Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess
Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…
Collaboraction Theatre at Kimball Arts Center
Articles
Review: Shattered Globe Theatre's VLADIMIR at Theater Wit
Vladimir is a powerful and potent story of defiance, strength, and sacrifice.…
Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre
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…
Review: JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Music Theater Works North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
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?…
Review: DEAD GIRL’S QUINCEAÑERA at Goodman Theatre
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…
Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY MUSICAL at BrightSide Theatre
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…
Review: OPERATION MINCEMEAT National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
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…
Review: CHOPIN IN WINTER at Chopin Theatre
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. …
Review: TOPDOG/UNDERDOG at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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…
Review: KOWALSKI at Lookingglass Theatre Company
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.…
Past Shows
23 total · showing 1–10
The People's Pot & Pantry
The People's Pot & Pantry invites community members to dine together at Collaboraction on their dark day, building community ties, strengthening mutual visibility, and battling food insecurity in the performing arts.
The Frequency
The Frequency is a monthly gathering series curated by DJ Lady D, presented by Collaboraction and Group Sounds, exploring culture, wellness, creativity, and collective healing. This month's edition explores pleasure as meaning making and embodied liberation, featuring special...
RADIATE
RADIATE is Collaboraction's monthly open mic series produced by The Luminaries, alums of Collaboraction's The Light youth ensemble. Each event begins with a guided workshop inviting participants to explore a theme or social change concept through art and reflection, followed by...
HEARTFELT HARDCORE
HEARTFELT HARDCORE, presented by Silver October, is a night of hard dance music with an emphasis on emotional melodies and contemplative chord progressions. Deep grooves and hard bass span a five-artist lineup, highlighting Jungle, Gabber, Breakcore, Hardcore, and Trance music...
¡El Showcase!
¡El Showcase! is a fully improvised comedy show showcasing the talented students of Bilingual Improv School, the only place where students can take an improv class in Spanglish. All are welcome to enjoy this show regardless of their level of fluency in Spanish or English. Hosted...
Supernova
Supernova is a final end-of-summer showcase presented by The Light, featuring original spoken word pieces, theatrical group shorts, live music and dance. The showcase highlights the talents of the youth ensemble as artists and activists, now in its fifth year empowering Chicago...
TALISMÁN: An Evening of Poetry and Flamenco
TALISMÁN is an evening of poetry and flamenco presented by artists Kao Ra Zen and Marisela Tapia, featuring flamenco guitarist Andrea Salcedo, saxophonist Mark Nagy, and modular synth player Neil Jendon. Inspired by the talisman's transformational powers, the performers weave...
Collaboraoke: Real Band Karaoke Championship
The Collaboraoke: Real Band Karaoke Championship brings together winners from all three preliminary rounds, including Round 1 winners Bella Cassel, Rachel Maloney, and Destiny Strothers, to compete for the top prize. Contestants perform backed by Chicago's Ocean and the Waves...
The People's Pot & Pantry
The People's Pot & Pantry is hosted at The House of Belonging on three consecutive Mondays in June, June 15, 22, and 29. Community members are invited to dine on their dark day, enjoying a free hearty meal including locally grown produce, browsing the pantry for free items, and...
FrequencyHealing.LOVE
FrequencyHealing.LOVE is a 3-dimensional vibracoustic and digital sound bath where sound, human connection, and community healing converge. These gatherings create emotionally restorative environments that serve as holding containers for art, mindfulness, movement, conversation...
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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) |
