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Little Red Riding Hood
May24
Aug4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Red Riding Hood

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Little Red Riding Hood, a one-hour musical adaptation! Don’t Stray From the Path! That’s the advice…

Wednesday, May 24th
10:30 a.m.Friday, August 4th
11:30 a.m.
Another Marriage
Jul1
Jul23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Another Marriage

You meet. You marry. You have kids. That’s the way it always goes. Or is it? What if your story changes? What would it cost? Another…

Saturday, July 1st
2:30 p.m.Sunday, July 23rd
4:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
Late Nite Catechism
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Late Nite Catechism

Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett and Whoopi Goldberg. Late Nite Catechism is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. Written by Vicki Quade &…

Saturday, July 22nd
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
ReinventAbility’s Free Inaugural DisFest
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

ReinventAbility’s Free Inaugural DisFest

ReinventAbility, the organization that engages and entertains while contributing to a more universally accessible future, announces the inaugural DisFest, a free celebration of accomplished artists…

Saturday, July 22nd
11:00 a.m.6:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical

From humble beginnings in his hometown of Kenner, Louisiana, Lloyd Price overcame incredible obstacles on his way to a revolutionary musical career. He became the…

Saturday, July 22nd
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
Another Marriage
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Another Marriage

You meet. You marry. You have kids. That’s the way it always goes. Or is it? What if your story changes? What would it cost? Another…

Saturday, July 22nd
2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
Another Marriage
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Another Marriage

You meet. You marry. You have kids. That’s the way it always goes. Or is it? What if your story changes? What would it cost? Another…

Saturday, July 22nd
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Performance

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns this June. Now…

Saturday, July 22nd
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
300 East Grand Avenue
No Man’s Land
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

No Man’s Land

In the drawing room of his stately Hampstead mansion, the wealthy, aging Hirst hosts his newfound acquaintance, the enigmatic Spooner, for an evening of endless…

Saturday, July 22nd
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
Working – A Musical
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Working – A Musical

Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes…

Saturday, July 22nd
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave
Cymbeline – Kelvyn Park
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cymbeline – Kelvyn Park

Midsommer Flight’s annual summer production of free Shakespeare in Chicago parks continues with CYMBELINE. The play has true love, adventure, disguised identities, adulterous schemes, an…

Saturday, July 22nd
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Kelvyn Park
4438 W. Wrightwood Ave,
The Infinite Wrench
Jul22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Spongebob Musical
Jul22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Spongebob Musical

When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 W Division St.
Clued In
Jul22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
To Love and Be Loved
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

To Love and Be Loved

Inspired by the quote… “To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St
The Art of Bowing
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Art of Bowing

A world premiere! Three actors stumble onto an empty stage as they realize the theatre has died. In a last-ditch effort to revive it, they…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.
The Rockefeller Special
Jul22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Rockefeller Special

A true story of the man that made the monopoly, the fighter for the free market, the All-American asshole. John D. Rockefeller is on full…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical

From humble beginnings in his hometown of Kenner, Louisiana, Lloyd Price overcame incredible obstacles on his way to a revolutionary musical career. He became the…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
Another Marriage
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Another Marriage

You meet. You marry. You have kids. That’s the way it always goes. Or is it? What if your story changes? What would it cost? Another…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
HAIR
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

HAIR

Book & Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado. Music by Galt MacDermot The American musical that changed theatre forever, Hair celebrates the sixties in…

Saturday, July 22nd
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Skokie Theatre
7924 N. Lincoln Ave.
In The Back/On The Floor
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

In The Back/On The Floor

IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…

Saturday, July 22nd
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave.
Lane Call: A Night of Closing Coming to Rogers Park The Factory Theater this Summer
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lane Call: A Night of Closing Coming to Rogers Park The Factory Theater this Summer

The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to present the final production in its 28th season, Lane Call: A Night of Closing, June…

Saturday, July 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St
No Man’s Land
Jul22
Theatre & Performing Arts

No Man’s Land

In the drawing room of his stately Hampstead mansion, the wealthy, aging Hirst hosts his newfound acquaintance, the enigmatic Spooner, for an evening of endless…

Saturday, July 22nd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
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