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Hitch*Cocktails
Sep5
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, September 5th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sep6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Saturday, September 6th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s “Fighting Words Festival”
Sep6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s “Fighting Words Festival”

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2025 season opens with an extended run of its new works festival, the Fighting Words Festival, September 6 –…

Saturday, September 6th
Bramble Arts Loft
Teatro Zinzanni
Sep6
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…

Saturday, September 6th
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Sep6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Saturday, September 6th
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”
Sep6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre launches its 21st season, “Defiant Femmes,” with  How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Elizabeth Swanson and movement…

Saturday, September 6th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep6
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, September 6th
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Teatro Zinzanni
Sep6
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…

Saturday, September 6th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Mandala Makers Festival
Sep6
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Mandala Makers Festival

Mandala Performing Arts is proud to announce the 7th annual Mandala Makers Festival, a three-day celebration that provides a platform for emerging South Asian performing…

Saturday, September 6th
6:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N Southport Ave
The Infinite Wrench
Sep6
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…

Saturday, September 6th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Sep6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika

Part Two of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Saturday, September 6th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
Sep6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical

“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…

Saturday, September 6th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Clued In
Sep6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday, September 6th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Sep6
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…

Saturday, September 6th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Improvised Shakespeare
Sep6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Shakespeare

Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare

Saturday, September 6th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Sep6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train

A cage-rattling prison drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY) that boldly examines faith, dignity, and our system of justice.…

Saturday, September 6th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Side by Side by Sondheim”
Sep6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Side by Side by Sondheim”

 Oil Lamp Theater, which recently opened the Oil Lamp Theater’s SPARK CENTER for the Performing Arts, is proud to present, Side by Side by Sondheim,…

Saturday, September 6th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
A New Brain
Sep6
Theatre & Performing Arts

A New Brain

Gordon Schwinn is a talented yet frustrated composer who is working on a children’s TV show and is having a hard time composing a song…

Saturday, September 6th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 North Halsted Street
Ashland Avenue
Sep6
Oct5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ashland Avenue

“You gotta start living your life right now. Because someday you’ll wake up and it’s over.” Pete’s TV and Video has served Chicagoland for 40+…

Saturday, September 6th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, October 5th
2:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
The Lincoln Lodge
Sep6
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…

Saturday, September 6th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep6
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, September 6th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv
Sep6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv

Join us again for a whose line styled night of explosive laughter that will titillate your “funny” bone. Fast paced short form improv, hilarious songs,…

Saturday, September 6th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Sep6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Of Annoyance Sketch

Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…

Saturday, September 6th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
LET’S PLAY A GAME: Chicago’s scariest short-form show
Sep6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

LET’S PLAY A GAME: Chicago’s scariest short-form show

Who’s Line is it Anyways meets Fear Factor in LETS PLAY A GAME, a new short form show that’s a unique blend of comedy, chaos,…

Saturday, September 6th
10:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
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