851 W. Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
The Annoyance Theatre is a theatre in Chicago.
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What did our critic think of JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Music Theater Works At The North Shore Center For The Performing Arts?…
Dead Girl’s Quinceañera brings a missing person case to the stage — and the detectives are a group of three Latina teen girls in Miami, Florida. Phanésia Pharel’s play capitalizes on the pop culture obsession with true crime and murder mysteries — though Dead Girl’s Quinceañera is ultim…
Opening its 15th season, BrightSide Theatre in Naperville is presenting The Addams Family Musical which runs through October 18,. The musical, written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, is the first time the familiar characters created by Charles Addams appea…
Operation Mincemeat is an absolute smash. I adore this inventive and fun musical. It’s extremely original, and it’s the kind of show that gives me hope for the future of new one-of-a-kind musicals like it. Written by David Cummings, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mince…
Chopin in Winter is an imaginative work of art for those with an acquired taste of deep storytelling combined with some of the most beautiful piano compositions from the Romantic era. …
Steppenwolf opens its 51st season with a blistering and captivating production of Suzan Lori-Parks’s Topdog/Underdog. This play has long been on my theater bucket list, and it’s absolutely what I think of when I think of a “Steppenwolf play”: A gritty family drama about brothers undergoing h…
While Kowalski makes for a great showcase for two actors with charisma to spare, the play struggles in search of a direction while lacking the emotional honesty and primal intensity that Williams’s name evokes.…
This farcical Off-Broadway show is sure to leave you laughing while making you simultaneously nostalgic and relieved you’re no longer in the throes of middle school.…
Redtwist Theatre begins its 22nd season, entitled “State of Violence”, with the world premiere of Prayer Circle. This is resident playwright Erik Gernand’s second play with Redtwist since his successful Jeff-winning The Totality of All Things in 2024. What is brought to the stage is an enjoyab…
Play On! is a lively retelling of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Conceived by Sheldon Epps (who also directs) and with a book by Cheryl L. West, Play On! transports Shakespeare’s story to Harlem, New York. West’s book skillfully weaves Duke Ellington’s songs into the narrative.…
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July 2nd, 1937, Amelia Earhart disappeared, but what if she didn't crash but instead landed at a comedy theatre venue in Chicago, 2026? Well, that's the question this dramedy answers! Coming face-to-face with her legacy, Amelia Earhart fights to make the ultimate comeback. But...
The Soccer Show is a comedy variety production blending scripted sketch comedy, high-energy improvisation, and sharp commentary on global soccer culture. Each performance features rotating, unannounced guest appearances from prominent figures within Chicago's soccer and comedy...
Blue Dress is a world premiere queer comedy-fantasy play from Yas, And! Comedy, running at the Annoyance Theatre during Pride. Two overworked ghostwriters, Sean and Colin, are tasked with writing a queer twisted fairytale, only to have their fictional heroines Dorothy and Alice...
The Circuit Comedy Club ensemble takes you on a journey, one door at a time.
On the unluckiest night of the year, the Misfit Variety Show turns to Chicago for the third straight year with a night of comedy that chooses joy, connection, and community in an otherwise scary time. A joyride of heartwarmingly irreverent comedy for the weirdos, rebels, and the...
Slay! elevates LGBT voices and challenges the community to laugh while they confront the hypocrisies and internalized homophobia that still lurks among us.The show incorporates a fundraising component for The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention...
This original comedic play follows unproven jokesters Scott and Bryce, who find themselves at the pinnacle of the basketball world — the 1996 Chicago Bulls. In this untold, untrue story, they’re shoved from the shadows of the bench to the center-court spotlight, putting their...
Just pop an M&M and tell yourself it’s an Oxy. RUSH! Is a one act play about two women trying to make it in to a crude, crass, and sexually confused sorority. Who will get in.. and who will rule Chi Alpha Alpha? CAST: Hope Brannon, Katie Rae Horn, Hannah Magy, Annie Scott, Abby...
Sketch Comedy What even is Hanukkah? And how the hell do you spell it?? Enjoy scenes, songs and improv from our all-Jewish cast and director as they explore the customs and cultures that bring Jews together all over the world. Join us for this delightful holiday party that...
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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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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The Christmas Carol Paramount Theatre (11/11-1/03) |
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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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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
