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Beauty and the Beast
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Beauty and the Beast

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Beauty and the Beast.  Don’t miss Chicago Kids Company’s newest show! Full of comedy, romance, and…

Thursday, April 4th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Aida
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lyric Opera of Chicago: Aida

Opera at its grandest! While Aida delights audiences with its visual splendor, it also captivates them with a score ranging from exquisitely intimate arias to…

Thursday, April 4th
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Thursday, April 4th
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Movie / “A.P. Giannini – Bank to the future” by Valentina Signorelli, Cecilia Zoppelletto
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Movie / “A.P. Giannini – Bank to the future” by Valentina Signorelli, Cecilia Zoppelletto

A.P. Giannini – Bank To The Future tells the incredible story of Amadeo Peter Giannini, the man who revolutionized the world of finance. He created…

Thursday, April 4th
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago
500 North Michigan Avenue
Teatro Zinzanni
Apr4
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, April 4th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Churchill
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Churchill

Winston Churchill has just been awarded honorary US citizenship by President John F. Kennedy. In recognition of this unprecedented occasion, The American-Oxford Society has asked…

Thursday, April 4th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
Interrogation: True Crime Stories
Apr4
Thursday, April 4th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…

Thursday, April 4th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
19th Annual Sound of Silent Film Festival
Apr4
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

19th Annual Sound of Silent Film Festival

Access Contemporary Music proudly presents the nineteenth anniversary of the Sound of Silent Film Festival. This unique event features new short films sourced through a global call…

Thursday, April 4th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Music Box Theatre
3733 North Southport Avenue
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Thursday, April 4th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
The Rooster Play
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Rooster Play

A comic discussion of identity and sexuality. John has been in a stable relationship with his boyfriend for a number of years. But when he…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
BIG LOVE
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

BIG LOVE

[producingbody]’s second show – BIG LOVE by Charles Mee a play – 90 minutes, no intermission. Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Klaus Mäkelä & Yuja Wang
Apr4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Klaus Mäkelä & Yuja Wang

Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto is an exhilarating showcase for Yuja Wang, whom the San Francisco Chronicle called “quite simply the most dazzlingly, uncannily gifted pianist in the…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
ONCE
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

ONCE

In the city of Dublin, music fills the streets and hearts yearn for connection. When Irish musician Guy meets Czech immigrant Girl, their surprising friendship…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
Purpose
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Purpose

For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black American Politics: civil rights leaders, pastors and congressmen. But like all families, there…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Everyone dies, but not everyone’s death is pre-ordained by Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead puts the spotlight on two of Shakespeare’s minor characters as they wrestle…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Rhapsody Theater presents Look Closer with Joshua Jay
Apr4
Apr28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rhapsody Theater presents Look Closer with Joshua Jay

Fresh off a popular New York City run that launched at the legendary Carnegie Hall, internationally renowned magician Joshua Jay returns to the Rhapsody Theater…

Thursday, April 4th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, April 28th
7:30 p.m.
The Rhapsody Theater
1328 W Morse Ave
In The Back/On The Floor
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

In The Back/On The Floor

IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…

Thursday, April 4th
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
People Presenting Things
Apr4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

People Presenting Things

People Presenting Things is an improvised comedy experience like no other. Performers take the stage ready to present a slideshow – but, they have no…

Thursday, April 4th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Bughouse Theater
1910 West Irving Park Road, Illinois
Elvis Is In The Building!
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Elvis Is In The Building!

Get ready for an unforgettable night filled with the electrifying energy of Elvis Presley as The World’s Greatest ELVIS Tribute Artist, Bill Cherry, takes the…

Thursday, April 4th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Buddy Guy’s Legends
700 S. Wabash
Idle Muse Theatre Company; What the Weird Sisters Saw
Apr4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Idle Muse Theatre Company; What the Weird Sisters Saw

CHICAGO – Idle Muse Theatre Company’s 2023 – 2024 season continues with an all-new version of What the Weird Sisters Saw at the Edge Off-Broadway…

Thursday, April 4th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Apr5
Apr6
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, April 5th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, April 6th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
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