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The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour With Playboi Carti And Mike Dean
May30
Music & Comedy

The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour With Playboi Carti And Mike Dean

Global superstar The Weeknd will embark on a brand-new stadium tour across North America this year featuring chart-topping, multi-platinum and genre-defying Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti…

Friday, May 30th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Soldier Field
1410 Special Olympics Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
War of the Worlds
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts

War of the Worlds

Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They…

Friday, May 30th
7:30 p.m.
Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
Josh Ocean Thomas & Friends
May30
Music & Comedy

Josh Ocean Thomas & Friends

Josh Ocean Thomas is a Tunisian stand-up comedian who moved to Chicago from San Diego with a magnetic stage presence, high energy, & quick wit. From…

Friday, May 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Titanique
May30
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 30th
7:30 p.m.9:10 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’
May30
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 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Drink the Past Dry
May30
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 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
The Antiquities
May30
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 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting, the recently extended through April 6, Titus Andronicus, one of the top rated plays in Chicago, according to TheaterInChicago.com, presents …

Friday, May 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts

R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)

In 1920, Karel Čapek’s early science fiction classic R.U.R. coined the term “robot” and looked ahead to the wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence decades…

Friday, May 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Left Unheard
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Left Unheard

Jude has a secret, Ruth has a disability, and Alodia has both. When three siblings reunite, they confront old resentments and new conflicts. What do…

Friday, May 30th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
Devil’s Daughter
May30
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, May 30th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
BRUTA
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts

BRUTA

BOOM CRACK! Dance Company, one of Chicago’s most celebrated street and hip hop dance companies, proudly announces the premiere of its newest evening-length production, BRUTA,…

Friday, May 30th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
The Lincoln Lodge
May30
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 30th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Evanston Salt Costs Climbing

Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL, where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes…

Friday, May 30th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Galileo
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Galileo

Galileo is a humanizing and compelling portrait of the great scientist, torn between his scientific principles and his desire for the comfortable life that compliance with…

Friday, May 30th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
Matt Mathews – Boujee On A Budget Tour
May30
Music & Comedy

Matt Mathews – Boujee On A Budget Tour

Matt Mathews will perform live at The Chicago Theatre on May 30, 2025.

Friday, May 30th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Chicago Cop Macbeth
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Cop Macbeth

The Conspirators present Chicago Cop Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Wm. Bullion, at the Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., May 16…

Friday, May 30th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Queens! 4 Legends. 1 Stage. Chaka. Patti. Gladys. Stephanie.
May30
Music & Comedy

The Queens! 4 Legends. 1 Stage. Chaka. Patti. Gladys. Stephanie.

Music history will be made as four of the most legendary voices in R&B, soul, and pop come together for an unforgettable tour! Chaka Khan,…

Friday, May 30th
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
Anthony ‘Scruncho’ McKinley
May30
Music & Comedy

Anthony ‘Scruncho’ McKinley

Anthony McKinley, (better known as Scruncho) is an American comedian and actor who was known for being in movies such as “How High”, “Budz House”, “Easy Money” and…

Friday, May 30th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Comedy Dance Chicago presents: 8-BITS
May30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Dance Chicago presents: 8-BITS

We’re back with all new bits! This joyful mixture of sketch comedy and dance is filled with a variety of characters that are sure to…

Friday, May 30th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Voila: The Improvised Musical
May30
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 30th
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
May30
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 30th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical

Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, continues its 50th Anniversary Season celebration with the epic production of Titanic The Musical, directed and choreographed by…

Saturday, May 31st
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago…

Saturday, May 31st
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