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Paramount Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of Mean Girls, running August 26 through October 11, 2026, directed by Devon Hayakawa in their Paramount solo directorial debut. Based on the 2004 film and featuring a book by Tina Fey with music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell...
Rotary Rocks the Raue: James Garner’s Tribute to Johnny Cash SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $54. Members get 30% Off. (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An $8 Order fee will be applied at checkout to the entire order) A Show That Walks the Line!...
Brothers Lincoln and Booth, named in jest, are two Black men living in America just trying to get by. Lincoln dresses like his namesake, reenacting his assassination for money and laughs, while Booth stays stuck in their apartment, working tirelessly on his three-card hustle...
Love Story: Unofficial Taylor Swift Tribute SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026 | 1:00 PM Tickets start at $44, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An $8 Order fee will be applied at checkout to the entire order) Experience an unforgettable night celebrating the...
Million Dollar Quartet Four Legends. One Night. Music History Made. You may have loved Million Dollar Quartet in 2017 at Paramount Theatre – now imagine it set in Sun Studio itself. The new Stolp Island Theatre was designed to immerse you in the experience so you can say “I was...
A new dark absurdist comedy
Chicago-Area World Premiere of Liana Sonenclar's The Years Between Us, Developed with New York Stage and Film, Opens October 15 Three performances only at The Lodge Performing Arts Center Jonathan James Productions presents the world premiere of The Years Between Us , a new play...
🎭 Memphis the Musical brings Rhythm & Blues, rock ’n’ roll, powerhouse vocals and electrifying Broadway energy to Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, October 24 & 25!
Blond Ambition: Tribute to Madonna SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2026 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $59, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An $8 Order fee will be applied at checkout to the entire order) Get ready to strike a pose and celebrate the music of one...
The Copley Comedy Series at Paramount's intimate 165-seat Copley Theatre presents an evening of stand-up comedy headlined by Tim Cavanaugh, with Michelle Krajecki featuring and Tim Benker hosting. Cavanaugh combines funny songs, stand-up, and audience interaction, and is a...
The Copley Comedy Series presents headliner Tim Cavanaugh featuring Michelle Krajecki. The show takes place at the 165-seat Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora.
Fifth grader Kenzie and her mother must move into a shelter, and she finds refuge in the world of video games alongside her avatar, Edwin. Through their imaginary space adventures, Kenzie dares to go farther than ever before, seeking confidence to make friends and succeed in the...
Hadestown is a Tony Award-winning Best Musical returning to Springfield as a special add-on production to the UIS Performing Arts Center's 2026-2027 Broadway Series. The production previously sold out during its Springfield engagement and is being offered with priority ticket...
James Garner and his band present a tribute to Johnny Cash as part of the Rotary Rocks the Raue concert series. For nearly two decades, Garner has performed a powerful and authentic recreation of Cash's legendary live sound, blending timeless songs with stories about the life...
Maps, Guides & Legends is a generative writing and interdisciplinary art-making workshop led by Sherry Antonini and Jenny Magnus. The event is a writing and creativity day based on the idea that doing is learning, using experiments and games as an explosive way to try new work.
Where the Nordic sky meets the human voice. Through music from Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark, the ten singers of Chiago a cappella bring the beauty, mystery, and wonder of the far north to life. Filled with luminous harmonies, breathtaking landscapes, and timeless...
If gay’s a choice, pick your poison. Inside the laboratory of mad scientist Dr. Gift, a batch of mysterious potions sends their ensemble of test subjects spiraling into nightmares, fantasies, and queer comedy meltdowns. What vial will they test next? You decide. October 3, 10...
This bilingual musical follows 12-year-old Vita as she discovers the meaning of remembrance and heritage through a magical journey with a lively candy skeleton.
BEFORE WE ARE HISTORY opens with a double bill of ONE and BLOOD SPILL. ONE is Jeff Hagedorn’s groundbreaking solo play about a young man attempting to understand and confront his AIDS diagnosis at a time when the disease itself was still frighteningly new. Set in New York in...
Winifred Haun & Dancers opens its season with two world premieres and the return of Trashed. Artistic Director Winifred Haun premieres The Middle of Forever, a new work for eight dancers exploring the longing to perceive what lies just beyond reach. Chicago choreographer Regina...
A cookie-fueled celebration of mischievous mouse mayhem!
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. The engagement follows last year’s completely sold-out and extended Chicago...
KOWALSKI is Gregg Ostrin's play imagining the pivotal first meeting between Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando, set over one evening in Provincetown in 1947 as Williams searches for the actor to redefine the role of Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. The play blends...
Mud Life is written by Willie Round and G. Riley Mills, the writing team behind The Lost Story of Emmett Till: Trial in the Delta. The play is inspired by Round's own experience growing up in North Lawndale.
What will the future remember of us—and what will it get wrong? This performance invites audiences into a fictional museum from an unspecified future, where a team of archaeologists from the future, in this case, you, excavates the ordinary artifacts of daily life in the early...
Where the Nordic sky meets the human voice. Through music from Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark, the ten singers of Chicago a cappella bring the beauty, mystery, and wonder of the far north to life. Filled with luminous harmonies, breathtaking landscapes, and timeless...
A double bill pairing Jeff Hagedorn's ONE, a groundbreaking solo play about a young man confronting his AIDS diagnosis, with Lee Raines' BLOOD SPILL, set in New York in 1992 and following HIV-positive playwright Kenny King as he confronts Angela Turner, an old college friend...
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Mean Girls Paramount Theatre (8/26-10/11) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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Topdog/Underdog Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater (9/17-11/01) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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God in a Hole Bramble Arts Loft (10/01-10/17) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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The Years Between Us The Lodge Performing Arts Center (10/15-10/18) |
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Sketch Playlist iO Theater (9/17-12/17) |
