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Teatro Zinzanni
May9
Music & 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…

Friday, May 9th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
May9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center

Following an October 2024 series of sold-out programming, Chicago’s not-for-profit Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture (2936 N. Southport Avenue) proudly welcomes back legendary Academy…

Friday, May 9th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
The Infinite Wrench
May9
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday, May 9th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Titanique
May9
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…

Friday, May 9th
7:30 p.m.9:10 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Berlin
May9
Theatre & 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…

Friday, May 9th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’
May9
Theatre & 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,…

Friday, May 9th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Drink the Past Dry
May9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Drink the Past Dry

The nondescript neighborhood bar in the middle of Chicago looks like every other bar in every other neighborhood in the city. A few regulars sit…

Friday, May 9th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
Curious Theatre Branch Presents “The Infinity Play”
May9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch Presents “The Infinity Play”

Curious Theatre Branch, is proud to present the world premiere of The Infinity Play, written by Paul William Brennan and directed by Brennan and Maya…

Friday, May 9th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Jarvis Square Theatre
1439 W. Jarvis, Chicago, IL, 60626
An Edible Array of Music: tunes to whet your appetite – Chicago Cabaret Week Opening Night
May9
Theatre & Performing Arts

An Edible Array of Music: tunes to whet your appetite – Chicago Cabaret Week Opening Night

Robin Watson (Jazzlady Robin) has blazed some of Chicago’s premier hotspots including Navy Pier, United Center, Peninsula Hotel, Showboat, Empress and Majestic Star Casinos. On…

Friday, May 9th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland Ave
The Antiquities
May9
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.…

Friday, May 9th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Hadestown
May9
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…

Friday, May 9th
7:30 p.m.9:55 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
The Lincoln Lodge
May9
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, May 9th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Spring Awakenings
May9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Spring Awakenings

In a world where curiosity is stifled and questions are met with silence, a group of teenagers finds themselves thrust into the chaos of adolescence…

Friday, May 9th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
MUSE: Unveiled
May9
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

MUSE: Unveiled

Muse incorporates drag, burlesque, clowning and other art forms to create an intimate, thought-provoking cabaret experience featuring live singing and instrumental music. This manifestation of…

Friday, May 9th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
Voila: The Improvised Musical
May9
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, May 9th
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,
Hitch*Cocktails
May9
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hitch*Cocktails

A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…

Friday, May 9th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
GO DOG GO! • VE PERRO ¡VE!
May10
Theatre & Performing Arts

GO DOG GO! • VE PERRO ¡VE!

Come along with these delightful dogs as they drive, swim, play baseball and make their way to the big dog party — all in a…

Saturday, May 10th
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S Racine Ave
Teatro Zinzanni
May10
Music & 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…

Saturday, May 10th
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Titanique
May10
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…

Saturday, May 10th
2:00 p.m.3:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Berlin
May10
Theatre & 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…

Saturday, May 10th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Hadestown
May10
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…

Saturday, May 10th
2:00 p.m.4:25 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Games Women Play
May10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Games Women Play

Step into a world where love and ambition collide, trust is tested, and nothing is as it seems. Je’Caryous Johnson’s Games Women Play is a…

Saturday, May 10th
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Arie Crown Theater
2301 S. Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, S Lake Shore Dr
Je’Caryous Johnson’s Games Women Play
May10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Je’Caryous Johnson’s Games Women Play

Step into a world where love and ambition collide, trust is tested, and nothing is as it seems. Je’Caryous Johnson’s Games Women Play is a…

Saturday, May 10th
3:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Arie Crown Theater
2301 S. Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, S Lake Shore Dr
Encore: The Art of Aging Well
May10
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Encore: The Art of Aging Well

Encore: The Art of Aging Well is a salute to the Center for Life and Learning which has offered programs for people 60+ since 1965…

Saturday, May 10th
5:00 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut Street
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