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Chicago Humanities Festival presents Abby McEnany and Samantha Irby: Work In Progress on June 25 7:00PM (CDT).

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced its 2020/21 Reset Season today featuring a truncated four play lineup (originally six plays) with flexible dates to allow for greater agility in the time of COVID-19, accompanied with a robust slate of original virtual programming.

WTOP reported that Riccardo Muti, who conducted a Motzart motet Sunday night, sent a clear message: live classical music has returned to Italy.

As part of the annual recognition of theater excellence, the 47th Non-Equity Jeff Awards today announced honorees in 21 artistic and technical categories.

Do you miss live theater? So do four suburban Chicago theater companies! The Highland Park Players, Big Noise Theatre, Big Deal Productions, and Music on Stage have decided to band together and create their own virtual stage to cope with these strange times.

Jorge Pérez, Executive Director and Associate Artistic Director of Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater, joins Auditorium Theatre for a conversation about the history of this revered Chicago dance company, memorable performances at the Auditorium Theatre, and how they've been keeping busy over

The Actors Fund announced today that Season of Concern, a non-profit dedicated to providing financial assistance to Chicagoland theater practitioners, both Equity and Non-Equity, impacted by illness, injury or circumstance that prevents them from working, has donated $175,000 to The Actors Fund.

Indian Valley Theatre is launching free virtual workshops of children!

Wisecrackin' is a weekly Online Comedy show were comedians are pitted in a head to head challenge to write a punchline to a set up they have never seen.

In honor of Pride Month, About Face Theatre will bring its world-premiere production of PACKING to a wide audience through online streaming.

SapphFest: Pride Edition is Violet Surprise's second virtual variety show celebrating queer women and non-binary artists from all over the country and internationally, through storytelling, comedy, clown, music, poetry, performance art, and play readings.

Chicago's iO Theater, which has been closed since March due to the current health crisis, has officially closed its doors permanently.

The annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards will be presented Monday, June 22, 2020 at 7:00PM (CST) on YouTube.

Set to entertain guests around the country, Drafts & Laughs Virtual Beer & Comedy Festival will be broadcast on Saturday, June 27 from 8 a?" 10 p.

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The building that houses Steep Theatre has been sold, and the ensemble's tenure at 1115 West Berwyn will likely be coming to an end this fall.

Full casting has been announced for the live reading via Zoom of UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS AND THE TRUE NATURE OF LOVE by Brad Fraser, directed by Jacob Van Hoorn.

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The Apollo Chorus of Chicago will be holding their annual After Hours benefit on July 17th from 7pm - 10pm.

Jonathan Tolins' look at gay life in the 1990s - THE LAST SUNDAY IN JUNE a?" will be performed via Zoom by a cast of socially-distanced actors on the actual last Sunday of June 2020 a?" the day on which Chicago's Pride Parade was set to take place before its cancellation due to the city and state's

PlayMakers Laboratory celebrates Pride Month virtually with a FREE presentation of That's Queer, Grandma, a hilarious romp through student-written stories that at the heart are centered on inclusivity, equality and what it means to be authentic.

Continuing its series of impromptu livestreamed concerts in the wake of COVID-19, the University of Chicago Presents will welcome Anthony McGill, Chicago native and principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic, with pianist Anna Polonsky in a digital performance of music for clarinet and piano s

After twelve years, Red Theater's founding Artistic Director Aaron Sawyer is moving to an advisory position with the company's Board of Directors.