Wednesday, 05 August 2026 15:36
Otherworld Theatre's Starship Edsel - Second City’s De Maat Theatre - Through September 13
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This summer, the Starship Edsel boldly goes where they maybe shouldn’t go as Otherworld Theatre, Chicago’s premier destination for Science Fiction and Fantasy performance, presents the premiere of Starship Edsel: Season 4. Running from August 9 through September 13 at Second City’s De Maat Theatre, this improvised Star Trek parody…
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Thursday, 06 August 2026 10:46
9th NEXUS Chamber Music Festival - Guarneri Hall - Through August 14
Written by Mitchell Oldham
Chamber music may be one of music’s most misunderstood children. An early form of classical music, it has always been open to a huge spectrum of emotions and moods and can swing instantly from the softly reflective to the boldly dramatic. Musicians love to play it because chamber music allows…
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Tuesday, 04 August 2026 13:09
The Notebook - James M. Nederlander Theatre - Through August 16th
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Producers Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch, along with Broadway In Chicago are thrilled to announce THE NOTEBOOK, a new musical based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, is now playing at Broadway In Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre (24 W. Randolph St.). THE NOTEBOOK is playing for a limited engagement…
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Monday, 03 August 2026 11:33
PrideArts' WINDOWS - Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted - Through August 23rd
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PrideArts' 2026-27 season will open in August with the world premiere of Chicago-based playwright Matt Schutz's WINDOWS, a comedy of LGBT Gen Z-ers finding their ways through career and relationship challenges. WINDOWS was developed through PrideArts' Queery Playwrights Lab, in which 33 scripts with an LGBTQ focus were submitted for consideration…
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Monday, 03 August 2026 11:16
The Outsiders - Cadillac Palace - Through August 16th
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The Tony Award® winning Best Musical, THE OUTSIDERS, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark motion picture, returns to Chicago tomorrow night for a strictly-limited engagement at Broadway In Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre.Individual tickets, priced from $49.00 to $165.00, are available at www.BroadwayInChicago.com, with a select number of premium, lottery, and…
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Wednesday, 22 July 2026 16:28
Sisters - Writers Theatre - Through November 8th
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Writers Theatre, under the leadership of Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma and Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Artistic Director Braden Abraham, opens its 35th Season in the intimate Gillian Theatre with Sisters, a gripping family drama exploring the familial bond between a woman and her AI sister, written by Matthew Libby and directed by acclaimed Chicago artist and Northwestern University faculty…
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Saturday, 18 July 2026 17:16
Kokandy Productions' Sunday in the Park with George - The Chopin Theatre - Through November 1st
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Following its critically acclaimed productions of Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods, Kokandy Productions once again celebrates the great Stephen Sondheim with a revival of his stunning masterpiece Sunday in the Park with George, playing August 13 – November 1, 2026 in the intimate Chopin Downstairs Studio, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago. Tickets are on sale now at kokandyproductions.com or bit.ly/SundayChicago. This beloved…
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Monday, 13 July 2026 12:12
ALEX EDELMAN: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO - Steppenwolf Theatre - Through August 16th
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Following a critically-acclaimed, sell-out run of Just For Us at Steppenwolf Theatre and around the globe, Tony and Emmy Award-winning comedian Alex Edelman returns with another hilarious and thought-provoking dissection of identity: What Are You Going to Do, playing five performances only August 12 – 16, 2026 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. in Chicago. Tickets ($54* –…
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Wednesday, 01 July 2026 12:19
YO HO - The Edge Theatre Off Broadway - Through August 29th
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Babes With Blades Theatre Company's (BWBTC) 2026 season opens with a world premiere, yo ho., by playwright SMJ, directed by JD Caudill and fight choreography by Carly "CB" Cason, July 19 - August 29 at The Edge Theater Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave. The running time is approximately two…
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Wednesday, 10 June 2026 16:19
HAMLET and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Chicago Parks - Through August 15th
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For the first time in company history, Oak Park Festival Theatre presents two productions in repertory: William Shakespeare's HAMLET and Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Though separated by centuries and radically different in tone, both plays explore questions of identity, performance, truth, and societal expectation. Presented on alternating evenings throughout the…
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Thursday, 04 June 2026 21:31
Anatomy of A Suicide - Redtwist Theatre - Through August 30th
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Produced in partnership with JunkHeart, The Metal Shop Performance Lab is proud to announce the cast and creative team for Anatomy of a Suicide, August 12 - 30, at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago, written by Alice Birch and directed by Alex Mallory. Previews are Wednesday, Aug. 12 and Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. The regular performance schedule is Wednesdays,…
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Friday, 17 July 2026 22:52
Good People - Theater Wit - Through August 23rd
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Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills, and Margie Walsh has just been let go from another job. Facing eviction, could an old fling who made it out of Southie be a…
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Sunday, 19 July 2026 14:21
yo ho. - The Edge Theater Off Broadway - Through August 29
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Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2026 season opens with a world premiere, yo ho., by playwright SMJ, directed by JD Caudill and fight choreography by Carly “CB” Cason, July 19 - August 29 at The Edge Theater Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave. The running time is approximately two hours (including intermission). Preview performances are Sunday, July 19 at 3…
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The 37th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival Returns September 20 – October 26 at Six Chicago venues
Written by Buzz Center StageCurious Theatre Branch, with co-producers Chicago Danztheater Ensemble, Chicago Dramatists and Labyrinth Club, are pleased to announce the 37th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, September 20 - October 26 at four venues across Chicago. The month-long festival of shows will kick off with a special…
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