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AMERICAN MARIACHI is an enchanting celebration of female empowerment and mariachi music.

Raven Theatre, Chicago's newest Equity-affiliated theatre, welcomes back audiences this fall with the world premiere of Joshua Allen's The Last Pair of Earlies, directed by Wardell Julius Clark.

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University welcomes audiences to celebrate the return of live performance with an 'Open House: A Weekend for the Arts,' Oct.

On their 20th Anniversary, Raue Center looks to the next 20 years and beyond to create a welcoming place where students of all ages can let their creativity soar.

A Theater in the Dark's live virtual audio drama A WAR OF THE WORLDS to return for three Halloween weekend performances, October 29-31

Off the ongoing success of their comedy series CHANNEL 13, Random Acts celebrates spooky season with SCARY STORIES AROUND THE FIRE, an audio experience set to release across platforms this October.

Donizetti's The Elixir of Love is opera's most heartwarming comedy, filled with delectable music that will be led by Lyric's Music Director Enrique Mazzola in this new-to-Chicago production directed by Daniel Slater.

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No jazz singer on the scene today bridges Sacred and Secular like 2020 Chicagoan of the Year in Jazz Tammy McCann.

See photos from the brand-new production from Dear San Francisco: A High-Flying Love Story, the brand-new theatrical experience debuting at San Francisco’s historic Club Fugazi.

TimeLine Theatre Company, acclaimed for presenting plays that explore today's social and political issues through the lens of the past, is thrilled to announce that it will celebrate its 25th Anniversary season with a return to live productions starting in January 2022.

Four years ago, I was belting Jerry Herman’s “Look What Happened to Mabel” in college auditions.

The Festival, which is free and open to the public is available online and in person, features readings of three scripts in the development process.

Strawdog Theatre Company, under the leadership of Interim Artistic Director Kamille Dawkins*, will welcome back audiences for its 34th season, “Aftermath,” featuring two live productions and an online treat just in time for Halloween.

Kokandy Productions will present the Chicago premiere of the bold new musical Hundred Days, featuring music and lyrics by The Bengsons, and book by The Bengsons and Sarah Gancher.

Raue Center For The Arts' Sage Studio has announced that it will once again present its educational production program, Sage on Stage! This time, Sage on Stage is heading back to school with a full-scale production of “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.

The public is invited to explore the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival's newly expanded space, including its teaching lab and puppet fabrication shop, Friday, October 8 from 5 to 8 p.

The Joffrey Ballet's reimagined holiday classic, The Nutcracker, by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, returns to Chicago during the Joffrey's first-ever season at the historic Lyric Opera House in downtown Chicago at 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, in 28 performances, December 4 �

Raue Center For The Arts in historic downtown Crystal Lake, is welcoming new staff member, Alayna DeVar as Education Coordinator & Lead Instructor for its new School for the Arts expanded education program scheduled to launch in mid-October.

Comedian Colin Quinn will bring his new show Colin Quinn: The Last Best Hope national tour to The Den Theatre (1331 N.

The production, which opened to the press on September 12, was originally scheduled to close on Sunday, September 26.

The University of Chicago's Center for Contemporary Composition has announced the 2021-22 concert season featuring seven concerts with nine CCCC commissioned works and over 35 world premieres.

The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Uptown Music Theater of Highland Park has announced its third annual cabaret - Brand New Day.