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New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Feb26
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…

Wednesday, February 26th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Jonathan Senik, Piano
Feb26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Jonathan Senik, Piano

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | JONATHAN SENIK, PIANO   Program Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata Op. 2 No. 2 in A Major Frederic Chopin…

Wednesday, February 26th
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
CLUE Live on Stage!
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

CLUE Live on Stage!

A mansion. A murder. A mystery. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll…

Wednesday, February 26th
1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
A Raisin in the Sun Public Programs: Community Reads Book Club
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Raisin in the Sun Public Programs: Community Reads Book Club

Don’t miss the Community Reads Book Club, one of the public programs complementing Court Theatre’s production of A Raisin in the Sun.  Take a closer…

Wednesday, February 26th
5:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Blackstone Branch at the Chicago Public Library
4904 S. Lake Park Avenue
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
Feb26
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…

Wednesday, February 26th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
CLUE Live on Stage!
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

CLUE Live on Stage!

A mansion. A murder. A mystery. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll…

Wednesday, February 26th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote

After pausing its operations last year to reorganize and create a new business model, Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with The Actors…

Wednesday, February 26th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
163 E. Pearson St.
Twelfth Night
Feb26
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…

Wednesday, February 26th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Fat Ham
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fat Ham

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining…

Wednesday, February 26th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Jackalope Theatre Announces “Dummy in Diaspora”
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Announces “Dummy in Diaspora”

Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to announce the United States premiere of one of the hits of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dummy in Diaspora,…

Wednesday, February 26th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Armory Park
5917 North Broadway
Loyola Instrumental Showcase
Feb26
Music & Comedy

Loyola Instrumental Showcase

Featuring the Jazz Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Ensemble, this performance will include variety of instrumental selections.

Wednesday, February 26th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mundelein Center For The Fine & Performing Arts
1020 W Sheridan Rd
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the…

Wednesday, February 26th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Fool for Love
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fool for Love

In a sweltering motel room in the Mojave Desert, May and Eddie lick their wounds and get ready for another relentless round. This brawl is…

Wednesday, February 26th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Betrayal
Feb26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Betrayal

Stage and screen stars Helen Hunt (Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards), Robert Sean Leonard (Tony Award) and Ian Barford (Tony Award nominee) form the “eternal…

Wednesday, February 26th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Jorja Smith Live In Concert
Feb26
Music & Comedy

Jorja Smith Live In Concert

British singer and songwriter Jorja Smith will perform live at Auditorium Theatre on Feb. 26, 2025.

Wednesday, February 26th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Feb26
Music & 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, February 26th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March
Feb27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through March 30th due…

Thursday, February 27th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Feb27
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…

Thursday, February 27th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Marriott Theatre Presents: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Feb27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences kicks off its remarkable children’s theatre season, part of Marriott Theatre’s 50th anniversary, with the musical adaptation of one of…

Thursday, February 27th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
League of Chicago Theatres
Feb27
Mar2
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…

Thursday, February 27thSunday, March 2nd

Alice in Wonderland
Feb27
Theatre & 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,…

Thursday, February 27th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Feb27
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…

Thursday, February 27th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Fat Ham
Feb27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fat Ham

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining…

Thursday, February 27th
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Betrayal
Feb27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Betrayal

Stage and screen stars Helen Hunt (Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe Awards), Robert Sean Leonard (Tony Award) and Ian Barford (Tony Award nominee) form the “eternal…

Thursday, February 27th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
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