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REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17
CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is proud to present Dear Elizabeth, the first production of its 2024 – 2025 season, written by Sarah Ruhl…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies
Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit. The show runs from Saturday, October 19, to Saturday,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Perfect Pie
A play by Judith Thompson Set in rural Ontario, “Perfect Pie” follows the revisitation of the childhood friendship between two women; one who has chosen…
Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark—maid to “America’s Little Sweetie Pie” Gloria…
Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee AveMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dunedin Consort
“The Dunedins approach the score with a scholarly angle…but it’s the heart rather than the head that informs their music making.” – BBC Music Magazine Johann…
Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Mandel Hall, University of Chicago
1131 East 57th StreetTheatre & 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 November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Missed Call
Brand new sketch comedy every week from one of Chicago’s premiere sketch teams. Each week, the Missed Call ensemble premieres — and closes— entirely new…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.Music & Comedy
Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker – Brent Forever
More than anything, brent is the sound of friendship. On one level, it represents the musical union of multi-platinum solo artists Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells DriveTheatre & Performing Arts
THE COMEDIANS
Two comedians walk into a comedy club… it’s the start of a bad joke and a serious relationship. Chauncy and Nsaku are both comedians and…
Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.Music & Comedy
TAUK + Michael Wilbur
Have you heard of TAUK? They’re an awesome four-piece progressive rock-fusion band from Oyster Bay, New York. They’ve toured with Umphrey’s McGee, Disco Biscuits, Papadosio,…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.1st Ward at Chop Shop
2033 W. North AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Style Improv
Get ready to experience “classic” improvisation that will leave you laughing long after the curtains close! Combining lightning-fast wit, razor-sharp skills, and boundless creativity, Chicago…
Theatre & Performing Arts
BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23
CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) announces tickets are now on sale for one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640Music & Comedy
Devil’s Daughter
The hottest show in town Devil’s Daughter features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for over a decade.…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.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 November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Sideshow Gelato
4819 N WesternMusic & Comedy
Dorothy Roberson performs A Tribute to Tina Turner
Forget ordinary tributes! Dorothy Roberson, aka Chicago’s Tina Turner, explodes onto the stage with a high-octane show that’ll have you dancing in your seat (or…
Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland AveMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvised Sitcom
Cue the laugh track- it’s a very special episode of your favorite long running tv show! The gang gets up to the same ‘ol wacky…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd FloorTheatre & Performing Arts
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Following the career of an African American actress as she navigates Hollywood, this play is both harrowing and hilarious, eye-opening and up-lifting. BY THE WAY,…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Adverses
Jealousy and intrigue run rampant in the city of Palacio. A mother and a daughter face off in a fight to the finish: The…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Someone You Know: An Uplifting New Musical About Surviving Sexual Assault & Rape
Someone You Know is an uplifting new musical based on the true stories of two women, Lindsay and Abbi, who survive sexual assault and rape. The…
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 November 15, 2024
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,Theatre & Performing Arts
Book of Me
Wanda stands on the cusp of womanhood. Educated in the finest schools by successful Black parents she appears to be a well adjusted child of…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln AvenueTours & Attractions
Latin Dance Night
Immerse yourself in a cultural experience on Friday evening! It’s the new and exciting Salsa & Bachata Night at Takito Street, where you can immerse…
Friday November 15, 2024
9:00 p.m. – Saturday November 16, 2024
2:00 a.m.Takito Street
2423 N Lincoln AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, as it finds its way to the Marriott Theatre stage this holiday…
Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.Music & Comedy
Chelsea Cutler and Jeremy Zucker – Brent Forever
More than anything, brent is the sound of friendship. On one level, it represents the musical union of multi-platinum solo artists Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea…
Friday November 15, 2024
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
