Comedian Mike Marino, who is affectionately known to millions of his fans worldwide as New Jersey’s Bad Boy has a tongue like a razor and a heart of gold. He has performed in every major comedy club, theatre, casino, and event center from New York to Los Angeles and around the world. His stand-up material...
Comedian Mike Marino, who is affectionately known to millions of his fans worldwide as New Jersey’s Bad Boy has a tongue like a razor and a heart of gold. He has performed in every major comedy club, theatre, casino, and event center from New York to Los Angeles and around the world. His stand-up material...
An inept Secret Service agent goes undercover as a mailman to catch a notorious criminal and impress his father, his boss. Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren!
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO INCLIMATE WEATHER Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a clumsy man attempts to become a motion-picture cameraman to be close to the object of his desire. Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren!
Join us in Studio 64, located within the Arcada Theatre, for spontaneous hilarity and made-in-the-moment musical comedy from this seasoned improviser ensemble. Audience participation is encouraged. There is an entertainment fee of $10, and a two-drink minimum is kindly requested. This is an 18+ age show.
Gum-chewing frizzy-haired gold-digger Marie Skinner cooks up a scheme with her lover Babe Winsor, a jazz hound, to fleece a portly, middle-aged real estate tycoon, William Judson. Marie moves into Judson’s apartment building and contrives to meet and seduce him, plying him with compliments, music, swoons, décolletage, and batted eyes. When his loyal wife (and...
Join us in Studio 64, located within the Arcada Theatre, for spontaneous hilarity and made-in-the-moment musical comedy from this seasoned improviser ensemble. Audience participation is encouraged. There is an entertainment fee of $10, and a two-drink minimum is kindly requested. This is an 18+ age show.
A young Irish immigrant gets a job as a conductor on a streetcar and fights off an attempt by crooks to take over the company, all the while pursuing the boss’ beautiful daughter. Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren!
A special Father’s Day celebration! “Uncle Louie” and “Pasqualino” have taken the internet community by storm with their characterizations about growing up Italian! Millions of views and many live shows all over the country, including The Arcada Theatre, have been met with loving audiences and standing ovations! It is a GREAT show for the entire...
A lighthouse keeper finds a little girl who is washed ashore tied to some wreckage. He adopts her and they become inseparable. Eventually her real family finds her and tries to take her away. Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren!
Club Arcada will be open from 5PM to Midnight. Our dinner menu is available until about 10:30pm. We offer a lite bites menu from 10:30pm to close. If you chose to stay for the live entertainment beginning at 8:30pm, the entertainment fee is $10. Reservations strongly encouraged! Our intimate Speakeasy is the perfect place for...
A young baseball pitcher in the bush leagues is discovered by a big-league manager and given his chance in the major leagues. But will he be up to the challenge? Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren!
FESTIVAL IS HELD ON TAYLOR STREET BETWEEN ASHLAND AND THROOP.
Taylor Street is one of the most historic neighborhoods in Chicago. From the late 1800s to about the 1950s, this area was a hub for Italian immigrants to settle and establish their families. It soon became Chicago’s “Official” Little Italy. Chicago’s Little Italy Festa-Taylor Street celebrates the great history of the neighborhood and the rich culture of the generations of Italians who settled there decades ago. Fabulous food from award-winning area restaurants, several stages of continuous family entertainment, quality merchandise from Italy, and colorful cultural attractions make this event one of the most popular of the summer. Sponsored by Little Italy Chicago Neighborhood Association and Produced by Ron Onesti (who was born on Taylor Street) of Onesti Entertainment, Owner of The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Operator of the Des Plaines Theatre.
Festival Hours are Thursday 8/8 and Friday 8/9: 5PM – 10PM, Saturday 8/10: 12noon to 10PM, Sunday 8/11: 11am – 10PM
TAPE FACE is a silent stand up comedian who crafted his skills as a circus and street performer back in New Zealand, and therefor perfectly apt at captivating an audience. He then began this unique comedian act and has provided laughter all over the world event since and picked up multiple awards along the way....
GIRLS NIGHT! The Musical has been thrilling audiences and earning rave reviews since its sensational Off-Broadway debut. This touching and hilarious “tell-it-like-it-is” musical takes audiences on a journey into the lives of a group of female friends. Audience members can’t help but laugh, cry and sing and dance. Follow five friends as they visit their past, celebrate their present, and look to the future on a wild and hilarious night out … and you’ll recognize yourself in each of them! Described as “Desperate Housewives meets Mamma Mia” (Applause Magazine); and “As funny and outrageous as Sex and the City!” (The Advocate). GIRLS NIGHT! The Musical is bursting with energy and packed with hits “Lady Marmalade,” “It’s Raining Men,” “Man I Feel Like A Woman,” “I Will Survive” and more. Does contain some adult material and is suggested for ages 13 and older.
A diamond is stolen at a houseboat party given by the district attorney. He gives the thief a chance to return it by putting an empty box on a table and turning out the lights. When the lights are turned back on the box is gone, and the district attorney has a knife in his back and is quite dead. The police and the coroner arrive. There are several attempts made on the life of the coroner. Ruth Whitman is found hiding in a grandfather-clock, holding the gem box. She claims the box was pushed into her hands and she was pushed into the clock. The district attorney’s butler/valet tells the coroner he saw who killed his employer and a few minutes later he is also murdered. The mystery deepens.
Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren!
Join the herd as they mash short and long form improv with musical elements and audience suggestions for hilarity made up on the spot. Ages: 18+. There is a $10 cover for this event. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Lite Bites and Drinks available for purchase.
Doors open at 7pm/Shows begin at 8PM.
An evening of dinner, magic and a little bit of mischief you don’t want to miss. The price of this dinner & show package is $70 and includes tax and gratuity.
Dinner will be served anytime between 6:30 and 8:00pm. The show will begin at 8:00pm. Cash bar available. Dinner Includes a choice on ONE of the following entrees:
Charlie Chaplin Chicken – Served with Vegetables, Potatoes, Salad, Bread
Parmesan Crusted Whitefish- Served with Vegetables, Potatoes, Salad, Bread
Italian Feast – Ravioli, Meatballs, Salad, Bread
ABOUT THE MAGICIAN: Mike DiDomenico is taking magic to a new extreme. This world class act will keep you on the edge of your seat. He has been traveling the country and leaving a trail of spellbound victims in his path. This show is loaded with breathtaking fire eating, exotic animals and cutting-edge illusions. This is one show you don’t want to miss. If it’s style and charisma you want, then Mike DiDomenico will leave you charmed.
A southern spy during the Civil War, he must try to capture a shipment of gold. His task is complicated by the two sisters, the Indians and a firing squad.
Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren!
The Second City, the world’s most influential name in comedy, will return to the Arcada Theater with their newest revue, “Mo’ Funny, Less Problems,” for a one-time engagement benefitting Anderson Humane. “Mo’ Funny, Less Problems” promises an uproarious celebration of comedy genius through two acts of scripted scenes, musical comedy and their legendary improvisation. This...
Join the herd as they mash short and long form improv with musical elements and audience suggestions for hilarity made up on the spot. Ages: 18+. There is a $10 cover for this event. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Lite Bites and Drinks available for purchase.
Doors open at 7pm/Shows begin at 8PM.
Join us for the Arcada Theatre’s Classic Cartoon Matinee. Relive the good ole’ days with cartoons starring your favorite 1930’s cartoon characters (Popeye, Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, Felix the Cat, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and others), hosted by Chucky Chicken and his pals. The event is about two hours in length. All ages are welcome! ...
An evening of dinner, magic and a little bit of mischief you don’t want to miss. The price of this dinner & show package is $50 and includes tax and gratuity. Dinner will be served anytime between 6:30 and 8:00pm. The show will begin at 8:00pm. Cash bar available. Dinner Includes a choice on ONE...
A rich but hypochondriac heiress inherits a sanitarium. What she doesn’t know is that it is a front for bootleggers, and a hideout for criminals on the run from the law. Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren! Buy Now SPECIAL GUEST AUTHOR ROB KOZLOWSKI WILL BE IN THEATRE LOBBY SELLING HIS BOOKS!!! ...
Join the herd as they mash short and long form improv with musical elements and audience suggestions for hilarity made up on the spot. Ages: 18+. There is a $10 cover for this event. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Lite Bites and Drinks available for purchase.
Doors open at 7pm/Shows begin at 8PM.
We will be ROCKIN’ THE HOUSE FOR ST. JUDE once again and we have an outstanding lineup to support the families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!! Join your hosts for the evening Nick and Phyllis Psyhogios, along with Ron Onesti and Onesti Entertainment to kick off the 2024 Holiday Season of Giving. This year’s...
Young orphan Victoria Sax becomes a grand duchess and is summoned to a remote kingdom. Live accompaniment provided by Chicagoland’s premiere organist Jay Warren! Buy Now HELP SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS! We’re collecting canned food donations from November 24th through December 5th for the Irving Park Community Food Pantry in the lobbies of both the...
It’s “CSI: Bethlehem” in this holiday mystery extravaganza, from the author of Late Nite Catechism, as Sister takes on the mystery that has intrigued historians throughout the ages-whatever happened to the Magi’s gold? (“We know that Mary used the frankincense and myrrh as a sort of potpourri – they were in a barn after all.”)...
The Dickens’ Holiday classic gets a modern makeover in this hilarious (but still heartwarming!) update of one of the world’s best-loved stories. Ebb Scrooge is a modern American businessman, a cold fish with a cold heart and no great love for Christmas, until one fateful Christmas Eve when his past, present and future come calling....
Join the herd as they mash short and long form improv with musical elements and audience suggestions for hilarity made up on the spot. Ages: 18+. There is a $10 cover for this event. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Lite Bites and Drinks available for purchase.
Doors open at 7pm/Shows begin at 8PM.