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Don Giovanni
The path to damnation never sounded so sweet The 2026/27 Season kicks off with a thrilling fable of deceit and retribution. Sharp humor, high drama,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Thibaudet, Batiashvili & Capuçon
In their early piano trios, the teenage Shostakovich and Debussy showed the world their youthful exuberance. By the time Dvořák wrote his Trio in F…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Black Latina (The Play) Comes to Chicago
After more than a decade of touring nationally, Black Latina (The Play) comes to Chicago for a limited three-day run, October 16–18, 2026. Written by…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
DETROIT ’67
Detroit ’67 A Play by Dominique Morisseau Directed by Aaron Reese Boseman Running through November 1, 2026 ★★★★ “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. THE CAST IS FIRE!” –Bonnie…
Music & Comedy
Marquee: Musical Improv
Musical theatre and improv collide as Marquee presents you with an hour of fully improvised musical comedy, spontaneously creating entire scenes, songs, and stories based…
Music & Comedy
Foos Gone Wild – 2026 Tour
Foos Gone Wild is bringing The FOOS GONE WILD Tour 2026 live to Chicago on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the House of Blues Chicago.
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
UFO Case Files
A strange object in the sky. A cursed gas station hot dog. A llama with government clearance. Our performers create a brand new story influenced…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Music & Comedy
Calimar White at The Comedy Bar
Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida & currently based in Atlanta, Calimar White (AKA Agent Ratliff) is a hilarious standup comic, actor, influencer & business owner.…
Music & Comedy
Lightly Toasted Standup Showcase
Lightly Toasted is a standup showcase at The Home Comedy Theater in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago every third Sunday of the month featuring up…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
Music & Comedy
Harold Night
See the show that started it all, and experience the iO Theater’s groundbreaking, signature improv form: The Harold! This long-running, weekly improv tradition is double-headlined…
Music & Comedy
Deep Schwa
Chicago’s longest-running Harold team returns to iO to bring their unique blend of chaos and creativity to iO’s signature form The Harold melding games, songs, and scenes…
Music & Comedy
The 11pm Show
Continuing the rich tradition of late night improv, join the veteran cast of THE 11PM SHOW every Friday at 11PM as they perform late night, artistic improv…
Music & Comedy
The Armando Diaz
It’s the best comedy show in the city. Created in 1995 by iO alum Armando Diaz, Armando is a historic improvisational form where actors improvise a series…
Music & Comedy
Best of the Second City
Find out for yourself why The Second City has been the first name in laughter for over sixty years! From the stages that launched the…
Music & Comedy
Late Nite Mic with Vik Pandya at The Comedy Bar
Vik Pandya is a nationally touring stand up comic based in Chicago. Known for his sharp self-deprecation, observational humor on dating, & hilarious crowd work,…
Music & Comedy
Disney Descendants & Zombies: Worlds Collide
The all-new “Worlds Collide Concert Tour” brings together the worlds of “Descendants,” “ZOMBIES,” and for the very first time, “Camp Rock,”in an unforgettable new arena spectacular. A pop concert…
Music & Comedy
$10 Improv Night
All the cool kids stay out late on a school night! Join new teams as they deliver a short and sweet show filled with laughter…
Music & Comedy
The 11pm Show
Continuing the rich tradition of late night improv, join the veteran cast of THE 11PM SHOW every Friday at 11PM as they perform late night, artistic improv…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
CSO Chamber Music: Trillium Ensemble
Hear chamber music at its most intimate and expressive. Haydn’s elegant Piano Trio opens the evening, showcasing the wit and warmth of the composer’s enduring…
Music & Comedy
Tomato Throw Show at The Comedy Bar
Join us for the most fun interactive comedy show in Chicago, where the audience determines who’s the funniest (and the most unfunny) by throwing [fake]…
Music & Comedy
Ryan Bingham & The Texas Gentlemen – Chicago – Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour
Grammy and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham is bringing his fall leg of the “Still Gettin’ Away With It Tour” to Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, October…
Music & Comedy
The 11pm Show
Continuing the rich tradition of late night improv, join the veteran cast of THE 11PM SHOW every Friday at 11PM as they perform late night, artistic improv…
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