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Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s “The Mark”
Nov20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s “The Mark”

 Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) is proud to present the world premiere of The Mark, October 11 – November 22 at The Edge Theater,…

Thursday, November 20th
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Nov20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Thanksgiving Leftovers

Thanksgiving Leftovers is a sketch comedy show that celebrates the beautiful mess of life’s sloppy seconds. Each week, Thanksgiving Leftovers serves up sketches about the…

Thursday, November 20th
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Sketch Playlist
Nov20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Sketch Playlist

Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show on Thursdays at 9:30pm at iO Theater (1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago 60642) that will feature brand-new material…

Thursday, November 20th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Hell’s Kitchen
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hell’s Kitchen

Welcome to HELL’S KITCHEN, the hit musical from 17-time Grammy® Award winning Alicia Keys—inspired by her life, her music, and her community. Your journey begins with…

Friday, November 21st
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
A Beautiful Noise
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Beautiful Noise

RETURNING IN 2025 DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND! Click Here to purchase tickets for the return. THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING,…

Friday, November 21st
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Nov21
Nov22
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, November 21st
12:00 a.m.Saturday, November 22nd
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company

Follow Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to Neverland! The adventures are endless in a world of pirates and mayhem. Let your imagination fly to a place…

Friday, November 21st
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
A Christmas Carol
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Christmas Carol

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Rediscover a Dickens’ classic with an adaptation that “makes you…

Friday, November 21st
2:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
The Infinite Wrench
Nov21
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…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Nov21
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…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Nov21
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…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The House That Will Not Stand
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The House That Will Not Stand

In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Much Ado About Nothing
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Much Ado About Nothing

Just in time for the holiday season, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com is “as merry as the day is long!” Beatrice is living it up as a…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Teatro Zinzanni
Nov21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/tickets/ “Best Night Out” – CS Magazine | “You must see to believe!” – Forbes Teatro ZinZanni, Chicago’s most…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni – Cambria Hotel
32 W Randolph St
The Conspirators’ “Duck Soup”
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Conspirators’ “Duck Soup”

The Conspirators present Duck Soup by Harry Ruby and Burt Kalmar, adapted from the Marx Brothers’ movie for the stage by Sid Feldman and directed…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Stars and Garters Club
3914 N Clark St
Revolution(s)
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Revolution(s)

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Amadeus
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Amadeus

Vienna: a cacophony of music and intrigue. The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the flamboyant entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: prodigy and wild…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Rapornzel
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rapornzel

An adult pantomime by Tom Whalley, author of last season’s THROBBIN WOOD. Many years ago, the King and Queen of a far off kingdom were…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 North Halsted Street
Strange Fruit
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Strange Fruit

Originally written and performed in 1999 by Northwestern University School of Communication Dean E. Patrick Johnson, this autobiographical play unfolds in eight movements, tracing Johnson’s…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
710 N. Lake Shore Drive
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!

George Bailey – the Everyman from small town Bedford Falls whose dreams of escape and adventure were stopped by family obligation and civic duty –…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Season 48 Fall Series
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Season 48 Fall Series

Returning to the Steppenwolf Theatre stage after taking it by storm last year with a sold-out 2-week run, Season 48’s Fall Series showcases the full…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Honeck Conducts Mozart Requiem
Nov21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Honeck Conducts Mozart Requiem

Overview Mozart’s Requiem was his great send-off to the world — a work of plaintive, yet darkly radiant beauty, left unfinished on his deathbed in…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
The Taming of the Shrew
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Taming of the Shrew

Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed? The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he refuses to marry…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
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