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GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Saturday, June 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Death Becomes Her – The Musical
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Death Becomes Her – The Musical

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask…

Saturday, June 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
All My Sons
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

All My Sons

All My Sons is a family drama about grief, deception, and social responsibility, and Arthur Miller’s first Broadway success that propelled him forward to being…

Saturday, June 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue

Picture it. United States, 2024. GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LAUGHS CONTINUE is a parody that brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to stages around the country for one more hurrah.…

Saturday, June 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Importance of Being Earnest

Just in time for Pride Month, Strawdog Theatre Company presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde, adapted by Dusty Brown and Elizabeth Swanson,…

Saturday, June 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rivendell Theatre
5779 N. Ridge Avenue , Chicago, IL, 60660
New Contemporary Dance Work, HER: My Anorexia Story June 1-2
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

New Contemporary Dance Work, HER: My Anorexia Story June 1-2

HER: My Anorexia Story presented by Independent Artist Faith Von Atzigen is a faith-based contemporary dance piece exposing the realities of overcoming an eating disorder…

Saturday, June 1st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Fasseas Whitebox at The Menomonee Club Drucker Center
1535 North Dayton Street Chicago, IL
The Lincoln Lodge
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Saturday, June 1st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Black Couples Therapy
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Black Couples Therapy

Four couples, strangers to each other, meet at a group therapy session. Each couple is dealing with thier own issue. The therapist is determined to…

Saturday, June 1st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
FreakShow and Tell LIVE!
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

FreakShow and Tell LIVE!

21 and up only! Learn the science behind the sideshow. Sideshow performer Thom Britton created a stage show to answer the barrage of questions he…

Saturday, June 1st
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Baton Show Lounge
4713 North Broadway
Two Truths and a Lie
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Two Truths and a Lie

June 1-2 2024, Aloft Circus Arts presents an interactive contemporary circus show called Two Truths and a Lie, based on the classic icebreaker game. Over…

Saturday, June 1st
8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
aloft circus arts
3324 West Wrightwood Avenue
Ready for Men
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ready for Men

Ready for Men is a fully improvised play featuring veteran performers Caleb Fullen, Travis Koury, and Drew Tonkovich. Inspired by an audience suggestion, the ensemble…

Saturday, June 1st
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
Improvised Theater – Ready for Men
Jun1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Theater – Ready for Men

Ready for Men is comprised of veteran improvisers Caleb Fullen, Travis Koury, and Drew Tonkovich. With a suggestion from the audience, they explore the obscure…

Saturday, June 1st
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Jun1
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, June 1st
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Teatro Zinzanni
Jun2
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…

Sunday, June 2nd
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Glenwood Sunday Markets in Rogers Park
Jun2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Glenwood Sunday Markets in Rogers Park

The nonprofit Rogers Park Business Alliance (RPBA) announces 23 vendors for the 15th anniversary season of the Glenwood Sunday Market, which will operate every Sunday…

Sunday, June 2nd
9:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Glenwood Alfresco
A Year with Frog and Toad
Jun2
Jul29
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Year with Frog and Toad

Children’s author and illustrator Arnold Lobel’s beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in the Tony-nominated musical A Year With Frog And Toad,…

Sunday, June 2nd
9:30 a.m.Monday, July 29th
11:30 a.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S. Racine St, Chicago, IL, 60607
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jun2
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…

Sunday, June 2nd
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
Jun2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue

Picture it. United States, 2024. GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LAUGHS CONTINUE is a parody that brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to stages around the country for one more hurrah.…

Sunday, June 2nd
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Finale Auditions: Pre-Professional Youth Dancers Auditions for “DIVINATION: The Dancing Souls of Black Folk” Finale Piece at Millennium Park
Jun2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Finale Auditions: Pre-Professional Youth Dancers Auditions for “DIVINATION: The Dancing Souls of Black Folk” Finale Piece at Millennium Park

DIVINATION Finale Auditions [Professional Dancers] Returning to Millenium Park following a wildly successful 2022 engagement, the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project presents ten dynamic companies…

Sunday, June 2nd
1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center
47 W Polk St, Basement level, Studio B
Last Stop on Market Street
Jun2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Last Stop on Market Street

Young People’s Theatre of Chicago presents LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Randy White – Artistic Director randy@yptchi.org  • 773 404 7336…

Sunday, June 2nd
1:30 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Death Becomes Her – The Musical
Jun2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Death Becomes Her – The Musical

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask…

Sunday, June 2nd
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
All My Sons
Jun2
Theatre & Performing Arts

All My Sons

All My Sons is a family drama about grief, deception, and social responsibility, and Arthur Miller’s first Broadway success that propelled him forward to being…

Sunday, June 2nd
2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Guadagnini String Quartet at South Shore Cultural Center
Jun2
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Guadagnini String Quartet at South Shore Cultural Center

The Guadagnini String Quartet presents three unusual works. Wolf’s single-movement Italian Serenade leaves an impression of playful irony. Beethoven’s G Major Quartet, subtitled “Compliments” due to…

Sunday, June 2nd
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
South Shore Cultural Center
7059 S. South Shore Dr
The Gloria Bond Clunie Playwright’s Festival 2024
Jun2
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Gloria Bond Clunie Playwright’s Festival 2024

Public staged readings of three new plays by Chicago-based African American playwrights: Jessica Posey, Michael Jones, and Nehanda Loiseau Julot; directed by Melissa Golden, Jamal Howard,…

Sunday, June 2nd
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes Steet
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