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Rain
Rain May 17 - May 18, 2024

As "the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!" (Associated Press), RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. In addition to the updated sets that include brand new LED, High-Definition screens and multimedia content, new songs have also been included with the launch of the 2013-14 Tour. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that's as infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to later classics ("I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Hard Day's Night," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Let It Be," "Come Together," "Hey Jude" and more), this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!

An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People May 17 - May 26, 2024
Duality Theatre Company at The Den Theatre

Written by Henrik Ibsen in 1882, An Enemy of the People centers around Dr. Stockmann, a recent medical school graduate, family-appointed medical officer, and newlywed, who discovers that his small town's coveted Health Resort is contaminated with poisonous water. In spite of his desperate attempts to reveal this danger to the public, he is met with scrutiny and the threat of disgrace by the government, the press, and the people.

Wanda Sykes: Please & Thank You Tour
Wanda Sykes: Please & Thank You Tour May 18

Wanda Sykes has been deemed one of the funniest stand up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America.

The Singularity Play
The Singularity Play May 18 - Jun 22, 2024
Jackalope Theatre Company at Berger Park Coach House

In an unused room at the Google offices in Manhattan, a theater troupe has gathered to rehearse a new play written by an advanced AI named "Denise." In an art that relies so substantially upon our human-ness, what does it mean to cede the stage to artificial intelligence? Who are we when reflected by the intelligence we've created?

Cinderella
Cinderella May 18
A&A Ballet at Athenaeum Theatre

A&A Ballet takes the classic story of Cinderella and brings it to life with an exciting rendition. Vibrant costumes and choreography tell the tale of Cinderella, her stepmother and stepsisters, the ball and finding her prince in a new way that is fun for the entire family.

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice May 21 - May 26, 2024

It's showtime! Based on Tim Burton's dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. With an irreverent book, an astonishing set, and a score that's out of this Netherworld, BEETLEJUICE is "SCREAMINGLY GOOD FUN!" (Variety). And under its uproarious surface (six feet under, to be exact), it's a remarkably touching show about family, love, and making the most of every Day-O!

The Prodigal Daughter
The Prodigal Daughter May 22 - Jun 22, 2024

In the Red Summer of 1919, Chicago's Black Belt is boiling over, from both the ruthless heat and the intensifying racial conflict gripping America. Virginia Bass, a successful saleswoman, is traveling with her business partner when they decide to pay her hometown and her family a visit. However, Virginia finds the welcome not nearly as warm as the weather outside, especially from her estranged father, leaving her wondering if it's ever possible to truly come home. Unresolved feelings, deep-seated tension, and a deadly urban clash set the scene for the third and final installment of The Grand Boulevard Trilogy.

Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution
Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution May 24 - Jun 16, 2024

Civil rights activist Kwame Ture, born Stokely Carmichael, was a towering icon; a man of immense domestic and international importance; a man who refused to back down, step aside, or remain silent. But he was also just that: a man. Blending the historical and the personal with astonishing grace, Stokely: The Unfinished Revolution depicts one man's rise to prominence and the many people who made it possible, begging the question: what does it mean to trust someone with a movement when you can't trust them with your heart?

The Enigmatist
The Enigmatist May 29 - Jun 30, 2024

Can you crack the code? Following wildly successful runs in New York City and Los Angeles, renowned magician and The New York Times crossword constructor David Kwong brings his immersive experience of puzzles and cryptology to Chicago. The Los Angeles Times raves that Kwong "creates a magical sense of togetherness" and The New York Times declares, "it's like a spin class for the frontal lobe... by the time Kwong finished, the room was loopy with delight." Clues are everywhere, so keep your eyes open and be ready for surprises behind every multi-layered illusion.

Matt Rife: ProbleMATTic World Tour
Matt Rife: ProbleMATTic World Tour May 30 - Jun 2, 2024

Matt Rife has exploded as one of the fastest growing comedians through his viral content and remarkable engagement on TikTok, where he has amassed over 13 million followers, and more than 2 billion views globally. As one of the most buzzed about comedians in the business, Rife has been selling-out comedy clubs and theaters across the country and is gearing up to embark on his biggest tour to-date

Die Hard 4 Your Luv
Die Hard 4 Your Luv May 31 - Jul 31, 2024

It's NYE 1999. A group of sinister mercenaries are holding the world's most popular boy band hostage! Unless the nations of the world hand over their vital Y2K codes by midnight, Boyz Will B Boyz will become Boyz Will B Dead! Will the least talented band member save the day? Or will the bad guys escape to their all-inclusive resort with the water ski package?

Good Mythical Tour with Rhett & Link
Good Mythical Tour with Rhett & Link Jun 1

Join Rhett & Link and the Mythical Crew live and in-person for a night that will bring the show you love to life like you've never experienced it before. Featuring your favorite segments, classic games, music, mayhem, Mythicality, and more. You may even become part of the show.

You Couldn't Make This Up
You Couldn't Make This Up Jun 1

A curated selection of professional Chicago improvisers come together to create a theater experience so uniquely funny, you might not believe they made it all up. YCMTU is an exclusive comedy ensemble made up of high-caliber improvisers with decades of combined experience on the legendary comedy stages of The Second City, iO, Annoyance Theatre, and more throughout the country. Without any pre-planning, they spontaneously create characters, dialogue, and narrative that will never be performed for another audience. It's a full-body-shaking, belly-laughing, high-wire act that you've never seen before (and by design, will never see again).

Six
Six Jun 4 - Jul 14, 2024

In SIX, the queens of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their identities out of the shadow of their infamous spouse-remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of twenty-first-century girl power. The all-woman cast, backed by an all-woman band known as the "Ladies in Waiting," traverses the spectrum of modern-day pop with a soundtrack that has stormed up the UK charts.

Three Sisters
Three Sisters Jun 4 - Jul 14, 2024

Anton Chekhov's classic play, packed with action and emotion, chronicles three and a half years in the falling fortunes of the four children of a recently deceased Colonel in the Russian army. They have been living in a small town in Russia for the past 11 years and yearn to return to the excitement of Moscow. Their dreary provincial life is enlivened only by the arrival of the Imperial Army. The sisters' dreams of a new life are crushed when their brother marries a woman they consider ill-bred and mortgages the house.

Ross Johnson: A Funny Thing Happened Tomorrow
Ross Johnson: A Funny Thing Happened Tomorrow Jun 5

For more than three decades, Ross Johnson has been hailed as one of the most gifted psychic performers of our time. Mind reader, magician, clairvoyant, fortune teller, telepath, mentalist... Ross Johnson is all this and more. He is a master of intuition and has a remarkable ability to see what can't be seen and hear what can't be heard. Combining elements of extrasensory perception, magic and mind over matter, Ross provides his audiences with an entertaining and highly interactive experience. Even the most hardened skeptics become believers.

The Lightning Thief: a Percy Jackson Musical
The Lightning Thief: a Percy Jackson Musical Jun 7 - Jul 28, 2024

The Lightning Thief: A Percy Jackson Musical, is an of the popular young adult Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan, with a book by Joe Tracz and a score by Rob Rokicki. In 2017, it was nominated as Best New Musical for a Drama Desk award, an Outer Critics Circle award, and an Off-Broadway Alliance award. It is the story of a 12 year-old boy named Percy Jackson who finds out he's the son of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. While at a summer camp for demigods, he is sent on a quest with his friends Grover and Annabeth to recover the source and symbol of Zeus's power, his master lightning bolt, which was allegedly stolen by another god. If they don't find the bolt on time, the gods of Mount Olympus will go to war, wreaking havoc on the mortal world as they do.