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In The Back/On The Floor
Jun22
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…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave.
The Infinite Wrench Gets Prideful: 30 Queer Plays in 60 Straight Minutes
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench Gets Prideful: 30 Queer Plays in 60 Straight Minutes

Join us for 30 glow’d up, sweat-soaked, lipstick-smeared, gender-euphoric, gay-panic-inducing plays in 60 minutes – all in the name of Queer Community. June 22-25, with a…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Alex Grelle and Rob Lindley in Stepmom at the Old Ethan Allen Space
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alex Grelle and Rob Lindley in Stepmom at the Old Ethan Allen Space

The 1998 millennial cult classic STEPMOM comes to life on the Steppenwolf stage. Jeff Award Winner Rob Lindley breathes life into Oscar Winner Susan Sarandon while VHS collector and…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
Arabia, Arabia!
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Arabia, Arabia!

World Premiere! Written by Alexander Utz Directed by Jonathan Shaboo Tickets are Pay What You Can! It’s 1761. Five researchers have been selected by the…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Jarvis Square Theater
1439 W. Jarvis
Bowie in Warsaw
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bowie in Warsaw

Trap Door Theatre presents the US Premiere of Bowie in Warsaw by Dorota Masłowska. The women of Warsaw tremble with the rumor of a strangler on…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W Cortland Street
FANCY MEETING ME HERE: Solo Show
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

FANCY MEETING ME HERE: Solo Show

Fancy Meeting Me Here will be presented on June 22 – 24 at the Den Theatre in Chicago, IL. Visit http://fmmhtix.com/. In her autobiographical solo…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Lane Call: A Night of Closing Coming to Rogers Park The Factory Theater this Summer
Jun22
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…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St
Michigan Trees: A Guide to the Trees of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region, a trans folk opera
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Michigan Trees: A Guide to the Trees of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region, a trans folk opera

Queer founded and queer led Thompson Street Opera Company closes their 11th Season with a poignant celebration of trans identities in an exciting new folk…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Pride Arts Center – The Broadway
4139 N. Broadway
Bowie in Warsaw
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bowie in Warsaw

The women of Warsaw tremble with the rumor of a strangler on the prowl… Set in the landscape of a true crime story from 1970’s…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.9:45 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W Cortland Street
Grippo Stage Company Announces the World Premiere of “Shaw vs. Tunney,”
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Grippo Stage Company Announces the World Premiere of “Shaw vs. Tunney,”

Grippo Stage Company is proud to present the world premiere of “Shaw vs. Tunney,” written by Douglas Post and directed by Nick Sandys, based on…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave.
Pippin
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pippin

Music Theater Works, recently launched its 43rd season with the highly recommended “Avenue Q,” announced the cast and creative team for its second production in…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Blvd.
Richard Gustin’s “Being Seen”
Jun22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Richard Gustin’s “Being Seen”

Voted “Fan Favorite” (one of 12 out of 180+ productions so honored) at the New York International Fringe Festival, “Being Seen,” written and directed by…

Thursday, June 22nd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cabaret ZaZou
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cabaret ZaZou

Cabaret ZaZou is a unique entertainment experience where raucous comedy, extraordinary live music, international cirque performances, and a multi-course feast collide. As guests enter the…

Friday, June 23rd
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Who’s Tommy
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Who’s Tommy

The groundbreaking pop-culture musical sensation is reimagined in a new production. Myth and spectacle combine in a fresh reinvention of The Who’s exhilarating 1969 rock…

Friday, June 23rd
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Jun23
Jun24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, June 23rd
12:00 a.m.Saturday, June 24th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Abena Joan Brown Summer Arts Camp 2023
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Abena Joan Brown Summer Arts Camp 2023

Summer Arts Camp is back at eta!!! Register your child now for another great summer of learning drama, dance and music. This is a perfect…

Friday, June 23rd
8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m.
eta Creative Arts Foundation
7558 S South Chicago Ave
Pinocchio
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pinocchio

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Pinocchio, a one-hour musical adaptation! Can you help Pinocchio make the right choices and become a…

Friday, June 23rd
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Returns
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance’s 11th Annual Chicago Dance Month Returns

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…

Friday, June 23rd
12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, 5th Floor
Working – A Musical
Jun23
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…

Friday, June 23rd
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave
Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding

Corella Productions Dinner Theatre presents the return of Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding, for one weekend only, Friday, June 23 and Saturday, June 24  from 5:30…

Friday, June 23rd
5:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Week Three of Firebird free dance pop-up performances
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Week Three of Firebird free dance pop-up performances

As part of Chicago Park District’s Night Out in the Parks series, 2023 Guggenheim Fellow in Choreography Nejla Yatkin will surprise visitors in parks around…

Friday, June 23rd
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Lincoln Park
1000 W Armitage Ave
Ravenswood’s Redline VR Announces Summer “Ren Faire Pop-up,” June 23 – July 1
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ravenswood’s Redline VR Announces Summer “Ren Faire Pop-up,” June 23 – July 1

This June, Redline VR is welcoming Counterfeit Combat and Tiny Girl Big Show to transport their bar into renaissance times fit for kings and queens.…

Friday, June 23rd
7:00 p.m.
The Raven Room at Redline VR
4702 North Ravenswood Avenue
The Infinite Wrench
Jun23
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…

Friday, June 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Alex Grelle and Rob Lindley in Stepmom at the Old Ethan Allen Space
Jun23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alex Grelle and Rob Lindley in Stepmom at the Old Ethan Allen Space

The 1998 millennial cult classic STEPMOM comes to life on the Steppenwolf stage. Jeff Award Winner Rob Lindley breathes life into Oscar Winner Susan Sarandon while VHS collector and…

Friday, June 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
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