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Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!
Jul11
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!

Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is National Public Radio’s Peabody Award-winning comedy news quiz show. Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, writers,…

Thursday July 11, 2024
7:30 a.m.Thursday December 19, 2024
7:30 a.m.
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition…

Thursday July 11, 2024
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jul11
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 July 11, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Attempts on Her Life
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Attempts on Her Life

An artist. A terrorist. A child. A brand new car. A porn star. These are all the things that Anne can be. ATTEMPTS ON HER…

Thursday July 11, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Create: TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
Porchlight’s Free Concert Series: Broadway in your Backyard
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight’s Free Concert Series: Broadway in your Backyard

CHICAGO – Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce the return of its free summer concert series Broadway in your Backyard, now in its fourth…

Thursday July 11, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Various locations
SAVOR After Hours
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

SAVOR After Hours

Step into the world of SAVOR After Hours, an intimate experience of the senses filled with dance, passion, and the art of savoring every single…

Thursday July 11, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:15 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Teatro Zinzanni
Jul11
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…

Thursday July 11, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
SAVOR After Hours
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

SAVOR After Hours

Step into the world of SAVOR After Hours, an intimate experience of the senses filled with dance, passion, and the art of savoring every single…

Thursday July 11, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:15 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Six The Musical
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Six The Musical

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration…

Thursday July 11, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Thursday July 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Opera Festival of Chicago presents “Il Prigioniero” & “The Medium”
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Opera Festival of Chicago presents “Il Prigioniero” & “The Medium”

Join the Opera Festival of Chicago for a special double-bill performance including both Dallapiccola’s “Il Prigioniero” & Menotti’s “The Medium”. Full evening run time is…

Thursday July 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Little Bear Ridge Road
Jul11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Bear Ridge Road

In the outer limits of rural Idaho, the last two estranged members of the Fernsby family tree, a reclusive aunt and her gay nephew, reunite to…

Thursday July 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!
Jul11
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 July 11, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Jul12
Jul13
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 July 12, 2024
12:00 a.m.Saturday July 13, 2024
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition…

Friday July 12, 2024
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jul12
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 July 12, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Three Sisters
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Three Sisters

Anton Chekhov’s classic play, packed with action and emotion, chronicles three and a half years in the falling fortunes of the four children of a…

Friday July 12, 2024
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Jul12
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 July 12, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Attempts on Her Life
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Attempts on Her Life

An artist. A terrorist. A child. A brand new car. A porn star. These are all the things that Anne can be. ATTEMPTS ON HER…

Friday July 12, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Create: TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
Romeo and Juliet
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare’s eternal tragic story of young love between warring Italian families is performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks. Audiences are encouraged to come early…

Friday July 12, 2024
6:00 p.m.7:40 p.m.
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Teatro Zinzanni
Jul12
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 July 12, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Ultimate Combat Gauntlet – GENESIS – LIVE Pro Wrestling
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ultimate Combat Gauntlet – GENESIS – LIVE Pro Wrestling

Ultimate Gauntlet Combat is Pro Wrestling promotion based out of Chicago, Illinois dedicated to bringing you the *BEST* in LOCAL, INDEPENDENT, UNDERGROUND Pro Wrestling! Join…

Friday July 12, 2024
6:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Magoos Bar
6550 South Menard Avenue
The Infinite Wrench
Jul12
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 July 12, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
BLANK! The Musical
Jul12
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

This unique show is completely improvised, with no script or book – just the performers on stage and suggestions from the audience. At BLANK! The…

Friday July 12, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

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