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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…
Music & Comedy
You Win Some, You Dim Sum: a comedy show at the Lincoln Lodge
We don’t celebrate our wins enough!! Carve out some time in your week to come to You Win Some, You Dim Sum, a show where…
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The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Chicago, IL
The Dinner Detective is an interactive true crime mystery show set in the present day and based on real cold cases. Feast on a fantastic…
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…
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Lavar Walker at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry After winning the 2012 National Miller…
Music & Comedy
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Welcome to Chicago’s Best Stand Up at The Laugh Factory – Chicago! Join us on January 11, 2025, at 7:00 PM for a night of…
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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…
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GRiZ presents Re:Connect
GRiZ hits the Windy City with two nights. October 31 will feature Sippy, Austeria, and Zosa — all known for bringing the heat and setting…
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…
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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
Improvised Jane Austen Presents: Flirtations and Fangs
Forget Mr. Darcy… make room in your heart for Mr. Dracula! Ready yourself against vampires… real and emotional. It’s the scariest season of all and…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Muti Conducts Strauss, Hindemith & Dvořák 9
Overview Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti returns with an all-time orchestral favorite: Dvořák’s New World Symphony. Its glorious melodies capture the folk songs and spirituals…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Chicago Symphony Center
Welcome to the iconic Chicago Symphony Center in the heart of Chicago, Illinois, where the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra will be performing on November 1,…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
This duo of passionate one-act operas explores the depths of spurned lovers’ grief and the lengths they’ll go to in avenging betrayal. Deadly love triangles…
Music & Comedy
Jeff Tweedy – Twilight Override 2025 Tour
Jeff Tweedy, the frontman of Wilco, will perform live at The Salt Shed Indoors on Nov. 1, 2025.
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Cosmic Underground Show
Magic, Mind-Reading, and Comedy Collide! Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, the Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show.…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Phantom of the Opera Silent Film with Live Orchestra
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: The Silent Film with Live Orchestra Experience the magic of the silent silver-screen with a live 30-piece orchestra in this…
Music & Comedy
Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton
Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton are performing together in Chicago on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 8:00 PM at the Credit Union 1 Arena.
Music & Comedy
Lavar Walker at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry After winning the 2012 National Miller…
Music & Comedy
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Welcome to The Laugh Factory – Chicago, where on December 12, 2025, Chicago’s Best Stand Up will be taking the stage at 11:30 PM. Get…
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
Late Night Slice Presented by Wet Pizza
An experimental comedy variety show and incubator hosted by Chicago’s hottest improv group, Wet Pizza. The mission of this show is to create a space…
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