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Teatro Zinzanni
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
ADFF: CHICAGO
Feb1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

ADFF: CHICAGO

The Chicago Architecture Center will host the third annual Chicago iteration of Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF: CHICAGO) January 29 to February 2, 2025.…

Saturday, February 1st
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Gene Siskel Film Center
164 N. State Street
The Infinite Wrench
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Saturday, February 1st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Artemis Singers “All About Love” concert
Feb1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Artemis Singers “All About Love” concert

Artemis Singers, www.artemissingers.org, Chicago’s lesbian feminist chorus, will present “All About Love” concert. The 53-member nonprofit chorus specializes in performing music written or arranged by…

Saturday, February 1st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Vandercook College of Music Great Hall
3125 S. Federal Street
Babyface Ray – LIVE in Chicago
Feb1
Music & Comedy

Babyface Ray – LIVE in Chicago

BABYFACE RAY brings the Wavy Navy Tour to Chicago. One Night Only! Limited tickets remain on SPKRBX.com

Saturday, February 1st
7:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Avondale Music Hall
3336 N Milwaukee Ave
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
Feb1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical

“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Clued In
Feb1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Fleeced, An Improvised Puppet Show for Adults
Feb1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Fleeced, An Improvised Puppet Show for Adults

FLEECED is an improvised puppet show for adults. Each week the puppets of Fleeced use the old school charm of children’s puppet TV to teach…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Fleeced, An Improvised Puppet Show for Adults
Feb1
Music & Comedy

Fleeced, An Improvised Puppet Show for Adults

FLEECED is an improvised comedy puppet show that uses the basic tenants of children’s puppet TV and adds a hilarious adults only twist. Each week…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Feb1
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,…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Feb1
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.…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
63 West Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654
63 West Ontario Street
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Feb1
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,…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
Alabama Story
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Boy Gets Girl
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
Cirque Kalabante Afrique en Cirque
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cirque Kalabante Afrique en Cirque

Sat, Feb 1 2025, 7:30pm $43 – $33 Children 12 and under & Seniors 65+ receive $5 OFF Lund Auditorium Experience the exhilarating rhythms and…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Lund Auditorium at Dominican University Performing Arts Center
7900 W Division
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Cirque Kalabanté Afrique en Cirque
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cirque Kalabanté Afrique en Cirque

Experience Cirque Kalabante’s “Afrique en Cirque,” a mesmerizing family show blending African dance, music, and circus artistry. Marvel at aerial acrobatics, daring balances, and energetic…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Dominican University Performing Arts Center
7900 W. Division, River Forest, IL, 60305
Elisa Harkins, Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ
Feb1
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

Elisa Harkins, Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ

Artist and composer Elisa Harkins (Cherokee/Muscogee) created Wampum / ᎠᏕᎳ ᏗᎦᎫᏗ as an expression of Indigenous Futurism, blending electronic dance music with Indigenous languages to…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edlis Neeson Theatre, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
A Raisin in the Sun
Feb1
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…

Saturday, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Dinner with Friends
Feb1
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, February 1st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
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