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22nd Annual Chicago REEL Short Film Fest
Join us for the Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Festival. Our Shorts Festival seeks to provide opportunity for filmmakers around the world by showcasing their…
Music & Comedy
Ralph Barbosa: Bean Without a Cause Tour
Ralph Barbosa will bring the Bean Without a Cause Tour to The Chicago Theatre on Friday, November 7.
Music & Comedy
Hasan Hates Ronny: Ronny Chieng & Hasan Minhaj
During these divided times, many people believe that open dialogue and discourse are the only tools to mend a wounded nation. Comedians Hasan Minhaj and…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Revolution(s)
By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Amadeus
Vienna: a cacophony of music and intrigue. The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the flamboyant entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: prodigy and wild…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars
Motherhood, marijuana, and the multiverse collide in this Chicago-set story of family, immigration, and American identity. Like millions of Americans, Clara is doing her best…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ugly Lies The Bone
Jonathan Berry is BACK and he’s directing Shattered Globe’s powerful season opener UGLY LIES THE BONE. After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Joffrey at the Harris: Matters of the Heart at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance
The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance proudly presents what is certain to be a highlight of its Harris Theater…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Superior Donuts
Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Angry F*gs
An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who has aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mop & Bucket Blues
“Mop and Bucket Blues” examines the importance of sports and creative arts programming by bringing awareness to Chicago’s inner city gun violence, poverty, food insecurity,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Based on Chapter Seven of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, this gothic horror high seas adventure tells the shocking events aboard the cargo ship transporting Count Dracula’s belongings from…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get Away From
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents a world premiere production, Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Repertory Ballet presents The Capulets
Chicago Repertory Ballet is proud to announce the World Premiere of its original ballet, The Capulets. Set in the fictional universe of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet,…
Music & Comedy
Devil’s Daughter
The hottest show in town Devil’s Daughter features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a decade.…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
Missed Call is a premier Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday — inspired by the audience’s suggestion!
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
SCP Jazz: Joshua Redman Quartet with special guest Gabrielle Cavassa
Overview Masterful sound, soulful expression Joshua Redman, one of the most respected jazz saxophonists of his generation, “plays with imagination and empathy” (The Guardian). His…
Theatre & Performing Arts
3 Stages of Love
Ghostlight begins its 9th Season with the first installment of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love. The…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Modern Butchood
Modern Butchood is an explosive, hilarious, new play about a big lesbian mess. This one woman show follows the misadventures of “Butch” the sardonic girlfriend…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Devil Comes to Town
Presented with Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series: In a town obsessed with writing, the arrival of a mysterious devilish publisher sets off a sinister…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Cosmic Underground Show
Magic, Mind-Reading, and Comedy Collide! Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, the Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show.…
Music & Comedy
Jo Koy: Just Being Koy Tour
Jo Koy is bringing his Just Being Koy Tour to United Center on November 7, 2025!
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