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The Fly Honeys at Thalia Hall
Aug31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Fly Honeys at Thalia Hall

Voted Chicago’s best dance production of 2022 for their pride month show at Thalia Hall, the Fly Honeys return with an all-new four-night production this…

Thursday August 31, 2023
8:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Thalia Hall
1807 South Allport Street
MJ-The Musical
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ-The Musical

BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…

Friday September 1, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Working – A Musical
Sep1
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…

Friday September 1, 2023
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
The Writer
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Writer

Join us for an onstage experience, unlike anything you have ever seen before! A playwright wants to create a new story for a new world…

Friday September 1, 2023
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Raw and Fragile Closing Reception with Artist Talks
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Raw and Fragile Closing Reception with Artist Talks

Closing Reception with Artist Talks: Friday, September 1, 5 pm–8 pm   Additional Information: ALMA Art and Interiors 3636 S. Iron Street Chicago IL 60609…

Friday September 1, 2023
5:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Alma Art and Interiors
3636 South Iron Street
The Infinite Wrench
Sep1
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…

Friday September 1, 2023
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…

Friday September 1, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Spongebob Musical
Sep1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Spongebob Musical

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save…

Friday September 1, 2023
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
as though your body were right
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

as though your body were right

This work is an invitation to confront the bodiliness of being human. It is a shared experience of the vulnerability of being a body, and…

Friday September 1, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Make Do
2210 West Morse
Gay Card
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Gay Card

GAY CARD is the hilariously heartwarming story of Logan Kapler, a one-friend loser who has never belonged. But now he’s starting college with a trick…

Friday September 1, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
The 39 Steps
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 39 Steps

This fast-paced, family friendly whodunit is based on the novel by John Buchan and the Hitchcock movie by the same name but told with more…

Friday September 1, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
The Innocence of Seduction
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Innocence of Seduction

The second play in Mark Pracht’s projected “Four-Color Trilogy” of plays set during the early years of the comic book industry, The Innocence of Seduction…

Friday September 1, 2023
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater Company
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Cat’s Cradle
Sep1
Oct22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cat’s Cradle

Join the famed Hoenikker family on the Caribbean Island of San Lorenzo for a satirical tale of how “pure” scientific research, banana republic politics, and…

Friday September 1, 2023
7:30 p.m.Sunday October 22, 2023
2:30 p.m.
Lifeline Theatre
6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, 60626
In The Back/On The Floor
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

In The Back/On The Floor

IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…

Friday September 1, 2023
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Artemisia Theatre Presents: a hit dog will holler

Join us for the Chicago premiere of a hit dog will holler by Inda Craig-Galván, directed by Myesha-Tiara. About the play: When racism and oppression…

Friday September 1, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Curious Theatre Branch’s World Premiere of “Moon at the Bottom of the Ocean,” Sept. 1 – 23 at Chicago Dramatists
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch’s World Premiere of “Moon at the Bottom of the Ocean,” Sept. 1 – 23 at Chicago Dramatists

Curious Theatre Branch presents the first production in its 35th season, the world premiere of Moon at the Bottom of the Ocean, written by Bryn…

Friday September 1, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
The 2nd Story Presents: Year 25
Sep1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 2nd Story Presents: Year 25

2nd Story is real stories by real people for real change. Their deeply held belief is that personal stories can build a bolder and kinder…

Lincoln Park

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Friday September 1, 2023
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Fly Honeys at Thalia Hall
Sep1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Fly Honeys at Thalia Hall

Voted Chicago’s best dance production of 2022 for their pride month show at Thalia Hall, the Fly Honeys return with an all-new four-night production this…

Friday September 1, 2023
8:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Thalia Hall
1807 South Allport Street
The Paper or Plastic Recycled Comedy Hour
Sep1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Paper or Plastic Recycled Comedy Hour

The Paper Or Plastic Recycled Comedy Hour: Chicago’s almost eco-friendly sketch team presents an hour (plus change) of their favorite sketches, guest comedians, and collectible…

Friday September 1, 2023
9:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
Tend
Sep2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tend

Tend is a service-based performance experience fulfilling a socially requisite and biologically exigent allogrooming need. Structured as a one hour appointment, the self-care informed dance…

Saturday September 2, 2023
12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Berger Mansion
6205 N Sheridan Rd
The 39 Steps
Sep2
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 39 Steps

This fast-paced, family friendly whodunit is based on the novel by John Buchan and the Hitchcock movie by the same name but told with more…

Saturday September 2, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
MJ-The Musical
Sep2
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ-The Musical

BROADWAY’S MOST ELECTRIFYING NEW MUSICAL! He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time. Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is finally coming…

Saturday September 2, 2023
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance
Sep2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance

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…

Saturday September 2, 2023
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Working – A Musical
Sep2
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…

Saturday September 2, 2023
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
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