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The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!
Feb6
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!

The famously dramatic leads from Succession – including Logan, Kendall, Shiv, Roman, and Connor Roy – try to accomplish something normal in a one hour…

Thursday, February 6th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Thursday Night Standup Laugh Factory Chicago
Feb6
Music & Comedy

Thursday Night Standup Laugh Factory Chicago

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…

Thursday, February 6th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through February 16th due…

Friday, February 7th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, officially kicks off its spectacular 50th Anniversary Season with one of the most enduring and beloved musicals of…

Friday, February 7th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Feb7
Feb8
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, February 7th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, February 8th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
League of Chicago Theatres
Feb7
Feb10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Friday, February 7thMonday, February 10th

Sleeping Beauty at Wright College
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sleeping Beauty at Wright College

This musical retells the story of the classic fairy tale.  The King & Queen are hosting a party to announce the arrival of the new…

Friday, February 7th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Feb7
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Friday, February 7th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Friday, February 7th
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good

CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…

Friday, February 7th
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Love Is in the Air – 2025 Valentine’s Day Carillon Concert
Feb7
Music & Comedy

Love Is in the Air – 2025 Valentine’s Day Carillon Concert

As we warm up the winter with the love season, UChicago Guild of Carillonists is presenting an annual Valentine’s Day carillon concert, who plays the…

Friday, February 7th
5:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Dee Alexander and Jumaane Taylor
Feb7
Music & Comedy

Dee Alexander and Jumaane Taylor

Chicago jazz vocalist Dee Alexander and tap dancer Jumaane Taylor collaborate, bringing Alexander’s “It’s All About Love” and Taylor’s “Supreme Love” to audiences for the first time on…

Friday, February 7th
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Teatro Zinzanni
Feb7
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, February 7th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Candlelight: Rings and Dragons
Feb7
Music & Comedy

Candlelight: Rings and Dragons

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Chicago. Get your tickets now to discover…

Friday, February 7th
6:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
The Lakefront Restaurant
2401 N. Lake Shore Dr.
The Infinite Wrench
Feb7
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, February 7th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Willie Barcena at The Comedy Bar
Feb7
Music & Comedy

Willie Barcena at The Comedy Bar

Raucous, irreverent, and never politically correct, willie barcena is one of the sharpest minds in comedy. His universal material spans family, religion, race, sex, politics,…

Friday, February 7th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
First Date Comedy Show
Feb7
Music & Comedy

First Date Comedy Show

The First Date is a comical hunt for love. Chicago’s funniest stand-up comedians hit the stage as one audience member is selected from the crowd…

Friday, February 7th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
BLANK! The Musical
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

Gather your friends, grab your phone, and share your ideas. At BLANK! The Musical, you create an entire Broadway-style production. This incredible show is completely improvised.…

Friday, February 7th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
Singin’ in the Rain: Film with Orchestra
Feb7
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Singin’ in the Rain: Film with Orchestra

  “What a glorious feeling!” Join us for our inaugural film and live orchestra event as the celebrated Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra performs the lush score…

Friday, February 7th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr., Ste. 860
Twelfth Night
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Twelfth Night

DePaul’s student-run theatre organization is proud to present William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This show tells the story of a woman’s journey through love and identity as…

Friday, February 7th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Friday, February 7th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company continues its 16th season at Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with  the world premiere of The Singularity Play,…

Friday, February 7th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Feb7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedwig and The Angry Inch

With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson,…

Friday, February 7th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Feb7
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…

Friday, February 7th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
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