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The Way It Is…Now starring Dionne Lea
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Way It Is…Now starring Dionne Lea

Dionne Lea is returning to Chicago with her 2023 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards nominated cabaret, The Way It Is…Now.   From women’s power to Black…

Saturday, April 20th
8:00 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue
The Lincoln Lodge
Apr20
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, April 20th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
University Symphony Orchestra
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

University Symphony Orchestra

A chamber ensemble drawn from the larger University Symphony Orchestra joins forces with the Jade Chinese Music Ensemble for a very special concert that explores…

Saturday, April 20th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Hall
915 E 60th St
Nana
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Nana

Trap Door Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season closes with Olwen Wymark’s splendid dramatization of Zola’s Nana: a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian…

Saturday, April 20th
8:00 p.m.9:45 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland, Chicago, IL, 60622
Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes

Now in its 14th year, Bible Bingo is a long-running comedy about the Catholic culture of fundraising and bingo, featuring the character, Mrs. Mary Margaret…

Saturday, April 20th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek

CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the second production of The Factory’s 28th season, Party at the Pantheon:…

Saturday, April 20th
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Apr20
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, April 20th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Delirium: The Bacchanal
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Delirium: The Bacchanal

Delight yourself in the deliciously deviant, decadently debaucherous world of DELIRIUM! Chicago burlesque upstart Willy LaQueue invites you to attend his raucous burlesque cabaret production…

Saturday, April 20th
9:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
Almost 24hrs: A Sketch Show! 420 Edition
Apr20
Saturday, April 20th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
The Creamboy Show
Apr20
Saturday, April 20th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Teatro Zinzanni
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
A Year with Frog and Toad
Apr21
Jun17
Sunday, April 21st
9:30 a.m.Monday, June 17th
11:30 a.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S. Racine St, Chicago, IL, 60607
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
The Rooster Play
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Late Nite Catechism
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Late Nite Catechism

Call it Loretta Young meets Carol Burnett and Whoopi Goldberg. Late Nite Catechism is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. Written by Vicki Quade &…

Sunday, April 21st
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Sapphic Showcase
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sapphic Showcase

A series of 10-minute plays interspersed with standup and spoken word performers.

Sunday, April 21st
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Celebrating over 55 years of partnership with the Auditorium Theatre, the illustrious Alvin Ailey returns to its Chicago home for a must-see six-performance program with…

Sunday, April 21st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 E Ida B Wells Dr, Chicago, IL, 60605
Beyond the Garden Gate
Apr21
Sunday, April 21st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago a cappella Presents ‘History of Harmony’
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago a cappella Presents ‘History of Harmony’

Co-created and narrated by Deke Sharon, the heralded “Father of Contemporary A Cappella” and music director of “Pitch Perfect,” History of Harmony tells the story of vocal…

Sunday, April 21st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Chopin & Tchaikovsky
Apr21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chopin & Tchaikovsky

Tugan Sokhiev conducts Tchaikovsky’s youthful First Symphony, nicknamed Winter Dreams for its cozy evocation of Russian winters. Chopin’s exuberant Piano Concerto No. 1 features Russian pianist Yulianna…

Sunday, April 21st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Purpose
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
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