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100 Days
Drama, Pride
Runs Apr 30 - May 04, 2025
A riveting 90-minute program of new eight compelling new short plays responding to the current political climate.
7:30PM Wed, Apr 30, 2025
$Free - Suggested donation $10.00 – Free
7:30PM Thu, May 01, 2025
$Free - Suggested donation $10.00 – Free
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$Free - Suggested donation $10.00 – Free
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$Free - Suggested donation $10.00 – Free
3:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$Free - Suggested donation $10.00 – Free
'ART'
Comedy, Comedy/Drama
Runs May 01 - Jun 01, 2025
'Art' examines the quirky dynamics of friendship and the enigmatic world of art through Yasmina Reza's sharp wit and clever dialogue. This hilarious and thought-provoking comedy navigates the fine line between laughter and introspection, exploring the true value of both art and friendship.
7:30PM Thu, May 01, 2025
$15 – $32
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$15 – $32
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Thu, May 08, 2025
$15 – $42
7:30PM Fri, May 09, 2025
$15 – $42
2:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$15 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$15 – $42
2:30PM Sun, May 11, 2025
$15 – $48
7:30PM Thu, May 15, 2025
$15 – $42
7:30PM Fri, May 16, 2025
$15 – $42
2:30PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$15 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$15 – $42
2:30PM Sun, May 18, 2025
$15 – $50
2:30PM Thu, May 22, 2025
$15 – $45
7:30PM Thu, May 22, 2025
$15 – $42
7:30PM Fri, May 23, 2025
$15 – $42
7:30PM Sat, May 24, 2025
$15 – $42
2:30PM Sun, May 25, 2025
$15 – $48
7:30PM Thu, May 29, 2025
$15 – $42
7:30PM Fri, May 30, 2025
$15 – $42
2:30PM Sat, May 31, 2025
$15 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 31, 2025
$15 – $42
2:30PM Sun, Jun 01, 2025
$15 – $48
GORGEOUS - World Premiere
Raven Theatre
Drama
Runs May 01 - Jun 07, 2025
Jenny has a simple life; she takes care of the elderly and shows dogs professionally. When her just-a-little-bit-older boyfriend Bill dies suddenly, all Jenny wants is to get rid of his stuff and continue to show his champion Bulldog, GORGEOUS. Enter Bernie, a tornado of a woman. Amid the boxes of things that made up Bill’s life, Jenny and Bernie must find a way forward for themselves and the dog.
7:30PM Thu, May 01, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$30 – $45
3:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Thu, May 08, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 09, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$30 – $45
3:00PM Sun, May 11, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Thu, May 15, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 16, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$30 – $45
3:00PM Sun, May 18, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Thu, May 22, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 23, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 24, 2025
$30 – $45
3:00PM Sun, May 25, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Thu, May 29, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Fri, May 30, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Sat, May 31, 2025
$30 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Jun 01, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Jun 05, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Fri, Jun 06, 2025
$30 – $45
3:00PM Sat, Jun 07, 2025
$30 – $45
7:30PM Sat, Jun 07, 2025
$30 – $45
Helena & Hermia in the Enamored Odyssey (EXTENDED)
Classic, Comedy, Musical, New Work
Runs May 01 - May 10, 2025
In Harken’s Hold, England, a Duke prepares for his grand wedding to the future Duchess. Local law states a daughter must obey her father’s every command, and that …
7:30PM Thu, May 01, 2025
$21.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$21.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$21.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$21.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Wed, May 07, 2025
$21.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Thu, May 08, 2025
$21.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$21.00 – $25.00
Mäkelä & Trifonov
Music
Runs May 01 - May 04, 2025
CSO Artist-in-Residence Daniil Trifonov, “without question the most astounding pianist of our age” (The Times of London), takes on Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto, as remarkable for its rich orchestral …
7:30PM Thu, May 01, 2025
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
3:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
Rock of Ages
Music, Musical
Runs May 01 - May 25, 2025
Plug in, turn it up, and come feel the noise at Metropolis with an evening of exhilarating power ballads and radical rock anthems! Nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Rock of Ages will take you back to the decade of decadence when everything was larger than life, including the hairstyles.
Directed by three-time Jeff Award-winning Director, Derek Van Barham (Kokandy Productions), this rock n’ roll romance between a small-town girl and a city boy on the iconic Sunset Strip is threatened when developers plan to turn the legendary music venue, The Bourbon Room, into just another corporate abyss.
7:30PM Thu, May 01, 2025
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
2:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
7:30PM Thu, May 08, 2025
7:30PM Fri, May 09, 2025
2:00PM Sat, May 10, 2025
7:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
2:00PM Sun, May 11, 2025
2:00PM Thu, May 15, 2025
7:30PM Thu, May 15, 2025
7:30PM Fri, May 16, 2025
2:00PM Sat, May 17, 2025
7:30PM Sat, May 17, 2025
2:00PM Sun, May 18, 2025
7:30PM Thu, May 22, 2025
7:30PM Fri, May 23, 2025
2:00PM Sat, May 24, 2025
7:30PM Sat, May 24, 2025
2:00PM Sun, May 25, 2025
Cut to the Chase 2025
New Work
Runs May 01 - May 04, 2025
Annual program if new short plays
8:00PM Thu, May 01, 2025
$22.00
8:00PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$22.00
5:00PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$22.00
8:00PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$22.00
3:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$22.00
Call Me Elizabeth
One Person Show
Runs May 02 - May 04, 2025
One-woman show about the early life of Elizabeth Taylor, presented as a fundraiser for PrideArts
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$35.00
3:00PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$35.00
3:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$35.00
Gypsy - A Musical Fable
Musical
Runs May 02 - May 04, 2025
GYPSY is a classic Broadway musical that follows the relentless stage mother Rose as she pushes her daughters, June and Louise, toward stardom in the 1920s and 1930s vaudeville circuit. When June leaves to escape her mother’s control, Rose turns her attention to the shy and overlooked Louise, who eventually finds fame as the glamorous burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee. The show explores themes of ambition, sacrifice, and mother-daughter relationships, featuring iconic songs like "Everything’s Coming Up Roses" and "Rose’s Turn."
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$18 – $25
2:00PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$18 – $25
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$18 – $25
2:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$18 – $25
Michelle Cann, piano
Music
May 02, 2025
Winner of a Grammy Award and a Sphinx Medal of Excellence, Michelle Cann concludes the 2024-25 Skyline Piano Artist Series with a performance of music by Frédéric Chopin, Joel Thompson, Alberto Ginastera, Florence Price, and Franz Liszt.
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$15 – $40
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
Classic, Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Literary Adaptation
Runs May 02 - Jun 15, 2025
Written by Bo List (adapted from the play by Karel Capek) Directed by Brian Pastor A World Premiere! In 1920, Karel Čapek’s early science fiction classic R.U.R. coined the term “robot” …
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, May 09, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, May 11, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Fri, May 16, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
3:00PM Sun, May 18, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Fri, May 23, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Sat, May 24, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
3:00PM Sun, May 25, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Fri, May 30, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Sat, May 31, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 01, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Mon, Jun 02, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Fri, Jun 06, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Sat, Jun 07, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 08, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Mon, Jun 09, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Fri, Jun 13, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
7:30PM Sat, Jun 14, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
3:00PM Sun, Jun 15, 2025
$30.00 – $35.00
Scott Joplin's Treemonisha - A Musical Reimagining
Opera
Runs May 02 - May 04, 2025
An extraordinary core creative team of Black women artists, brought together by Volcano, a Toronto-based production company whose work transcends borders of all kinds — international, artistic, and …
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$34.50 – $161.00
3:00PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$34.50 – $161.00
2:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$34.50 – $161.00
The Press Conference
Drama
Runs May 02 - May 25, 2025
The democratically elected governor of Texas, Jack Thomas, is in the middle of a mean re-election campaign when he calls an emergency press conference. Then he goes missing. …
7:30PM Fri, May 02, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Fri, May 09, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
2:00PM Sun, May 11, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Fri, May 16, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Fri, May 23, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
7:30PM Sat, May 24, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
2:00PM Sun, May 25, 2025
$15.00 – $25.00
Community Pride
Music
May 03, 2025
A community is a group of individuals working toward a common goal — just like an orchestra! Separately, each instrument is unique, but together they create a harmonious …
11:00AM Sat, May 03, 2025
The Chronicles of Kaleidoscope Visitors
Children's/Family, New Work
Runs May 03 - May 31, 2025
Sister Fibonacci and her family live on a secluded winter island, growing food for the town on the mainland. When the island is visited by two green creatures with the ability to make sunflowers …
2:00PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$5 – $30
2:00PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$5 – $30
2:00PM Sat, May 24, 2025
$5 – $30
2:00PM Sat, May 31, 2025
$5 – $30
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Dance
May 03, 2025
Be moved by an electric fusion of classical and contemporary dance showcasing the talents of the local dance company making waves through stunning collaborations by master choreographers and works that fearlessly embracing innovation and provide fresh perspective with “note-by-note precision” (Dance Magazine).
SCDT is firmly rooted on Chicago’s south side. Several of the company’s collaborators have been a part of the fabric of the south side’s vibrant arts community since the early 1960’s. Thus, the SCDT is committed to maintaining its rich heritage through the embodiment of south Chicago influenced movement, music and history.
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
The Antiquities
Drama
Runs May 03 - Jun 01, 2025
At the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what did they eat, how did they die out? By casting us into the far future, Jordan Harrison’s “compelling” and “beautifully drawn” (New York Times) new play gives us an uncanny view of the present moment, as we straddle the analog world that was and the post-human world to come.
7:30PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sun, May 04, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Tue, May 06, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Wed, May 07, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Thu, May 08, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Fri, May 09, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sun, May 11, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Wed, May 14, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Thu, May 15, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Fri, May 16, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sun, May 18, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Tue, May 20, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Wed, May 21, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Thu, May 22, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Fri, May 23, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sat, May 24, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Sat, May 24, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sun, May 25, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Sun, May 25, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Wed, May 28, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Thu, May 29, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Thu, May 29, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Fri, May 30, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sat, May 31, 2025
$20 – $65
7:30PM Sat, May 31, 2025
$20 – $65
2:00PM Sun, Jun 01, 2025
$20 – $65
Cabaret Night
Cabaret, Music
May 03, 2025
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Our fun-filled tradition comes to The iO Theater in Chicago, where our singers bring you an unforgettable night of solos from the worlds of Broadway, jazz, pop, cabaret, and more, accompanied by Paul Langford. Proceeds from the event support our artistic and educational programs.
8:00PM Sat, May 03, 2025
$50 – $300
Hadestown
Musical
Runs May 06 - May 18, 2025
COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® …
7:00PM Tue, May 06, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
1:00PM Wed, May 07, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:00PM Wed, May 07, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:00PM Thu, May 08, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:30PM Fri, May 09, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
2:00PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:30PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
1:00PM Sun, May 11, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:00PM Tue, May 13, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
1:00PM Wed, May 14, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:00PM Wed, May 14, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:00PM Thu, May 15, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:30PM Fri, May 16, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
2:00PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
7:30PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
1:00PM Sun, May 18, 2025
$$40 – $$120+
Mutter, Ferrández & Bronfman
Music
May 07, 2025
Anne-Sophie Mutter, the “undisputed queen of violin-playing” (The Times of London), joins her protégé, cellist Pablo Ferrández, and Yefim Bronfman, “famous not only for his spectacular technique but also …
7:30PM Wed, May 07, 2025
Mahler 6 with Jaap van Zweden
Music
Runs May 08 - May 09, 2025
The CSO brings the soaring emotional peaks and valleys of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony to Chicago audiences before performing it on Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw stage. The “hammer blows of fate” …
7:30PM Thu, May 08, 2025
1:30PM Fri, May 09, 2025
Galileo
Comedy/Drama, Drama
Runs May 08 - Jun 14, 2025
Galileo is a humanizing and compelling portrait of the great scientist, torn between his scientific principles and his desire for the comfortable life that compliance with authority affords. Known as one of Brecht’s great masterpieces, Galileo examines scientific morality and a scientist’s ethical responsibility when he must choose between his life and his research while being confronted by the Inquisition.
8:00PM Thu, May 08, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Fri, May 09, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Sat, May 10, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Thu, May 15, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Fri, May 16, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Sat, May 17, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Thu, May 22, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Fri, May 23, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Sat, May 24, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Thu, May 29, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Fri, May 30, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Sat, May 31, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Thu, Jun 05, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Fri, Jun 06, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Sat, Jun 07, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Thu, Jun 12, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Fri, Jun 13, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
8:00PM Sat, Jun 14, 2025
$15.50 – $31.00
Once Upon a Symphony: Abiyoyo
Children's/Family, Music
Runs Apr 05 - May 10, 2025
In this South African folktale adapted by singer-songwriter Pete Seeger, a boy and his father are banished from their town for making mischief. They are welcomed back when …
10:00AM Sat, May 10, 2025
Chicago Sinfonietta | Tonal Transformation
Music
May 10, 2025
Our season finale pays tribute to those that allow us to transform our artform for the better. Our opening work, Brittany J. Green’s In the Beginning, “explores the excitement …
7:00PM Sat, May 10, 2025