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PrideArts (formerly Pride Films and Plays) has announced a one-night festival of eight short LGBTQIA films, to be screened in the Main Theatre of the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N.

PlayMakers Laboratory celebrates fall with a special line-up of Halloween, election and Thanksgiving-themed performances of its popular online revue That's Weird, Grandma: House Par-Tay, a creative series of stories written by elementary school students, adapted and performed by PML's professional a

Spektral Quartet has announced the second phase of the group's inventive new digital-only record, Experiments in Living (New Focus Recordings): an elegantly designed online version of the album's interactive card deck, free to all users.

Inspired by the themes of Romeo and Juliet, Accidental Shakespeare Company presents their first Zoom theatre festival!

The reading will be live on Friday, September 18, 2020 at 7pm, and features Tony Award winner Deanna Dunagan and Artistic Affiliate Camille Robinson.

American Blues Theater will produce its 199h Annual Production of It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! from Frank Capra's film and directed by Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside with musical direction by Ensemble Member Michael Mahler.

The Orion Ensemble returns to the stage with a one-night-only all-Beethoven program for a limited in-person audience and livestreamed on Tuesday, October 6 at 7 p.

Winifred Haun & Dancers will present a full artistic season for 2020|21.

The world's most successful and best selling soprano, Sarah Brightman, will bring HYMN: Sarah Brightman In Concert to the historic Auditorium Theatre on Friday, December 10, 2021 @ 8PM CDT.

Virtual Memberships go on sale today for the Steppenwolf NOW virtual stage featuring 6 breakthrough stories written by some of America's most talented voices.

The Jeff Awards has announced the nominees for the 52nd annual awards for theater excellence that include 142 theater artists across 30 artistic and technical categories.

The Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA) has announced the opening of the 2021 Artists Fellowship Program and Literature Awards Program.

The Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra announces a virtual concert to honor Lyric Opera of Chicago's canceled live opening night.

The Illinois Arts Council Agency has announced the opening of the 2021 Artists Fellowship Program and Literature Awards Program.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago today announced its 2020/21 43rd season, to include virtual presentations of new work by five acclaimed choreographers, all with ties to the company: Rena Butler, Jonathan Fredrickson, Penny Saunders, Robyn Mineko Williams and Connie Shiau.

Strawdog Theatre Company, under the leadership of Interim Artistic Director Kamille Dawkins* has announced its 33rd season, featuring four virtual productions:

Rockford Symphony Orchestra presented a series of outdoor concerts at Sinnissippi on September 12 and 13.

Lyric Opera of Chicago opened the company's reimagined fall season with For the Love of Lyric, a virtual concert from the stage of the Lyric Opera House, on Sunday, September 13.

Strawdog Theatre Company has announced its upcoming all-digital 2020-21 season.

Broadway personality, Donna Vivino, will guest star on the Jim Masters Show Live! on this coming Tuesday, 9/15/20.

Executive Director Jay Pastucha and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith announce the first performances in its Onstage and Outdoors: A Live Performance Series, Iconic: A Broadway Hits Cabaret.

The Auditorium Theatre continues its online programming this fall with At Home With the Auditorium, offered FREE online.

Mandala South Asian Performing Arts draws inspiration from the work of 13th century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic Rumi in its hour-long performance, With Rumi, Saturday, September 26 at 3 and 6 p.

The AA Arts Incubator Program of Asian Improv Arts Midwest has announced that its historic series 'Our Perspective: Asian American Plays' continues in 2020 with Fragmented, written by Karissa Murrell Myers, directed by Spencer Ryan Diedrick and assistant directed by Daniella Wheelock, Monday, Novemb

Building on the success of their recent livestream performances and virtual fundraiser, Third Coast Percussion extends a consistent schedule of online appearances through the fall of 2020.