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KING JAMES at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

“King” LeBron James’s reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two unlikely friends in a bond […]

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Spay

Spay A World Premiere By Madison Fiedler Directed by Georgette Verdin Williamson, West Virginia has been aptly nicknamed “Pilliamson” as long as the Attridge sisters have called it home. In […]

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Together at Last

It’s about damn time. Together at Last is a non-stop celebration of how we have persisted and even thrived during these impossibly difficult times. From laughing at the sheer absurdity […]

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KING JAMES at Steppenwolf Theatre Company

“King” LeBron James’s reign in Cleveland brings promise, prosperity and renewal to a city in desperate need of all three. It also brings together two unlikely friends in a bond […]

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Spay

Spay A World Premiere By Madison Fiedler Directed by Georgette Verdin Williamson, West Virginia has been aptly nicknamed “Pilliamson” as long as the Attridge sisters have called it home. In […]

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Goodnight, Oscar

Anything can happen on live TV. And one night, it did. Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) stars as the irrepressible Oscar Levant. It’s 1958, and […]

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Good Night, Oscar

Anything can happen on live TV. And one night, it did. Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) stars as the irrepressible Oscar Levant. It’s 1958, and […]

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Best of the Second City

Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen […]

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Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of crime, secrets, and scandals right […]

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An Evening with Molly Shannon & Tim Meadows

Say hello to actress and comedian Molly Shannon! You may already know Shannon from her beloved SNL characters like Mary Katherine Gallagher; popular television shows like HBO Max’s The White […]

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Love That Story: Jonathan Van Ness in Conversation

Can you believe?! Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness is coming to Chicago for a candid chat about Love That Story: Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life, their new essay […]

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Autumn Knight: M___ER

Combining improvisation with sculpture, sound, and lights, M___ER taps into the tangled relationships we have with familiar people and things to examine the shifting dynamics of intimacy between audience members' […]

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Autumn Knight: M___ER

Combining improvisation with sculpture, sound, and lights, M___ER taps into the tangled relationships we have with familiar people and things to examine the shifting dynamics of intimacy between audience members' senses of self, others, and objects. The title suggests various interpretations of its missing letters; the performance itself addresses ideas such as “mother,” “murder,” and […]

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Goodnight, Oscar

Anything can happen on live TV. And one night, it did. Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) stars as the irrepressible Oscar Levant. It’s 1958, and Jack Paar hosts the hottest late-night talk-show on television. His favorite guest? Character actor, pianist and wild card Oscar Levant. Famous for his witty one-liners, […]

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Good Night, Oscar

Anything can happen on live TV. And one night, it did. Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) stars as the irrepressible Oscar Levant. It’s 1958, and Jack Paar hosts the hottest late-night talk-show on television. His favorite guest? Character actor, pianist and wild card Oscar Levant. Famous for his witty one-liners, […]

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Autumn Knight: M___ER

Combining improvisation with sculpture, sound, and lights, M___ER taps into the tangled relationships we have with familiar people and things to examine the shifting dynamics of intimacy between audience members' […]

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  • Virtual

Goodnight, Oscar

Anything can happen on live TV. And one night, it did. Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) stars as the irrepressible Oscar Levant. It’s 1958, and […]

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Good Night, Oscar

Anything can happen on live TV. And one night, it did. Emmy Award-winning actor and producer Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) stars as the irrepressible Oscar Levant. It’s 1958, and […]

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MCA Commons: Access Praxis—Justin Cooper

MCA Advisory Partners Bodies of Work and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago invite you to Access Praxis, a collaborative and participatory event in The Commons. Combining theory and practice, […]

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Chicago Inclusive Dance Festival

Want your events to be more inclusive? Join us for a community building festival of movement workshops and access presentations! We will explore the concept of making inclusion part of […]

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The Best Decision You’ve Ever Made

The Second City has no time for regrets in the 45th e.t.c. revue, The Best Decision You've Ever Made. This choose-your-own comedy (mis)adventure explores the choices we make and how […]

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Chicago Inclusive Dance Festival

Want your events to be more inclusive? Join us for a community building festival of movement workshops and access presentations! We will explore the concept of making inclusion part of […]

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TimeLine Theatre Company’s Production of Relentless

After a sold out run this winter, Tyla Abercrumbrie's world premiere play comes to the Goodman, weaving a mother's past with her daughters’ present in a centuries-spanning tale of family, […]

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Lauren Bon Lecture

This event will be live captioned by Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services. For additional access requests, visit saic.edu/access. Join us live for a virtual lecture by artist Lauren Bon […]

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TimeLine Theatre Company’s Production of Relentless

After a sold out run this winter, Tyla Abercrumbrie's world premiere play comes to the Goodman, weaving a mother's past with her daughters’ present in a centuries-spanning tale of family, […]

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Laws & Paws

Ankin Law Office LLC, in collaboration with Wicker Park Advisory Council, presents LAWS & PAWS, a local gathering on April 30 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. in the Wicker […]

TimeLine Theatre Company’s Production of Relentless

After a sold out run this winter, Tyla Abercrumbrie's world premiere play comes to the Goodman, weaving a mother's past with her daughters’ present in a centuries-spanning tale of family, […]

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TimeLine Theatre Company’s Production of Relentless

After a sold out run this winter, Tyla Abercrumbrie's world premiere play comes to the Goodman, weaving a mother's past with her daughters’ present in a centuries-spanning tale of family, […]

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Intimate Apparel

In 1905, a Black seamstress named Esther sews her way out of poverty stitch by delicate stitch, creating fine lingerie for her Manhattan clientele while longing for a husband and […]

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Kinetic Light: Wired

Wired is an immense and intimate experience that traces the fine line between “us” and “them” through aerial and contemporary dance and the metaphoric use of barbed wire. The dancers […]

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Kinetic Light: Wired

Wired is an immense and intimate experience that traces the fine line between “us” and “them” through aerial and contemporary dance and the metaphoric use of barbed wire. The dancers […]

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Believing Women: Anita Hill in Conversation

As a teacher, legal scholar, and advocate Anita Hill has been in the public eye since her landmark testimony during Clarence Thomas’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 1991. But, the […]

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Adam Jentleson on the US Senate & the Crippling of Democracy

Senate insider Adam Jentleson takes us into Capitol Hill backrooms for a behind-closed-doors look at how the Senate, once known as “the world’s greatest deliberative body,” has become one of […]

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Intimate Apparel

In 1905, a Black seamstress named Esther sews her way out of poverty stitch by delicate stitch, creating fine lingerie for her Manhattan clientele while longing for a husband and […]

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John Waters & the “Feel Bad” Romance

John Waters (legendary filmmaker of the cult classic Pink Flamingos and blockbuster Hairspray, and author of Carsick and Mr. Know-It-All) has turned his brilliant mind to fiction: specifically his first […]

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Kinetic Light: Wired

Wired is an immense and intimate experience that traces the fine line between “us” and “them” through aerial and contemporary dance and the metaphoric use of barbed wire. The dancers […]

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  • Low Lighting
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Kinetic Light: Wired

Wired is an immense and intimate experience that traces the fine line between “us” and “them” through aerial and contemporary dance and the metaphoric use of barbed wire. The dancers […]

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  • Audio Description
  • In Person
  • Low Lighting
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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: RE/UNION

Program A (May 13) features the highly-anticipated return of Ohad Naharin’s DECADANCE/CHICAGO, an evening-length work curated specifically for Hubbard Street comprised of excerpts from Naharin’s most celebrated pieces, including 'Sadeh21,' […]

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Selma Blair on the Power of Telling Your Story

Selma Blair has played many memorable Hollywood roles, from “preppy ice queen” in Legally Blonde, to “the ingenue” in Cruel Intentions—but we love her most as herself. In her memoir Mean Baby, Blair gets candid about the roles that have made her compassionate and wise: from friend and mother to advocate for people with disabilities. […]

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Nyle DiMarco: Deaf Utopia

America’s Next Top Model and Dancing with the Stars champion Nyle DiMarco knows “just how damn cool it is to be Deaf.” DiMarco’s career (which also includes executive producing the reality show Deaf U and Academy-award nominated documentary Audible) has been dedicated to celebrating what makes Deaf culture so unique and beautiful. Join DiMarco at […]

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Chuck Klosterman with Mark Bazer on the ‘90s

Join us for a toast and a roast to the ‘90s—a wild and confusing decade of colossal change (think the rise of the internet, the downfall of landlines, and the end of pre-9/11 politics). At CHF, celebrated culture critic Chuck Klosterman (author of The Nineties), sits down with WTTW’s Mark Bazer (The Interview Show) to […]

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Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: RE/UNION

Program A (May 13) features the highly-anticipated return of Ohad Naharin’s DECADANCE/CHICAGO, an evening-length work curated specifically for Hubbard Street comprised of excerpts from Naharin’s most celebrated pieces, including 'Sadeh21,' 'Naharin’s Virus,' and the iconic 'Minus 16.' Friday, May 13, 8:00 pm Performance Runtime: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission Program […]

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Carmela Full of Wishes | ASL Interpreted Performance

It’s Carmela’s birthday, and her wish has already come true–she’s finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands. On their way to the laundromat, past fields of what Mamí calls “flores de cempazuchitl,” Carmela finds a lone dandelion growing in the pavement. But before she can blow its puffy […]

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At the Vanishing Point

The Gift Theatre presents At the Vanishing Point by Naomi Iizuka, directed by Lavina Jadhwani - at The Filament Theatre https://ci.ovationtix.com/36243/production/1106846

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