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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...
ALL ABOARD… FOR A TRIP TO DIE FOR! Enter a world pulled from the passages of Murder on the Orient Express , Death on the Nile , and all the classic and modern mysteries that unfold en route, as Chicago's funniest and most skilled improvisers create a 90-minute murder mystery in...
The creator of 420 Shakespeare is bringing Mary Shelley’s monster to life… with a little help from Mary Jane. On a dark and stormy night, 4 professional actors meet to perform Shelley’s spine-chilling masterpiece, but only after one of them consumes at least 20mg of you know...
420 Frankenstein is the world premiere production from 420 Shakespeare, Chicago's cannabis-themed classical theater company, marking the company's first production outside the Shakespeare canon. Four professional actors perform a comedic adaptation of Mary Shelley's...
Written by Samantha Hurley and directed by Tyler Struble, this production from Refracted Theatre Company is now playing at the Bookspan Theatre at The Den Theatre. The cast includes Alex O'Shea, Jasper Johnson, and Lucy Stoole.
Written by Samantha Hurley and directed by Tyler Struble, this Chicago premiere is a Y2K farce about eighth-grader Shelby Hinkley, president of the Tobey Maguire Fan Club, who decides to kidnap the famous actor and marry him in her basement. Her fantasies of happily ever after...
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, written by Samantha Hurley and directed by Tyler Struble, September 18 - October 31, at the Bookspan Theatre at Den Theatre, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave. To...
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOWORIGINAL CAST SPOOKTACULAR TOURJoin three of the original movie's stars for a screening of the movie in a new 4k restoration with a live shadow cast and audience participation!The original 'Brad Majors' - BARRY BOSTWICKThe original 'Columbia' - NELL...
The Séance is an original stage show that recreates an authentic Victorian-era séance. We investigate the history, tell the stories of the participants, and demonstrate the exact techniques used by psychics and mediums who claimed to contact the dead. It's a time machine. We're...
Created and performed by Thom Britton, this 90-minute immersive theatrical experience recreates an authentic 1890s spirit circle. Rejecting contemporary haunted house tropes and novelty magic tricks, the production transports audiences into the heyday of 19th-century American...
Dennis Watkins reprises his Halloween favorite, The Spirit Cabinet, marking 25 years practicing magic in Chicago on Halloween. Watkins is known as Chicago's premiere resident magician, performing to nearly 100,000 guests at nearly 2,500 performances.
Tin Drum Theatre Company announces the Chicago premiere of A Dark Wood, October 15 - November 1, written by Eric Coble and directed by Steve Needham, at Studio 44 in the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. “The Fix” was supposed to correct everything that had gone...
Written by Eric Coble and directed by Steve Needham, this dystopian fable follows three members of a shattered family—Earthworm, Hummingbird and Armadillo—each surviving in their own way in a society in free-fall. Earthworm squats in no-man's land desperate to cross the river...
“The course of true love never did run smooth—out here, it doesn't get to run at all.” Sam Holloway doesn’t want much. He only wanted a few days at the family lake house before Dimitri got married and walked away for good. He wanted answers about what really happened between...
A tortured young man, ferociously insane parents, and a mystical drug addict collide in this dark absurdist comedy with a twist of vaudeville. Featuring Terry Bell, Shawna Franks, Camilla Frontain, and Larry Grimm.
Maria was last seen at her Quinceañera, and the party ended early due to an unknown emergency. Her three best friends, armed with confidence and questionable clues, race against the clock to find out what happened. The comic thriller by Phanésia Pharel, directed by Melia...
Set during the Detroit uprising of 1967, Detroit '67 follows siblings Chelle and Lank as they struggle to preserve family, hope, and home amid profound social change. Both an intimate family drama and a sweeping historical portrait, the play explores the enduring strength of...
Detroit. Summer 1967. As one of the most pivotal uprisings in American history unfolds outside their door, siblings Chelle and Lank are trying to build a future from the basement of their West Side home. But when a mysterious woman unexpectedly enters their lives, buried...
Dial M for Murder, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the original play by Frederick Knott and directed by Daniel King, puts a modern twist on Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller. A murderous misstep sets off a high-stakes hunt for the real criminal as time runs out. The play keeps...
Mozart's tale of the infamous seducer Don Giovanni, who descends into excess and immorality before facing a fatal reckoning with the dead. Bass-baritone Christian Van Horn stars in the title role, with Kyle Ketelsen assuming the role for the final two performances. The...
Manual Cinema's thrilling adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic tale combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, and live sound effects and music. The production stitches together the fictional story of Frankenstein with the biography of Mary Shelley to create a tale about the...
Rough House Puppet arts presents House of the Exquisite Corpse VI: LULLABIES runs October 8 - November 1 at The Merle at Steppenwolf . Six teams of Chicago artists will bring life to six unique puppet terror experiences, tapping into the horrors embedded in Lullabies for its...
Rough House Puppet Arts returns with the sixth annual House of the Exquisite Corpse, Chicago's only puppet haunted house, themed LULLABIES this year. Six teams of Chicago artists create six unique puppet terror experiences exploring the horrors embedded in lullabies. Guests...
Music Theater Works presents the first professional production of Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville in Chicago since its pre-Broadway run, with a book by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley and music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffett. This lighthearted romantic comedy follows Tully...
Music Theater Works is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the third production of its 2026 season, Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville, in the North Theatre, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, October 8...
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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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A Christmas Carol Drury Lane Theatre (11/28-12/27) |
