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Live Performances
From critically acclaimed dramas and hilarious comedies to upbeat musicals and holiday performances and family-friendly fare, there's a performance for everyone. See the upcoming lineup below.
30
Mar
Armchair Boogie with The Last Revel
March 30, 2023
Starting in 2015 from a front porch in the college town of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. ...
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31
Mar
Kruger Brothers
March 31, 2023
Born and raised in Europe, brothers Jens and Uwe Kruger started singing and playing i...
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1
Apr
Paula Poundstone
April 1, 2023
Paula Poundstone continues to amaze us with unforgettable sold-out performances as ou...
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2
Apr
Emmaline
April 2, 2023
Though still in the early stages of her blossoming career, 24-year-old vocalist, viol...
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2
Apr
Music of the Baroque: The St. Matthew Passion
April 2, 2023
Johann Sebastian Bach’s St. Matthew Passion speaks as urgently of compassion an...
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9
Mar
Music Theater Works presents Avenue Q
March 9, 2023 - April 2, 2023
Join the irreverent denizens of Avenue Q- part flesh, part plushy, people, puppets, a...
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5
Apr
Five & Dime - Laughs on a Hot Tin Roof Comedy Showcase
April 5, 2023
"Laughs on a Hot Tin Roof" is a LIVE, FUN, COMEDY EXPERIENCE featuring comi...
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6
Apr
Henhouse Prowlers with Adam Greuel of Horseshoes & Hand Grenades - 2 Nights
April 6, 2023 - April 7, 2023
Founded 18 years ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, ...
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8
Apr
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
April 8, 2023
“Here’s to life!” Fans around the world can be found singing the ch...
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11
Apr
Abandon All Hope In Concert
April 11, 2023
After the release of a cast recording last fall, Abandon All Hope: A Musical Com...
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12
Apr
Five & Dime - Laughs on a Hot Tin Roof Comedy Showcase
April 12, 2023
"Laughs on a Hot Tin Roof" is a LIVE, FUN, COMEDY EXPERIENCE featuring comi...
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14
Apr
Chris Smither with special guest Paul Cebar
April 14, 2023
Born in Miami, during World War II, Chris Smither grew up in New Orleans where he fir...
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15
Apr
Will Hoge
April 15, 2023
Will Hoge is a mainstay of 21st century rock & roll, carrying the torch for a blu...
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15
Apr
Paul Reiser
April 15, 2023
Comedian, actor, television writer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywo...
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15
Apr
Live Music: Naomi Ashley & Jon Williams
April 15, 2023
Come join in for some live music as you enjoy your cocktails. Chicago singer-songwri...
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16
Apr
Hot Tuna (acoustic)
April 16, 2023
The name Hot Tuna invokes as many different moods and reactions as there are Hot Tuna...
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16
Apr
The Cash Box Kings
April 16, 2023
According to Living Blues magazine, The Cash Box Kings “are one of the best blu...
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16
Feb
Once
February 16, 2023 - April 16, 2023
This 2012 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical is based on the 2007 Irish musical film ...
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17
Apr
Trans Voices Cabaret
April 17, 2023
Returning to Theo! Please join Trans Voices Cabaret Chicago in a celebration of some ...
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19
Apr
Five & Dime - Laughs on a Hot Tin Roof Comedy Showcase
April 19, 2023
"Laughs on a Hot Tin Roof" is a LIVE, FUN, COMEDY EXPERIENCE featuring comi...
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20
Apr
Bob Schneider
April 20, 2023
Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter and former frontman of The Ugly Americans and T...
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21
Apr
Loudon Wainwright III
April 21, 2023
“75 is a big number,” says Loudon Wainwright III. He's referring to t...
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22
Apr
Tenille Townes
April 22, 2023
Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Tenille Townes released her latest proj...
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22
Apr
Logan Ramey - A Tribute to Elvis
April 22, 2023
This High Energy show Starring Award Winning Elvis Tribute Artist - Logan Ramey, is t...
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21
Apr
The Lightning Thief
April 21, 2023 - April 22, 2023
In this adaptation of Rick Riordan’s best-selling children’s novel, Greek...
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23
Apr
Greg Ward's Rogue Parade with Imperial Boxmen presented by WDCB
April 23, 2023
Greg Ward is considered one of the most versatile saxophonists of his generation...
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26
Apr
Five & Dime - Laughs on a Hot Tin Roof Comedy Showcase
April 26, 2023
"Laughs on a Hot Tin Roof" is a LIVE, FUN, COMEDY EXPERIENCE featuring comi...
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27
Apr
Alice Peacock
April 27, 2023
Alice Peacock released her latest album Minnesota at the tail end of 2019 just before...
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28
Apr
Over the Rhine
April 28, 2023
Over the Rhine's 15th studio album Love & Revelation arrives in time for 2019...
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21
Apr
Indecent
April 21, 2023 - April 30, 2023
Indecent, a deeply moving play with music, inspired by the true events surrounding th...
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16
Mar
The Revolutionists
March 16, 2023 - April 30, 2023
Imagine if four badass, very real women, who lived boldly in France during the French...
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10
Mar
The Threepenny Opera
March 10, 2023 - April 30, 2023
The Threepenny Opera is a biting satire of the post-war rise of capitalism, wrapped u...
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4
May
On & On: José James Sings Badu presented by WDCB
May 4, 2023
When José James released No Beginning No End 2 (2020), a collaborative effort ...
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5
May
An Evening With: Micky Dolenz
May 5, 2023
Micky Dolenz IS the voice of The Monkees. The unmistakable performer that moved a gen...
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7
May
Sean McConnell & Garrison Starr
May 7, 2023
If trust had a sound, it’d be My Sister, My Brother.“Sometimes you just i...
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7
May
Music of the Baroque: Circles of Friends
May 7, 2023
Dame Jane Glover takes the podium for a joyful evening of music written centuries ago...
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28
Apr
The Waa-Mu Show
April 28, 2023 - May 7, 2023
Northwestern’s oldest theatrical tradition, The Waa-Mu Show, provides undergrad...
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11
May
Billy Childs Quartet with special guest Sean Jones
May 11, 2023
For his third Mack Avenue Records release, 5-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Billy Chil...
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12
May
Bill Frisell Trio featuring Tony Scherr & Rudy Royston
May 12, 2023
Bill Frisells career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and m...
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12
May
Jackopierce with Brett Wiscons
May 12, 2023
Jack O’Neill and Cary Pierce, the “Jack O” and “Pierce”...
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12
May
Bach Week Festival 2023 - Virtuoso Soloists
May 12, 2023
Come celebrate the 50th Anniversay of the Bach Week Festival which was founded in 197...
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12
May
Bach Week Festival 2023 - Candlelight Concert
May 12, 2023
Relax and enjoy an intimate 45 minute concert with Adam Levin on guitar, a glass of c...
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14
May
Ring of Keys - Queering the Canon
May 14, 2023
Ring of Keys presents Queering the Canon. Ring of Keys is an artist service organizat...
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13
Apr
The Porch On Windy Hill: a new play with old music
April 13, 2023 - May 14, 2023
A young violinist and her song collector boyfriend flee the confines of their Brookly...
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15
May
Belting for Life
May 15, 2023
Chicago’s favorite evening of big voices for a big cause, returns with the 8th ...
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18
May
Storyhill
May 18, 2023
STORYHILL is a billboard-charting, modern folk duo from Bozeman, Montana that brings ...
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20
May
Frank Orrall w/ Sophia De Leon Sanchez, Paul Von Mertens & Joe Sonnefeldt
May 20, 2023
Frank Orrall is the founder, frontman / multi-instrumentalist for the Acous-tronic Ro...
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21
May
Jay Nash and Dan Rodriguez
May 21, 2023
Over the span of his self-described, ‘under the radar' career, Jay Nash'...
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14
May
Bach Week Festival 2023 - Goldberg Variations
May 14, 2023 - May 24, 2023
Come and enjoy the talent of the renowned pianist Sergei Babayan, playing Goldberg Va...
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25
May
Maurice "Mobetta" Brown
May 25, 2023
Maurice joined Grammy award-winning superstar Anderson .Paak and The Free Nationals o...
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26
May
Trouble Ahead Plays Music from The Grateful Dead
May 26, 2023
Trouble Ahead is a Grateful Dead inspired group of seasoned Chicago-area musicians wh...
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27
May
Petty Union
May 27, 2023
Petty Union hails from the greater Chicagoland area and Southeast Wisconsin. We ...
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19
May
Everybody
May 19, 2023 - May 28, 2023
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play bu...
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2
June
Frank Catalano Saxtet
June 2, 2023
In 2023, Legendary Saxman Frank Catalano will be touring the USA, Europe and Asia ext...
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4
June
Paul Thorn
June 4, 2023
Paul Thorn has created an innovative and impressive career, pleasing crowds with his ...
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8
June
Whitehorse
June 8, 2023
Whitehorse is a Canadian folk rock band, composed of husband-and-wife duo Luke Doucet...
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9
June
Semple
June 9, 2023
SEMPLE is a Chicago-based band that prides itself on its entertaining combination of ...
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10
June
Dustbowl Revival
June 10, 2023
The Dustbowl Revival is a Venice, California-based collective that merges old school ...
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11
June
Dancing Queen
June 11, 2023
Fronted by two dynamic ladies with angelic voices and backed by a group of world-clas...
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18
June
Bill Pantle
June 18, 2023
Bill Pantle has been entertaining crowds for close to 10 years now in Chicagoland&rsq...
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18
June
Damien Jurado w/ Chris Pureka welcomed by CHIRP
June 18, 2023
“Play on, there’s no such thing as better days,” Damien Jurado sing...
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25
June
Motown
June 25, 2023
Hits from Stevie Wonder, Aretha, Temptations, The Blues Brothers, and more! Motown Na...
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1
June
Music Theater Works presents Pippin
June 1, 2023 - June 26, 2023
The unforgettable score of PIPPIN has shown multiple generations how to forge your ow...
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8
July
Bodeans
July 8, 2023
With countless tunes you know from the first note, rip-roaring gigs you can count on,...
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9
July
Mariachi Monumental De Mexico
July 9, 2023
Enjoy a magical and cultural evening with sounds of the best traditional mariachi rep...
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14
July
7th Heaven
July 14, 2023
This band made it their personal duty to bring all the great ’80s songs you lov...
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16
July
Kaleidoscope Eyes
July 16, 2023
Kaleidoscope Eyes is Chicago’s premiere acoustic Beatles tribute band. They pay...
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23
July
Davidson County Band
July 23, 2023
Davidson County Band is a high-energy country band that covers the best of today&rsqu...
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22
June
A Distinct Society
June 22, 2023 - July 23, 2023
Inspired by true events, this poignant and funny new play, written and directed ...
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27
July
Out of Space 2023: Dawes & Lucius
July 27, 2023
Dawes is an American folk rock band from Los Angeles, California, composed of brother...
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28
July
Out of Space 2023: Lord Huron with Allie Crow Buckley
July 28, 2023
Unburdened by contractual obligations and working at their studio and informal clubho...
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29
July
Out of Space 2023: Regina Spektor w/Allison Russell
July 29, 2023
Regina Spektor is synonymous with New York City. The Russian-Jewish-American singer, ...
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30
July
Hokulea Academy of Polynesian Arts
July 30, 2023
Bring the entire family on a voyage through the beautiful tropical islands of the Pac...
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30
July
Out of Space 2023: Andrew Bird with Uwade
July 30, 2023
Andrew Bird is an internationally acclaimed, Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, ...
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9
June
Passing Strange
June 9, 2023 - July 30, 2023
From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes Passing Strange, a dari...
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4
Aug
Tributosaurus Becomes The Rolling Stones
August 4, 2023
Tributosaurus is the Jurassic beast of multiple musical faces, and will morph into Th...
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6
Aug
Gooroos
August 6, 2023
GooRoos live show is high energy, polished, and ROCKS! The biggest radio hits of all ...
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6
June
Marie and Rosetta
June 6, 2023 - August 6, 2023
Hailed as the “Godmother of Rock ‘n Roll,” Sister Rosetta Tharpe in...
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10
Aug
Music Theater Works presents The Producers
August 10, 2023 - August 20, 2023
If Bialystock and Bloom come to you with a sure thing, run the other way! A big Broad...
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30
Oct
Music Theater Works presents Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon
October 30, 2023 - November 12, 2023
You can only see it for a single day every hundred years. No, not the show, but the e...
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21
Dec
Music Theater Works presents Shrek: The Musical
December 21, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, SHREK:THE MUSICAL brings your f...
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