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Alabama Story
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Boy Gets Girl
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
Cirque Kalabante Afrique en Cirque
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cirque Kalabante Afrique en Cirque

Sat, Feb 1 2025, 7:30pm $43 – $33 Children 12 and under & Seniors 65+ receive $5 OFF Lund Auditorium Experience the exhilarating rhythms and…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Lund Auditorium at Dominican University Performing Arts Center
7900 W Division
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Cirque Kalabanté Afrique en Cirque
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cirque Kalabanté Afrique en Cirque

Experience Cirque Kalabante’s “Afrique en Cirque,” a mesmerizing family show blending African dance, music, and circus artistry. Marvel at aerial acrobatics, daring balances, and energetic…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Dominican University Performing Arts Center
7900 W. Division, River Forest, IL, 60305
Elisa Harkins, Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ
Feb1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Elisa Harkins, Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ

Artist and composer Elisa Harkins (Cherokee/Muscogee) created Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ as an expression of Indigenous Futurism, blending electronic dance music with Indigenous languages to…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.

Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
A Raisin in the Sun
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Raisin in the Sun

New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Dinner with Friends
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Fat Ham
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Fool for Love
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fool for Love

In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Glassheart
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Mr. Parker
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mr. Parker

Terry Parker is a middle-aged man navigating life after a profound personal loss. As he works to rediscover his identity and adjust to unexpected changes,…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Oil Lamp Theater Presents the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Feb1
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,…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote

After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
163 E. Pearson St.
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home
Feb1
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,…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
University Symphony Orchestra: Mediterranean Travels
Feb1
Music & Comedy

University Symphony Orchestra: Mediterranean Travels

Mediterranean Travels Chase away the winter doldrums with a musical journey around the Mediterranean! The University Symphony Orchestra serves as your guide, with colorful depictions…

Saturday, February 1st
8:00 p.m.
Mandel Hall, University of Chicago
1131 East 57th Street
The Lincoln Lodge
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Ladies R&B Kickback Concert: Kelly Price, Total, Brownstone & 702
Feb1
Music & Comedy

Ladies R&B Kickback Concert: Kelly Price, Total, Brownstone & 702

Ladies R&B Kickback Concert – Part 2 will come to The Chicago Theatre with special guests Kelly Price, Total, Brownstone, 702, Adina Howard, Kut Klose,…

Saturday, February 1st
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv
Feb1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv

Join us again for a whose line styled night of explosive laughter that will titillate your “funny” bone. Fast paced short form improv, hilarious songs,…

Saturday, February 1st
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
9:15 p.m.10:45 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Feb1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Of Annoyance Sketch

Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…

Saturday, February 1st
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Late Night Slice with Wet Pizza
Feb1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Late Night Slice with Wet Pizza

An experimental comedy variety show and incubator hosted by Chicago’s hottest improv group, Wet Pizza. The mission of this show is to create a space…

Saturday, February 1st
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
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