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The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty

South Asia Institute presents the Chicago debut with just two exclusive shows of “The Elephant in the Room”, a critically acclaimed one-woman show by Priyanka…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
CLUE Live on Stage!
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

CLUE Live on Stage!

A mansion. A murder. A mystery. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Imani Winds & Boston Brass
Feb21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Imani Winds & Boston Brass

Two iconic ensembles. One night. A veritable feast for chamber music fans. Imani Winds and Boston Brass are two powerhouse wind ensembles and champions of…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Lottery Day
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lottery Day

On a hot September afternoon in Chicago, the matriarch of a quickly gentrifying neighborhood invites her friends and family for a barbeque that will go…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
Beetlejuice Jr.
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Beetlejuice Jr.

It’s our show now, kid. The ghost-with-the-most comes to the stage in Beetlejuice JR., the frightfully funny musical based on the beloved motion picture turned Broadway phenomenon. Lydia…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Yellow Box Theatre
1635 Emerson Lane
The Original Improv Gladiators: season 37!
Feb21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Original Improv Gladiators: season 37!

What started as an idea to fill a recently vacated production slot back in January of 2008 has turned into a sure-fire hit improv-aganza and…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Feb21
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…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
A Raisin in the Sun
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Raisin in the Sun

New York Drama Critics Award winner, Tony Award nominee for Best Play, and the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Dinner with Friends
Feb21
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…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Fat Ham
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fat Ham

A boisterous Southern cookout sets the scene for a Black, queer discovery of self and resilience in this Pulitzer Prize-winning, five-time Tony nominated “uproarious reimagining…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Fool for Love
Feb21
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…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Betrayal
Feb21
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…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Glassheart
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Glassheart

Chicago premiere of a new play by Chicago-based playwright Reina Hardy. A modern-day reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. The Beast has…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Mr. Parker
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mr. Parker

Terry Parker is a middle-aged man navigating life after a profound personal loss. As he works to rediscover his identity and adjust to unexpected changes,…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
The Gift Theatre Presents the World Premier of Cygnus
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Gift Theatre Presents the World Premier of Cygnus

The Gift Theatre, is proud to present the world premiere of Cygnus, written by Susan Soon He Stanton, award-winning writer and producer of HBO’s “Succession”…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight Music Theatre Presents the Tony Award-Winning Fun Home

Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Tony-award winning and Pulitzer Prize-nominated musical Fun Home, opening January 16, 2025, at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts,…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
Hedda Gabler
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Tesman returns from her honeymoon to the brutal banality of domestic life: an agonizingly bland husband; a living room full of dying flowers; and…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Onward and Out of Your League at Second City Blackout Cabaret
Feb21
Mar14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Onward and Out of Your League at Second City Blackout Cabaret

Join us for an evening of Valentine’s Day themed sketch comedy, improv, and original musical numbers featuring a cast of graduates from the Second City…

Friday, February 21st
7:30 p.m.Friday, March 14th
10:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Devil’s Daughter
Feb21
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, February 21st
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Live Laugh Blood
Feb21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Live Laugh Blood

In the happily ever after of a Hallmark romcom, what happens when jealousy sets in and the perfect ending — isn’t? Paige Turner (Miriel Martinez)…

Friday, February 21st
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Live Laugh Blood
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Live Laugh Blood

In the happily ever after of a Hallmark romcom, what happens when jealousy sets in and the perfect ending — isn’t? Paige Turner (Miriel Martinez)…

Friday, February 21st
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Live Laugh Blood
Feb21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Live Laugh Blood

The lesbian romcom with axe murder is at The Annoyance! Paige Turner (Miriel Martinez) and Jack Lumbre (Elsa Roeber) fell in love during the “real”…

Friday, February 21st
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
The Lincoln Lodge
Feb21
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, February 21st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Feb21
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…

Friday, February 21st
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
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