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Remy Bumppo Theatre Company will return to the stage for its 2022-2023 season with three plays that celebrate the resilience of the human spirit, our need for creative self-expression, and the never-ending desire for emotional connection.

Teatro Vista, Chicago’s leading Latine theater company, will return to the live stage this spring with Emmy-nominated artist Brian Quijada’s world premiere musical, Somewhere Over the Border, directed by Denise Yvette Serna.

Collaboraction announces Moonset Sunrise, its 25 year anniversary production, with live performances June 8-18, 2022 at Beat Kitchen's new Bar Sol on Navy Pier, 700 E.

Hell in a Handbag Productions will conclude its 20th anniversary season with the world premiere of A Fine Feathered Murder: A Miss Marbled Mystery, by Artistic Director David Cerda*, directed by Cheryl Snodgrass.

Lyric Opera of Chicago is celebrating the return of its famed Wine Auction 2023, to be held on May 13, 2023.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Lookingglass Theatre's ALICE, now on stage at Water Tower Water Works.

Babes With Blades Theatre Company (BWBTC) returns to live performances with its 2022 season and its presentation of William Shakespeare’s Richard III, in partnership with the University of Illinois Chicago’s Disability Cultural Center and directed by Richard Costes, August 25 – October 15, at

Story Jam will kick off a new monthly storytelling show at Artifact Events on Wednesday, June 29th at 7:30 PM CDT at 4325 North Ravenswood Avenue in Chicago.

Raven Theatre, Chicago’s newest Equity-affiliated theatre, is concluding its 2021-22 Season with the Chicago premiere of Melissa Ross’ The Luckiest, a heartfelt and honest look at the journey of life, directed by Artistic Director Cody Estle.

Fans have one more chance to be part of the studio audience as comedian Sam Morril returns to The Den Theatre to tape his new comedy special! A seventh stand-up performance has been added on Wednesday, June 8 at 8 pm on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N.

After celebrating a decade of beauty and innovation, Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer Julianna Rubio Slager today announceD the 2022-2023 season of Ballet 5:8, ambitiously launching the female and minority-led premiere ballet company into the next chapter.

The Den Theatre has announced comedian Jourdain Fisher for three stand-up performances on August 6 – 7, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N.

Broken Nose Theatre, one of Chicago’s premier Pay-What-You-Can theatre companies, is continuing its tenth season with the Chicago premiere of Zoe Kazan’s smart and incisive sci-fi drama After The Blast, directed by ensemble member JD Caudill*.

AstonRep Theatre Company is concluding its 2020-21 season with the Chicago premiere of Sarah Treem’s courageous drama When We Were Young and Unafraid, directed by Sara Pavlak McGuire*, playing May 13 – June 12, 2022 at The Edge Off-Broadway Theater, 1133 W.

Directed by Helen Young, TimeLine Theatre Company’s Chicago premiere of Lloyd Suh’s THE CHINESE LADY is a poignant and well-crafted play centered on Afong Moy, who was supposedly the first Chinese woman to come to America.

ComedySportz Chicago - a 35 year-old improv comedy institution - announces a new move to Piper's Alley in Chicago's iconic Old Town neighborhood.

It's not an overstatement to say that Jacqueline Williams is a staple of the Chicago theater community.

American Blues Theater has announced the cast of August Wilson’s Fences, directed by Monty Cole.

Academy of the Arts, the west-suburban, non-profit academic and art school launched last year is offering a summertime series of classes for students age 10 through college age, led by established Broadway performers.

First Floor Theater will return to live production with the world premiere of company member Omer Abbas Salem’s THE SECRETARIES: A PARABLE following the script’s 2021 development as part of Goodman Theatre’s Future Labs.

Redtwist Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its next production, Antigone, adapted by Anne Carson and directed by Christine Freije, June 23 – July 31, at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W.

After celebrating its 25th Anniversary in residence at Theater Wit—a season that featured the world premiere, acclaimed hit Relentless, which went on to an extended run at Goodman Theatre—the company will return to its longtime home in Chicago’s Lakeview East neighborhood, located at 615 W.

Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire has announced two weekends of concerts produced by Artists Lounge Live, saluting some of the best-loved pop and rock artists of the mid-20th Century.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere production of It Came From Outer Space, a new musical comedy based on the ‘50s cult classic sci-fi film from Universal Pictures.

The Den Theatre will present comedian Dave Attell for five stand-up performances August 18 – 20, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N.