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Love is Improvised
An improvised take on a hit reality-TV show that dares to ask… is love truly improvised? A cast of 10 improvisers embark on a journey…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketch Playlist
Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show that will feature all-new sketches every single week… the ultimate sketch playlist. Come see these writers and performers…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Eureka Day
Chicago’s acclaimed TimeLine Theatre Company returns to the Broadway Playhouse (following previous hit productions OSLO and THE LEHMAN TRILOGY)! At Berkeley, California’s ultra-progressive Eureka Day…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Outsiders
The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS. Adapted from S.E. HINTON’s seminal novel and FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’s iconic film, this thrilling new…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical
The Enormous Crocodile musical brings Roald Dahl’s story to life with puppets, music, and laughs — a fun family show at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater. “For…
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
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Follow Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to Neverland! The adventures are endless in a world of pirates and mayhem. Let your imagination fly to a place…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Meet Roxanne, Petunia, and Babe…three Sister Piggies who set out to build their own houses. Roxanne (the Rock’n Roll Pig) builds hers out of Sticks,…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Dance Center and BraveSoul Movement present B-SERIES 2026: B-PRESENT BATTLE & JAM
The 12th annual celebration of Hip Hop & Street Dance Culture co-curated by faculty Daniel BRAVEMONK Haywood and Kelsa K-SOUL Rieger-Haywood. This year’s theme B-PRESENT…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Così fan tutte
Two officers, convinced all women are fickle in love, hatch a plan to switch places and woo each other’s fiancées in disguise — but the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Musical will have U.S. premiere at The Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
After a highly successful run in Europe, the U.S. anticipated premiere of Bernadette, The Musical has been set!The inspiring musical about the courageous story of…
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
The Rules of Bad Behavior
The Rules of Bad Behavior get recklessly applied to everything in this all-new, all-original sketch comedy revue. From awkward run-ins with Keanu Reeves at the…
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…
Music & Comedy
Calvin Evans at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Chicago native Calvin Evans’ comedy career…
Music & Comedy
The Rules of Bad Behavior – A Sketch Comedy Show
The Rules of Bad Behavior get recklessly applied to everything in this all-new, all-original sketch comedy revue! From awkward run-ins with Keanu Reeves at the…
Music & Comedy
Titanic Live
Welcome to the Auditorium Theatre – IL in Chicago, Illinois, where Titanic Live will be taking the stage on February 13, 2026, at 7:00 PM.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Disney On Ice: Jump In!
Get ready for a magical adventure as Disney On Ice unveils its newest show, Jump In!, at United Center from February 12-15, 2026! The adventure begins…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hamnet
“Elegant and beguiling” – Evening Standard (UK) Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
UpDating
UpDating is the first-of-its-kind & wildly popular live show bringing comedy, dating, and reality to a stage near you. Hosted by comedian Brandon Berman and…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Così fan tutte
Two officers, convinced all women are fickle in love, hatch a plan to switch places and woo each other’s fiancées in disguise — but the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Before and After, an instant drama
Life is defined in moments. Before and After explores the story leading to a life-changing event and the impact of that instant on all that…
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…
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