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Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!
Mar18
Apr16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!

Chicago’s Filament Theatre (4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Portage Park) – nationally recognized as a pioneer in ‘anti-adultist’ theater-making and creating work for, and with,…

Saturday, March 18th
2:00 p.m.Sunday, April 16th
2:00 p.m.
Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!
Mar18
Apr16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Filament Theatre’s Think Fast, Jordan Chase!

Chicago’s Filament Theatre (4041 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Portage Park) – nationally recognized as a pioneer in ‘anti-adultist’ theater-making and creating work for, and with,…

Saturday, March 18th
2:00 p.m.Sunday, April 16th
2:00 p.m.
Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Mar24
Mar25
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, March 24th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, March 25th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Layalina
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Layalina

A surprising new play about how families fall apart—and find each other again—amidst turbulent global and social change. In 2003, newly-wed Layal and her family…

Saturday, March 25th
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER. An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA…

Saturday, March 25th
PAW Patrol Live! | Live Show for Kids of All Ages
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

PAW Patrol Live! | Live Show for Kids of All Ages

Calling all good citizens! The PAW Patrol is yelping for help as they face their greatest challenge yet. Mayor Humdinger has dognapped Robo Dog and…

Saturday, March 25th
10:30 a.m.7:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Improv Brunch
Mar25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improv Brunch

Bottoms up at The Second City Mainstage! Join The Second City for some hair of the dog comedy during this totally improvised experience from the…

Saturday, March 25th
12:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
The Second City
230 West North Ave, 3rd Floor
Late Nite Catechism
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Late Nite Catechism

Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett and Whoopi Goldberg. Late Nite Catechism is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. Written by Vicki Quade &…

Saturday, March 25th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Cabaret ZaZou
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cabaret ZaZou

Cabaret ZaZou is a unique entertainment experience where raucous comedy, extraordinary live music, international cirque performances, and a multi-course feast collide. As guests enter the…

Saturday, March 25th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Presents Sans Pareil
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project Presents Sans Pareil

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project takes the stage in a dance concert entitled Sans Pareil—French for “unparalleled,” a nod to the Haitian lineage of Chicago’s…

Saturday, March 25th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Performance Hall, Logan Center for the Arts
915 E 60th Street
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Saturday, March 25th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
Mar25
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…

Saturday, March 25th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 West North Ave, 3rd Floor
International Voices Project Presents “The Shroud Maker,” The Hit Staged Reading of the 2022 International Voices Project Festival
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

International Voices Project Presents “The Shroud Maker,” The Hit Staged Reading of the 2022 International Voices Project Festival

International Voices Project (IVP), in collaboration with Intercultural Music Production, is proud to announce that the company will present the United States premiere of “The…

Saturday, March 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave.
Redtwist Theatre Announces Jacqueline Goldfinger’s “Babel,”
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Announces Jacqueline Goldfinger’s “Babel,”

Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting the world premiere of “The Great Kahn” through February 26, announces the second production of its 2023 season, “Babel,” written by…

Saturday, March 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
The Bog Witch Variety Hour
Mar25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Bog Witch Variety Hour

The Bog Witch Variety Hour, a play by Felix Abidor, directed by Zoe Sjogerman. Amelia – a young witch in training – becomes roommates with…

Saturday, March 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Center Stage at Ruth Page at Ruth Page Center for the Arts
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Center Stage at Ruth Page at Ruth Page Center for the Arts

Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to present its annual celebration of its founder and dance icon Ruth Page’s (1899 – 1991) birth,…

Saturday, March 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
I Will Always Love You: Katie Deal Sings Dolly Parton
Mar25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

I Will Always Love You: Katie Deal Sings Dolly Parton

Award-winning country artist and actress Katie Deal (9 TO 5, A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE) will celebrate beloved American icon Dolly Parton in a…

Saturday, March 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Lettuce with Chicago Philharmonic
Mar25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lettuce with Chicago Philharmonic

Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 7:30pm $39.50 | $49.50 | $59.50 | $69.50 | $79.50 Celebrating thirty years on and eight albums, the Grammy-nominated superstars…

Saturday, March 25th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 E Ida B Wells Dr
Carmen
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Carmen

Carmen is irresistible from the first note of the electrifying prelude right to the end of the devastating finale. The immortal tale of the restless, free-spirited…

Saturday, March 25th
7:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera House
20 N Wacker Drive
Joan and the Fire
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Joan and the Fire

Joan and the Fire examines the way in which history is constantly being rewritten to better serve those in power. When a group of performers staging…

Saturday, March 25th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W Cortland Street
The Lincoln Lodge
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Saturday, March 25th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
A Town Called Progress
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Town Called Progress

On a dusty road between Backwards and Conspiratorial lies a town called Progress; where Ida, the mayor, hopes to create a utopia where the women…

Saturday, March 25th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Coleridge-Taylor, Copland & Dvořák 9
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Coleridge-Taylor, Copland & Dvořák 9

Thomas Wilkins conducts three works featuring unique musical visions of America, capped with Dvořák’s majestic New World Symphony, which draws on African American and Native American source…

Saturday, March 25th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.

220 S. Michigan Ave.
Easter Bunny Bingo: Jesus, Resurrection, & Peeps!
Mar25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Easter Bunny Bingo: Jesus, Resurrection, & Peeps!

Easter Bunny Bingo: Jesus, Resurrection, & Peeps!, is an Easter-themed interactive comedy play, written by Vicki Quade, co-creator of the hit comedy, Late Nite Catechism.…

Saturday, March 25th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
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