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Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
Friday October 11, 2024
12:00 a.m. – Saturday October 12, 2024
1:00 a.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
Becky Nurse of Salem
The Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem, a new dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Polly Noonan, promises to bewitch Chicago audiences as…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…
Saturday October 12, 2024
9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
BURLESQUE BABES IN THE WOODS: A Folk Horror Cabaret
“Do you want to live deliciously?” Then gather with us for an evening of sinister and sexy performance at BURLESQUE BABES IN THE WOODS: A…
Saturday October 12, 2024
9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
LET’S PLAY A GAME: Chicago’s scariest short-form show
Who’s Line is it Anyways meets Fear Factor in LETS PLAY A GAME, a new short form show that’s a unique blend of comedy, chaos,…
Saturday October 12, 2024
10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
Becky Nurse of Salem
The Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem, a new dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Polly Noonan, promises to bewitch Chicago audiences as…
Music & Comedy
Sapphic Seance: Sapphic Sideshow
Something wicked this way comes. In their fifth production, Sapphic Seance is bringing you thrills and chills with Sapphic Sideshow. Come celebrate the freaky, weird,…
Sunday October 13, 2024
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
SHE’S ALIVE! The Bride of Frankenstein Invades Chicago
Charlotte Booker is Elsa Lanchester this October at the Venus Cabaret Theatre SHE’S ALIVE! WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAY THROUGHOUT OCTOBER OPENING OCTOBER 9; CLOSING HALLOWEEN NIGHT!…
Tuesday October 15, 2024
7:29 p.m. – 8:29 p.m.Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport AvenueMusic & Comedy
Cowboy Bebop Live
3, 2, 1, let’s jam! The Bebop Bounty Big Band brings together storytelling and high-octane jazz like you’ve never seen before. Cowboy Bebop LIVE is…
Tuesday October 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Athenaeum Theatre
2936 N. Southport Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
SHE’S ALIVE! The Bride of Frankenstein Invades Chicago
Charlotte Booker is Elsa Lanchester this October at the Venus Cabaret Theatre SHE’S ALIVE! WEDNESDAYS & THURSDAY THROUGHOUT OCTOBER OPENING OCTOBER 9; CLOSING HALLOWEEN NIGHT!…
Wednesday October 16, 2024
7:29 p.m. – 8:29 p.m.Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Elsa Lanchester: SHE’S ALIVE!
Elsa Lanchester, best known today as the iconic Bride of Frankenstein, was twice- Oscar nominated, appearing in such films as Mary Poppins, Witness for the…
Wednesday October 16, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Elsa Lanchester: SHE’S ALIVE!
Elsa Lanchester, best known today as the iconic Bride of Frankenstein, was twice- Oscar nominated, appearing in such films as Mary Poppins, Witness for the…
Thursday October 17, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Becky Nurse of Salem
The Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem, a new dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Polly Noonan, promises to bewitch Chicago audiences as…
Theatre & Performing Arts
REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17
CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is proud to present Dear Elizabeth, the first production of its 2024 – 2025 season, written by Sarah Ruhl…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dear Elizabeth
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company presents Dear Elizabeth by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Creative Producer Christina Casano. Running October 17-November 17, 2024. In 1947, Elizabeth Bishop…
Thursday October 17, 2024 – Sunday November 17, 2024Theater WitTheatre & Performing Arts
Becky Nurse of Salem
The Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem, a new dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Polly Noonan, promises to bewitch Chicago audiences as…
Theatre & Performing Arts
REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17
CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is proud to present Dear Elizabeth, the first production of its 2024 – 2025 season, written by Sarah Ruhl…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hitch*Cocktails
A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…
Friday October 18, 2024
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…
Friday October 18, 2024
12:00 a.m. – Saturday October 19, 2024
1:00 a.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
Dinner with Friends
Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Avenue, Chicago. The show runs Saturday,…
Friday October 18, 2024 – Saturday November 23, 2024Theater WitTheatre & Performing Arts
Becky Nurse of Salem
The Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem, a new dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Polly Noonan, promises to bewitch Chicago audiences as…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Splatter Theater
In the town of Mayfield, thirteen horror movie caricatures find themselves at the murderous whims of some guy in a hockey mask. In the annual…
Saturday October 19, 2024
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17
CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is proud to present Dear Elizabeth, the first production of its 2024 – 2025 season, written by Sarah Ruhl…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies
Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit. The show runs from Saturday, October 19, to Saturday,…
