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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
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
May26
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…

Monday, May 26th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
The Antiquities
May26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Antiquities

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…

Monday, May 26th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
May27
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…

Tuesday, May 27th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Alice in Wonderland
May27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Tuesday, May 27th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Po’Chop & Switch the Boi Wonder Present: Notes on Masculinity
May27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Po’Chop & Switch the Boi Wonder Present: Notes on Masculinity

Veteran performers Po’Chop and Switch the Boi Wonder host Notes on Masculinity, bimonthly drag king-centered cabaret, where performers showcase the diversity of burlesque and masculine…

Tuesday, May 27th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Links Hall
3111 North Western Avenue
Titanique
May27
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…

Tuesday, May 27th
7:00 p.m.8:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
The Antiquities
May27
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Antiquities

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…

Tuesday, May 27th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Comic Court: The Best Comedy Show in the World
May27
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Comic Court: The Best Comedy Show in the World

Would you rather be able to fly or be able to turn invisible? Who are we more tired of: Ryan Reynolds or Dwayne Johnson? Would…

Tuesday, May 27th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 North Milwaukee Avenue
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
May28
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…

Wednesday, May 28th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Alice in Wonderland
May28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Wednesday, May 28th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Johannes Gray, Cello and Anastasiya Magamedova, Piano
May28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Johannes Gray, Cello and Anastasiya Magamedova, Piano

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | JOHANNES GRAY, CELLO ANASTASIYA MAGAMEDOVA, PIANO  Program Jean Sibelius – Malinconia, Op. 20 Felix Mendelssohn – Cello Sonata No.…

Wednesday, May 28th
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
Titanique
May28
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…

Wednesday, May 28th
7:00 p.m.8:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
The Antiquities
May28
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Antiquities

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…

Wednesday, May 28th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Scandalous Boy
May28
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…

Wednesday, May 28th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Left Unheard
May28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Left Unheard

Jude has a secret, Ruth has a disability, and Alodia has both. When three siblings reunite, they confront old resentments and new conflicts. What do…

Wednesday, May 28th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
May28
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hooch & Holler Comedy Show

Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…

Wednesday, May 28th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Marriott Theatre Presents: Titanic The Musical
May29
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…

Thursday, May 29th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
The Chronicles of the Kaleidoscopic Visitors
May29
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…

Thursday, May 29th
10:00 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Merle Reskin Theatre
60 E. Balbo, Chicago, IL, 60605
Alice in Wonderland
May29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Thursday, May 29th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Teatro Zinzanni
May29
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…

Thursday, May 29th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Titanique
May29
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…

Thursday, May 29th
7:00 p.m.8:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
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