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A Beautiful Noise
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Beautiful Noise

HE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICON Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL…

Friday November 22, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Broadway in Chicago
17 N State St Ste 810
Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody

Acclaimed retelling of classic film Die Hard from Richard Marsh – Fringe First-winner, London poetry slam champion, BBC Audio Drama Best Scripted Comedy Drama award-winner…

Friday November 22, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Perfect Pie
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Perfect Pie

A play by Judith Thompson Set in rural Ontario, “Perfect Pie” follows the revisitation of the childhood friendship between two women; one who has chosen…

Friday November 22, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
THE COMEDIANS
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

THE COMEDIANS

Two comedians walk into a comedy club… it’s the start of a bad joke and a serious relationship. Chauncy and Nsaku are both comedians and…

Friday November 22, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.
The Story So Far: I Want To Disappear in the USA Tour
Nov22
Music & Comedy

The Story So Far: I Want To Disappear in the USA Tour

California-based rock band The Story So Far will perform live at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom on Nov. 22, 2024.

Friday November 22, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, as it finds its way to the Marriott Theatre stage this holiday…

Friday November 22, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Devil’s Daughter
Nov22
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 November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Missed Call
Nov22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Missed Call

Brand new sketch comedy every week from one of Chicago’s premiere sketch teams. Each week, the Missed Call ensemble premieres — and closes— entirely new…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
The Lincoln Lodge
Nov22
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…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Book of Me
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Book of Me

Wanda stands on the cusp of womanhood. Educated in the finest schools by successful Black parents she appears to be a well adjusted child of…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Adverses
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Adverses

  Jealousy and intrigue run rampant in the city of Palacio. A mother and a daughter face off in a fight to the finish: The…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.
SWITCHBOARD: Missed Connections From The S.S. Eastland
Nov22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

SWITCHBOARD: Missed Connections From The S.S. Eastland

SWITCHBOARD is a Neo-Futurist puppetry show exploring themes of memory and communication through the lens of the S.S. Eastland disaster. The Eastland was a passenger ship…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield

Tickets for Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield in Chicago🎫 VIP – Get a free VIP bag full of various merchandise from Thom Britton…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Sideshow Gelato
4819 N Western
BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) announces tickets are now on sale for one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Jason Moran
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters: James Reese Europe and the Absence of Ruin

The most provocative thinker in current jazz (Rolling Stone) Jason Moran, a startlingly gifted pianist with a relentless thirst for experimentation (Los Angeles Times), shares…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters with Kenwood Academy Marching Band
Nov22
Music & Comedy

Jason Moran and the Harlem Hellfighters with Kenwood Academy Marching Band

James Reese Europe: From the Dancehall to the Battlefield Jason Moran, “a startlingly gifted pianist with a relentless thirst for experimentation” (Los Angeles Times), shares…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Symphony Center
220 S. Michigan Ave.
The Thing With Feathers and Parrotfish
Nov22
Music & Comedy

The Thing With Feathers and Parrotfish

Join Nashville rock powerhouses The Thing With Feathers and Parrotfish as they take over Chicago’s own Beat Kitchen on Friday, Nov. 22. Buy your tickets…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Beat Kitchen
2100 W. Belmont Ave
Cory Wong Featuring Mark Lettieri with Special Guest Couch
Nov22
Music & Comedy

Cory Wong Featuring Mark Lettieri with Special Guest Couch

Cory Wong, Mark Lettieri & Couch will perform live at The Salt Shed Indoors on Nov. 22, 2024.

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Salt Shed
1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Marc Anthony: Historia Tour
Nov22
Music & Comedy

Marc Anthony: Historia Tour

Global singer Marc Anthony will perform live at Allstate Arena on Nov. 22, 2024.

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Allstate Arena
6920 Mannheim Road
Snakes and Stars with Marcus Rezak + Mungion
Nov22
Music & Comedy

Snakes and Stars with Marcus Rezak + Mungion

Snakes and Stars is a new musical project featuring Michael Travis (The String Cheese Incident, EOTO) and Aaron Johnston (Brazilian Girls, David Byrne’s American Utopia).…

Friday November 22, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
1st Ward at Chop Shop
2033 W. North Ave
Improvised Sitcom
Nov22
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 November 22, 2024
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Chicago Style Improv
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Style Improv

Get ready to experience “classic” improvisation that will leave you laughing long after the curtains close! Combining lightning-fast wit, razor-sharp skills, and boundless creativity, Chicago…

Friday November 22, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.

Latin Dance Night
Nov22
Nov23
Tours & Attractions

Latin Dance Night

Immerse yourself in a cultural experience on Friday evening! It’s the new and exciting Salsa & Bachata Night at Takito Street, where you can immerse…

Friday November 22, 2024
9:00 p.m.Saturday November 23, 2024
2:00 a.m.
Takito Street
2423 N Lincoln Ave
Voila: The Improvised Musical
Nov22
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 November 22, 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,
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