Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story

American Blues Theater

Before the Beatles or the Rolling Stones ever played a note, rock & roll was forever changed by the bespectacled kid from Texas. BUDDY tells the true story of Buddy Holly through his short yet spectacular career and features the classic songs "That’ll be ... Learn More

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PRICE:$29-$49 RUN: April 27 - September 15, 2018

Rick Stone The Blues Man

Black Ensemble Theater

The history of the blues never looked so good as it does in this fun-filled bluesical featuring the music of some of the greatest blues artists of all time including Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Koko Taylor and B.B. King, just to name a few. Learn More

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RUN: July 14 - August 26, 2018

Late Nite Catechism

Nuns4Fun Entertainment

Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett. This is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. It’s an interactive comedy, one of the longest running shows in Chicago and U.S. theater history. The New York Times calls it, "hilarious, well-written and inspi ... Learn More

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RUN: January 01, 2014 - December 31, 2018

Wasteland: A Night of Mandolin, Happiness and Othe...

Annoyance Theatre

Wasteland: A Night of Mandolin, Happiness and Others follows two post- apocalyptic marauders as they stumble into the workshop of inventor Sam Neville in the middle of the wasteland of near future Chicago, along with Sam’s masochistic Crash Test Dum ... Learn More

Comedy |

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RUN: July 05 - August 23, 2018

Nick & Zoe

the side project

3:28am. The sounds of the city pour into Nick's Manhattan apartment. A hot summer night when it feels like the oxygen is being burnt out of the air. What is he even doing here? What is she? Sometimes love swims in your blood and digs into your bones and muscle ... Learn More

Drama |

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RUN: September 06 - September 29, 2018

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ogden Park)

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Barbara Gaines is directing this 75-minute abridged production for audiences across Chicago. Gaines has always treasured the Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks tour, which carries on the tradition of free Shakespeare that she established in the early years of th ... Learn More

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PRICE: FREE RUN: August 22, 2018

Nightmares and Nightcaps: The Stories of John Coll...

Black Button Eyes Productions

Before The Twilight Zone, there was British expatriate John Collier writing humorous stories about the bizarre and fantastical for The New Yorker and sardonic screenplays in Hollywood throughout the first half of the 20th century. In this world premiere adapta ... Learn More

Comedy |

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RUN: August 17 - September 15, 2018

The Dingdong, or How the French Kiss

McAninch Arts Center

Lucy and Vatelin, a mostly faithful couple, are tempted by sly suitors and femme fatales. Five actors play 13 roles in this bubbly, fast-paced adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic where opening the wrong door can lead to mayhem, giggles, and ultimately so ... Learn More

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RUN: September 06 - October 07, 2018

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Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story

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Wasteland: A Night of Mandolin, Happiness and Othe...

Annoyance Theatre

Nick & Zoe

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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ogden Park)

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Nightmares and Nightcaps: The Stories of John Coll...

Black Button Eyes Productions

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