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Selling Fast - East Texas Hot Links at Court Theatre

Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, East Texas Hot Links is simultaneously a gripping character study, a lyrical masterpiece, and a juggernaut of suspense. It is 1955 in the piney woods of East Texas and racial tensions are high, yet the Top o’ the Hill Café remains a haven. There, regulars share stories, joke, unwind, and trade friendly barbs. The café is a refuge that keeps the outside world at bay, until a mysterious omen forces the outside in.

Court’s 2024/25 season opener is a tribute to Resident Artist and Director Ron OJ Parson’s (Two Trains Running) first production in Chicago, his deep collaboration with playwright Eugene Lee, and the founding of Onyx Theatre Ensemble, the storied theatre company that first produced East Texas Hot Links in Chicago thirty years ago. By returning to Top o’ the Hill Café decades later, Parson asserts East Texas’s place in the modern theatrical canon and honors the legacy of Onyx.

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Screen & Stage
Chicago Sinfonietta at Auditorium Theatre

Popular and classical music collide in this electrifying opening night to the Sinfonietta’s 37th season! Laura Karpman’s film suite from The Marvels showcases powerful female superheroes, while Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi captures a daring heroine’s whimsical journey with Kiki’s Delivery Service.

Guest vocalist Laurin Talese enchants with iconic hits from Broadway and her own original composition. Pulsating dance rhythms infuse Horacio Fernández’s Latin American-inspired Tumbao, and mambo along to Bernstein’s irresistible Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, a timeless commentary on love and belonging.

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Join for SCREEN & STAGE, their first subscription concert of Chicago Sinfonietta’s 2024-25 Season. Maestra Mei-Ann Chen curated musical selections from global pop culture, offering patrons a lively experience at the intersection of popular and classical music. 

The concert begins honoring the newest female superheroes to hit the big screen with Laura Karpman’s film suite Higher. Further. Faster. Together. from the blockbuster movie The Marvels. Next, we cross the seas to explore Japanese fandom with Joe Hisaishi’sKiki’s Delivery Service, whose risk-taking heroine charms and enchants with whimsical melodies from the anime film, a globally popular piece for over 40 years!
Vocalist Laurin Talese takes the stage for a sweeping Broadway tribute and shares her own original composition, “This Love,” arranged for orchestra.

Then 20-something Mexican composer Horacio Fernández invokes a Latin dance club scene with Tumbao (Latin Suite for Orchestra), featuring pulsating rhythms inspired by Salsa, Bachata, and Reggaeton. Never have you heard Reggaeton on an orchestral stage!

The performance closes with a perennial classic and audience favorite, Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story. Comprising dance themes and motifs from the original stage work, it captures the essence of the story’s tension, passion, and energy. Through vivid orchestration and rhythmic complexity, Bernstein intertwines elements of jazz, Latin, and classical music, creating a vibrant tapestry of sound that will leave you energized and ready to “Mambo!”

Saturday, September 7 at 7 PM | WENTZ HALL, NAPERVILLE
Sunday, September 8 at 3 PM | AUDITORIUM THEATRE

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🎟️ Get Your Fall Theatre Fix for Just $20! 🎟️
 
Hot Tix is back with a special, limited-time offer! Grab $20 tickets to Chicago theatre fall shows. Only available from Thursday, August 29 to Sunday, September 8, or while supplies last! 🎭
 
Participating shows: 
✨ Some Like it Hot - Broadway In Chicago at Cadillac Palace Theatre
✨ [title of show] - PrideArts at Pride Arts Center
✨ The House of Ideas - City Lit Theater
✨ Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations - Broadway In Chicago at CIBC
✨ This is Our Youth - Gwydion Theatre Company at Greenhouse Theater Center
✨ 1776 - Marriott Theatre
✨ Alice by Heart - Kokandy Productions at Chopin Theatre
 
Don’t miss your chance to see these incredible performances at an unbeatable price. Note: A service charge applies for BIC shows, and all sales are final – no refunds or exchanges.

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We're thrilled to have joined the Bud Billiken® Parade It Takes A Village Back to School Festival this year! Thank you to all who visited our booth and participated in our theatre trivia! We look forward to connecting with you all next year!

New Dates Added - Alice by Heart | Kokandy Productions at Chopin Theatre

From the Tony® and Grammy® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress), Alice by Heart is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward.

This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.

📸 Evan Hanover

New Dates Added - Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea | Pegasus Theatre Chicago at Chicago Dramatists

Blending poetry, humor, wordplay and ritual, Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea is a hero’s quest to explore the journey to redeem history’s misdeeds. Eighteen-year-old Dontrell Jones the Third decides his duty and destiny is to venture into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage. However, his family is not at all ready to abandon their prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past.

New Dates Added for Ain't Misbehavin' at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace

Stride along with the toe-tapping, finger-snapping r***e that journeys through the Harlem Renaissance with the music of legend Fats Waller. Brimming with the energetic charm of jazz classics such as “Honeysuckle Rose” and “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” the crooners of Ain’t Misbehavin’ bring soulful melodies to life, capturing the essence of an era where the joint was always jumpin’.

More Tickets Added - Hedwig and The Angry Inch | Haven Chicago at The Den Theatre

With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson, a genderq***r East German singer leading a fictional rock and roll band. As Hedwig navigates themes of identity, love, and self-discovery, audiences are taken on a thrilling and unforgettable ride filled with heart, humor, and raw emotion.

📸 Liz Lauren

Argyle Night Market is back Thursday Nights through September 5th! Find our Hot Tix Booth to learn about current theatre shows in Chicago and to play theatre trivia!

📍Argyle St. (Kenmore to Sheridan)
Uptown Chamber of Commerce

Another great summer weekend in Chicago sharing Chicago's Best Theatre Deals! Thank you, Square Roots Chicago for having us! We had over 100 trivia players and one lucky winner!

Hot This Weekend! - Amadeus by Peter Shaffer | Parker Players Theater Company at The Barrington

This classic story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the foppish young prodigy, arriving in Vienna determined to make his mark, remains the same. Court composer Antonio Salieri, who awestruck by the young genius and seized with an obsessive jealousy, begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately with God, also remains the same. BUT, PPTC presents this levity-filled drama whose scope is as operatic as it comes, as an intimate, immersive, and slightly anarchic new experience.

Directed by Chris Causer and Jenilee Houghton, and featuring a talented ensemble of actors, we invite you into the punk rock world where Mozart disrupts the musical traditions of Emperor King Joseph II Vienna court.

📸 Kyle Flubacker

Physical Theater Festival Chicago is returning this summer from July 13-21, offering 9 days of international, contemporary, visual, and physical theater. The festival will showcase award-winning shows from Brazil, France/UK, and Mexico, along with national and local performances, workshops, panels, virtual content from around the world, and a free film screening. Find discounted tickets on HotTix.org for the following shows:

Macacos by Cia do Sal, Clayton Nascimento (Brazil) at Theater Wit
Perhaps, Perhaps... Quizás by Chula, the Clown (Mexico) at Instituto Cervantes
Don't Make Me Get Dressed (Boston) by The Gottabees at Theater Wit
Little Carl by Theater Y (Chicago) at Theater Wit

This Weekend! Join us at A Real Nice Music & Craft Beer Street Fest!

Square Roots brings together the best of Lincoln Square, Chicago, and beyond, with a great lineup of live music, family fun, local restaurants and vendors, and the best craft beer showcase of any Chicago street fest. Join the fun and support non-profit organizations Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce and Old Town School Of Folk Music.

Find our booth to play theatre trivia and enter for a chance to win show tickets to The Last Wide Open at American Blues Theater!

Old Town School of Folk Music Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce Big Buzz Idea Group American Blues Theater

Grease
MadKap Productions at Skokie Theatre

Everyone’s favorite rock ‘n’ roll musical that continues to captivate audiences worldwide! Join Danny, Sandy, Rizzo and the gang on a nostalgic journey to Rydell High, where the Pink Ladies and the Burger Palace Boys rule the school with slick dance moves, great songs, and rebellious charm.

The Hot Wing King on Hot Tix!
Writers Theatre

When it comes to wings, Cordell is king! Supported by his boyfriend Dwayne and the best friends who serve as his fry crew, the group embarks on a fun night of pre-competition prep for Memphis’s Annual hot wing festival. But when Dwayne’s troubled nephew unexpectedly needs a place to stay, it quickly becomes a recipe for disaster. Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, The Hot Wing King is a fierce comedy about the risks and rewards of celebrating who you are.

Jersey Boys on Hot Tix!

Winner of Best Musical at both the Tony Awards and Olivier Awards, “Jersey Boys” takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secret of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom. Full of electrifying performances of chart-topping hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “My Eyes Adored You,” and more “Jersey Boys” will have you “Beggin” for more!

Jersey Boys is recommended for ages 12+

Find your discounted tickets on hottix.org

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s beloved, international best-selling novel, THE KITE RUNNER is a powerful new play adapted by Matthew Spangler that follows one man’s journey to confront his past and find redemption.

Afghanistan is a divided country, and two childhood friends are about to be torn apart. It’s a beautiful afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither of the boys can foresee the incident which will change their lives forever. Told across two decades and two continents, THE KITE RUNNER is an unforgettable journey of forgiveness, and shows us all that we can be good again.

This show is suitable for ages 13 and up. This production includes some content of a sensitive and mature nature and incorporates the sounds of gunshots.

Broadway In Chicago at CIBC Theatre

Pro-Am
First Floor Theater at The Den Theatre

Most careers don’t last longer than three months in Miami’s professional-amateur p**n scene. But that’s about to change when rising star Chloe Kendall meets the driven trans performer Nastasia. The girls are doing it for themselves now, and for the first time, people won’t just be watching them – they’ll be paying attention.

Ages 18+
📸 Michael Brosilow

Jersey Boys on Hot Tix - More Tickets Added!

Winner of Best Musical at both the Tony Awards and Olivier Awards, “Jersey Boys” takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to discover the secret of a 40-year friendship as the foursome work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom. Full of electrifying performances of chart-topping hits including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “My Eyes Adored You,” and more “Jersey Boys” will have you “Beggin” for more!

Jersey Boys is recommended for ages 12+

📸 Liz Lauren

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Thank you, West Town Chamber for hosting us for Do Division Street Fest! We had a blast sharing Chicago's Best Theatre Deals and our theatre trivia!

Do you know theatre shows happening in Chicago? Find our tent for theatre trivia at our next participating events:

6/6 - 6/9
Puerto Rican Festival

6/16 $ 7/14
Sundays on State

6/20
TCG National Theatre Conference

Last Chance This Weekend for Lavender Men | About Face Theatre at The Den Theatre

Taffeta is a fat, multi-racial femme with a unique form of q***r magic: she can conjure dead historical figures. In this energetic and surreal play, Taffeta invites audiences along as she summons none other than President Abraham Lincoln and his handsome young law clerk Elmer Ellsworth to her stage. Playing every other character in Abe and Elmer’s gay narrative, Taffeta uses this fantasia to confront issues of visibility, race, and LGBTQ+ inclusion. But is any of this historically accurate? Sit down, honey, that’s not what we’re here for. Lavender Men is an embrace to every q***r, fat person of color who has been ignored, neglected, or erased for unapologetically being themselves.

Masks are required for the 5/25 3pm performance and 6/1 3pm performance.