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A Raisin in the Sun
Feb3
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…

Monday, February 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Feb4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through February 16th due…

Tuesday, February 4th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
League of Chicago Theatres
Feb4
Feb7
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…

Tuesday, February 4thFriday, February 7th

Antigone
Feb4
Feb13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Antigone

Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition…

Tuesday, February 4thThursday, February 13th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Feb4
Feb13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Experience the magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like never before! Follow the adventures of Charlie Bucket, a kindhearted boy who wins a golden…

Tuesday, February 4thThursday, February 13th
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Feb4
Feb28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Tuesday, February 4thFriday, February 28th

Alice in Wonderland
Feb4
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,…

Tuesday, February 4th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Feb4
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…

Tuesday, February 4th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Feb4
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…

Tuesday, February 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Feb5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through February 16th due…

Wednesday, February 5th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Feb5
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…

Wednesday, February 5th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
League of Chicago Theatres
Feb5
Feb8
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, February 5thSaturday, February 8th

Antigone
Feb5
Feb14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Antigone

Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition…

Wednesday, February 5thFriday, February 14th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Feb5
Feb14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Experience the magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like never before! Follow the adventures of Charlie Bucket, a kindhearted boy who wins a golden…

Wednesday, February 5thFriday, February 14th
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Feb5
Mar1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Wednesday, February 5thSaturday, March 1st

Sleeping Beauty at Wright College
Feb5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sleeping Beauty at Wright College

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

Wednesday, February 5th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Feb5
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,…

Wednesday, February 5th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Feb5
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…

Wednesday, February 5th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
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.
First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Feb5
Theatre & Performing Arts

First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith Blues & Beyond Jam occurs on the first Wednesday of the month from November…

Wednesday, February 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith
Feb5
Theatre & Performing Arts

First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith

First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam with Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith Blues & Beyond Jam occurs on the first Wednesday of the month from November…

Wednesday, February 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Feb5
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…

Wednesday, February 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Fat Ham
Feb5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fat Ham

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining…

Wednesday, February 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Fool for Love
Feb5
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, February 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
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