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You Will Get Sick
You Will Get Sick
6/5 - 7/13/2025


A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for  The Wizard of Oz ...

Groovin' at GovState, Featuring Projecto 7


The Center for Performing Arts (The Center) at Governors State University (GovState) is proud to announce Groovin’ at GovState, featuring Projecto 7, Thursday July 24 ...

On the Move
On the Move
6/17 - 6/24/2025


See Chicago Dance , the dance industry's nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, ...

Pier Dance
Pier Dance
6/4 - 6/25/2025


See Chicago Dance , the dance industry's nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, ...

Groovin' at GovState: Denise Thimes


The Center for Performing Arts (The Center) at Governors State University (GovState) is proud to announce Groovin’ at GovState, featuring Denise Thines, Thursday June 26 ...

Lucy's Comedy


LUCY’S COMEDY With headliner Calvin Evans, featuring DJ Ribsky, and hosted by Ted Willson.  Friday, June 27, 2025 @ 8:30p Tickets start at $29* Members save 30% (All-in ...

Chicago Dance Month
Chicago Dance Month
5/31 - 6/28/2025


See Chicago Dance , the dance industry's nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, ...

Neighborhood Watch
Neighborhood Watch
5/22 - 6/28/2025


Jackalope Theatre Company ’s 17th season continues with the world premiere of Rehana Lew Mirza’s latest play, Neighborhood Watch, May 22 - June 28, directed ...

Scandalous Boy
Scandalous Boy
5/23 - 6/28/2025


The story of the love between the emperor Hadrian and Antinous in pre-Christian Rome but framed in a twenty-first century setting with the statue of ...


The Second City 65th Anniversary Show celebrates over six decades of groundbreaking comedy at Paramount's Copley Theatre from June 17 to June 28, 2025. This ...

Wave Wall Moves
Wave Wall Moves
6/7 - 6/28/2025


See Chicago Dance , the dance industry's nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, ...

42 Balloons
5/24 - 6/29/2025


42 Balloons is a North American premiere musical inspired by the true story of Larry Walters, who made headlines with his extraordinary lawn chair flight ...

Come Along for the Ride
Come Along for the Ride
6/26 - 6/29/2025


“Come Along for the Ride: A Journey Through Climate Grief”  follows two women navigating life with climate anxiety. Sophie, a millennial in New York City, ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
6/27 - 6/29/2025


Don’t miss the Chicago suburban premiere of  Jersey Boys , brought to life by HOTT Productions, NFP, running June 27–29 at the Prairie Center for ...

Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
6/27 - 6/29/2025


One of William Shakespeare’s early comedies performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to ...

Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
7/10 - 6/29/2025


Four Legends. One Night. Music History Made. You may have loved  Million Dollar Quartet  in 2017 at Paramount Theatre – now imagine it set in ...

Pagliacci
Pagliacci
6/27 - 6/29/2025


The Opera Festival of Chicago presents Pagliacci, Friday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. and  Sunday, June 29 at 2 p.m. at the North Shore Center ...

Pippin
Pippin
6/13 - 6/29/2025


From the Tony Award winning composer of WICKED and GODSPELL, Stephen Schwartz, comes a captivating tale of a prince who learns the true meaning of ...

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
6/6 - 6/29/2025


Oil Lamp Theater’s next production is The Marvelous Wonderettes, written and created by Roger Bean, with musical arrangements by Brian William Baker, orchestrations by Michael ...

The Storm of the Century; Or, An Impractical Time for Love


Evanston, IL — Laughing Stock Theatre is thrilled to announce the world premiere of The Storm of the Century; Or, An Impractical Time for Love ...

Chicago Dance Month 2025
6/1 - 6/30/2025


Chicago Dance Month returns in June 2025, offering a diverse array of performances, classes, and events throughout the city, many free of charge. This month-long ...

Scamming Expert and Comedian, Sean Shank, to Headline Zanies Old Town July 1st!


Chicago, IL – July 1st – Scamming expert and “Fake Davin” TV series co-creator, Sean Shank, will be making his headlining debut at Zanies Comedy ...

You Win Some, You Dim Sum: a comedy show at the Lincoln Lodge | July 5th, 2025


We don't celebrate our wins enough!! Carve out some time in your week to come to You Win Some, You Dim Sum, a show where ...

Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost
7/3 - 7/6/2025


One of William Shakespeare’s early comedies performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to ...

Groovin' at GovState: Rosie and the Rivets


The Center for Performing Arts (The Center) at Governors State University (GovState) is proud to announce Groovin’ at GovState, featuring Rosie and the Rivets, Thursday ...

Pat McGann
Pat McGann
7/12


Pat McGann SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2025 | 7:00 PM TICKETS* Tickets: $59 / $65 / $69* RaueNOW: $41.30 / $45.50 / $48.30 Pat McGann, co-founder ...


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Review: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - June 23, 2025

The current production at Drury Lane Theatre is Always…Patsy Cline. This is based on a true story, was originally conceived by Ted Swindley and licensed by the Estate of Patsy Cline. It contains 27 of Patsy’s songs and is a two-woman show....

Review: YOU WILL GET SICK at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - June 16, 2025

Noah Diaz’s YOU WILL GET SICK is an affecting and unusual play. With direction from Steppenwolf Co-Artistic Director Audrey Francis, it closes out the season in a moving and intriguing manner. ...

Review: TO STEVE WITH LOVE: LIZ CALLAWAY CELEBRATES SONDHEIM at Studebaker Theater


by Kathleen Anwar - June 16, 2025

In a show that was part memoir, part love letter, and part stand-up comedy special, Liz Callaway paid tribute to the genius of the late Stephen Sondheim in an intimate performance that truly felt like a homecoming celebration for this Chicago native....

Review: PIPPIN at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - June 15, 2025

This 1972 musical written by Roger O. Hirson with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz – yes of Godspell and Wicked fame – and directed by Bob Fosse, is the current production at BrightSide Theatre. It originally stared John Rubenstein as Pippin and Ben Vereen as Leading Player....

Review: CHAOS THEORY OF EVERYTHING at The Second City E.t.c.


by Rachel Weinberg - June 15, 2025

The Second City e.t.c.’s CHAOS THEORY OF EVERYTHING is a potpourri of comedy....

Review: IRAQ, BUT FUNNY at Lookingglass Theatre Company


by Zac Thriffiley - June 13, 2025

IRAQ, BUT FUNNY serves not only as a masterful satire of British and American colonialism in the Middle East but also as a moving, multigenerational family drama....

Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO At Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - June 12, 2025

KIMBERLY AKIMBO is as oddball of a musical as its name. ...

Review: 42 BALLOONS at Chicago Shakespeare Theater


by Rachel Weinberg - June 11, 2025

“What makes a man try to fly in a lawn chair?” is 42 BALLOONS most repeated lyric. It’s on the nose — and it’s repeated across six interludes in Jack Godfrey’s new musical. Based on the real-life story of Larry Walters, who in 1982 reached a height of 16,000 feet flying a lawn chair accompanied by 4...

Review: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND at Lyric Opera Of Chicago


by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - June 09, 2025

The final production of the Joffrey Ballet season is Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This is a busy ballet created by Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. The music by Joby Talbot is rich and aligns precisely with the choreography. Bob Crowley’s costumes also help tell the story....

Review: DIANA at Theo Ubique


by Misha Davenport - June 02, 2025

DIANA THE MUSICAL, the ill-fated Broadway musical about the former Princess of Wales (a filmed version of which was one of the top “hate-watching”programs on Netflix last year) is enjoying its Midwest debut at Theo Ubique....



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