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May 18, 2024: May18
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…
Old Town
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
230 West North Avenue
May18
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Clued In
After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…
Old Town
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
May18
Music & Comedy
10th Anniversary Chicago Jazz String Summit
For ten years, the Chicago Jazz String Summit (CJSS) has showcased the contributions of phenomenal string players to jazz, improvised, and experimental music. Founded by…
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Hall
915 East 60th Street
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
9 to 5: The Musical
Three unlikely friends take control of their office and learn there is nothing they can’t do, even in a man’s world. Set in the late…
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…
Loop
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 East Randolph Street
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…
Streeterville
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ascension
The morning after graduating high school, Matthew wakes to a future that looks bleak. Addicted to porn, dependent on pot, alienated from his father, Matthew…
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Death Becomes Her – The Musical
Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask…
Loop
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
Picture it. United States, 2024. GOLDEN GIRLS: THE LAUGHS CONTINUE is a parody that brings Miami’s sassiest seniors to stages around the country for one more hurrah.…
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
May18
Sports & Recreation
Chicago Fire FC vs. Columbus Crew
Chicago Fire FC vs. Columbus Crew Kickoff at 7:30 p.m. CT
South Loop
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Soldier Field
1410 Special Olympics Drive
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle is a split bill between Alix Schillaci and Darvin Dances. Starting off with Inclined to Decline (Darvin Dances), a piece inspired…
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Color Club
4146 North Elston Avenue
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
RAIN – A Tribute to The Beatles
RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES is an electrifying concert experience celebrating the timeless music of the legendary fab four. With note-for-note precision, this mind-blowing performance…
Loop
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
May18
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Peng Zhao and Cherry Chen AAPI Voices Fund Culminating Event @ Gene Siskel
Screening and Networking event celebrating our Peng Zhao and Cherry Chen AAPI Voices Fund Grantees and AAPI Alumni Community. Join us Saturday, May 18th,2024 at…
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State Street
May18
Music & Comedy
Chicago Jazz String Summit
Acclaimed cellist Tomeka Reid’s 10th Annual Chicago Jazz String Summit celebrates string instruments in jazz, improvised, and experimental music with a lineup of phenomenal musicians…
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th St
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mamma Mia
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun…
Loop
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
May18
Music & Comedy
Rain – A Tribute to The Beatles
RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles is an electrifying concert experience celebrating the timeless music of the legendary fab four. With note-for-note precision, this mind-blowing…
Loop
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Saturday, May 18th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
May18
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…
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Saturday, May 18th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
May18
Music & Comedy
WBEZ Presents: Mortified Live – Summer Vacation
Witness personal redemption through public humiliation in a refreshing show that is equal parts comedic, cathartic and voyeuristic. Presented by WBEZ at the Studebaker…
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Saturday, May 18th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Building – Studebaker Theater
410 S. Michigan Avenue
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Nana
Trap Door Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season closes with Olwen Wymark’s splendid dramatization of Zola’s Nana: a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
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Saturday, May 18th
8:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland, Chicago, IL, 60622
May18
Music & Comedy
Wanda Sykes: Please & Thank You Tour
Comedian Wanda Sykes will perform live at The Chicago Theatre on May 18, 2024.
Loop
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Saturday, May 18th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes
Now in its 14th year, Bible Bingo is a long-running comedy about the Catholic culture of fundraising and bingo, featuring the character, Mrs. Mary Margaret…
Lincoln Park
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Saturday, May 18th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
May18
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events
Salsa Night at Boleo
Let loose under the stars and dance the night away at Boleo’s Salsa Night. A rooftop restaurant and lounge at the Kimpton Gray Hotel, Boleo…
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Saturday, May 18th
8:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Boleo
122 West Monroe Street, Floor 15
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Ready for Men
Ready for Men is a fully improvised play featuring veteran performers Caleb Fullen, Travis Koury, and Drew Tonkovich. Inspired by an audience suggestion, the ensemble…
Hyde Park
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Saturday, May 18th
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
May18
Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvised Theater – Ready for Men
Ready for Men is comprised of veteran improvisers Caleb Fullen, Travis Koury, and Drew Tonkovich. With a suggestion from the audience, they explore the obscure…
Hyde Park
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Saturday, May 18th
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave

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