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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 world premiere adaptation of The Christmas Carol is part of Paramount Theatre's 2026-27 Broadway Series.
🎭 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...
When We Were Young and Unafraid is set in 1972 at a bed-and-breakfast turned sanctuary for women escaping abuse. As the characters navigate their individual traumas, they form unexpected bonds, challenging societal norms and confronting their fears. This thought-provoking play...
Counterpoint Theatre celebrates its launch with an evening featuring a lineup of Chicago musical theatre artists performing songs from musicals the company hopes to produce in the future. Performers include Alicia Berneche, Aurora Penepacker, Brianna Borger, Brittney Brown...
RADIATE is a home for new and emerging voices to shine, process, and practice their craft, an inclusive space to belong, be heard, and light up the room with creativity. Produced by The Luminaries, alums of the company's The Light youth ensemble, the monthly youth open mic...
Write Club Chicago, announces its combatants competing in its 17th season launch Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at GMan Tavern, in Chicago’s Lakeview East neighborhood, 3740 N. Clark St. Write Club Chicago returns to Chicago Tuesday, Oct. 20 with its infamous “bout” format, in...
This has been a year of showing up. Now it’s time to celebrate and show out. Join (X) Collective on October 22 at 7:30pm for (X)tra: An Anniversary Cabaret, presented at The Understudy. Built specifically for work that refuses to play it safe, (X)tra is a night of bold...
In this 70-minute musical, three stories are interwoven with 10 original songs. The stories include the truthful biographical information of the writer, the history of Chicago's problem with waste, and a fictional story of a crib keeper on Lake Michigan who dreams of a...
Sinatra ’56 — Songs for Swingin’ Lovers is the third chapter in a trilogy of cabaret concerts celebrating Frank Sinatra’s remarkable Capitol-era comeback—and the moment he hit his full, swaggering stride. Built around the landmark 1956 album Songs for Swingin’ Lovers , the show...
Comedian Ali Siddiq brings his international standup tour Custom Fit to Springfield, Illinois. Crowned by Vulture as stand-up comedy's most prolific storyteller, Ali Siddiq has built a massive fanbase through a string of viral, award-winning specials. He is a two-time 2026 NAACP...
A CONTEXT event presented with the Latine Affinity Group celebrating culture and tradition with The Goodman's own Quinceañera. The evening features food, music, dancing, and quinceañera joy, celebrating the themes of Dead Girl's Quinceañera.
Make Out the Words features two new short plays inspired by the unproduced writing of the late Matt Rieger, by Curious ensemble members Charlotte Lastra and Chris Bower. The show also features a performance of Rieger's own text by Beau O'Reilly. A strange encounter on a train...
Over the course of a single month, a grieving young man and his feisty 91-year-old grandmother by turns infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other as they cohabitate in her West Village apartment.
4000 Miles by Amy Herzog explores the relationship between 21-year-old Leo and his 91-year-old grandmother, Vera, after his unexpected arrival at her West Village apartment following a grueling 4000 mile bike trip from Seattle. The production is co-directed by Josh Leeper and...
An Interview is an ongoing series of encounters between rotating pairs of participants, who meet across a table in front of an audience to revisit a previous interview and conduct a new, unrehearsed conversation. Every performance is specific, unique and unrepeatable, connected...
Behind The Scream is a live event featuring a 30th anniversary screening of the iconic horror film Scream, followed by an in-depth moderated interview and Q&A with David Arquette, who played Dewey Riley in the franchise. Arquette will share insights, anecdotes, and reflections...
The future is unclear. But the comedy is inevitable. In this spooky, hilarious improv show, an audience member receives a live divination reading that conjures the inspiration for an improvised set that’ll have you laughing while wondering, “why is this weirdly accurate?” Equal...
A Copley Comedy Series stand-up comedy event headlined by Tim Cavanaugh, featuring Michelle Krajecki.
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...
With spooky season upon us, what better way to get into the haunted spirit than with a murder mystery — one that no one has ever seen before, and one that no one will ever see again.…
Backyard Theatre Company’s production of Red Bike is an enchanting, imaginative story from a kid’s perspective about growing up and seeing the town you’ve grown up in change, and the formative stuff and thoughts that shape who we are as a result. …
Whether you leave the theater with intensified despair or renewed hope is up to you — and that’s what makes this terrifying and achingly sad story, with just the right dose of humor, hope, and humanity, a brilliant piece of art. …
Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…
Vladimir is a powerful and potent story of defiance, strength, and sacrifice.…
Michael R. Jackson’s wildly inventive and unique 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop now makes its Chicago premiere. A Strange Loop is a “big Black and queer-ass American Broadway show,” in the main character Usher’s words, about the lead trying to write a musical called A Str…
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…
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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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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
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Sinatra '56 - Songs for Young Lovers Epiphany Center for the Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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A Midsummer Night Scream The Greenhouse Theater (9/25-11/01) |
