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Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Jan5
Jan29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Sunday, January 5thWednesday, January 29th
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Jan5
Feb13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Sunday, January 5thThursday, February 13th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Jan5
Mar7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella celebrates the timeless enchantment of this magical fairy tale. Follow the classic story of Cinderella and her quest to attend the…

Sunday, January 5thFriday, March 7th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Teatro Zinzanni
Jan5
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…

Sunday, January 5th
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jan5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Sunday, January 5th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan5
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…

Sunday, January 5th
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Berlin Diaries
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Berlin Diaries

The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a…

Sunday, January 5th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival

Chicago – Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents the 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 5 – 26, 2025 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen.  For nearly…

Sunday, January 5th
2:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
20×2 Chicago: Where To?
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

20×2 Chicago: Where To?

20×2 Chicago is a show in which 20 creative people from all different walks of life – writers, musicians, filmmakers, web geeks and other bon…

Sunday, January 5th
6:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
GMan Tavern
3740 N Clark St
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Jan5
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…

Sunday, January 5th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Jan5
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,…

Sunday, January 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Boy Gets Girl
Jan5
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…

Sunday, January 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Jan5
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…

Sunday, January 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Jan6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Frozen: The Broadway Musical

THE REGIONAL PREMIERE! Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, this sparkling Disney fairytale has been reimagined for the stage. The theatrical production of…

Monday, January 6th
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February
Jan6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Featuring Liv Warfield And Cunio Through February

Teatro ZinZanni, named “Best Night Out in Chicago” by CS Magazine, is thrilled to announce their current production has been extended through February 16th due…

Monday, January 6th
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
League of Chicago Theatres
Jan6
Jan9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Monday, January 6thThursday, January 9th
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
Antigone
Jan6
Jan15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Antigone

Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition…

Monday, January 6thWednesday, January 15th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Jan6
Jan15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Experience the magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like never before! Follow the adventures of Charlie Bucket, a kindhearted boy who wins a golden…

Monday, January 6thWednesday, January 15th
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Jan6
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Monday, January 6thThursday, January 30th
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Jan6
Feb14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Monday, January 6thFriday, February 14th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Jan6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Monday, January 6th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Monday Night PlayGround CH: Holiday Surprise
Jan6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Monday Night PlayGround CH: Holiday Surprise

PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 3 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND in association with Theater Wit January 6, 2025, 7pm CT Theater Wit & Simulcast Topic: Holiday Surprise Admission: Free…

Monday, January 6th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Jan6
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…

Monday, January 6th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Jan7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Frozen: The Broadway Musical

THE REGIONAL PREMIERE! Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, this sparkling Disney fairytale has been reimagined for the stage. The theatrical production of…

Tuesday, January 7th
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
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