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Marriott Theatre Announces Spectacular 2025 Season in Celebration of Upcoming 50th Anniversary
Feb5
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Announces Spectacular 2025 Season in Celebration of Upcoming 50th Anniversary

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences will feature a remarkable season of beloved titles for kids of all ages. Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre invites theatergoers to…

Wednesday February 5, 2025
7:00 p.m.Sunday January 4, 2026
11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery presented by Pegasus Theatre Chicago
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery presented by Pegasus Theatre Chicago

Pegasus Theatre Chicago and Director ILesa Duncan proudly announces the revival of playwright Shay Youngblood’s Shakin’ the Mess Outta Misery, which follows “Daughter”, who returns…

Thursday, May 15th
5:00 p.m.Sunday, June 15th
7:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
The Olde School Shakespeare Collective Presents Julius Caesar
May16
Jun13
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Olde School Shakespeare Collective Presents Julius Caesar

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar explores the nature of power, loyalty, and betrayal, focusing on a conspiracy that leads to the assassination of a powerful leader. In…

Friday, May 16th
7:00 p.m.Friday, June 13th
9:00 p.m.
My Buddy’s
4416 N Clark St
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
May30
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, May 30th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, May 31st
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical

Chicagoland’s longest running musical theatre, Marriott Theatre, continues its 50th Anniversary Season celebration with the epic production of Titanic The Musical, directed and choreographed by…

Saturday, May 31st
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Dance Month Returns This June

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago…

Saturday, May 31st
Various locations
The People’s Music School Presents: Performapaloozathon!
May31
Music & Comedy

The People’s Music School Presents: Performapaloozathon!

It’s The People’s Music School’s biggest performance of the year! Performapaloozathon is an all-day music event hosted by The People’s Music School, featuring 800+ TPMS…

Saturday, May 31st
10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m.
Gary Comer Youth Center
7200 S Ingleside Ave
Young People’s Theatre Spins A Beloved Children’s Classic!
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Young People’s Theatre Spins A Beloved Children’s Classic!

CHICAGO – The Young People’s Theatre of Chicago follows up it’s acclaimed and celebrated productions of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Bob…

Saturday, May 31st
11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Teatro Zinzanni
May31
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, May 31st
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Young People’s Theatre Spins A Beloved Children’s Classic!
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Young People’s Theatre Spins A Beloved Children’s Classic!

CHICAGO – The Young People’s Theatre of Chicago follows up it’s acclaimed and celebrated productions of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Bob…

Saturday, May 31st
1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Cultural Center Dance Studio Residency
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Cultural Center Dance Studio Residency

The Open Studio series is a wide variety of public engagements during each residency cohort. Open Studio events are free, informal, and open to the…

Saturday, May 31st
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
Every Brilliant Thing
May31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

CIRCA Pintig, Chicago’s Filipino American theatre company in its 34th year, presents EVERY BRILLIANT THING, the groundbreaking one-performer play written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahue.…

Saturday, May 31st
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
1332 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613
1332 W Irving Park Rd
Titanique
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Saturday, May 31st
2:00 p.m.3:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
The Chronicles of the Kaleidoscopic Visitors
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Chronicles of the Kaleidoscopic Visitors

Sister Fibonacci and her family live on a secluded winter island, growing food for the town on the mainland. When the island is visited by two green creatures with the…

Saturday, May 31st
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Merle Reskin Theatre
60 E. Balbo, Chicago, IL, 60605
Ravi Chary & Amit Kavthekar: Sitar & Tabla Recital
May31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Ravi Chary & Amit Kavthekar: Sitar & Tabla Recital

South Asian classical Sitar and Tabla Recital by Ravi Chary, a distinguished sitar player and Grammy award nominee from Goa, India, known for his mastery in…

Saturday, May 31st
2:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Month
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

See Chicago Dance’s Chicago Month

See Chicago Dance, the dance industry’s nonprofit service organization celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2025, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago…

Saturday, May 31st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The End of Reality
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The End of Reality

“The End of Reality” is [Richard Maxwell’s] most eloquent statement to date on the blurring of despair and apathy in American lives. – Ben Brantley,…

Saturday, May 31st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd
Chicago Dance Month Kickoff Celebration
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Dance Month Kickoff Celebration

Chicago Dance Month returns for its 12th year this Summer!  Join See Chicago Dance as we celebrate the beauty and diversity of the Chicago dance…

Saturday, May 31st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Navy Pier’s Lake Stage
600 E Grand Ave
BRUTA
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

BRUTA

BOOM CRACK! Dance Company, one of Chicago’s most celebrated street and hip hop dance companies, proudly announces the premiere of its newest evening-length production, BRUTA,…

Saturday, May 31st
5:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
ComedySportz Chicago
May31
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…

Saturday, May 31st
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Scandalous Boy
May31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Scandalous Boy

The story of the love between the emperor Hadrian and Antinous in pre-Christian Rome but framed in a twenty-first century setting with the statue of…

Saturday, May 31st
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Teatro Zinzanni
May31
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, May 31st
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
May31
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, May 31st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Miss Renee Live One Night Only
May31
Music & Comedy

Miss Renee Live One Night Only

HollywoodGenGen, widely recognized as “Miss Renee”, is an acclaimed actor, comedian, and social media influencer celebrated for their ability to connect with audiences through humor and…

Saturday, May 31st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
bean-night

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