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Theatre & Performing Arts
Lookingglass Theatre Company Iraq, But Funny
Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company is proud to announce its next production, the world premiere of Iraq, But Funny, May 29 – July 20,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The End of Reality
“The End of Reality” is [Richard Maxwell’s] most eloquent statement to date on the blurring of despair and apathy in American lives. – Ben Brantley,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Part Two 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
You Will Get Sick
A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for The Wizard of Oz. Welcome…
Theatre & Performing Arts
War of the Worlds
Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They…
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
Lifeline Theatre Presents World Premiere of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds
Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They regard…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Support Group For The End Of The World
Support Group for the End of the World Thursday, Friday, and Saturday | 7:30 PM | June 5th – 28thTickets are $15 on Thursday, $20…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Titanique
Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…
Tours & Attractions
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Big Bus Tours, the global leader in open-top bus sightseeing, invites visitors to experience the enhanced Sunset Live Tour in Chicago. Available May 8 through…
Theatre & Performing Arts
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
In 1920, Karel Čapek’s early science fiction classic R.U.R. coined the term “robot” and looked ahead to the wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence decades…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Announces “The Marvelous Wonderettes”
Oil Lamp Theater’s next production is The Marvelous Wonderettes, written and created by Roger Bean, with musical arrangements by Brian William Baker, orchestrations by Michael…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Footholds vol. 6
FOOTHOLDS VOL. 6 written by The Community directed by Rachel Borgo, Courtney Marie, Caitlin McManus, Kayla Menz, Ebby Offord, Jared Sheldon, and Erin Sheets In…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jackalope Theatre Presents Neighborhood Watch
CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company’s 17th season continues with the world premiere of Rehana Lew Mirza’s latest play, Neighborhood Watch, May 22 – June 28,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Toy Story In Concert – Watch Film With Live Orchestra
Venue: The Auditorium Date: June 14, 2025 — (30th Anniversary Film Concert!) Time: 7:30 PM Tickets: $84.50-$114.50 Ever wonder what toys do when people aren’t around? Pixar Animation…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Joffrey Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Experience this Chicago premiere with The Joffrey Ballet, the first American ballet company to bring Wheeldon’s Wonderland to life. Plunge down the rabbit hole into…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lincoln Lodge
The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL, where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Galileo
Galileo is a humanizing and compelling portrait of the great scientist, torn between his scientific principles and his desire for the comfortable life that compliance with…
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
Ricky Sim: Coming Out To Dead People
Following sold-out shows and multiple rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, London’s Soho Theatre, and Off-Broadway at Soho Playhouse, comedian and storyteller Ricky Sim…
Music & Comedy
Aaron Sutherland: Turtle Boy LIVE! Special Recording
Come join us for an unforgettable evening with Aaron Sutherland at The Lincoln Lodge! Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt as Aaron takes…
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