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Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March
Mar12
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…

Wednesday, March 12th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mar12
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…

Wednesday, March 12th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Marriott Theatre Presents: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Mar12
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…

Wednesday, March 12th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
League of Chicago Theatres
Mar12
Mar15
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…

Wednesday, March 12thSaturday, March 15th

Sleeping Beauty at the Apollo Theater
Mar12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sleeping Beauty at the Apollo Theater

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

Wednesday, March 12th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Mar12
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,…

Wednesday, March 12th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Mar12
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, March 12th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Janice Lu, Piano
Mar12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Janice Lu, Piano

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | JANICE LU, PIANO Program Maurice Ravel – Sonatine pour piano Robert Schumann – Humoresque, Op.20 Leoš Janáček – Selections…

Wednesday, March 12th
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
Team Deakins returns to the Athenaeum Center
Mar12
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, March 12th
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Beetlejuice
Mar12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Beetlejuice

He earned his stripes on Broadway… now the ghost-with-the-most is coming back to Chicago by popular demand for one week only! It’s showtime! Based on…

Wednesday, March 12th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Lookingglass Theatre Company Presents Circus Quixote
Mar12
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, March 12th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
163 E. Pearson St.
Jackalope Theatre Announces “Dummy in Diaspora”
Mar12
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, March 12th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Armory Park
5917 North Broadway
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Mar12
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, March 12th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Fool for Love
Mar12
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, March 12th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Betrayal
Mar12
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, March 12th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve
Mar12
Music & Comedy

Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve

Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve will perform live at Park West on Mar. 11-14, 2025.

Wednesday, March 12th
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Park West
322 W Armitage Ave
Family: An Improv Show That’s Truly Relatable
Mar12
Music & Comedy

Family: An Improv Show That’s Truly Relatable

Family is a completely improvised show that follows one family, within one living room, over the course of one day. Our cast of veteran comedians…

Wednesday, March 12th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Mar12
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, March 12th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through March
Mar13
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, March 13th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Marriott Theatre Presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mar13
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, March 13th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Marriott Theatre Presents: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System
Mar13
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, March 13th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
League of Chicago Theatres
Mar13
Mar16
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, March 13thSunday, March 16th

Sleeping Beauty at the Apollo Theater
Mar13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sleeping Beauty at the Apollo Theater

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

Thursday, March 13th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Mar13
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, March 13th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

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