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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.
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote
Feb5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote

After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors…

Wednesday, February 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
163 E. Pearson St.
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Feb5
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, February 5th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Feb6
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…

Thursday, February 6th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Feb6
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…

Thursday, February 6th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
League of Chicago Theatres
Feb6
Feb9
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…

Thursday, February 6thSunday, February 9th

Antigone
Feb6
Feb15
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…

Thursday, February 6thSaturday, February 15th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Feb6
Feb15
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…

Thursday, February 6thSaturday, February 15th
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Feb6
Mar2
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…

Thursday, February 6thSunday, March 2nd

The Gift Theatre Presents the World Premier of Cygnus
Feb6
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Gift Theatre Presents the World Premier of Cygnus

The Gift Theatre, is proud to present the world premiere of Cygnus, written by Susan Soon He Stanton, award-winning writer and producer of HBO’s “Succession”…

Thursday, February 6th
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
The Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Sleeping Beauty at Wright College
Feb6
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…

Thursday, February 6th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Feb6
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,…

Thursday, February 6th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Feb6
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, February 6th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Fat Ham
Feb6
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…

Thursday, February 6th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Feb6
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, February 6th
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
New Voices in Poetry Ron Offen Prize Reading with Jose-Luis Moctezuma
Feb6
Theatre & Performing Arts

New Voices in Poetry Ron Offen Prize Reading with Jose-Luis Moctezuma

The New Voices series brings emerging writers to campus to read with a University of Chicago student. The faculty chooses writers that have published one…

Thursday, February 6th
5:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Reva and David Logan Center Room 801
915 E. 60th St.
Teatro Zinzanni
Feb6
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, February 6th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Feb6
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, February 6th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
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