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The Infinite Wrench
Sep19
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, September 19th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, September 19th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, September 19th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Politically Incorrect – Adam & Eyal
Sep19
Music & Comedy

Politically Incorrect – Adam & Eyal

2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry With hundreds of millions of views…

Friday, September 19th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive

Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive is a solo show written and performed by Neo-Futurist Ensemble Member, Abby Pajakowksi. THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK TICKS 89 SECONDS…

Friday, September 19th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday
Sep19
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday

Zhou B Art Center opens exhibitions every 3rd Friday of the month with an evening reception from 7pm-10pm hosted by resident artists and galleries. This…

Friday, September 19th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 W. 35th Street
Teatro Zinzanni
Sep19
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, September 19th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Friday, September 19th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Lorde – Ultrasound Tour
Sep19
Music & Comedy

Lorde – Ultrasound Tour

Lorde is bringing her Ultrasound Tour to United Center on September 19, 2025, with support from The Japanese House and Chanel Beads!

Friday, September 19th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
Robyn Mineko Williams & Artists, To Leave You
Sep19
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Robyn Mineko Williams & Artists, To Leave You

For this early preview of To Leave You, director and choreographer Robyn Mineko Williams presents a cinematic performance that explores the impressions we leave on—and for—one…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Tom & Eliza
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tom & Eliza

Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don’t) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future. Performed…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.8:40 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Sep19
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 its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Improvised Shakespeare
Sep19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Shakespeare

Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Gangsta Baby
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Gangsta Baby

The hit production from the London Pub Theatre scene – first production in the US Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Hot People Island
Sep19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hot People Island

Hot People Island is a world premiere original comedy by Deana Velandra. In this play, a popular television network will take eight lucky certified Hot…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Sep19
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 May 8 through…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:15 p.m.
618 N Clark St.
618 N. Clark St
Mr. Wolf
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mr. Wolf

12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Big White Fog
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Big White Fog

Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”

The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company are proud to announce, The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Refracted Light
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Light

Refracted Light was developed in workshops over the course of a year as part of EFCT’s New Works Development Project.  A family faces the upheaval…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”

Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company presents Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, September 12 – October 18, at the Den…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
The Rhapsody Theater Presents “Joshua Jay: Making Magic”
Sep19
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Rhapsody Theater Presents “Joshua Jay: Making Magic”

Rogers Park’s premier entertainment venue, The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W Morse Ave, presents Joshua Jay: Making Magic, Sept. 18 – Oct. 5.    Joshua Jay,…

Friday, September 19th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Rhapsody Theater
1328 W Morse Ave
Devil’s Daughter
Sep19
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, September 19th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
Sep19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show

Missed Call is a premier Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday — inspired by the audience’s suggestion!

Friday, September 19th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
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