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RAD. a spring cleaning show.
It’s spring and RAD has sprung! Same weirdness but this time hosted by a vacuum cleaner. RAD. a fun show. is a literally underground DIY comedy show that’s been operating…
Wednesday, May 14th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Graham Cracker Comics – Andersonville
5028 North Clark StreetTheatre & Performing Arts
Hadestown
COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical…
Wednesday, May 14th
7:00 p.m. – 9:25 p.m.CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…
Wednesday, May 14th
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W DivisionTheatre & Performing Arts
The Antiquities
A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…
Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & Performing Arts
BUST
It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying…
Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m.Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Lexa Maxa: Lexa with an A
Opening act by Zoé Soteres with “Don’t Be So Dramatic!” Lexa Maxa is back this Chicago Cabaret Week with her band and acclaimed show Lexa…
Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Copernicus Center
5216 W Lawrence AvenueMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
In the Realm of Senses presents: Whiskey Cabaret
In the Realm of Senses presents: Whiskey Cabaret at Stan Mansion! Get ready for a night of incredible music, drinks, and entertainment at this historic…
Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Stan Mansion
2408 North Kedzie BoulevardTheatre & Performing Arts
Berlin
Berlin is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. This original commission brings Jason Lutes’s exhilarating and acclaimed graphic novel…
Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
October Brian Sketch Comedy presents…Goody!
A 55-minute folk horror-sketch comedy show about a cursed Puritan village spiraling into chaos — told one town meeting at a time. Hear ye, hear…
Wednesday, May 14th
9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Antiquities
A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…
Thursday, May 15th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & Performing Arts
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, continues its 50th Anniversary Season celebration with the epic production of Titanic The Musical, directed and choreographed by…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery presented by Pegasus Theatre Chicago
Pegasus Theatre Chicago and Director ILesa Duncan proudly announces the revival of playwright Shay Youngblood’s Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery, which follows “Daughter”, who returns…
Thursday, May 15th
5:00 p.m. – Sunday, June 15th
7:00 p.m.Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sarah Siddons Swell Soirée-The Fabulous Fifties
Join us for an evening with a little bit of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, honky-tonk country, swing and Broadway. The 1950’s, besides being…
Thursday, May 15th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.PianoForte Chicago
1335 South Michigan AvenueMusic & 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…
Thursday, May 15th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. RandolphTheatre & Performing Arts
The End of Reality
“The End of Reality” is [Richard Maxwell’s] most eloquent statement to date on the blurring of despair and apathy in American lives. – Ben Brantley,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
BUST
It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying…
Thursday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & Performing Arts
Alice in Wonderland
Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places! Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Terror Cottas and Chicago Park District Present “The Ostrich”
The Terror Cottas and Chicago Park District are pleased to announce the world premiere of The Ostrich, written by Wendy A. Schmidt and directed by…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Lynne Jordan—Naughty Divas: blues & double entendre to disco
Chicago’s favorite Diva, Lynne Jordan, presents a night of cabaret that covers the full spectrum of dynamic hits. From classic Blues and sneaky double entendre…
Thursday, May 15th
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.The Cliff Dwellers
200 S. Michigan Ave, 22nd FlMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dumb and Drummer
Chicago’s best comedians doing their best material over live jazz! Every third Thursday at The Lincoln Lodge Theatre, Hosted by Jamaal Sanders, Hunter Hirsch, and…
Thursday, May 15th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Titanique
Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…
Thursday, May 15th
7:00 p.m. – 8:40 p.m.Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611Theatre & Performing Arts
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for ‘Art,’ the final production in its 2024 – 2025 season,…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Hadestown
COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical…
Thursday, May 15th
7:00 p.m. – 9:25 p.m.CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Duluth: An Improvised Midwest Murder
Inspired by the hit FX show “Fargo”, Duluth takes audiences into the world of true crime in the Midwest. Each week, the cast of Duluth will…
