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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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvsed DCOM
Dive into the nostalgia of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This All Star cast is bringing screen to stage every…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Comedy Hour
The Chicago Comedy hour is a comedy variety show featuring sketch, improv and stand up from some of the best up and coming comedians in…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketch Playlist
Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show on Thursdays at 9:30pm at iO Theater (1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago 60642) that will feature brand-new material…
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
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
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…
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…
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
“How Is Migration Woven Into America?” Comes To Chicago With Art Exhibition And Panel Event
In Chicago, one in five people is an immigrant. “How is Migration Woven Into America?” is a free event featuring an art exhibit and panel…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
Grant Park Music Festival Presents Carmina Burana
For over 90 years, the Grant Park Music Festival has offered free classical music in the heart of Chicago. On August 15th, experience the grandeur…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
ComedySportz Chicago
Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
ComedySportz Chicago
Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Our Lan’
Join Court Theatre for a staged reading of Our Lan’, part of their 2025 Spotlight Reading Series. A notable play at the time it was…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvised Shakespeare
Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare
Theatre & Performing Arts
Tom & Eliza
Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don’t) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future. Performed…
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…
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