tells the true story of a deep…
Theatre & Performing Arts
From the Mississippi Delta
A compelling tale of tenacity and resilience, this Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama explores the incredible journey of a young woman from her hardscrabble Mississippi origins through…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain’s timeless classic sweeps audiences down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim escape from slavery to freedom at the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Dance Month Kickoff Celebration
See Chicago Dance is excited to announce the program lineup for the 11th annual Chicago Dance Month! Taking place from May 31–September 13, this celebration is…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Gender Play, or what you Will
Will is a trans actor seeking to belong and feeling frustrated at not seeing their story reflected onstage. In their most desperate hour, they reach…
Theatre & Performing Arts
See Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Kicks Off
See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns this June. Now…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Working – A Musical
Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes…
Theatre & Performing Arts
“Ofrendas en Sinestesia; experiments in shared dance rituals” by Co-MISSION Curator Marcela Torres
In collaboration with Links Hall and community partner El Paseo Community Garden, Co-MISSION curator Marcela Torres presents “Ofrendas en Sinestesia; experiments in shared dance rituals,”…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ofrendas en Sinestesia; experiments in shared dance rituals
In collaboration with Links Hall and community partner El Paseo Community Garden, Co-MISSION curator Marcela Torres presents “Ofrendas en Sinestesia; experiments in shared dance rituals,”…
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
Shaw Vs. Tunney
By Douglas Post Based on The Prizefighter and The Playwright by Jay R. Tunney This world premiere production tells the true story of a deep…
Theatre & Performing Arts
THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller
Invictus Theatre Company proudly presents THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller at The Reginald Vaughn Theater, May 15 – June 11, 2023. In Arthur Miller’s drama…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In
After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
CRDT presents: Identity City
IDENTITY CITY June 2 & 3, 7:30 pm @ Studio5 Performing Arts Center WHAT YOU’LL ENJOY “movers and shakers who dazzled audiences against all…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Agnes of God
Redtwist Theatre concludes its 2023 season with its next production, Agnes of God, written by John Pielmeier and directed by Clare Brennan, featuring Redtwist Ensemble…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Aztec Human Sacrifice
It’s the night before the beginning of the Aztec empire’s new millennium, and the Chosen One – so named because he is to be sacrificed…
Theatre & Performing Arts
From the Mississippi Delta
A compelling tale of tenacity and resilience, this Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama explores the incredible journey of a young woman from her hardscrabble Mississippi origins through…
Explore hotels, flights, deals, and more
Plan your trip
Your Favorites
Quick access links
Made with in Chicago