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The Spongebob Musical
Aug25
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, August 25th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 W. Division St. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Mike Masse: Epic Acoustic Classic Rock in Chicago (Oak Park)
Aug25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Mike Masse: Epic Acoustic Classic Rock in Chicago (Oak Park)

“Toto’s favorite cover of ‘Africa'” – Yahoo! Music “Terrific!” – Dennis DeYoung (Styx) “Love this cover!” – Sarah McLachlan “Thank you very much! Beautiful. Great…

Friday, August 25th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Madison Street Theater
1010 W. Madison, Oak Park, IL, 60302
as though your body were right
Aug25
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, August 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Make Do
2210 West Morse
Vaguely Familiar
Aug25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Vaguely Familiar

From the US Improv Team comes an original sketch and improv revue at the Cornservatory! Join us for four spectacular shows chalked full of adventure,…

Friday, August 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
La Femme Bohème
Aug25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

La Femme Bohème

Two Chicago based companies Ouroboros Opera and The Valkyrie Ensemble will join forces to produce the Chicago Premiere of La Femme Bohème – the beloved…

Friday, August 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Women and Children First Bookstore
5233 N Clark St.
The 39 Steps
Aug25
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, August 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
The Innocence of Seduction
Aug25
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, August 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater Company
1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Kinky Boots
Aug25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is the big-hearted musical extravaganza that won six Tonys including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre album and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical.…

Friday, August 25th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
McGrath Family Center for Performing Arts (1100 Laramie Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091)
McGrath Family Performing Arts Center | 1100 Laramie Ave
In The Back/On The Floor
Aug25
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, August 25th
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Pippin
Aug25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pippin

Music Theater Works, recently launched its 43rd season with the highly recommended “Avenue Q,” announced the cast and creative team for its second production in…

Friday, August 25th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Blvd.
Dennis Watkins’ The Magic Parlour
Aug25
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…

Friday, August 25th
9:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Tend
Aug26
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, August 26th
12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Berger Mansion
6205 N Sheridan Rd
Kinky Boots
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is the big-hearted musical extravaganza that won six Tonys including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Musical Theatre album and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical.…

Saturday, August 26th
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
McGrath Family Center for Performing Arts (1100 Laramie Ave, Wilmette, IL 60091)
McGrath Family Performing Arts Center | 1100 Laramie Ave
MJ-The Musical
Aug26
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, August 26th
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance
Aug26
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, August 26th
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
Working – A Musical
Aug26
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, August 26th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
The Writer
Aug26
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…

Saturday, August 26th
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
A Taste of Soul
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Taste of Soul

“A Taste of Soul” is an outstanding musical tribute to a genre of music that has influenced popular culture worldwide. Experience how Soul music has…

Saturday, August 26th
3:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
4450 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60640
Late Nite Catechism
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Late Nite Catechism

Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett and Whoopi Goldberg. Late Nite Catechism is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. Written by Vicki Quade &…

Saturday, August 26th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 N. Lincoln Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Somos un Solo Pueblo, Mexico y Puerto Rico
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Somos un Solo Pueblo, Mexico y Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rican Arts Alliance (PRAA) in partnership with Cuerdas Clásicas, AfriCaribe, and the Chicago Philharmonic present Somos un Solo Pueblo, Mexico y Puerto Rico…

Saturday, August 26th
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Millennium Park
201 E Randolph Street
The Infinite Wrench
Aug26
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…

Saturday, August 26th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Aug26
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…

Saturday, August 26th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Spongebob Musical
Aug26
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…

Saturday, August 26th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 W. Division St. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Clued In
Aug26
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…

Saturday, August 26th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
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