HERE: The (Improvised) Musical
Chicago, IL, United States
Columbus, OH, United States
HERE is one of Chicago’s most lauded shows & celebrated globally. HERE is the original two-person improvised musical with Tara DeFrancisco & Rance Rizzutto; Chicago Tribune Critic-Recommended (the highest ranked improv show), Chicago Sun Times “Not to Be Missed”, deemed “Nothing Short of Genius” by NPR, Broadway World finalist of Best Musical & Best Ensemble 2025, Top 10 Comedians 2025 (Columbus Underground). This show has been brought as a headliner to 24 countries + 95 cities worldwide so far; The show has been featured in all the above publications as well as 614 Magazine, Alive, Dispatch, Columbus Underground, The Free Press, Time Out Chicago, and many more locally around the world. HERE is known for notable residencies in two theatres in the states: iO Chicago in Illinois, and The Nest Theatre in Columbus OH, as a featured mainstage act around ongoing tours. In HERE, Tara and Rance get one suggestion to create theme through an opening number, design characters and storylines inspired by that theme, and effortlessly weave the strings together to discover one piece. Funny, beautiful, and charming, HERE “has shown something new and amazing is possible in improvisation” and has been called groundbreaking by audiences around the globe.