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Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
9/15 - 12/29/2024


Four Legends. One Night. Music History Made. You may have loved Million Dollar Quartet in 2017 at Paramount Theatre – now imagine it set in ...

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
11/6 - 1/12/2025


Dive beneath the waves with Ariel, a young mermaid with a captivating voice and an insatiable curiosity, as she defies her father and makes a ...

Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical


Paramount Theatre presents the Midwest Regional Premiere of Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical, running from October 30 to January 19. Emily Kristen Morris makes her ...

Orphans
Orphans
10/25 - 11/10/2024


Orphans is a strange, hilarious and very moving story of accidentally finding a long-lost father figure.

My Kind of Christmas
My Kind of Christmas
11/15 - 11/23/2024


David lost his enthusiasm for Christmas after his grown children moved out. However, the magic of the holiday season may have other plans for him.

Holiday Show New Comedy

DREAMGIRLS
DREAMGIRLS
12/6 - 12/7/2024


"Dreamgirls" is a dazzling musical that follows the journey of a young female singing trio from Chicago, called "The Dreams," as they navigate the competitive ...

Leroy and Lucy
Leroy and Lucy
10/24 - 12/15/2024


Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.

Bill Pantle: A Tribute to Old Blue Eyes


Bill Pantle A Tribute To Old Blue Eyes Saturday, November 9, 2024 | 7:00pm Tickets: Standard: $29* RaueNOW Members: $20.30* Join Bill and The ATTOBE ...


The Bonus Concert with Jean-Claude Orfali takes place at PianoForte on November 9, 2024, highlighting the 6th International Exchange of the Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion. ...

Bram Stoker’s Dracula in Concert


This one-night-only event will be the North American premiere of this production, featuring 110 musicians from the Chicago Philharmonic, accompanied by a full choir. Francis ...

Dracula
11/7 - 11/9/2024


Professor Van Helsing and his brave comrades must hunt down and destroy the profoundly evil Count Dracula. But the Count is exceedingly resourceful, employing superhuman ...

Little Women
Little Women
10/12 - 11/9/2024


As the March family awaits the return of their father from war, sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy navigate love, loss, and the pursuit of ...

Tethering In Wander Land
Tethering In Wander Land
11/1 - 11/9/2024


“Tethering In Wander Land”  is an artistic collaboration performance and art exhibition between 28 artists tethered together through creativity. Storytellers, choreographers, and devised theater artists ...


The Other Witch, created by award-winning choreographer Nejla Yatkin, will have its live debut at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago on ...

The Other Witch by Nejla Yatkin


The Other Witch” by Nejla yatkin to Premiere Live at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, Chicago on November 9, 2024

The Ultimate Doors


The Ultimate Doors  are the ultimate tribute band to the legendary rock band,  The Doors . Hailing from the Midwest, this group of talented musicians ...

A Conversation with Kathryn Grody & Mandy Patinkin


She is an award-winning actress and writer. He is a star of TV, stage, and film. Together, they share hilarious nuggets of their “uninterrupted togetherness,” ...

An Act of God
10/2 - 11/10/2024


The One with the first and last word on everything has finally arrived to set the record straight. After many millennia, and in just 90 ...


Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features an original score composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman ...

Cintas de seda
11/7 - 11/10/2024


Aguijón Theater celebrates its 35th anniversary with a remount of Cintas de seda, presenting a unique encounter between Frida Kahlo and Sor Juana Inés de ...

Commedia Divina: It's Worse Than That (Retooled!)


CHICAGO – The Conspirators present a retooling of Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That, written by Sid Feldman and directed by Wm. Bullion, at the ...

Evil Perfect
Evil Perfect
10/17 - 11/10/2024


CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company is proud to present the world premiere of Evil Perfect, October 17 - November 10, written by ensemble member Spencer ...

Juicio a una Zorra
10/24 - 11/10/2024


Juicio a una Zorra presents a dramatic monologue by Miguel Del Arco, directed by Sebastian Ligarde. The play features Mafer Roussell in the role of ...


Paul Chowdhry will bring his stand-up comedy to The Den Theatre on November 10, 2024, as part of his debut North American tour. Known for ...


Anne Burnell and Mark Burnell, a celebrated musical duo and national jazz radio favorites, will perform in concert at the Epiphany Center for the Arts ...

UNTIL THE FLOOD
10/26 - 11/10/2024


UNTIL THE FLOOD, directed by Tim Rhoze, examines the social upheaval in Ferguson, Missouri, following the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown. Jazzma Pryor and ...

Until the Flood
Until the Flood
10/26 - 11/10/2024


This powerful and thought-provoking theatre is adapted from interviews the author conducted with St. Louis area residents who lived through the civil unrest resulting from ...

Victor Herbert Centenary Celebration: The Magic Knight & Other Herbert Hits in Concert


Great Lakes Operetta, Chicagoland's newest musical theater company, presents its inaugural fundraising concert celebrating the glorious music of the great American composer Victor Herbert (1859-1924)


Artemisia Theatre presents the WeWomen Play Festival, celebrating the works of six feminist playwrights from the Chicagoland area. Among the highlighted plays is Prodigy: A ...

Symphonic Tribute: A Salute to our Heroes


Featured Speaker: Paulina B. Huffman Asst. VSO, Porter County, IN Accredited w/American Legion, NACVSO, VFW, DAV, IDVA SFC, US Army, Retired OIF Vet 2005, 2009 ...

New Faces Sing Broadway NOW
New Faces Sing Broadway NOW
11/11 - 11/12/2024


CHICAGO – Porchlight Music Theatre announces the return of its popular series with New Faces Sing Broadway NOW, hosted by Adrian Aguilar, directed by former ...

New Faces Sing Broadway NOW
11/11 - 11/12/2024


New Faces Sing Broadway NOW features a vibrant array of emerging talent in a showcase that highlights recent Broadway hits. Hosted by Adrian Aguilar and ...


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by Rachel Weinberg - November 04, 2024

In Ngozi Anyanwu’s LEROY AND LUCY, two strangers meet at a crossroads in Mississippi...and not much happens. Based upon the myth of Robert Johnson, who supposedly sold his soul to the devil to make it as a blues musician, the play finds Leroy (Jon Michael Hill) and Lucy (Brittany Bradford) in a limi...

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The Second City’s latest e.t.c. revue BEST KEPT SECRET: TELL EVERYONE wants to remind audiences that life is a cabaret, old chum. While some Second City revue themes hang together better than others, BEST KEPT SECRET slyly pays homage to the classic Kander and Ebb musical CABARET and the general ide...

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Namir Smallwood’s performance as Kenneth is a real testament to his superb abilities as a performer and the intimacy of PRIMARY TRUST becomes more profoundly emotional thanks to him. ...

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by Rachel Weinberg - October 14, 2024

Magician Siegfried Tieber’s sparkling, genuine charm is every bit as magical as his tricks in his special engagement at THE MAGIC PARLOUR....

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by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - October 10, 2024

A question from Archangel Michael to God. The newest production in the BOLD Series at the intimate Copley Theatre in Aurora is An Act of God. Alex Weisman, in his bravura Paramount Copley debut as God, delivers each of the revised Ten Commandments to the audience in a way they do not expect. Sarcasm...



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