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Steep Theatre Announces Two New Shows for 2024 Season


by A.A. Cristi - May 09, 2024

Steep Theatre will be back on stage in 2024 with two new productions that continue the company's tradition of bringing new work to Chicago audiences....

Chicago Sinfonietta Board Names Two Lifetime Trustees and New Member


by Stephi Wild - May 09, 2024

 As its 36th anniversary season draws to a close, Chicago Sinfonietta has shared new developments in its Board of Directors. ...

Kalliope & Co. to Present THE RECEPTIONIST A Red Orchid Theatre Incubator Project


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 23, 2024

Experience THE RECEPTIONIST, a play by Adam Bock, presented by Kalliope & Co. as part of A Red Orchid Theatre's Incubator Series. ...

 Court Theatre Will Host BLACK POWER SERIES


by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2024

 Court Theatre will present the Black Power Series: Invoking the Black Archive. In conjunction with the world premiere of Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution, the Black Power Series is a collection of public talks, artist responses, archival showings, and exhibitions that explore the monumentality of...

Chicago Writers' Bloc 2024 New Play Festival Begins In May At Theater Wit


by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2024

Discover new musicals and plays from Chicago-area writers at the 2024 New Play Festival, hosted by Chicago Writers' Bloc at Theater Wit from May 5 - 19....

See Chicago Dance's CHICAGO DANCE MONTH Returns This June


by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2024

Celebrate the art of movement this June with See Chicago Dance's CHICAGO DANCE MONTH. Experience a variety of dance styles and performances across the city....

Music Institute of Chicago Hosts Annual Gala Benefit Next Month


by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024

Celebrating its decades of dedication to music education and performance, the Music Institute of Chicago will host its Annual Gala Benefit on Monday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago...

PlayGround Returns With BEST OF PLAYGROUND(CHICAGO) '24 April 29


by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2024

Discover the selected plays and playwrights for PlayGround's annual ten-minute play fest, BEST OF PLAYGROUND(CHICAGO) ’24....

Review: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Court Theatre


by Zac Thriffiley - April 09, 2024

Charles Newell's final project as Court Theatre's artistic director offers audiences a hilarious exploration of what makes us human as well as a stunning reminder of his keen dramaturgical instincts. The production has already been extended through April 28 due to critical acclaim and popular demand...

TimeLine Theatre Closes 2024-25 Season With DHABA ON DEVON AVENUE


by A.A. Cristi - March 18, 2024

TimeLine Theatre Company has announced details for the world premiere of Dhaba on Devon Avenue by Madhuri Shekar, directed by Chay Yew and presented in a co-production with Writers Theatre....

Past Shows

Circle Mirror Transformation
11/19 - 11/20/2021


When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and ...


MAY 27 - 31 | $15 | ONLINE Percussionist John Corkill aims to orient himself at an intersection, between avant-garde new music and the general ...

QUINCE: LOVE FAIL
5/21 - 5/23/2021


MAY 21 - 23 | $15, $20 with reception | ONLINE It MAY seem strange that Quince, a vocal quartet specializing in contemporary music, would ...


APRIL 30 - MAY 2 | $15 | ONLINE A longtime collaborator of the late Roy Hargrove, pianist and New Orleans native Sullivan Fortner is ...


MARCH 30 - APRIL 30 | $15 | ONLINE Described as meditative and sublime, the Buddhist form of ritual chant known as shomyo is one ...


APRIL 23 - 25 | $15 | ONLINE A member of one of the last generations to grow up steeped in the Afro-Caribbean Garifuna tradition, ...


APRIL 21 | Free | ONLINE Assistant Professor of Music Jessica Baker, an ethnomusicologist who specializes in contemporary popular music of and in the Circum-Caribbean, ...

IAN BOSTRIDGE, TENOR
4/16 - 4/18/2021


APRIL 16 - 18 | $15 | ONLINE When people describe Beethoven the person, the composer's temper is often one of the first characteristics they ...


MAY 14 - 16 | $15 | ONLINE With performance credits that include the Silk Road Ensemble and New York Philharmonic, Iranian maestro Kayhan Kalhor ...


APRIL 9 - 11 | $15 | ONLINE Few pieces have received such varied and frequent interpretation as Bach's Goldberg Variations. Perhaps that is what ...


APRIL 8 | Free | ONLINE Enjoy a rare chance to practice shomyo alongside one of the monks from Shomyo no Kai in a workshop ...


MARCH 12 - 14 | FREE | ONLINE In a concert centered on the ability of music to excite and inspire, members of the Chicago ...

AXIOM BRASS
3/5 - 3/7/2021


With programs ranging from jazz and Latin music to transcriptions of string quartet repertoire and original compositions for brass quintet, Axiom Brass has been delighting ...


FEBRUARY 26 - 28 | $15 | ONLINE Seth Parker Woods, artist-in-residence at the University of Chicago, has been called "a cellist of power and ...

NOIS
2/19 - 2/21/2021


In just four years, Chicago-based saxophone quartet ~NOIS has quickly emerged as one of the most exciting and engaging chamber music ensembles in the United ...


HAYDN DISCOVERY: OP. 20, NO. 3 WITH THE ST. LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET FEBRUARY 5 - 7 | $15, $20 with reception | ONLINE Though well ...

MARIZA SINGS AMALIA
1/29 - 1/31/2021


JANUARY 29 - 31 | | ONLINE For more than two centuries, the folk style of Fado has been synonymous with its home of Portugal, ...

JAZZ GALLERY ALL-STARS
1/22 - 1/24/2021


Miguel Zenón, alto saxophone; Morgan Guerin, tenor saxophone; Joel Ross, vibraphone; Charles Altura, guitar; Gerald Clayton, piano; Linda Oh, bass; Kendrick Scott, drums; Renee Neufville, ...


n her program Ohrwurm, recorder virtuoso Tabea Debus joins lutenist Alon Sariel to explore how tunes and dances wormed their way into many aspects of ...


Sound Sites: Clare Longendyke, piano Streaming Friday, NOVEMBER 13, 7 PM CT - Sunday, NOVEMBER 15, 11:59 PM CT Amy Williams: Piano Portraits, Book 2 ...


Eugene O'Neill University Of Chicago...

Wittenberg
2/28 - 2/29/2020


David Davalos University Of Chicago...

Waiting for Godot
2/21 - 2/22/2020


St. Dunstan's Theatre's Stage 2 presents Waiting for Godot. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

Yellow Face
5/24 - 5/25/2019


The lines between truth and fiction blur with hilarious and moving results in David Henry Hwang’s unreliable memoir. Asian-American playwright DHH, fresh off his Tony ...

Videos


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Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) Tracker
The Thanksgiving Play in Chicago The Thanksgiving Play
Ensemble Theater In Honor of Helen Zell at Steppenwolf (4/25 - 6/2) Tracker
Chicago Cabaret Week 3rd Annual, 10-day Festival in Chicago Chicago Cabaret Week 3rd Annual, 10-day Festival
Chicago Area Venues (5/10 - 5/19)

CONCERT Tracker
Re-Writing the Declaration in Chicago Re-Writing the Declaration
The Center for Performing Arts (11/1 - 11/3)
Physician Magician in Chicago Physician Magician
Rhapsody Theater (5/2 - 6/1)
Jesus Christ Superstar in Chicago Jesus Christ Superstar
Theater at Meiley-Swallow Hall, North Central College (6/7 - 6/23)
Warm on the Coolin' Board in Chicago Warm on the Coolin' Board
Greenhouse Theater Center (5/2 - 6/1)
Bible Bingo: A Comedy of God, Games, and Goofy Prizes in Chicago Bible Bingo: A Comedy of God, Games, and Goofy Prizes
Greenhouse Theater Center (4/14 - 5/25)
THE 35TH ANNUAL RHINOCEROS THEATER FESTIVAL in Chicago THE 35TH ANNUAL RHINOCEROS THEATER FESTIVAL
Rhinocerous Theater Festival 2024 (5/25 - 6/30)
Wells and Welles in Chicago Wells and Welles
City Lit Theater (7/18 - 8/11)
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