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Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha — A Musical Reimagining
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha — A Musical Reimagining

Accessibility Services: ASL interpretation and audio description will be available on Saturday, May 3, 2025 An extraordinary core creative team of Black women artists, brought…

Friday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for ‘Art,’ the final production in its 2024 – 2025 season,…

Friday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Drink the Past Dry
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Drink the Past Dry

The nondescript neighborhood bar in the middle of Chicago looks like every other bar in every other neighborhood in the city. A few regulars sit…

Friday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
Curious Theatre Branch Presents “The Infinity Play”
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch Presents “The Infinity Play”

Curious Theatre Branch, is proud to present the world premiere of The Infinity Play, written by Paul William Brennan and directed by Brennan and Maya…

Friday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Jarvis Square Theatre
1439 W. Jarvis, Chicago, IL, 60626
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting, the recently extended through April 6, Titus Andronicus, one of the top rated plays in Chicago, according to TheaterInChicago.com, presents …

Friday, May 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
The Lincoln Lodge
May2
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…

Friday, May 2nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Spring Awakenings
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Spring Awakenings

In a world where curiosity is stifled and questions are met with silence, a group of teenagers finds themselves thrust into the chaos of adolescence…

Friday, May 2nd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Notes on Masculinity: A Drag King-Centered Cabaret
May2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Notes on Masculinity: A Drag King-Centered Cabaret

Veteran performers Po’Chop and Switch the Boi Wonder host this bimonthly drag king-centered cabaret, where performers showcase the diversity of masculine drag with numbers that…

Friday, May 2nd
8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 East 60th Street
Lowkey Funny Comedy Show
May2
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lowkey Funny Comedy Show

This monthly show will shine light on some of Chicago’s emerging talent in stand-up, improv/ sketch comedy, and up and coming music artists. Break away…

Friday, May 2nd
8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Voila: The Improvised Musical
May2
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Voila: The Improvised Musical

iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…

Friday, May 2nd
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
Hitch*Cocktails
May2
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, May 2nd
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical

Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, continues its 50th Anniversary Season celebration with the epic production of Titanic The Musical, directed and choreographed by…

Saturday, May 3rd
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
GO DOG GO! • VE PERRO ¡VE!
May3
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, May 3rd
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S Racine Ave
Teatro Zinzanni
May3
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, May 3rd
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Titanique
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Saturday, May 3rd
2:00 p.m.3:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Berlin
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Berlin

Berlin is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. This original commission brings Jason Lutes’s exhilarating and acclaimed graphic novel…

Saturday, May 3rd
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha — A Musical Reimagining
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha — A Musical Reimagining

Accessibility Services: ASL interpretation and audio description will be available on Saturday, May 3, 2025 An extraordinary core creative team of Black women artists, brought…

Saturday, May 3rd
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Teatro Zinzanni
May3
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, May 3rd
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
May3
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…

Saturday, May 3rd
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
The Infinite Wrench
May3
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…

Saturday, May 3rd
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Bruce Bruce – Stay In Your Lane *Comedy Special Taping*
May3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Bruce Bruce – Stay In Your Lane *Comedy Special Taping*

With his place cemented as one of the true legends of comedy, comedian Bruce Bruce continues his career as one of the best in his…

Saturday, May 3rd
7:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The Vic Theatre
3145 N. Sheffield
BUST
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

BUST

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying…

Saturday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
May3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical

“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…

Saturday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Clued In
May3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
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