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& Juliet There's live after Romeo
Dec5
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody
Dec5
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
400 Years
Dec5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

400 Years

The Chicago Black Artist Union invites you to join us for the world premiere of 400 Years at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center. Tickets are…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Dusable Black History Museum and Cultural Centwe
740 East 57th Place
Thursday Night Standup at Laugh Factory Chicago
Dec5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Thursday Night Standup at Laugh Factory Chicago

Chicago’s Best Standup Comedy is back better than ever. We’ve compiled the absolute best standup comedy lineup that you will see in the city. Today’s…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Sofa King Queer
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sofa King Queer

NOTHING WITHOUT A COMPANY announces the album release and 7-show extension of the critically acclaimed WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL SOFA KING QUEER Tickets available HERE November 22 –…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Berger Park Cultural Center
6205 N Sheridan Rd
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
The RSC’s Pericles
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The RSC’s Pericles

Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years as part of a new, ongoing partnership with CST Direct from a run…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company continues its 16th season at Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with  the world premiere of The Singularity Play,…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Dec5
Tours & Attractions

Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour

Big Bus Tours, the global leader in open-top bus sightseeing, invites visitors to experience the enhanced Sunset Live Tour in Chicago. Available now through Oct.…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
63 West Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654
63 West Ontario Street
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedwig and The Angry Inch

With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson,…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The House Without a Christmas Tree

The World Premiere Musical, THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE is based on the classic Christmas novel by Gail Rock and the beloved 1972 television…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Joyola!
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Joyola!

A Loyola tradition, this joyful evening features a mix of holiday and seasonal music.

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mundelein Center For The Fine & Performing Arts
1020 W Sheridan Rd
Happy Holly-Daze Performance
Dec5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Happy Holly-Daze Performance

Year after year, Corn Productions brings the holiday magic in a tradition spanning over a decade. Happy Holly-Daze is a sketch comedy show about all…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues

13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues presented by The Outer Loop Theater Experience at Raven Theatre by Kathleen Kerrigan Duff & Michael Herman directed by Michael Herman, Aviva…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Dec5
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Falsettos
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Falsettos

Tony Award-winning Falsettos is a tribute to family and its many forms; a playful interrogation of faith and identity; and a celebration of the beauty, complexity, and…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Dinner with Friends
Dec5
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Redtwist Theatre Presents “The Totality of All Things”
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “The Totality of All Things”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the headlining production in Twisted Playfest, The Totality of All Things, written…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Dec5
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again
Dec5

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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
The Worm My Sister
Dec5
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.

SWITCHBOARD: Missed Connections From The S.S. Eastland
Dec5
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour
Dec5
Music & Comedy

Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour

Join Cyndi Lauper for the Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour with special guests at United Center on December 5! Celebrating over 40 years…

Thursday December 5, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
Fuerza Regida: Pero No Te Enamores Tour
Dec5
Music & Comedy

Fuerza Regida: Pero No Te Enamores Tour

Hitmaking Mexican Music act Fuerza Regida will perform live at Allstate Arena on Dec. 5, 2024.

Thursday December 5, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Allstate Arena
6920 Mannheim Road
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