Changing Channels
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Changing Channels

Based on actual events, CHANGING CHANNELS is set backstage at the DuMont Television Network in New York City in 1952. It is the peak of the “Red…

Friday, April 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
The Sugar Wife
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Sugar Wife

US premiere of an Irish drama that was revived in 2024 at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre. Set in Dublin, 1850: The delicate balance at the heart…

Friday, April 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Rent
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rent

Lower East Side of New York City. End of the millennium. Mark and Roger are roommates, and they can’t afford rent (again). But they don’t…

Friday, April 3rd
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

DIRECTED BY CHUCK SMITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR HARRY J. LENNIX “The more music you got in the world, the fuller it is.” Ma…

Friday, April 3rd
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
Apr3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show

Missed Call is a premier Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday — inspired by the audience’s suggestion!

Friday, April 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
3 Stages of Love
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

3 Stages of Love

Ghostlight begins its 9th Season with the first installment of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love. The…

Friday, April 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor

Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable. And what better way to explore all the various sides…

Friday, April 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
The Lincoln Lodge
Apr3
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…

Friday, April 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview

Trap Door Theatre Presents: The Cuttlefish, or the Hyrcanian Worldview Written by Stanisław I. Witkiewicz Translated by Daniel Gerould Directed by Nicole Wiesner Part philosophical…

Friday, April 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
The Grelley Duvall Show Returns With “Best Actress” at the Chopin Theatre
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Grelley Duvall Show Returns With “Best Actress” at the Chopin Theatre

The Grelley Duvall Show returns with the world premiere of Grelley Duvall Best Actress, written and conceived by Alex Grelle with Jesse Morgan Young, directed…

Friday, April 3rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Idle Muse Theatre Company Presents “The Three Musketeers”
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Idle Muse Theatre Company Presents “The Three Musketeers”

Idle Muse Theatre Company launches its 20th anniversary season with The Three Musketeers, March 26 – April 25, written by Robert Kauzlaric, directed by Idle…

Friday, April 3rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
Sports. + Excuse Me & Who Are You? + Tiny Voices + Joie De Vivre
Apr3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sports. + Excuse Me & Who Are You? + Tiny Voices + Joie De Vivre

Join us for sports. + Excuse Me & Who Are You? + Tiny Voices + Joie De Vivre playing at Chop Shop. About the artists:…

Friday, April 3rd
8:00 p.m.11:59 p.m.
Chop Shop
2033 West North Avenue
Honk! A Short Form Improv Show
Apr3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Honk! A Short Form Improv Show

Honk! is a short form, game-based improv show that asks: what good is comedy if you can’t get a little silly? Comprised of some of…

Friday, April 3rd
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Voila: The Improvised Musical
Apr3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Voila: The Improvised Musical

iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…

Friday, April 3rd
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
Hitch*Cocktails
Apr3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hitch*Cocktails

A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together…

Friday, April 3rd
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
The Wiz
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Wiz

The Tony® Award-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back. THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new tour, direct…

Saturday, April 4th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The 8th Dwarf
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 8th Dwarf

Binkley, an outsider dwarf from the Kingdom of Magical Land, is quiet, timid and scared of the dark — not exactly the best characteristics for…

Saturday, April 4th
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Bughouse Theater
1910 West Irving Park Road
Live at the Second City: Comedy Dance Chicago presents HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs.
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Live at the Second City: Comedy Dance Chicago presents HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs.

HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs. A high-energy laugh-riot for ages 5 to 95. Comedy Dance Chicago’s joyful mashup of sketch comedy, physical humor, music,…

Saturday, April 4th
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

“I have heard from a reliable source that no Dominican male has ever died a virgin. I shall be the first.” Oscar knows that a…

Saturday, April 4th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”

DIRECTED BY CHUCK SMITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR HARRY J. LENNIX “The more music you got in the world, the fuller it is.” Ma…

Saturday, April 4th
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Tikka Masala
Apr4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Tikka Masala

Tikka Masala is an Indian Improv Comedy Game Show. Get ready for a laugh-out-loud night of unscripted chaos, cultural flavor, and spicy twists! Tikka Masala…

Saturday, April 4th
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Apr4
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…

Saturday, April 4th
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show
Apr4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show

The Dinner Detective is an interactive true crime murder mystery show set in the present day and based on real cold cases. Feast on a…

Saturday, April 4th
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile
165 E Ontario St
The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show

North America’s largest award-winning interactive true crime murder mystery dinner show invites you into a night of laughter, mystery, and audience-driven intrigue. Enjoy a full…

Saturday, April 4th
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile
165 E Ontario St