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Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective is the largest, award-winning, interactive comedic true crime mystery dinner show in the United States. We are now running public and private…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Roaring Nights at Brookfield Zoo Chicago: +LIVE+
Create your ultimate summer evenings at Roaring Nights, Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s premier summer concert series! Get ready to turn up the volume for unforgettable nights…
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…
Music & Comedy
Blavity House Party Summer Series: Chicago
Chicago, you already know—when it comes to house parties, this city wrote the blueprint. From the birthplace of house music to a thriving creative scene,…
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…
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
Noumenon Dance Ensemble presents: Love Big Enough
In this evening length performance, NDE explores the expansive and transformative power of love. The dancers embody the complexities of human connection, from the vulnerability of…
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…
Music & Comedy
Al Jackson at The Comedy Bar
Al Jackson is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and TV/radio personality best known for his special “Comedy Central Presents: Al Jackson” and for his role…
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
An Iliad
A timely and gripping retelling of Homer’s epic poem, An Iliad returns to Court’s stage, illuminating the human cost of conflict with breathtaking urgency. Timothy Edward Kane reprises his…
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,…
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 Color Purple
Twenty years since its Broadway musical debut, The Color Purple is reborn in Lili-Anne Brown’s revelatory production—“perfection on every level!” (Chicago Sun-Times). It’s a celebration of life,…
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…
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