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Halloween Happenings at the Music Box Theatre
Are you looking for fun ways to celebrate this Halloween? What better way to celebrate the spooky season than with a scary film at the Music Box Theatre! This October, the Music Box is hosting [...]
Playwright Profile: Hallie Palladino
The Belmont Theater District is lucky to work with incredible playwrights to write and produce shows right in our neighborhood. Hallie Palladino is a Chicago Playwright. Her plays include DERAILED (O’Neill Semi-Finalist), INFATUATION (Ojai Playwrights [...]
Walk the Red Carpet at the ChiFilmFest Block Party!
The 58th Chicago International Film Festival will kick off 12 days of premiere screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, workshops, and much more with the opening night ChiFilmFest Block Party. So for one night only, walk the [...]
Celebrate Women’s History Month by Seeing Women of Soul
As recently as this time last year, the Mercury Theater looked to be closed for good. In June 2020, Walter Stearns and Eugene Dizon, the venue’s owners and programmers since 2010, announced they’d be shutting [...]
A Little More About Music Box Chicago’s Highs & Lows Series
Presented by Oscarbate and Hollywood Entertainment | Sponsored by DePaul University Films of a higher tier, those stamped with the seal of Art, usually accrue a more serious following than many of the movies being made on a supposedly [...]
Celebrate Black History Month With TimeLine Theatre’s Relentless
Playwright Tyla Abercrumbie’s Relentless is a gift to the Timeline Theatre audience. It is an unforgettable look into a Black family in early 20th century America. Developed through TimeLine’s Playwrights Collective, this world premiere weaves a mother’s [...]
Featured Shows
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Mic Father, Like Son
September 8, 2023 12:00 am - October 2, 2023 12:00 am
Enjoy a comedic farce about the retiring Mike Aldridge, a beloved Kansas City radio personality who is hosting a small cocktail party to kick off his final week of broadcasting. Guests include his son Mike Jr. who constantly bickers with his sister Dorothy and her touchy, feely husband Allen. Mike’s agent who is bitter that her cash cow client is calling it quits will be attending along with her husband. Mike’s quirky oddball newsman even crashes the party. Uncle Art, Mike’s younger brother will be on hand to catch a few drinks and the final guest is Junior’s high school sweetheart Nikki. Witness the lengths to which a father will go to help his son find true love and happiness.
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Blues for an Alabama Sky
September 14, 2023 12:00 am - October 15, 2023 12:00 am
Change, struggle, and joy set against the tumultuous backdrop of prohibition. It’s 1930 in Harlem and jazz singer Angel has just gotten fired from The Cotton Club. Supported by her closest friends, Angel hopes for her next big break as costume designer Guy imagines sewing dresses in Paris, and Delia works to bring family planning centers to the community. But all of their dreams are put in jeopardy when Angel meets Leland, a recent Alabama transplant. Will he be the true love Angel has been waiting for or will he forever alter the dynamic of their precious inner circle? Blues for an Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage is a play about change, struggle, and joy set against the tumultuous backdrop of prohibition, the Jazz Age, and the dawning of The Great Depression.
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Blues for an Alabama Sky
September 14, 2023 6:00 pm - October 15, 2023 4:00 pm
It’s 1930 in Harlem and jazz singer Angel has just gotten fired from The Cotton Club. Supported by her closest friends, Angel hopes for her next big break as costume designer Guy, imagines sewing dresses in Paris, and Delia works to bring family planning centers to the community.
