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Big White Fog
Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Gangsta Baby
The hit production from the London Pub Theatre scene – first production in the US Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy
Crossing Borders // La Caccina // Holocene
Ear Taxi Festival presents an ear taxi concert. Celebrate contemporary music with powerful performances from Crossing Borders Music, La Caccina, and Holocene. Crossing Borders’ program…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts
FashionBar The Shows: October 2025 – Modest, Formal, Evening Wear
The closing runway of October 2025, this event presents modest fashion alongside formal and evening wear collections, bringing elegance, refinement, and cultural expression to the…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Things With Friends
World premiere by Kristoffer Diaz (Tony Award nominee, Pulitzer Prize finalist) Manhattan. Burt and Adele are hosting a dinner party. Steak is on the stove.…
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
The Book of Will
Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like ROMEO AND JULIET. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company presents Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, September 12 – October 18, at the Den…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Monstrous
written by Stephanie Lewis, directed by Rachel Borgo After a merciless punishment, Medusa loses her way—and her memory—traveling to the Underworld. She awakens at The…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
YOU’RE INVITED…to bear witness to a fully improvised murder mystery. Six improvisers find themselves trapped on stage with a murderer, and nobody knows who the…
Music & Comedy
Alice Cooper & Judas Priest at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Tinley Park, ‘you’ve got another thing comin’ this fall: a massive collision between shock rock and heavy metal forces that will have crowds everywhere raising…
Music & Comedy
Jay Badlani: Live in Chicago!
Jay Badlani is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor based out of Atlanta, GA. With his unflinching attitude and charm, he is known for entertaining…
Music & Comedy
Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear – Do The Reggae Tour
Ziggy Marley and Burning Spear will join forces for the co-headlining Do The Reggae Tour across the United States in fall 2025.
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ashland Avenue
“You gotta start living your life right now. Because someday you’ll wake up and it’s over.” Pete’s TV and Video has served Chicagoland for 40+…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Wheel of Improv
Chicago’s top comedians battle it out for laughs, glory, and sweet sweet points in an interactive game show, featuring a live studio audience (that’s you!)…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mr. Wolf
12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Big White Fog
Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced…
Music & Comedy
Air Play Moon Safari
Legendary French duo AIR returns to The Auditorium and to continue celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album Moon Safari. Similar to their recent…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lion King
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Books on the Chopping Block
A 60-minute program of readings of short excerpts from the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2024, accompanied by background on each book, including…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
First Monday Jazz: Clif Wallace Big Band
Launched in 2013, First Monday Jazz is APL’s longest-running program, featuring emerging and established Chicago musicians and vocalists on the first Monday of every month.…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ashland Avenue
“You gotta start living your life right now. Because someday you’ll wake up and it’s over.” Pete’s TV and Video has served Chicagoland for 40+…
Music & Comedy
Late Nite Mic With Vik Pandya at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Vik Pandya is a nationally touring…
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