Lou Ella Rose and Friends — The Great Filipino Songbook
May15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lou Ella Rose and Friends — The Great Filipino Songbook

The Great Filipino Songbook beckons you into the Golden Age of Filipino song, where tender kundimans and stirring melodies shaped a people’s identity. Reimagined by…

Friday, May 15th
7:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
The Infinite Wrench
May15
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, May 15th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
The Conspirators Presents “Tartuffe, or The Charlatan”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Conspirators Presents “Tartuffe, or The Charlatan”

The Conspirators present Tartuffe, or, The Charlatan by playwright Molière (1622-1673), directed by Wm. Bullion, at Stars & Garters, 3914 N. Clark St., May 8…

Friday, May 15th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Stars & Garters
3914 N Clark St
For Gustave
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

For Gustave

On the Spot Theatre Company is delighted to present the world premiere of For Gustave, a new drama about French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. For Gustave…

Friday, May 15th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
6205 N Sheridan Rd,
6205 N Sheridan Rd,
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Covenant
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Covenant

BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Windfall
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Windfall

This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child in a clash with the local police,…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces the cast and creative team for ‘night Mother, April 16 – May 24, by Marsha Norman and directed by Executive Artistic…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: Spring Series
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: Spring Series

To close Season 48 with vigor and verve, Hubbard Street brings a powerhouse program to the Harris Theater May 14, 15, + 17 featuring two…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wedding Singer”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wedding Singer”

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W. Campbell St., is proud to announce the cast and creative team…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W Campbell Street
Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”

Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Max Mondi and directed by Andrew Gallant,…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”

Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Max Mondi and directed by Andrew Gallant,…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
I Hate Hamlet
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

I Hate Hamlet

By Paul Rudnick. Andrew Rally has it all: TV fame, a glamorous girlfriend, a devoted agent, the perfect New York apartment and the chance to…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
St. Bonaventure Oratory
1625 W Diversey Parkway
“Going Bacharach” Presents the Greatest Hits of Bacharach at the Apollo Theater
May15
Jun14
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

“Going Bacharach” Presents the Greatest Hits of Bacharach at the Apollo Theater

Rediscover the soundtrack of a lifetime with GOING BACHARACH, a vibrant new revue, direct from a sold-out run in New York, celebrating the legacy of…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, June 14th
9:30 p.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
May15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show

Missed Call is a premier Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday — inspired by the audience’s suggestion!

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
3 Stages of Love
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

3 Stages of Love

Ghostlight begins its 9th Season with the first installment of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love. The…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor

Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable. And what better way to explore all the various sides…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
The Lincoln Lodge
May15
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 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents “Architecture of Memory”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents “Architecture of Memory”

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) presents the world premiere of Architecture of Memory, May 8 – 23, at Chicago Danztheatre, 1650 W. Foster Avenue. Architecture of…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
1650 W Foster Ave
moonwatchers
May15
Jun1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

moonwatchers

It is Rocco and Allen’s job to watch the moon, and it is really quite boring. Night after night, they time the sequences exactly –…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.Monday, June 1st
2:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Honk! A Short Form Improv Show
May15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Honk! A Short Form Improv Show

Honk! is a short form, game-based improv show that asks: what good is comedy if you can’t get a little silly? Comprised of some of…

Friday, May 15th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
420 Shakespeare
May15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

420 Shakespeare

4 professional actors meet to perform a Shakespeare play… but only after one of them takes at least 20mg of you know what, leading to…

Friday, May 15th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Voila: The Improvised Musical
May15
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 15th
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
May15
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 15th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.