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Circus Vazquez
Jun5
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…

Wednesday, June 5th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Little Village
4400 W. 26th Street
Attempts on Her Life
Jun5
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…

Wednesday, June 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Create: TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Jun5
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…

Wednesday, June 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Sarcoma Cycle
Jun5
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Sarcoma Cycle

A new trilogy of plays. Enter the cycle.  The first repertory production in Chicago in over a decade, THE SARCOMA CYCLE is a thematic trilogy of plays…

Wednesday, June 5th
7:30 p.m.Saturday, July 13th
9:00 p.m.
Color Club
4146 North Elston Avenue
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Jun5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hooch & Holler Comedy Show

Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…

Wednesday, June 5th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Jun6
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…

Thursday, June 6th
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 East 60th Street
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jun6
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…

Thursday, June 6th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Jun6
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…

Thursday, June 6th
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Porchlight’s Free Concert Series: Broadway in your Backyard
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight’s Free Concert Series: Broadway in your Backyard

CHICAGO – Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, now in its fourth…

Thursday, June 6th
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Various locations
Teatro Zinzanni
Jun6
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…

Thursday, June 6th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
UNSEND
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts

UNSEND

Described by the New York Times as a “master of improvisation,” David Pasquesi (HBO’s VEEP, TJ & Dave) is joined by Chicago favorites Sue Gillan…

Thursday, June 6th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
An Evening with Roy Kinsey: A Legacy Project
Jun6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

An Evening with Roy Kinsey: A Legacy Project

Chicago native, rapper, and librarian Roy Kinsey credits Isabel Wilkerson’s The Warmth of Other Suns as a foundational text that has deeply informed his lyricism as an MC. In…

Thursday, June 6th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.

61 W. Superior St.
Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
Jun6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue

Picture it. United States, 2024. GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LAUGHS CONTINUE is a parody that brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to stages around the country for one more hurrah.…

Thursday, June 6th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Circus Vazquez
Jun6
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…

Thursday, June 6th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Little Village
4400 W. 26th Street
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Jun6
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…

Thursday, June 6th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jun6
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,…

Thursday, June 6th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Attempts on Her Life
Jun6
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…

Thursday, June 6th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Create: TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Jun6
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…

Thursday, June 6th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Ravel Boléro
Jun6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Ravel Boléro

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his customary joie de vivre to Saint-Saëns’ Egyptian Concerto, inspired by a trip down the Nile in 1896. Conductor Stéphane Denève unpacks the French fascination…

Thursday, June 6th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
The Importance of Being Earnest
Jun6
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,…

Thursday, June 6th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rivendell Theatre
5779 N. Ridge Avenue , Chicago, IL, 60660
People Presenting Things
Jun6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

People Presenting Things

People Presenting Things is an improvised comedy experience like no other. Performers take the stage ready to present a slideshow – but, they have no…

Thursday, June 6th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Bughouse Theater
1910 West Irving Park Road, Illinois
Big Fans
Jun6
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 6th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Jun7
Jun8
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 7th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, June 8th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Jun7
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 7th
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 East 60th Street
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