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Valiant Theatre is a mission driven company, recently launched on Chicago's north side.

The new Paramount School of the Arts will celebrate its Grand Opening on Saturday, June 1, 2019, a date that will launch a new era for the live performing arts in downtown Aurora.

Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian Patton Oswalt brings his stand-up tour to The Den Theatre for three performances only August 15 - 16, 2019, 1331 N.

Mary McColl, Executive Director of Actors' Equity Association, has issued the following statement about Malcolm Ewen, a longtime Chicago-based stage manager who served as a National Councillor representing members on the Central Regional Board of Actors' Equity.

Laughing Stock Theatre, LLC is pleased to announce our first full length performance will be 'Finding Hortensio; Or Love In The Time of Capitalism' at City Lit Theatre, June 13-16, 2019.

Trans Voices Cabaret CHI has announced a venue change to Steppenwolf to be part of their LookOut series.

Commission Theatre (CT) presents THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare.

In celebration of both Gay Pride Month and the 50th anniversary of Noel Coward's knighthood, Robert Rodi looks back on the British icon's legendary career, trailblazing style, enduring influence-and above all his songs.

Celebrated French conductor Lionel Bringuier returns to the Ravinia Festival to lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, July 13 at 7:30 p.

MIRACLE is up to bat at Royal George Theatre through July 14.

Random Acts will honor the 20th anniversary of the events at Columbine High School with The United States Theatre Projects' columbinus.

The Comrades, a non-Equity theatre company, today announced its cast for its world premiere of ROAST, a dark comedy by Northwestern University alum Harry Wood, a New York-based writer and comedian.

Strawdog Theatre Company concludes its 31st season with the world premiere of TAKE ME, a musical comic fantasia written by Mark Guarino, with original music and lyrics by Jon Langford (The Mekons, The Waco Brothers),orchestrations and arrangements by Anabelle Revak, direction by ensemble member Ande

Drury Lane Theatre announces a special Family Day for its Regional Premiere of Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical, scheduled for Sunday, June 9, 2019, before the 2:00 p.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J.

Court Theatre, under the leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F.

A Miracle is coming to Chicago.

AstonRep Theatre Company is pleased to conclude its 2018-19 season with Rebecca Gilman's dramaTHE CROWD YOU'RE IN WITH, directed by Co-Artistic Director Derek Bertelsen*, playing May 16 - June 16, 2019 at The Raven Theatre (West Stage), 6157 N.

Under the direction of David Cromer, Writers Theatre presents a NEXT TO NORMAL that is raw and electric.

Ending its 23rd season outdoors, First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St.

Walter Stearns, Executive Director of Mercury Theater Chicago, announced today that a production of the Tony-Award Winning Best Musical, SPAMALOT.

A brand-new version of the award-winning 1993 musical ALL THAT HE WAS to open on August 12, 2019 at Pride Arts Center.

Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak are proud to announce BrightSide Theatre's 2019-2020 Season - Season Nine Guilty Pleasures From the pleasure of a holiday favorite A Christmas Carol the Musical, to the pleasure of the women in Nine the Musical in Concert, to the

Join UrbanTheater Company (UTC) as they take you back to the 80s, to the glory days of house music when Black and Latino dance crews set such legendary local juice bars like Jenal's and Medusas on fire with their dance moves.

Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce casting for its Chicago premiere of the bold new musical comedy HEAD OVER HEELS, featuring songs by The Go-Go's, based on The Arcadia by Sir Phillip Sidney, conceived and original book by Jeff Whitty and adapted by James Magruder.