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Friday Night Stand Up Comedy
Nick Callas is a stand-up comedian, actor, writer/director and alumni of NYU Tisch Dramatic Writing. He starred in Music Choice’s Questionable Choices and has been…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Aladerri International Film Festival
Aladerri International Film Festival (AIFF) is an IMDB Award Listing Qualifier dedicated to the celebration of ‘Short Films’ a multi-day event in Chicago supporting filmmakers…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Live!
Chicao’s largest FREE performing arts festival, Chicago Live!, returns Saturday, September 23, and Sunday, September 24. This year marks the third year for Navy Pier’s…
Music & Comedy
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Chicago’s upbeat jazz scene will be prominently featured for two days during the 17th annual festival dedicated to Chicago’s most critically acclaimed artists as well…
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Haunted Soirée: A Macabre Cocktail Party
Haunted Soirée: A Macabre Cocktail Party is a free-roam cocktail party inside of a historical haunted venue. It’s a night of themed mini-cocktails, extravagant entertainment,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Symphony Ball: Muti & Kavakos
Celebrate the start of a new season with Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Ball, an unforgettable red-carpet evening complete with a…
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…
Music & Comedy
Saturday Night Stand Up Comedy
Chicago’s Best Standup Comedy is back better than ever. We’ve compiled the absolute best standup comedy lineup that you will see in the city. Today’s…
Music & Comedy
Kyle Dunnigan at the Den Theatre
Kyle is an Emmy, Peabody and Writer’s Guild Award winning comedy writer. He also won an Emmy for the most outstanding original music for the…
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…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
In the Castle of the Moon: The Music of Sophie Elisabeth, the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Sophie Elisabeth was a 17th-century German duchess who was also a composer, musician, and poet. She influenced generations of German musicians through her patronage of…
Music & Comedy
New Philharmonic: “Tchaikovsky and Beethoven” Featuring Guest Violinist Esme Arias-Kim
17-year-old violinist Arias-Kim, winner of the 2023 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, returns to join New Philharmonic for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Flying Dutchman
The first opera that revealed Wagner’s genius, The Flying Dutchman is the story of a young woman’s obsession. Senta dreams of the Dutchman, who’s cursed…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
America Runs on Women
BUY TICKETS: https://www.secondcity.com/shows/chicago/america-runs-on-women/?tickets=01&date=09/16/2023 America Runs on Women is an all-female sketch revue highlighting the women who run America and the women who are getting run on…
Music & Comedy
The Great Filipino Songbook
The Great Filipino Songbook is back at Davenport’s! Chicago, a city rich in cultural diversity, is lucky to witness an exceptional musical journey that celebrates the…
Music & Comedy
Saturday Night Stand Up Comedy
Chicago’s Best Standup Comedy is back better than ever. We’ve compiled the absolute best standup comedy lineup that you will see in the city. Today’s…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…
Music & Comedy
Kyle Dunnigan at the Den Theatre
Kyle is an Emmy, Peabody and Writer’s Guild Award winning comedy writer. He also won an Emmy for the most outstanding original music for the…
Music & Comedy
Riff: Chicago’s Music Improv Drinking Party
Fast paced music improv with a live band & a cast that drinks along with the audience!
Music & Comedy
Saturday Night Nasty Show
This ain’t your grandma’s stand up. Forget about cute puns and adorable observations and strap in for a night of in-your-face, no-holds-barred comedy! We compiled…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Aladerri International Film Festival
Aladerri International Film Festival (AIFF) is an IMDB Award Listing Qualifier dedicated to the celebration of ‘Short Films’ a multi-day event in Chicago supporting filmmakers…
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Live!
Chicao’s largest FREE performing arts festival, Chicago Live!, returns Saturday, September 23, and Sunday, September 24. This year marks the third year for Navy Pier’s…
Music & Comedy
New Philharmonic: “Tchaikovsky and Beethoven” Featuring Guest Violinist Esme Arias-Kim
17-year-old violinist Arias-Kim, winner of the 2023 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, returns to join New Philharmonic for Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D Major,…
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