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Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote
Mar19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote

After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors…

Wednesday, March 19th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
163 E. Pearson St.
Jackalope Theatre Announces “Dummy in Diaspora”
Mar19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Announces “Dummy in Diaspora”

Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to announce the United States premiere of one of the hits of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dummy in Diaspora,…

Wednesday, March 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Armory Park
5917 North Broadway
Fool for Love
Mar19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fool for Love

In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is…

Wednesday, March 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
SECRETS starring mentalist Sidney Friedman
Mar19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

SECRETS starring mentalist Sidney Friedman

“The mentalist to the stars” (FORBES) returns to Chicago for one night only! Yes, the musical mentalist SIDNEY FRIEDMAN and his acclaimed show ‘SECRETS’ returns…

Wednesday, March 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Carnivale
702 W. Fulton Market St.
Betrayal
Mar19
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…

Wednesday, March 19th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Mar19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hooch & Holler Comedy Show

Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…

Wednesday, March 19th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mar20
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…

Thursday, March 20th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Marriott Theatre Presents: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Mar20
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…

Thursday, March 20th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Sleeping Beauty at the Apollo Theater
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sleeping Beauty at the Apollo Theater

This musical retells the story of the classic fairy tale.  The King & Queen are hosting a party to announce the arrival of the new…

Thursday, March 20th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Thursday, March 20th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Mar20
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…

Thursday, March 20th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Betrayal
Mar20
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…

Thursday, March 20th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Teatro Zinzanni
Mar20
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…

Thursday, March 20th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center

Following an October 2024 series of sold-out programming, Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2936 N. Southport Avenue) proudly welcomes back legendary Academy…

Thursday, March 20th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Ghosts: A Slow Theatre Ritual for Collective Healing
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ghosts: A Slow Theatre Ritual for Collective Healing

CHICAGO – Theatre for Hope and Healing invites you to an immersive Slow Theatre staged reading of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts. This timely production, directed by…

Thursday, March 20th
6:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Little Studio at the Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan Ave Studio 732, Chicago, IL, 60605
Dumb and Drummer
Mar20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dumb and Drummer

Chicago’s best comedians doing their best material over live jazz! Every third Thursday at The Lincoln Lodge Theatre, Hosted by Jamaal Sanders, Hunter Hirsch, and…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Fool for Love
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fool for Love

In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
A Raisin in the Sun
Mar20
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…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
An Evening with Malala Yousafzai
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

An Evening with Malala Yousafzai

Don’t miss AN EVENING WITH MALALA YOUSAFZAI: A Conversation with the Nobel Peace Laureate, Bestselling Author & Founder of Malala Fund at The Chicago Theatre on…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Betrayal
Mar20
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…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Redtwist Theatre Presents Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus

CHICAGO – Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces an original adaption of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, by Artistic Director of Development Dusty Brown, Caroline Kidwell and Jordan…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Lifespan of a Fact”
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Lifespan of a Fact”

Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present The Lifespan of a Fact, written by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell and directed by Oil…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Splash Hatch on the E Going Down
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Splash Hatch on the E Going Down

Definition Theatre presents: Splash Hatch on the E Going Down by Kia Corthron directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce Onstage March 14 – April 13, 2025 Definition…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Definition Theatre
1160 E 55th St.
Hedda Gabler
Mar20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Tesman returns from her honeymoon to the brutal banality of domestic life: an agonizingly bland husband; a living room full of dying flowers; and…

Thursday, March 20th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
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