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Catch as Catch Can, written by Mia Chung and directed by Amy Morton, explores the impact of a prodigal son’s return to his working-class hometown...
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FeaturedEWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase
EWP Presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry ShowcaseFRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026 | 7:00 PMTickets are $36,(All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An $8...
FeaturedHedwig and the Angry Inch
This production features three performers rotating through the roles each night (billed as the Sun Cast, Moon Cast, and Earth Cast), shattering the idea of...
Antony & Cleopatra
William Shakespeare's tragedy Antony & Cleopatra is presented as a fully staged book-in-hand theatrical reading directed by J.R. Sullivan. The play follows two figures of...
The Royal Reunion: Celebrating Six Years of Six
Illinois Conservatory for the Arts hosts a one-night-only benefit concert celebrating the music, legacy, and original stars of the Broadway musical Six, marking the six-year...
Pier Dance
Pier Dance is a free weekly series held every Wednesday in June from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Each event features interactive dance classes followed by...
The Chicago Experience Concert
The Chicago Experience is a tribute band dedicated to celebrating the music of the legendary American rock band Chicago — the iconic group famous for...
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick performs at RiverEdge Park in downtown Aurora on June 25, 2026. The rock band, formed in Rockford, Illinois in the 1970s, is known...
Cheap Trick with James Hatem
Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick, the iconic rock band from Rockford, Illinois, perform classic hits including I Want You To Want...
Collaboraoke: Real Band Karaoke
Collaboraoke is a karaoke competition backed by a live band, Chicago's Ocean and the Waves, led by Sam Ocean, performing a 200-song repertoire of karaoke...
Collaboraoke: Real Band Karaoke - Round 3
Collaboraoke: Real Band Karaoke Round 3 is the third and final preliminary round in Collaboraction's monthly karaoke series, where contestants perform backed by a live...
Red Line Jazz Project - Mahalia Jackson Court
Red Line Jazz Project is a public arts initiative from Mandala South Asian Performing Arts, curated by jazz musician and Mandala Artist-in-Residence Fareed Haque, bringing...
Blue Dress
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...
Cómo Se Dice?
Cómo Se Dice? is a monthly bilingual short-form improv show featuring a rotating cast of professional bilingual actors and comedians, drawing inspiration from the classic...
CrossCurrents: Where Dance Styles, Ideas, and Artists Meet
CrossCurrents is the closing NeighborhoodMOVES event of Chicago Dance Month, running from 6 to 9 p.m. The event concludes with the first-ever Chicago Dance Month...
Improvised Romantasy
Following a successful run in February, Improvised Romantasy is officially returning to the historic iO Theater (1501 N. Kingsbury St.) for an exclusive four-week June...
Musical SINGO
Join Us for Musical SINGO at Raue Center! Raue Center for the Arts is excited to welcome you back for another night of Musical SINGO on June 26 at...
The Revolutionists
The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson celebrates four women of the French Revolution: Olympe de Gouges, Charlotte Corday, Marianne Angelle, and Marie-Antoinette. Directed by Iris Sowlat,...
6X6 Project
We are excited to kick off the 8th annual 6x6 PROJECT, a fundraiser and online art auction. Artists of all agesand abilities are invited to...
Antigone
Promethean Theatre Ensemble presents Antigone, Jean Anouilh's play written during the Nazi occupation of Paris in 1944, in Lewis Galantiere's adaptation that brings the story...
Big Fish
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Celebration of Authors Gala 2026: A Family Friendly FUNdraiser
PlayMakers Laboratory presents its annual Celebration of Authors Gala, a family-friendly interactive festival and brunch event featuring live performances of stories written by Chicago students...
Fiddler On The Roof
Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful...
LOKI - The End of the World Tour
LOKI - The End of the World Tour is a world premiere rock musical with music and lyrics by George Howe, book by Christina Calvit,...
New Week New Show
New Week New Show is a sketch comedy show in which the cast writes and performs a brand new sketch show every week in seven...
Wave Wall Moves
Wave Wall Moves is a weekly Saturday performance series running from 4 to 5 p.m. throughout June as part of Chicago Dance Month. Each program...
As You Like It
AS YOU LIKE IT is a vibrant Shakespearean comedy that wittily explores love and gender roles. Banished from court by her uncle, Rosalind escapes to the Forest of...
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Brokeback Mountain, adapted by Ashley Robinson from Annie Proulx's acclaimed short story, explores the complex relationship between two cowboys over the decades. The production features...
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Latest Chicago Reviews
Review: DESERTED at Redtwist Theatre
by Emily Werner - June 21, 2026
What did our critic think of DESERTED at Redtwist Theatre?...
Review: Tin Drum Theatre's SOUTHERN RAPTURE at Theater Wit
by Angela Lin - June 19, 2026
When honest artistic integrity meets conservative religious outrage, what follows is escalating frenzy, controlled chaos, and poignant reflections on what it means to produce art and tell the stories where they need to be heard — and the conflicting struggles that come with such intentions. Tin Dr...
Review: UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY at Lookingglass Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - June 17, 2026
Untitled Vampire Play — a world premiere from Lookingglass ensemble member Kevin Douglas — is a fun, wacky romp. The play doesn’t take itself seriously, and director Devon de Mayo’s cast has plenty of fun with vampire and human antics alike. Douglas’s script draws on all sorts of vampire l...
Review: CATCH AS CATCH CAN at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - June 15, 2026
I left Catch as Catch Can at Steppenwolf Theatre Company on Sunday night wondering exactly what I had just seen, and what, if anything, I was meant to take from it....
Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Writers Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - June 14, 2026
Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt follows multiple generations of an Austrian Jewish family from prosperity to despair — spanning over 50 years from 1899 to 1955. Now in its Chicago-area premiere at Writers Theatre, the late Stoppard’s final play includes a cast of 24 actors and many, many character...
Review: TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS at The Factory Theater
by Emily Werner - June 13, 2026
What did our critic think of TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS at The Factory Theater?...
Review: THE PRODUCERS at BrightSide Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo - June 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THE PRODUCERS at BrightSide Theatre?...
Review: SMILEY at Open Space Arts
by Angela Lin - June 13, 2026
We might not know if our relationships will have a happy ending, but we can guarantee a happy beginning. At the end of the day, isn’t that all we can ask for?...
Review: ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS: THE COCAINE PLAY at Jackalope Theatre
by Emily Werner - June 05, 2026
What did our critic think of ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS: THE COCAINE PLAY at Jackalope Theatre?...
Review: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - June 05, 2026
Rugged masculinity meets forbidden queer romance in Brokeback Mountain. Based on Annie Proulx’s short story (which was adapted into a buzzy 2005 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger), Ashley Robinson’s play follows the clandestine romance between ranchers Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar o...
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EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Catalyst Ranch (7/09-7/26) |
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Jingle Belles Comedy Raue Center For The Arts (12/10-12/10) |
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Route 66 The Little Theatre On The Square (8/13-8/23) |
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RCSA presents Hadestown: Teen Edition Raue Center For The Arts (7/10-7/18) |
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Two Out of Three Falls The Factory Theater (6/04-7/18) |
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Memphis The Musical The Studebaker Theater (10/24-10/25) |
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Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical CIBC Theatre (9/29-10/11) |
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6X6 Project Raue Center For The Arts (6/27-6/27) |
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Little Shop of Horrors The Little Theatre On The Square (6/18-6/28) |
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