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New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Apr24
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Wednesday, April 24th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Anna Han, Piano
Apr24
Wednesday, April 24th
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
CBS Survivor Watch Party
Apr24
Theatre & Performing Arts

CBS Survivor Watch Party

Come watch this season of the infamous reality competition show with the host of iO’s Improvised Survivor, Keiter Liriano. Wednesdays 7P (doors at 6:30P) Free admission…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Harold Night
Apr24
Wednesday, April 24th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
How I Learned What I Learned
Apr24
Theatre & Performing Arts

How I Learned What I Learned

Broadway In Chicago is excited to join Congo Square Theatre Company in announcing its continued 25th Anniversary celebration with the Chicago premiere of HOW I LEARNED…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Apr24
Jun16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

Before she was the Carole King we know today, she was a young songwriter from Brooklyn trying to make a name for herself. Beautiful –…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:00 p.m.Sunday, June 16th
8:00 p.m.
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Black Bear Island by Karissa Murrell Myers
Apr24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Black Bear Island by Karissa Murrell Myers

Hello,   We would like to add our listing to Theatre In Chicago:     “BLACK BEAR ISLAND” BY KARISSA MURRELL MYERS Co-produced in partnership with Silk…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Stage Center Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University
3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day

“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr24
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…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Apr24
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

A night commemorating the 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth. The legendary Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra consists of 15 of the world’s finest ensemble…

Wednesday, April 24th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Apr24
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, April 24th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2024 season opens with The S Paradox, written by Joining Sword & Pen International Playwright Competition and…

Thursday, April 25th
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Cirque Italia Water Circus
Apr25
Apr28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Cirque Italia Water Circus

HAVE YOU EVER HAD SUCH A VIVID DREAM YOU THOUGHT IT WAS REAL? Cirque Italia has pulled out all the stops this year to take…

Thursday, April 25thSunday, April 28th
orland square
288 orland square dr
Teatro ZinZanni Welcomes Series of New Cast Members to the Spiegeltent Stage for a Limited Installment During the Spring Season
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Welcomes Series of New Cast Members to the Spiegeltent Stage for a Limited Installment During the Spring Season

Behind the velvet curtain lies Teatro ZinZanni, tucked up high inside a marvelously mirrored Spiegeltent within the historic Cambria Hotel, 32 W. Randolph St. in…

Thursday, April 25th
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Beauty and the Beast
Apr25
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 25th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Apr25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Thursday, April 25th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
Teatro Zinzanni
Apr25
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 25th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Teatro ZinZanni Welcomes Series of New Cast Members to the Spiegeltent Stage for a Limited Installment During the Spring Season
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro ZinZanni Welcomes Series of New Cast Members to the Spiegeltent Stage for a Limited Installment During the Spring Season

Behind the velvet curtain lies Teatro ZinZanni, tucked up high inside a marvelously mirrored Spiegeltent within the historic Cambria Hotel, 32 W. Randolph St. in…

Thursday, April 25th
7:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
How I Learned What I Learned
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

How I Learned What I Learned

Broadway In Chicago is excited to join Congo Square Theatre Company in announcing its continued 25th Anniversary celebration with the Chicago premiere of HOW I LEARNED…

Thursday, April 25th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Apr25
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 25th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Apr25
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 25th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
BIG LOVE
Apr25
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 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Black Bear Island by Karissa Murrell Myers
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Black Bear Island by Karissa Murrell Myers

Hello,   We would like to add our listing to Theatre In Chicago:     “BLACK BEAR ISLAND” BY KARISSA MURRELL MYERS Co-produced in partnership with Silk…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Stage Center Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University
3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Apr25
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 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
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