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Saint Sebastian Players: Building Community Through Theater Since 1982
The Belmont Theater District is home to dozens of theater companies, many of which have been around for decades! Saint Sebastian Players is one such theater company. Saint Sebastian Players produces comedies, dramas, and musicals [...]
BTD is Back! Theaters Respond to Reopening
After more than a year of being closed, the Belmont Theater District is once again doing live performances, with more shows opening each week. Here’s what some of our member theaters had to say about [...]
9 Chicago Theater Companies That Center Latinx Stories
From September 15 - October 15, we honor Hispanic Heritage Month. These nine theater companies are telling Latinx stories and more every day in Chicago. Let’s take a closer look. Aguijón Theater Company Aguijón [...]
Camp, Vamps, & Wigs Galore: Welcome to Hell in a Handbag Productions
Hell in a Handbag Productions is the best and only camp and parody theater company in Chicago and quite possibly, the world. That’s what their flashy website says, so it must be true. But truth [...]
Saint Sebastian Players Honors its Legacy With Four-Show 40th Anniversary Season
The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) announce the company is resuming live, in-person production with an expanded 40th Anniversary Season. The four-play lineup celebrates genres that have been popular with SSP audiences throughout its history—a classic [...]
Blue is Back – Blue Man Group Reopening
Theatrical phenomenon Blue Man Group will resume its Chicago residency at Lakeview’s Briar Street Theatre on Wednesday, August 18. A dynamic combination of art, music, comedy, and technology, Blue Man Group encourages audiences to reconnect [...]
Featured Shows
I’m Not A Comedian. . . I’m Lenny Bruce
November 3, 2021 8:00 pm - January 2, 2022 10:00 pm
The story of the life and early passing of one of the most legendary comedians of all time, produced in partnership with Lenny Bruce’s daughter Kitty Bruce, “I’m Not A Comedian… I’m Lenny Bruce” was written by and stars Ronnie Marmo.
Sister Act
November 5, 2021 7:30 pm - January 2, 2022 7:30 pm
Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film that is a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship.
Burnt City Follies
November 6, 2021 8:00 am - December 31, 2021 5:00 pm
We welcome all virtual voyeurs to the Burnt City Follies, a digital showcase featuring Chicago artists that both hold titles from the Burlesque Hall of Fame and special guests destined for the BHOF stage in the future.
