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The Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce hosts and produce the 15th Annual Lakeview East Festival of the Arts.

The Momedians of Momedy is a stand-up comedy show featuring Chicago's best comedians a?" who just happen to be moms! Host Kat Herskovic will deliver the laughs along with fellow Momedians Denise Medina, Colleen Brennan, Lia Berman, Michelle Krajecki and Patti Vasquez.

Hailed as 'the best party in town,' by New York's Cabaret Scenes Magazine, The Nitz/ Howe Experience marks a major milestone on Saturday, September 7th.

Michael McAssey makes his return to Chicago cabaret on over a decade at Drew's On Halsted.

Mark your calendars, RaueNOW members! Raue Center For The Arts is keeping the box office open late and cutting loose for Member Appreciation & Discount Night on August 15, 2019! From 5 - 8 p.

As the bells of Notre Dame's cathedral sound in 15th-century Paris, Quasimodo--a captive bell-ringer--escaped his captor to join the Feast of Fools, and is rejected by every reveler except one.

The Neo-Futurist Theater is proud to host more than 50 Chicago-based activists, artists and leaders to take part of its 24-hour staged reading of the Mueller Report.

The third YIPPIE FEST, three days of theater, comedy, music and more will take place on the same traditional weekend celebrating the anniversary of the Woodstock Nation a?" August 16th-18th, 2019 a?" at the Prop THTR, 3502 North Elston Avenue in Chicago.

ComedySportz Chicago (CSZ) is pleased to announce the company will be performing down the street from its home at the CSZ Theatre at the Chicago Women's Funny Festival, Thursday, Aug.

Williams Street Repertory, McHenry County's only professional theater company, is excited to bring the kooky, upside-down world of a?oeThe Addams Familya?? to Raue Center For The Arts this fall! This new musical comedy opens on September 27, 2019, and runs select dates through October 20, 2019.

Victory Gardens Theater under the direction of Artistic Director Chay Yew and Executive Director Erica Daniels, announces casting for its upcoming productions of Tiny Beautiful Things based on the book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted by Nia Vardalos, directed by Vanessa Stalling, The First Deep Breath

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre dedicated to producing new work with women at the core, presents the world premiere of Laura and the Sea by Kate Tarker, directed by Devon de Mayo.

 Idle Muse Theatre Company (IMTC) begins its 2019-20 Season with Equivocation, by Bill Cain, directed by Artistic Director Evan Jackson*, September 20 a?" October 10 at The Edge Theatre Off Broadway, 1133 W Catalpa Ave.

AstonRep Theatre Company announces casting for its production of Peter Shaffer's psychological thriller EQUUS, directed by Co-Artistic Director Derek Bertelsen*.

The third YIPPIE FEST, three days of theater, comedy, music and more will take place on the same traditional weekend celebrating the anniversary of the Woodstock Nation a?" August 16th-18th, 2019 a?" at the Prop THTR, 3502 North Elston Avenue in Chicago.

High Concept Labs (HCL) today announces the Fall 2019 lineup of Artists in Residence.

Windy City Playhouse will present the Chicago premiere of Duncan Macmillan's critically-acclaimed a?oeEvery Brilliant Thinga?? in a brand-new third performance space at the Playhouse's South Loop location (2229 S.

Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago's 19/20 season will open with the 8th annual Collaborative Works Festival, held in venues around Chicago September 5, 7 and 8, 2019.

The Chicago Humanities Festival will kick-off its 30th anniversary Fall Festival with MSNBC anchor and investigative reporter Rachel Maddow on Saturday, October 12.

American Blues Theater opens its 2019-2020 Season by welcoming home Ensemble member Rick Cleveland with the Chicago Premiere of his play Five Presidents, directed by Ensemble member Marty Higginbotham.

Ghostlight Ensemble is seeking short scripts (a maximum of 15 minutes) with strong female characters that are geared toward young audiences (under 12).

With exciting new shows being announced for the 2019-2020 season, Raue Center For The Arts shares a look at what is coming to the theatre this fall! From tributes to iconic acts and hit stand-up comedy to musicals, magic shows and more, there is something for everyone!

The Orion Ensemble, winner of the prestigious Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, opens its 27th season with a program welcoming guest violist Stephen Boe and celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, along with a collection of piano-focused works.

 The Art Institute of Chicago presents an examination of midcentury art and design with In a Cloud, In a Wall, In a Chair: Six Modernists in Mexico at Midcentury, on view from September 6, 2019a?"January 12, 2020.

Idle Muse Theatre Company (IMTC) brings truth to power with Bill Cain's Equivocation, September 20 - October 10 at The Edge Theatre Off Broadway.