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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Chicago - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Neo-Futurists perform their long-running, late-night hit Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind in a space—oddly enough—above a former funeral...Read More
Telling imaginative, almost magical stories is Redmoon Theater's specialty. The company's “spectacles” take a number of forms but can best be...Read More
Steppenwolf's alumni roster speaks for itself: John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Joan Allen, and Laurie Metcalf all honed their chops with this troupe...Read More
The city's best-known gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender performing group has garnered awards for original works, world premieres, and...Read More
Formed in 1872, the Apollo Chorus of Chicago is one of the country's oldest oratorio societies. Don't miss the annual Handel's Messiah if...Read More
The 1,000-seat Athenaeum Theatre, adjacent to St. Alphonsus Church, stages comedy, dance, children's theater performances, and more. ...Read More
Designed by notable architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler, the 4,300-seat, Romanesque Revival–style Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University...Read More
New and classical material is staged at various locations throughout the city by Bailiwick Chicago. ...Read More
After debuting as the Majestic in 1906, this 1,800-seat theater became a major stop on the vaudeville circuit. Today, after a series of name...Read More
Bella Voce —"beautiful voices," indeed. Formerly known as His Majestie's Clerkes, the 20-person a cappella group performs a variety of sacred...Read More
The Black Ensemble Theater has a penchant for long-running musicals based on popular African American icons. Founder and executive producer...Read More
The Vic Theatre attracts a rowdy crowd on Brew and View nights, thanks to cheap flicks—both newer releases and cult faves—and beer specials. ...Read More
Originally built as a horse stable for Marshall Field, Briar Street Theatre is the spot to catch the long-running hit Blue Man Group. ...Read More
Formerly known as Drury Lane, the 550-seat theater in Water Tower Place was taken over in 2010 by the Broadway in Chicago group, which modernized...Read More
Designed by famed theater architects the Rapp Brothers, the Cadillac Palace opened to much fanfare in 1926. The ornate, gilded interior was...Read More
Thrill-seekers and families flock to the Chicago Air & Water Show, a lakefront spectacle featuring aerial acrobatics and daredevil water...Read More
The Chicago Blues Festival, in Grant Park, is a popular three-day, four-stage event in June starring blues greats from Chicago and around the...Read More
A performance by the Chicago Children's Choir is the closest thing we can imagine to hearing angels sing. Its members—ages 8 to 18—are culled...Read More
This block-long landmark building houses several performance spaces. The most magnificent is the top-floor Preston Bradley Hall, with its Tiffany...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesThe Chicago Jazz Festival holds sway for four days during Labor Day weekend in Millenium and Grant Parks. ...Read More
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