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Marriott Theatre Announces Spectacular 2025 Season in Celebration of Upcoming 50th Anniversary
Feb5
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Announces Spectacular 2025 Season in Celebration of Upcoming 50th Anniversary

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences will feature a remarkable season of beloved titles for kids of all ages. Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre invites theatergoers to…

Wednesday February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m.Sunday January 4, 2026
11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Onward and Out of Your League at Second City Blackout Cabaret
Feb28
Mar21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Onward and Out of Your League at Second City Blackout Cabaret

Join us for an evening of Valentine’s Day themed sketch comedy, improv, and original musical numbers featuring a cast of graduates from the Second City…

Friday, February 28th
7:30 p.m.Friday, March 21st
10:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
League of Chicago Theatres
Mar12
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Wednesday, March 12thSaturday, March 15th

League of Chicago Theatres
Mar13
Mar16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Thursday, March 13thSunday, March 16th

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Mar14
Mar15
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, March 14th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, March 15th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
League of Chicago Theatres
Mar14
Mar17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Friday, March 14thMonday, March 17th

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through March 30th due…

Saturday, March 15th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, officially kicks off its spectacular 50th Anniversary Season with one of the most enduring and beloved musicals of…

Saturday, March 15th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Marriott Theatre Presents: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences kicks off its remarkable children’s theatre season, part of Marriott Theatre’s 50th anniversary, with the musical adaptation of one of…

Saturday, March 15th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
League of Chicago Theatres
Mar15
Mar18
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Saturday, March 15thTuesday, March 18th

GO DOG GO! • VE PERRO ¡VE!
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

GO DOG GO! • VE PERRO ¡VE!

Come along with these delightful dogs as they drive, swim, play baseball and make their way to the big dog party — all in a…

Saturday, March 15th
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S Racine Ave
Lifeline Theatre’s KidSeries presents Leaf
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lifeline Theatre’s KidSeries presents Leaf

A world premiere based on the book written and illustrated by Sandra Dieckmann. Adapted by Lifeline Theatre ensemble member Amanda Link. This debut picture book…

Saturday, March 15th
11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Lifeline Theater
6912 N. Glenwood Ave
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Mar15
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Saturday, March 15th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Teatro Zinzanni
Mar15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Saturday, March 15th
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Winter’s Tale
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Winter’s Tale

One of Shakespeare’s final plays, THE WINTER’S TALE is a romantic comedy with elements of tragedy. King Leontes of Sicilia falsely accuses his wife, Hermione,…

Saturday, March 15th
1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
The Winter’s Tale
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Winter’s Tale

One of Shakespeare’s final plays, THE WINTER’S TALE is a romantic comedy with elements of tragedy. King Leontes of Sicilia falsely accuses his wife, Hermione,…

Saturday, March 15th
1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
The Winter’s Tale
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Winter’s Tale

One of Shakespeare’s final plays, THE WINTER’S TALE is a romantic comedy with elements of tragedy. King Leontes of Sicilia falsely accuses his wife, Hermione,…

Saturday, March 15th
1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
A Raisin in the Sun
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Raisin in the Sun

New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on…

Saturday, March 15th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Betrayal
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Betrayal

Stage and screen stars Helen Hunt (Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards), Robert Sean Leonard (Tony Award) and Ian Barford (Tony Award nominee) form the “eternal…

Saturday, March 15th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the…

Saturday, March 15th
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Beetlejuice
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Beetlejuice

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming back to Chicago by popular demand for one week only! It’s showtime! Based on…

Saturday, March 15th
2:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Saturday, March 15th
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Je’Caryous Johnson’s Jason’s Lyric Live!
Mar15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Je’Caryous Johnson’s Jason’s Lyric Live!

Brace yourself for the electrifying stage adaptation of one of the most iconic love stories of our time. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of its release,…

Saturday, March 15th
3:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Arie Crown Theater
2301 S. Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, S Lake Shore Dr
Jason’s Lyric Live!
Mar15
Mar16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jason’s Lyric Live!

Brace yourself for the electrifying stage adaptation of one of the most iconic love stories of our time. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of its release,…

Saturday, March 15th
3:00 p.m.Sunday, March 16th
5:30 p.m.
Arie Crown Theater
2301 S. Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, S Lake Shore Dr
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