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Teatro Zinzanni
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Candlelight: Featuring Mozart, Bach, and Timeless Composers
Jan10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Candlelight: Featuring Mozart, Bach, and Timeless Composers

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Chicago. Get your tickets now to…

Friday, January 10th
6:30 p.m.7:45 p.m.
First United Methodist Church of Chicago
77 West Washington Street
The Infinite Wrench
Jan10
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, January 10th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jan10
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,…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Jan10
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,…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
Alabama Story
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Boy Gets Girl
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
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
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Dinner with Friends
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Redtwist Theatre Presents “The Totality of All Things”
Jan10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “The Totality of All Things”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the headlining production in Twisted Playfest, The Totality of All Things, written…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Glassheart
Jan10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Glassheart

Chicago premiere of a new play by Chicago-based playwright Reina Hardy. A modern-day reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. The Beast has…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Shucked
Jan10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Shucked

SHUCKED is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by Tony Award winner…

Friday, January 10th
7:30 p.m.9:45 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
The Lincoln Lodge
Jan10
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, January 10th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Jan10
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…

Friday, January 10th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield
Jan10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield

Tickets for Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield in Chicago🎫 VIP – Get a free VIP bag full of various merchandise from Thom Britton…

Friday, January 10th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Sideshow Gelato
4819 N Western
Voila: The Improvised Musical
Jan10
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, January 10th
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
Jan10
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, January 10th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Jan11
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…

Saturday, January 11th
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Jan11
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…

Saturday, January 11th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
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