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Teatro Zinzanni
Jan24
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 24th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Jan24
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 24th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
420 Shakespeare
Jan24
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

420 Shakespeare

It’s a comedy show… with a twist… on Shakespeare’s classic… with romance… and a puppet? Plus there’s music… and murder… lots of murder! Ok- it…

Friday, January 24th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
420 Shakespeare
Jan24
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

420 Shakespeare

It’s a comedy show… with a twist… on Shakespeare’s classic… with romance… and a puppet? Plus there’s music… and murder… lots of murder! Ok- it…

Friday, January 24th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Jan24
Music & Comedy

Chicago’s Best Stand Up

Chicago’s Best Standup Comedy is back better than ever. We’ve compiled the absolute best standup comedy lineup that you will see in the city. Today’s…

Friday, January 24th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan24
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 24th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Jan24
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 24th
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
Jan24
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 24th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
Alabama Story
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Boy Gets Girl
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Michelle Cann, piano
Jan24
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Michelle Cann, piano

“Cann’s vivid performances bring out a terrific depth of emotion.” – BBC Music Magazine  Praised as “a pianist of sterling artistry” by Gramophone, Michelle Cann stands as…

Friday, January 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Hall
915 East 60th Street
Come From Away
Jan24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Come From Away

Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable…

Friday, January 24th
7:30 p.m.9:10 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Dinner with Friends
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Fat Ham
Jan24
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…

Friday, January 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Glassheart
Jan24
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 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Oil Lamp Theater Presents the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Jan24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Presents the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present its first production of the 2025 season, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), written by Adam Long,…

Friday, January 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
RE | Dance Group 15th Anniversary Performances
Jan24
Theatre & Performing Arts

RE | Dance Group 15th Anniversary Performances

January 17, 18, 24, & 25 7:30pm Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble1650 W Foster Ave “A Glimpse Through The Walls Where We Might Find God” is a…

Friday, January 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
1650 W Foster Ave
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home
Jan24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home

Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Tony-award winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home, opening January 16, 2025, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts,…

Friday, January 24th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
Devil’s Daughter
Jan24
Music & 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, January 24th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
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