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From NPR and WBEZ Chicago
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!
Select Thursday Evenings in the Studebaker Theater
Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me! is NPR’s Peabody Award-winning quiz show. Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, listener contestants, and celebrity guests through a rollicking review of the week’s news.
Manual Cinema's
Christmas Carol
December 13 – 29
Manual Cinema's awe-inspiring, one-of-a-kind rendition of the Dickens classic comes to the Studebaker Theater this holiday season.
The Chicago Bar Association presents
Bar to the Future
The CBA's 101st Annual Bar Show
January 8, 10-11
The Chicago Bar Association presents "Bar to the Future!" In its 101st annual year, the Chicago Bar Show continues to entertain lawyers and non-lawyers alike. We promise wackiness, fun, music and more.
The Chicago Academy for the Arts presents
Showcase
A Presentation of Top Work from Illinois' #1 Arts High School
January 31, 2025 7:30 pm
Join The Chicago Academy for the Arts for a presentation of top work form all six of their arts departments. Secure your tickets today!
Exile in Bookville Presents
Neko Case
The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir
February 4, 2025 7:00 pm
Neko Case will take the Studebaker Theater stage to discuss her new book, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir. An unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary life—one forged through a poverty-stricken childhood in “slummy, one-horse towns”; obsessive desire; bursts of comedy; and indispensable friendships, reflecting on the way art, music, and a deep connection to nature helped her on a singular journey to become a beloved, Grammy-nominated artist.
Camerata Chicago Orchestra Presents
Valentine’s Romance
with Violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou
February 14, 2025 7:30 pm
Enjoy a romantic evening with the wonderful violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou on Valentines Day serenading you with romances for violin & orchestra by Beethoven, Dvorak and Svendsen and love inspired works by Kreisler. The Camerata Chicago Orchestra will complete the concert delighting you with the most celebrated romantic melody of all time: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy by Tchaikovsky.
Seth’s Broadway Concert Series!
Starring Jessie Mueller and Seth Rudetsky
February 15, 2025 7:30 pm
For one night only, this unique concert will be filled with intimate and funny behind-the scenes stories peppered with Rudetsky's encyclopedic knowledge of Broadway and mixed with incredible performances from Mueller's Broadway career and beyond!
Seven Thirty Theatre Presents
Dreamgirls
March 29 – 30, 2025
Seven Thirty Theatre presents the iconic Tony Award-winning Broadway musical!
Chicago Opera Theater Presents
She Who Dared
June 3 – 8, 2025
A world premiere production, She Who Dared recenters the spotlight on the courageous women who helped desegregate the Montgomery bus system in the 1950s.
Plan your visit
New musicals. Open studios. Podcast tapings. Architecture tours. All this and more at the Fine Arts Building!
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