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KOVAL Comedy - Benefitting Glessner House


KOVAL Comedy: Third Fridays of the Month highlights Chicago's best stand-up comics...  AND gives back to local nonprofits....

Lucy's Comedy


LUCY’S COMEDY With headliner Larry Reeb, featuring Ted Willson, and  hosted by Brynn Jeffries Friday, January 16, 2026 @ 8:00pm (NEW Showtime!) Tickets start at $29* Members save ...

Greenroom Improv


Greenroom Improv SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2026 | 7:00 PM Adult Tickets are $24, Student Tickets are $17, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box ...

Once Upon A Cabaret


Once Upon A Cabaret  is a warm and nostalgic show filled with classic, Disney-style songs that many people grew up loving. Talented singers take the ...

Short Forms


A celebratory evening looking forward to Boykin’s third season, complete with previews of new works, light fare, and libations. Short Forms | An Evening of Dance ...

Kat Abughazaleh and Malort And Savior (Guerrilla Press Debut)


This is the debut of The Annoyance Theater's new, weekly live podcast, Guerrilla Press! Featuring an on-stage interview with Illinois 9th Congressional District candidate Kat ...

Phantom in CONCERT
Phantom in CONCERT
1/9 - 1/18/2026


PHANTOM IN CONCERT Book by Arthur Kopit, Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston Based on Gaston Leroux’s novel THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Directed by ...

Phantom in Concert
Phantom in Concert
1/9 - 1/18/2026


Experience the haunting romance of PHANTOM IN CONCERT, the stunning musical by Maury Yeston (NINE and TITANIC) and Arthur Kopit, inspired by Gaston Leroux’s classic novel. ...

Mirza Residency Concert: Shadowlands with S. Carey (Bon Iver) and John Raymond


Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency Concert: Shadowlands with S. Carey (Bon Iver) & John Raymond Friday, January 23, 2026 7:00 PM The Orpheum Theatre, Galesburg, IL ...

Rio: A Tribute to Duran Duran


RIO A Tribute to Duran Duran FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026 | 8:00 PM Tickets start at $43, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box ...


The 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival at Pegasus Theatre Chicago showcases the creativity of high school playwrights in Chicago. Running from January 1 to January ...

39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival


Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents the 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 1 - 24, 2026 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen.    For nearly four ...

Comedy Dance Chicago


Comedy Dance Chicago Comedy Dance Chicago is a high-energy laugh-riot! A joyful mashup of sketch comedy, physical humor, music, and dance, this feel-good show is ...

Dances From the Heart


CHICAGO – Emergence Dance Theatre presents the popular and romantic Dance Chicago program, Dances From the Heart, Saturday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. The program, ...

Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons


Explore the intricate ties between fathers and sons in a captivating evening with Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony. J. S. Bach’s Orchestral ...

The Petty Kings


Petty Kings A Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2026 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $43, Members save 30% (All-in ...

Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons


Explore the intricate ties between fathers and sons in a captivating evening with Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony. J. S. Bach’s Orchestral ...

This Too Shall Slap
This Too Shall Slap
5/1 - 1/25/2026


The Second City’s 113th Mainstage Revue This Too Shall Slap is a wild sketch comedy show that spins the familiar into the absurd…and makes the ...

A Neil Diamond Story


A Neil Diamond Story The stories and song of Neil Diamond FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2026 | 8:00 PM Tickets start at $43, Members save 30% ...

Chicago Comedy Hour
Chicago Comedy Hour
1/9 - 1/30/2026


The Chicago Comedy hour is a comedy variety show featuring sketch, improv and stand up from some of the best up and coming comedians in ...

Bob Seger Tribute Band


Bob Seger Tribute Band SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2026 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $43, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. ...

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo


The world’s foremost gender-skewing comic ballet, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male ballet company famous for its humorous and highly skilled performances ...


Experience the classic rock sounds of Bob Seger with the Bob Seger Tribute Band at Raue Center For The Arts on January 31, 2026. This ...

SMG Jimmy's Country Rap Showdown LIVE!


Title: Full Send Fridays: Double Treble Dueling Pianos & SMG Jimmy’s Country Rap Showdown Location: BaseCamp Pub & Eatery, 5750 Lakeside Dr, Lisle, IL Date: ...


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Latest Chicago Reviews


Review: YESTON & KOPIT'S PHANTOM IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo - January 11, 2026

What did our critic think of YESTON & KOPIT'S PHANTOM IN CONCERT at BrightSide Theatre?...

Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Lyric Opera Of Chicago


by Tina St. Angelo - December 07, 2025

There are 2 artistic performances in Chicago when you know its Christmastime. One is the Goodman’s A Christmas Carol and the other is the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Lyric....

Review: ELF THE MUSICAL at Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - December 04, 2025

Thanks to Buddy the Elf, ELF THE MUSICAL has plenty of holiday cheer. Jack Ducat has large shoes to fill as the beloved film character Buddy, a now adult man raised on the North Pole by Santa (Andrew Hendrick) and his elves— who must then venture into the wilds of New York City to meet his human fat...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Goodman


by Zac Thriffiley - December 04, 2025

This year's timeless and timely production, under the thoughtful yet daring direction of Malkia Stampley, runs through December 31....

Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL


by Tina St. Angelo - November 28, 2025

Don’t forget where you came from. Words spoken by Sam Phillips, founder and owner of Sun Records, to Elvis Presley. The holiday production at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre is Million Dollar Quartet Christmas. It continues the story where Million Dollar Quartet ends. ...

Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL


by Tina St. Angelo - November 25, 2025

An aptly titled song from one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, Irving Berlin. The holiday offering at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Jeff Award-winning director Stephen Schellhardt has created a musical that will stay with you long after the last note ...

Review: AMADEUS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - November 17, 2025

AMADEUS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a lively and sprawling production of Peter Shaffer’s play. Director Robert Falls, the recently retired former Goodman Theatre Artistic Director, makes his Steppenwolf directorial debut with one of the best uses of Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater I’ve seen. ...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - November 13, 2025

HELL’S KITCHEN, the Alicia Keys jukebox musical now making its Chicago premiere as part of the first national tour, has a messy storyline wrapped in slick packaging. While the show is loosely based on Keys’s childhood in Manhattan, the storytelling is generic, and the songs are often awkwardly incor...

Review: Kokandy's JEKYLL & HYDE at the Chopin Theatre is not to be missed


by Misha Davenport - October 27, 2025

What did our critic think of JEKYLL & HYDE at Kokandy Productions?...

Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo - October 25, 2025

It’s just a jump to the left… famous words that the audience is waiting for.  The first show at BrightSide Theatre for its 14th season dedicated to For the Fun of It is Richard O’Brien’s campy, cult classic The Rocky Horror Show....



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