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The Kite Runner
Jun20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Kite Runner

Based on Khaled Hosseini’s beloved, international best-selling novel, THE KITE RUNNER is a powerful new play adapted by Matthew Spangler that follows one man’s journey…

Thursday June 20, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Little Bear Ridge Road
Jun20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Bear Ridge Road

In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two estranged members of the Fernsby family tree, a reclusive aunt and her gay nephew, reunite to…

Thursday June 20, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Big Fans
Jun20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Big Fans

Veteran improvisers Mark Raterman (Cook County Social Club, Comedy Central), Neal Dandade (NBC’s Chicago Med, FX’s Justified: City Primeval), and Forest Hynes (Chaos Theory) create…

Thursday June 20, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.

The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!
Jun20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!

The famously dramatic leads from Succession – including Logan, Kendall, Shiv, Roman, and Connor Roy – try to accomplish something normal in a one hour…

Thursday June 20, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Jun21
Jun22
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 June 21, 2024
12:00 a.m.Saturday June 22, 2024
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
CoComelon Party Time
Jun21
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

CoComelon Party Time

An immersive experience that takes you inside the colorful world of CoComelon where children can explore their way through a variety of interactive party experiences.…

Friday June 21, 2024
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Moonlight Studios
1446 W Kinzie St, Chicago, IL 60642
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition…

Friday June 21, 2024
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jun21
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…

Friday June 21, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Tchaikovsky Pathétique & Trifonov
Jun21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Tchaikovsky Pathétique & Trifonov

Lahav Shani conducts Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique, a symphony that the composer premiered less than a week before his death and was later nicknamed for the passion and…

Friday June 21, 2024
1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jesus Christ Superstar

Since its Broadway debut, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Sir Tim Rice’s spectacular musical phenomenon JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has thrilled millions of theatregoers worldwide, mesmerizing…

Friday June 21, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
Three Sisters
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Three Sisters

Anton Chekhov’s classic play, packed with action and emotion, chronicles three and a half years in the falling fortunes of the four children of a…

Friday June 21, 2024
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Jun21
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…

Friday June 21, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good

CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…

Friday June 21, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Attempts on Her Life
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Attempts on Her Life

An artist. A terrorist. A child. A brand new car. A porn star. These are all the things that Anne can be. ATTEMPTS ON HER…

Friday June 21, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Create: TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jun21
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,…

Friday June 21, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Rivendell Theatre
5779 N. Ridge Avenue , Chicago, IL, 60660
Teatro Zinzanni
Jun21
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…

Friday June 21, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Jun21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday June 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
2024 Co-MISSION Festival of New Works
Jun21
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

2024 Co-MISSION Festival of New Works

Join us for Links Hall’s 2024 Co-MISSION Festival of New Works, two groundbreaking weekends of new performance and public events. Representing some of the most…

Friday June 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Links Hall
3111 North Western Avenue
Circus Vazquez
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Circus Vazquez

Circus Vazquez (www.circusvazquez.com), America’s largest family-owned big top circus, brings its thrilling new 2024 production to three Chicago area locations.  Tickets are on sale now…

Friday June 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Little Village
4400 W. 26th Street
The Murder Mystery Company Presents: “A Dance with Death”
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Murder Mystery Company Presents: “A Dance with Death”

A two and a half hour long comedic murder mystery where you play alongside professional actors to solve the crime (or not). We welcome you…

Friday June 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Jenny’s Steak and Banquets
11041 Menard Avenue
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Friday June 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company continues its 16th season at Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with  the world premiere of The Singularity Play,…

Friday June 21, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Àkójọpọ Presents: Aféfé Àjoyò, Live in Chicago
Jun21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Àkójọpọ Presents: Aféfé Àjoyò, Live in Chicago

Concert Location: Queen of Angels Church at Queen of Apostles Parish Concert Address: 2330 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 Concert Time: 7:30 PM Concert Date:…

Friday June 21, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Queen of Angels Church at Queen of Apostles Parish
2330 W Sunnyside Ave
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Jun21
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…

Friday June 21, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
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