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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.
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Aug18
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Monday, August 18th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
MJ
Aug18
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…

Monday, August 18th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Magic Mondays
Aug18
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Magic Mondays

Experience an unforgettable night of wonder at Magic Mondays!! Starring award-winning magician John Sturk, this monthly showcase features Chicago’s top conjurors performing mind-blowing illusions and…

Monday, August 18th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Aug18
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika

Part Two of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Monday, August 18th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
Aug18
Theatre & Performing Arts

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit

Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT…

Monday, August 18th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Aug19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Tuesday, August 19th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
MJ
Aug19
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…

Tuesday, August 19th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Alice in Wonderland
Aug19
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, August 19th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Aug20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Wednesday, August 20th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
MJ
Aug20
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…

Wednesday, August 20th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Alice in Wonderland
Aug20
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, August 20th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

“I Don’t Want to Play Myself” A Solo Show Written and Performed by Toccara Castleman
Aug20
Theatre & Performing Arts

“I Don’t Want to Play Myself” A Solo Show Written and Performed by Toccara Castleman

Six original characters – seven if you count code switching – explore the journey of an impressionable young woman who tried again and again…and again…

Wednesday, August 20th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Red Twist Theatre
1044 W Bryn Mawr Ave
The Annoyance Sketch Show: Late Stage Everything
Aug20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Annoyance Sketch Show: Late Stage Everything

The trains are late, the apps are broken, the bees are dying, and the algorithm knows your deepest fears. So what do we do? We…

Wednesday, August 20th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Aug20
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, August 20th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Aug21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Thursday, August 21st
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
MJ
Aug21
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…

Thursday, August 21st
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Alice in Wonderland
Aug21
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, August 21st
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”
Aug21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre launches its 21st season, “Defiant Femmes,” with  How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Elizabeth Swanson and movement…

Thursday, August 21st
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Teatro Zinzanni
Aug21
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, August 21st
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Frontieres Sans Frontieres
Aug21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Frontieres Sans Frontieres

Frontieres Sans Frontieres  By Phillip Howze Directed by Kezia Waters  July 17th – August 24th, 2025  Thursdays 7 pm, Saturdays 3 pm & 7 pm,…

Thursday, August 21st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd
The Boulet Brothers Dragula: Official Season 666 Tour
Aug21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Boulet Brothers Dragula: Official Season 666 Tour

You’ve watched these monsters battle all season long, now come see them LIVE! The Official Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 666 Tour is hitting the road…

Thursday, August 21st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Vic Theatre
3145 N. Sheffield
Heya Toots! Wingding: 2Ding2Furious
Aug21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Heya Toots! Wingding: 2Ding2Furious

Corn Productions Presents Heya, Toots! Wingding: 2Ding2Furious ​Improv giant Heya, Toots! takes over the stage this summer every Thursday for a comedy variety show. From…

Thursday, August 21st
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Dumb and Drummer
Aug21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dumb and Drummer

Chicago’s best comedians doing their best material over live jazz! Every third Thursday at The Lincoln Lodge Theatre, Hosted by Jamaal Sanders, Hunter Hirsch, and…

Thursday, August 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
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