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New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Sashay Comedy and Drag Show
Jan26
Music & Comedy

Sashay Comedy and Drag Show

Every last Sunday of the month at 1:00 pm, Chicago’s legendary Laugh Factory opens its doors for Sashay! Sashay brings together some of the nation’s…

Sunday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Come From Away
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.2:40 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Chicago Puppet Festival: UnterWasser: Untold
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Puppet Festival: UnterWasser: Untold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Theater and Performance Studies at The University of Chicago & Chicago Puppet Fest present: UnterWasser:…

Sunday, January 26th
1:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Theater East
915 E. 60th St.
Fat Ham
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
The 82nd Annual Dolphin Show Presents: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 82nd Annual Dolphin Show Presents: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

The Dolphin Show at Northwestern University is thrilled to announce its 82nd production Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The nation’s largest annual student-produced musical will take…

Sunday, January 26th
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Cahn Auditorium
600 Emerson St
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home
Jan26
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,…

Sunday, January 26th
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
Glassheart
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Music of the Baroque: Minkowski Conducts
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Music of the Baroque: Minkowski Conducts

Renowned French conductor Marc Minkowski makes his Music of the Baroque debut with music by three orchestral gods—Handel, Rameau, and Mozart. Handel’s concerto grosso was…

Sunday, January 26th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie
9501 Skokie Blvd.
The Inner Compass
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Inner Compass

Identity can be both innate and shaped by context and environment. It can both inform our choices and cause our identity to evolve moment by…

Sunday, January 26th
5:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Haymarket Pub & Brewery
737 W Randolph St
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Erica Nicole Clark at The Comedy Bar
Jan26
Music & Comedy

Erica Nicole Clark at The Comedy Bar

SHOWS WILL BE HELD at 162 E SUPERIOR ST. — Most tables seat 4 total guests. You may be seated with strangers if your party…

Sunday, January 26th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Thank You Chicago
Jan26
Music & Comedy

Thank You Chicago

Thank You Chicago is a headlining series on the last Sunday of every month at 7PM. Look forward to a night of stand-up with working…

Sunday, January 26th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Twelfth Night
Jan26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Twelfth Night

DePaul’s student-run theatre organization is proud to present William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This show tells the story of a woman’s journey through love and identity as…

Sunday, January 26th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jan26
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,…

Sunday, January 26th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Boy Gets Girl
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Fat Ham
Jan26
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…

Sunday, January 26th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Nu Material Night With Chris Higgins
Jan26
Music & Comedy

Nu Material Night With Chris Higgins

Join us every last Sunday of the month at 9 PM for an unforgettable evening of laughter and innovation! Laugh Factory is partnering with Nutrl…

Sunday, January 26th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Jan27
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…

Monday, January 27th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
League of Chicago Theatres
Jan27
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Monday, January 27thThursday, January 30th

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jan27
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…

Monday, January 27th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
A Raisin in the Sun Public Programs: Community Reads Social
Jan27
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Raisin in the Sun Public Programs: Community Reads Social

Don’t miss the Community Reads Social, one of the public programs complementing Court Theatre’s production of A Raisin in the Sun.  Guests will be invited…

Monday, January 27th
5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Blackstone Branch at the Chicago Public Library
4904 S. Lake Park Avenue
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