“With desire and passion,” Tchaikovsky writes on the score of his Fifth Symphony, and he’s as good as his word: It’s a work teeming with brilliant orchestral colors, …
In an anonymous meeting room, a group of people —always eight—gather to sing. Best known for the Broadway hit NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, Dave …
Written by Corey Farrell and Nigel Berkeley
Directed by Co-Artistic Director Nealie Tinlin
Chicago Premiere
"...absolutely joyful, witty, and full of punny humor that kept a smile on my face all …
This musical play, complete with down home country humor and big-hearted emotion, includes hits “Crazy”, “I Fall to Pieces”, “Sweet Dreams”, “Walkin’ After Midnight” and more!
An evening of Mozart
Enjoy a fabulous spring evening filled with Mozart! Camerata Chicago is delighted to present Evren Ozel, a winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition …
Someone sneezes. Someone can’t get a signal. Someone won’t answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone’s not ready to talk. Someone is her brother’s mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police. Someone got a message from the traffic light. Someone’s never felt like this before.
In this fast-moving kaleidoscope, more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.
This is for all the high school kids who wanted to take their senior year lead role all the way to the Tony Awards. Join Glendenning Theatre Company for a night of high belting and extreme dramatics.
The Magic Box: Music inspired by the Chicago bassist Fred Hopkins
Drummer-composer Mike Reed explores the legacy of Chicago bassist and AACM member Fred Hopkins with new works, including …
BimBamBoom presents...
PEEP SHOW: Chicago's Finest Burlesque Show!
Chicago's wildest sex & comedy show features two acts of scintillating burlesque performances by the striptease artists of BimBamBoom!
Featuring the unforgettable talents …
AAPINH Heritage Month, Cultural Happenings, Music, Variety
Runs May 02 - May 03, 2026
The Future of Asian American Creativity is Here!
Celebrate transformation and experience the creative power of over 125 artists and performers at EVOLUTION. From explosive performances, fine art, and independent film to a curated food and craft marketplace, join us in celebrating the growing legacy of Asian American, Pacific Island, Native Hawaiian AAPINH artistry.
“Everybody got a secret.”
Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed as “blackout-and-blood-curdling-scream deliciousness” (New York Magazine), “undeniably spooky (and) absolutely enjoyable” …
From the playwright of The Luckiest, Nice Girl and Thinner Than Water comes a spectacular new play that captures the restless heat of adolescence on the edge of change—where desire, identity, and escape collide in one unforgettable summer on the brink of adulthood.
Performance Run Time: 90 minutes, no intermission.
Icons and Innovators — a one-night-only celebration featuring exceptional artists affiliated with The Juilliard School and works by creators Philip Glass, Martha Graham, Marvin …
Prepare to travel to a galaxy far, far away where the "Chosen One" trope meets undeniable heat. This May 2nd, Improvised Romantasy celebrates Star Wars weekend by trading our crowns for …
CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another …
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre launches our Theatre for Young Audiences program with this incredible work from playwright Lara Filip.
Join Hans Christian Andersen and his cosmically connected friends as …
Meet Roxanne, Petunia, and Babe…three Sister Piggies who set out to build their own houses. Roxanne (the Rock n’ Roll Pig) builds hers out of Sticks, Petunia (The Pretty Pig) builds hers out of Straw, and Babe (the sensible, smart Pig) builds hers out of bricks! Which house will the Big Bad Wolf Huff and Puff and blow down? Don’t miss CKC’s most popular show!
Hosted by Chicago comedian Emily Anderson [playing her mother Judy], Doing Our Moms celebrates the vast array of people that raised us in the sincerest form we know: …
An award-winning new take on the historic masterwork about citizens standing up to power.
When a respected doctor in small-town Norway makes a deadly discovery that threatens the health …
Welcome to the Solidarity and Truth Summit. A gathering of the most persecuted, tortured, and misunderstood people in the entire world. They call themselves Targeted Individuals, and they are victims of a vast and covert program of systematic torture, surveillance, and harassment by global intergovernmental powers. Over the course of this weekend in the woods they will discuss strategies to take down the deep state, bring awareness to their plight, and despite their suffering, stay human.
May 7 - Jun 7 | Thur - Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p
Playhouse Theatre
$43 Senior* | $45 Adult*
One woman. One Cake. One Hundred Years of Life.
By Noah Haidle
Directed by …
2025/26 CSO Artist-in-Residence Joyce DiDonato is “a supreme artist, as much through sheer triumph of spirit as through musicianship” (Financial Times). The esteemed mezzo-soprano sings the Neruda Songs, Peter …