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Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jan4
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,…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedwig and The Angry Inch

With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson,…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
Alabama Story
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Boy Gets Girl
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty

South Asia Institute presents the Chicago debut with just two exclusive shows of “The Elephant in the Room”, a critically acclaimed one-woman show by Priyanka…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Jan4
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…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Dinner with Friends
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dinner with Friends

Bluebird Arts  kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit (Chicago, IL). The show runs Saturday, October 19 through…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
The Berlin Diaries
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Berlin Diaries

The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a…

Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Dirty Laundry: A Solo Show by Rach Granillo
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dirty Laundry: A Solo Show by Rach Granillo

Dirty Laundry is Rach Granillo’s debut solo show which highlights different pain points from Rachel’s life through a comedic lens in the form of scenes,…

Saturday, January 4th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
The Lincoln Lodge
Jan4
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, January 4th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Jan4
Music & Comedy, 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 it’s 18th year!  Join us for an evening of off-the-ruff…

Saturday, January 4th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv

Join us again for a whose line styled night of explosive laughter that will titillate your “funny” bone. Fast paced short form improv, hilarious songs,…

Saturday, January 4th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Jan4
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, January 4th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Late Night Slice with Wet Pizza
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Late Night Slice with Wet Pizza

An experimental comedy variety show and incubator hosted by Chicago’s hottest improv group, Wet Pizza. The mission of this show is to create a space…

Saturday, January 4th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
LET’S PLAY A GAME: Chicago’s scariest short-form show
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

LET’S PLAY A GAME: Chicago’s scariest short-form show

Who’s Line is it Anyways meets Fear Factor in LETS PLAY A GAME, a new short form show that’s a unique blend of comedy, chaos,…

Saturday, January 4th
10:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Frozen: The Broadway Musical

THE REGIONAL PREMIERE! Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, this sparkling Disney fairytale has been reimagined for the stage. The theatrical production of…

Sunday, January 5th
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through March 30th due…

Sunday, January 5th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
League of Chicago Theatres
Jan5
Jan8
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…

Sunday, January 5thWednesday, January 8th

Teatro Zinzanni
Jan5
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, January 5th
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jan5
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, January 5th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Sunday, January 5th
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Berlin Diaries
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Berlin Diaries

The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a…

Sunday, January 5th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival

Chicago – Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents the 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 5 – 26, 2025 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen.  For nearly…

Sunday, January 5th
2:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
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