Theaters

The Annoyance Theatre has created some of Chicago’s finest comedy and uses improvisation to create new and original plays, musicals, sketch-comedy and more in a vibrant, uncensored atmosphere.

The Athenaeum Center houses Chicago’s oldest, continuously operating off-loop theater complex.

Located in the heart of Roscoe Village, Beat Kitchen has been serving up Chicago with an excellent variety of live music, comedy, food, and beer since 1994.

The wildly popular show at the Briar Street Theatre now combines signature Blue Man Group moments with breathtakingly fun new pieces. There has never been a better time to experience Blue Man Group!

Bluebird Arts enriches, educates and entertains our community by sharing intimate stories of the human condition, focusing on the genuine problems of real people.

In Playback Theatre, actors guide audience members in sharing their own memories and experiences which are then brought to life by the actors using improv, movement, and music. Tell us your story!

Great private event venue – previously home to wildly popular interactive dinner theater extravaganzas: Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding, We Gotta Bingo and Flanagan’s Wake. Flanagain’s Wake returns March 2019, in time for St Patrick’s Day!

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre presents live, online, and audio entertainment showcasing everything—and everyone—that makes Chicago theatre great.

Hell in a Handbag is dedicated to the preservation, exploration, and celebration of works ingrained in the realm of popular culture via theatrical productions through parody, music and homage.

A variety show created entirely by clowns that explores the awkward, messy, and hilarious parts of sex and love.

Infinity Arts Academy is a Performing Arts training company for children ages 7-High School. We specialize in Singing, Dancing, Acting, and Film!

Kokandy Productions seeks to leverage the heightened reality of musical theater to tell complex and challenging stories, with a focus on contributing to the development of Chicago-based musical theater artists.

The mission of the Lakeview Orchestra is to engage, entertain, and educate audiences through symphonic music, provide an opportunity for Chicago area musicians to develop and perform, and strengthen the appreciation for and understanding of classical music in the Lakeview community and beyond.

For the best in standup comedy, come to Laugh Factory Chicago! As a pioneer in the comedy industry, Laugh Factory has earned the title of “world famous!”

Mercury Theater Chicago is located in the Southport Corridor; a sophisticated neighborhood of restaurants and boutiques close to Wrigley Field.

For the last two decades, the Music Box Theatre has been the premiere Chicago venue for independent and foreign films, and is currently the largest full-time operating film theater in Chicago.

The Newport Theater is a 125-seat independent theater located in the heart of the Wrigleyville neighborhood in Chicago, IL. The Newport Theater hosts artist-produced burlesque, drag, comedy, and variety events.

Otherworld Theatre is the world’s first venue dedicated to the performance of Science Fiction and Fantasy genres.

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is an ensemble based theatre company that believes in the power and beauty of language, and we know that conversation is an agent of change.

The Saint Sebastian Players is a membership-based theatre company performing a wide variety of dramas, comedies and musicals for the stage.

Shattered Globe Theatre brings its audiences dynamic re-imaginings of classic works, as well as premiere productions that celebrate new voices and innovative viewpoints.

Skyline is an award-winning children's theatre in Chicago. With 18 locations and over 700 students per session, Skyline is one of the largest and longest running children's theatre programs in the Chicagoland area.

Subtext is dedicated to bringing powerful stories to the stage through an exploration of the meanings found inside, under, and between the author's words.

The Playground Theater is an improviser-run comedy club featuring Chicago’s best up and coming talent. This BYOB theater offers improv, sketch, and standup shows every night. Get your night started right with friends, fun, and laughs at The Playground.

Theater Wit is the premier smart art theater in Chicago, producing humorous, challenging, and intelligent plays that speak with a vibrant and contemporary theatrical voice.

A DIY-style collective focused on devising new narratives and offering fresh perspectives on what makes humans, people. Born in the summer of 2018: three recent UIC Theatre school grads, too cowardly to move to LA or New York. They stayed [...]

TimeLine Theatre Company, a recipient of the 2016 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, was founded in April 1997 with a mission to present stories inspired by history that connect with today’s social and political issues.

Using wit and charm, famed magician Aaron Rabkin wins people over to his comedic blend of parlor tricks and mind-reading mentalism. Rabkin’s work has been regaled as “the best magic show I’ve ever seen.”

The Venus Cabaret Theater is an intimate theatrical performance space where you’ll find something for everyone!