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Dinner with Friends
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dinner with Friends

Bluebird Arts  kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit (Chicago, IL). The show runs Saturday, October 19 through…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
& Juliet There's live after Romeo
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

& Juliet

Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody

Acclaimed retelling of classic film Die Hard from Richard Marsh – Fringe First-winner, London poetry slam champion, BBC Audio Drama Best Scripted Comedy Drama award-winner…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Love Actually in Concert
Dec7
Music & Comedy

Love Actually in Concert

Funny, irresistible and heart-warming, Love Actually is set in contemporary London in the weeks before Christmas and tells one story that weaves together a spectacular…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Reimagining Cabaret—Jazz, Rhythm and Blues
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Reimagining Cabaret—Jazz, Rhythm and Blues

Featuring vocalists: Evelyn Danner, Sean Harris, Randy Johnson, Lynne Jordan, Ava Logan, Holly McGuire, Madeline Morgan, Margaret Murphy-Webb, David Stephens, Gabriel Valentino, Darcelle Williams, Gene…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Reimagining Cabaret—Jazz, Rhythm and Blues
Dec7
Music & Comedy

Reimagining Cabaret—Jazz, Rhythm and Blues

The national award-winning Black Voices in Cabaret highlights Black entertainers in the world of Cabaret, both past and present. Cabaret is the place where audience…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Reimagining Cabaret-Jazz, Rhythm and Blues.
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Reimagining Cabaret-Jazz, Rhythm and Blues.

Featuring vocalists: Evelyn Danner, Sean Harris, Randy Johnson, Lynne Jordan, Ava Logan, Holly McGuire, Madeline Morgan, Margaret Murphy-Webb, David Stephens, Gabriel Valentino, Darcelle Williams, Gene…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Love Actually In Concert
Dec7
Music & Comedy

Love Actually In Concert

Funny, irresistible and heart-warming, Love Actually is set in contemporary London in the weeks before Christmas and tells one story which weaves together a spectacular amount of…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Holiday Pops Chicago
Dec7
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Holiday Pops Chicago

Experience the Magic … Holiday Pops Chicago The St. Benedict Parish Music Ministry Presents HOLIDAY POPS CHICAGO – 2024 Saturday, December 7 · 7:30pm St.…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
St. Benedict Parish
3900 N. Leavitt St.
“Dreamgirls” – The Full Broadway Musical!
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

“Dreamgirls” – The Full Broadway Musical!

🎶✨ “Dreamgirls” – The Full Broadway Musical! 🎤 Chicago, get ready for the ICONIC story of The Dreams! By popular demand, Dreamgirls is coming to…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
WGCI Big Jam: GloRilla, BossMan Dlow, & G Herbo
Dec7
Music & Comedy

WGCI Big Jam: GloRilla, BossMan Dlow, & G Herbo

Join us at the Wintrust Arena on Saturday, December 7, 2024, for the 107.5 WGCI Big Jam featuring a lineup of today’s hottest rap talents.…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, as it finds its way to the Marriott Theatre stage this holiday…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Dec7
Dec8
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…

Saturday, December 7th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, December 8th
9:30 p.m.
University Symphony Orchestra
Dec7
Music & Comedy

University Symphony Orchestra

Spotlight Dvořák Guest conductor and USO member Zachary Glick leads the orchestra in Antonín Dvořák’s evocative tone poem The Wood Dove, Op. 110, one of four…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.
Mandel Hall, University of Chicago
1131 East 57th Street
Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again
Dec7

Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again

Jeff Award-Winner Blake Montgomery is proud to present Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again, at The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, December…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
The Lincoln Lodge
Dec7
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…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Dec7
Music & Comedy

Little Orphan Boy The Musical!

The critically acclaimed original musical returns one more time to the Annoyance Theater just in time for the holiday season. Come enjoy some of Chicago’s…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Adverses
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Adverses

  Jealousy and intrigue run rampant in the city of Palacio. A mother and a daughter face off in a fight to the finish: The…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.
The Worm My Sister
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Worm My Sister

The Meat Machine presents A Red Orchid Incubator production of The Worm My Sister Conceived of and Directed by Ramona Rotten Devised and Performed by…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
A Red Orchid Theatre
1531 N. Wells St. , Chicago, IL, 60610
Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Orphan Boy The Musical!

The critically acclaimed original musical returns one more time to the Annoyance Theater just in time for the holiday season. Come enjoy some of Chicago’s…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
SWITCHBOARD: Missed Connections From The S.S. Eastland
Dec7
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

SWITCHBOARD: Missed Connections From The S.S. Eastland

SWITCHBOARD is a Neo-Futurist puppetry show exploring themes of memory and communication through the lens of the S.S. Eastland disaster. The Eastland was a passenger ship…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Dec7
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago now in it’s 18th year!  Join us for an evening of off-the-ruff…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Bill Maher
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bill Maher

For more than twenty-five years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.  First on “Politically Incorrect”…

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Bill Maher: The WTF? Tour
Dec7
Music & Comedy

Bill Maher: The WTF? Tour

Comedian Bill Maher will perform live at CIBC Theatre on Dec. 6-7, 2024.

Saturday, December 7th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
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