Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker
Nov20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker

You think you know your friends, your neighbors, your spouse; but what happens when you suddenly find out they have a garage full of guns?…

Thursday, November 20th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Oil Lamp Presents “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play”
Nov20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Presents “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play”

Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present the final production in its 2025 season, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, November 20 –…

Thursday, November 20th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Improvsed DCOM
Nov20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvsed DCOM

Dive into the nostalgia of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This All Star cast is bringing screen to stage every…

Thursday, November 20th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
A Devil Comes to Town
Nov20
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Devil Comes to Town

Presented with Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series: In a town obsessed with writing, the arrival of a mysterious devilish publisher sets off a sinister…

Thursday, November 20th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
Class! with Sara Benincasa and Chad the Bird
Nov20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Class! with Sara Benincasa and Chad the Bird

No degree? No problem! Class is in session. Your nutty professors Sara Benincasa and Chad the Bird bring three geniuses to teach you stuff. Laugh…

Thursday, November 20th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 N Milwaukee Ave
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