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Hadestown
May14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hadestown

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical…

Wednesday, May 14th
1:00 p.m.3:25 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
May14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center

Following an October 2024 series of sold-out programming, Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2936 N. Southport Avenue) proudly welcomes back legendary Academy…

Wednesday, May 14th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Titanique
May14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Wednesday, May 14th
7:00 p.m.8:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Hadestown
May14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hadestown

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical…

Wednesday, May 14th
7:00 p.m.9:25 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
BUST
May14
Theatre & Performing Arts

BUST

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying…

Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Lexa Maxa: Lexa with an A
May14
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lexa Maxa: Lexa with an A

Opening act by Zoé Soteres with “Don’t Be So Dramatic!” Lexa Maxa is back this Chicago Cabaret Week with her band and acclaimed show Lexa…

Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Copernicus Center
5216 W Lawrence Avenue
The Antiquities
May14
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Antiquities

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…

Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
May14
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, May 14th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical

Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, continues its 50th Anniversary Season celebration with the epic production of Titanic The Musical, directed and choreographed by…

Thursday, May 15th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Alice in Wonderland
May15
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, May 15th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Lynne Jordan—Naughty Divas: blues & double entendre to disco
May15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lynne Jordan—Naughty Divas: blues & double entendre to disco

Chicago’s favorite Diva, Lynne Jordan, presents a night of cabaret that covers the full spectrum of dynamic hits. From classic Blues and sneaky double entendre…

Thursday, May 15th
5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Cliff Dwellers
200 S. Michigan Ave, 22nd Fl
Sarah Siddons Swell Soirée-The Fabulous Fifties
May15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Sarah Siddons Swell Soirée-The Fabulous Fifties

Join us for an evening with a little bit of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, honky-tonk country, swing and Broadway. The 1950’s, besides being…

Thursday, May 15th
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
PianoForte Chicago
1335 South Michigan Avenue
Teatro Zinzanni
May15
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, May 15th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center

Following an October 2024 series of sold-out programming, Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2936 N. Southport Avenue) proudly welcomes back legendary Academy…

Thursday, May 15th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Titanique
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Thursday, May 15th
7:00 p.m.8:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
The Terror Cottas and Chicago Park District Present “The Ostrich”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Terror Cottas and Chicago Park District Present “The Ostrich”

The Terror Cottas and Chicago Park District are pleased to announce the world premiere of The Ostrich, written by Wendy A. Schmidt and directed by…

Thursday, May 15th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Berger Park’s North Mansion
Hadestown
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hadestown

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical…

Thursday, May 15th
7:00 p.m.9:25 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
BUST
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

BUST

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying…

Thursday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Dumb and Drummer
May15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dumb and Drummer

Chicago’s best comedians doing their best material over live jazz! Every third Thursday at The Lincoln Lodge Theatre, Hosted by Jamaal Sanders, Hunter Hirsch, and…

Thursday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for ‘Art,’ the final production in its 2024 – 2025 season,…

Thursday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
The Antiquities
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Antiquities

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…

Thursday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting, the recently extended through April 6, Titus Andronicus, one of the top rated plays in Chicago, according to TheaterInChicago.com, presents …

Thursday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Evanston Salt Costs Climbing

Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL, where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes…

Thursday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Galileo
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Galileo

Galileo is a humanizing and compelling portrait of the great scientist, torn between his scientific principles and his desire for the comfortable life that compliance with…

Thursday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
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