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The Auditorium Theatre Auxiliary Board will host their annual Devil’s Ball on Friday, August 27, 2021, the first public event at the theatre since its closure in March of 2020.

Finalist Awards of $1,500 were also awarded to 10 Illinois artists for a total of $15,000.

With the help of her loveable schoolmates, including an amazingly talented ballerina, a cutie jock, a charming ditz and a totally kooky teacher, Freckleface learns that everyone is different – and that's what makes everyone special.

Porchlight Music Theatre announces streaming dates for its first live, in-person production of 2021, New Faces Sing Broadway 1979, with host multi-award winner Alexis J Roston* and a slate of up and coming talents celebrating the 1979 Broadway season, directed by Brianna Borger* and music direc

The Magic is Back! Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago's home for close-up magic, has announced plans to reopen its speakeasy-style Art Deco venue on August 2, 2021.

The Artistic Home is inviting the public to share in their process of play selection this summer by offering free admission each weekend to staged readings and open rehearsals of three contemporary plays.

Framed by a trip-hop soundscape from Feemster and producer E.

Raue Center For The Arts will welcome “DESERT ROCK” to the stage.

American Music Theatre Project's experimental web-based production allows audiences to pick an avatar and the version of the show they want to 'play.

In TITANIC (SCENES FROM THE BRITISH WRECK COMMISSIONER’S INQUIRY, 1912), playwright Owen McCafferty poignantly dramatizes eyewitness accounts of the Titanic’s sinking.

Director Tiffany Nichole Greene stages esteemed playwright Adrienne Kennedy’s OHIO STATE MURDERS with a cinematic twist in this second installment in Goodman Theatre’s Live Series.

The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival announces its Summer 2021 Living Room Tour, Thursday, July 15-Saturday, July 17, 2021.

Black Ensemble Theater Founder, Executive Director and CEO Jackie Taylor announces that the theater has received a generous $5 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and hopes that this gift will motivate other philanthropist and funders to also support Black Ensemble Theater and the arts.

Tomorrow, Goodman Theatre’s streaming-in-real-time Live series continues with Ohio State Murders by Obie Award-winning playwright Adrienne Kennedy.

Summer 2021 has finally arrived, which means it's finally time to start taking advantage of everything the city has to offer on the water.

Tomorrow, Goodman Theatre’s streaming-in-real-time Live series continues with Ohio State Murders by Obie Award-winning playwright Adrienne Kennedy.

PlayMakers Laboratory will present Stories Under the Sun, a series of free, family-friendly performances presented across the city this summer through the Chicago Park District's Night Out in the Parks initiative.

South Loop hub of community and celebrator of all cultures, Roosevelt Collection Shops has announced a special new art exhibition, curated by “artrepreneur” Dwight White in their gallery space, 150 West Roosevelt Rd.

The Auditorium Theatre has announced its 2021-22 Season, with Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater officially reopening the historic stage on October 16, 2021.

​​​​​​​Lifeline Theatre welcomes Amelia Ablan to her new staff position as Production Manager, beginning June 2021.

Blue Man Group will make return to Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre Wednesday, August 18.

The comedy duo of Jen Smedley and Kristin Hensley, creators and stars of the hit Facebook weekly series #IMomSoHard, have announced additional dates for their upcoming #IMOMSOHARD: The Getaway Tour.

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Violet Surprise Theatre presents SAPPHFEST: PRIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET.

Cabinet of Curiosity will present Sea Change, an outdoor celebration exploring the power of the sea and the feminine divine.