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Just Before Day
Join Court Theatre for a staged reading of Just Before Day, part of their 2025 Spotlight Reading Series. Originally written to be a radio play,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Lot Jams
Lot Jams is a free, outdoor summer concert series that showcases the people, businesses, and cultures that make Albany Park one of the best communities…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Parade
Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Annoyance Sketch Show: Late Stage Everything
The trains are late, the apps are broken, the bees are dying, and the algorithm knows your deepest fears. So what do we do? We…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Parade
Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…
Theatre & Performing Arts
MJ
Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Spotlight Reading Series
Court Theatre’s Spotlight Reading Series returns! This year’s Spotlight Reading Series will feature works of Theodore Ward (1902-1983), often referred to as the “dean of Black dramatists,”…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Alice in Wonderland
Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places! Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre launches its 21st season, “Defiant Femmes,” with How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Elizabeth Swanson and movement…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Film Screening of Native Son (1951)
Join Court Theatre for a screening of the 1951 film, Native Son – part of their 2025 Spotlight Reading Series. One of the most controversial…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Frontieres Sans Frontieres
Frontieres Sans Frontieres By Phillip Howze Directed by Kezia Waters July 17th – August 24th, 2025 Thursdays 7 pm, Saturdays 3 pm & 7 pm,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Parade
Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Heya Toots! Wingding: 2Ding2Furious
Corn Productions Presents Heya, Toots! Wingding: 2Ding2Furious Improv giant Heya, Toots! takes over the stage this summer every Thursday for a comedy variety show. From…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
Chicago Comedy Club at The House of Blues!
Chicago’s greatest stand-up show! Join an incredible night of comedy every Thursday at the House of Blues!
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
BULL
This original comedic play follows unproven jokesters Scott and Bryce, who find themselves at the pinnacle of the basketball world — the 1996 Chicago Bulls.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Community Reads: Native Son
Join Court Theatre for the newest installment of Community Reads, part of their 2025 Spotlight Reading Series. Following a screening of Native Son (1951), explore…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Female, Ashkenazi with a Sewing Machine
In the full length play with music, FEMALE, ASHKENAZI WITH A SEWING MACHINE, a diagnosis of ovarian cancer propels adoptee Anna on a journey, with…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Buddha’s Birthday
BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY is a comedy about anxiety, enlightenment, and raccoons. Pamela, an insecure history professor, is pressed by her husband to try medication for anxiety.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Griffin Theatre Company’s “Girls & Boys”
Griffin Theatre Company is proud to announce the midwest premiere of Girls & Boys, written by Dennis Kelly and directed by Robin Witt, July 11…
Theatre & Performing Arts
TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody
Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy live theater production company in North America presents “TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody” for a special six-week…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Music Theater Works Presents “Fiddler on the Roof”
Music Theater Works is proud to present the second production of its 2025 season, Fiddler on the Roof, in the George Van Dusen Theatre at…
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