Raks Geek
3/13
Experience cosplay, burlesque, and wonder in an intimate speakeasy. We pay tribute to fandoms from Star Wars to Nintendo, Doctor Who to Marvel with artists.
Raks Geek
3/13
Experience cosplay, burlesque, and wonder in an intimate speakeasy. We pay tribute to fandoms from Star Wars to Nintendo, Doctor Who to Marvel with artists.
Raks Inferno
4/10
Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who ...
Raks Inferno
5/8
Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who ...
Raks Geek
6/12
Experience cosplay, burlesque, and wonder in an intimate speakeasy. We pay tribute to fandoms from Star Wars to Nintendo, Doctor Who to Marvel with artists.
Raks Inferno
7/10
Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who ...
Raks Inferno
9/11
Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who ...
Raks Inferno
10/9
Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who ...
Raks Geek
11/13
Experience cosplay, burlesque, and wonder in an intimate speakeasy. We pay tribute to fandoms from Star Wars to Nintendo, Doctor Who to Marvel with artists.
Raks Inferno
12/11
Experience an intimate, cirque-style cabaret nominated "Best of Chicago" by the Chicago Reader! Featuring burlesque performers, circus artists, fusion bellydancers, pole dancers, and more who ...
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN! Returns To Chicago At The Newport Theater
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2026
Sounds Like a Plan! will return to Chicago on March 6 with a live music-trivia game show at the Newport Theater. Hosted by Plucky Rosenthal and Alexandra Tsarpalas, the performance will feature a panel of comedians competing in music-based challenges....
Musical Comedian Plucky Rosenthal to Bring New Live Game Show To Chicago's Newport Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 17, 2025
Chicago cabaret darling Plucky Rosenthal will produce and hosts a new live game show at the Newport Theater. Learn more about the performance here and see how to purchase tickets. ...
Alisa Rosenthal to Present Encore Of BIG HONOR STUDENT ENERGY at Newport Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 05, 2025
Fresh off a wild run at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, Chicago-based comedian and Evanston native Alisa Rosenthal is returning home for one last performance of her hit storytelling hour 'Big Honor Student Energy'. ...
Past Shows
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Maureen SanDiego’s “A Star Is Aborted” Makes Its Chicago Debut this August 2nd Maureen SanDiego’s critically acclaimed Hollywood Fringe show A Star ...
Join us for a night of nostalgia, where Blank Company members and friends of Blank revisit and reprise roles from their past. Presented by Blank ...
The Uncanny Attic
11/7 - 11/14/2024
The camp macabre world of Edward Gorey darkens the doorstep of the Newport Theater in a surreal and eccentric theatrical production, Oct. 24 and Nov. ...
“Do you want to live deliciously?” Then gather with us for an evening of sinister and sexy performance at BURLESQUE BABES IN THE WOODS: A ...
You are cordially invited to Minnie Barre’s Black & Pink Ball: A Classic Cabaret with a Colorful Twist (and a Bonus Birthday Party)!!! This sexy ...
Grab your exaggerated eyewear, power up your AI sidekick, and cue the synthwave, it’s time to upload your consciousness to CYBEROTICA: A Techno-Future Cabaret!!! This ...
At long last, springtime is in bloom! Luxuriate in the blossoming of life at Respect Your Mother: A Burlesque Soirée of Earthly Delights ! ...
THIRTY , FLIRTY & THRIVING: A Lottie a la West Birthday celebration , is a 30th birthday celebration for the books. Come to the Newport ...
The Greatest Story Never Told
2/16 - 3/22/2020
Children in the audience volunteer to perform on stage with professional adult improvisers in a completely made up story. A narrator walks on stage to ...
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Dear Evan Hanson
Paramount Theatre (2/4 - 3/22) | |
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The Dance of Death
Steppenwolf (1/29 - 3/22) | |
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Bernadette, The Musical
Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2/12 - 3/15) | |
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The Lion In Winter
Parker Players Theater Company (2/6 - 3/1)
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The Half-Life of Marie Curie
Chicago Street Theatre (2/13 - 3/1) | |
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Floe - Chicago premiere by The Seldoms
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago (3/12 - 3/13) | |
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The Irish... and How They Got That Way
Porchlight Music Theatre (1/31 - 3/15) | |
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Dinosaur Dimensions: Expedition!
Raue Center For The Arts (4/18 - 4/18) | |
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Water for Elephants (Chicago)
James M. Nederlander Theatre (6/23 - 7/5) | |
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BEETLEJUICE
Prairie Home Alliance Theater (5/5 - 5/7) | |
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