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Improvised Sitcom
Jul12
Music & 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 July 12, 2024
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
The October Brian Radio Hour
Jul12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The October Brian Radio Hour

Can you hear that? It’s that crystal clear comedy sound coming from the stage and speakers at The October Brian Radio Hour! October Brian Sketch…

Friday July 12, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Cyberotica: A Techno-Future Cabaret
Jul12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Cyberotica: A Techno-Future Cabaret

Grab your exaggerated eyewear, power up your AI sidekick, and cue the synthwave, it’s time to upload your consciousness to CYBEROTICA: A Techno-Future Cabaret!!! This…

Friday July 12, 2024
9:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
Voila: The Improvised Musical
Jul12
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 July 12, 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,
Hitch*Cocktails
Jul12
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 July 12, 2024
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition…

Saturday July 13, 2024
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

When the Duke of Athens is set to marry his new queen, chaos ensues within William Shakespeare’s classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mischievous fairies, amateur…

Saturday July 13, 2024
10:10 a.m.12:10 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
Drag Brunch at Virgin Hotels Chicago
Jul13
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Drag Brunch at Virgin Hotels Chicago

It’s time to drag the girls to brunch at Virgin Hotels Chicago 👯 Join us for our twice monthly drag brunch hosted by Chicago queen,…

Saturday July 13, 2024
11:00 a.m.3:00 p.m.
Virgin Hotels Chicago
203 N Wabash Ave
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jul13
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…

Saturday July 13, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Teatro Zinzanni
Jul13
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…

Saturday July 13, 2024
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Black & Brown Femme Film Festival 2024
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Black & Brown Femme Film Festival 2024

Join us for the annual Black & Brown Femme Film Festival, a non-profit event dedicated to celebrating and amplifying BIPOC stories in cinema. Saturday, July…

Saturday July 13, 2024
12:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Screening Room
915 East 60th Street
SAVOR After Hours
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

SAVOR After Hours

Step into the world of SAVOR After Hours, an intimate experience of the senses filled with dance, passion, and the art of savoring every single…

Saturday July 13, 2024
2:00 p.m.3:15 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Three Sisters
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Three Sisters

Anton Chekhov’s classic play, packed with action and emotion, chronicles three and a half years in the falling fortunes of the four children of a…

Saturday July 13, 2024
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Jul13
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…

Saturday July 13, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Attempts on Her Life
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Attempts on Her Life

An artist. A terrorist. A child. A brand new car. A porn star. These are all the things that Anne can be. ATTEMPTS ON HER…

Saturday July 13, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Create: TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
Little Bear Ridge Road
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Bear Ridge Road

In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two estranged members of the Fernsby family tree, a reclusive aunt and her gay nephew, reunite to…

Saturday July 13, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Dance Month’s Wave Wall
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance Month’s Wave Wall

CHICAGO – See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns this…

Saturday July 13, 2024
4:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
600 East Grand Avenue
“Double Trouble” – Comedy Sketch Revue
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

“Double Trouble” – Comedy Sketch Revue

“Double Trouble” is a 45 minute, scripted sketch revue that blends the creative brain juices of comedians Joe Cariola and Gabby Seed. Watch Gabby uncover…

Saturday July 13, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Romeo and Juliet
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s eternal tragic story of young love between warring Italian families is performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks. Audiences are encouraged to come early…

Saturday July 13, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:40 p.m.
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Teatro Zinzanni
Jul13
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…

Saturday July 13, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Jul13
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…

Saturday July 13, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
BLANK! The Musical
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

This unique show is completely improvised, with no script or book – just the performers on stage and suggestions from the audience. At BLANK! The…

Saturday July 13, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

trip. to zero
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

trip. to zero

trip. (http://trip2media.com/) returns to Chicago after 7 years with trip. to zero at the chopin theatre ticket link – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trip2-zero-tickets-932555006127 2 shows only Friday, July 12…

Saturday July 13, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents Nathan Alan Davis’ Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
Jul13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents Nathan Alan Davis’ Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea

Chicago – Pegasus Theatre Chicago is proud to announce Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea, July 11 – August 18, written by Nathan Alan Davis and…

Saturday July 13, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Dramatists Theatre
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