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Best Of Annoyance Sketch
May11
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, May 11th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Muse: Earth
May11
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Muse: Earth

Muse is a live music experience that incorporates drag, burlesque, clowning and other art forms to explore universal themes. Muse: Earth is the final installment…

Saturday, May 11th
9:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Newport Theatre
956 W Newport Ave
Totally Normal Talk Show
May11
Saturday, May 11th
10:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
The Creamboy Show
May11
Saturday, May 11th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
May12
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, May 12th
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Teatro Zinzanni
May12
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, May 12th
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
A Year with Frog and Toad
May12
Jul8
Sunday, May 12th
9:30 a.m.Monday, July 8th
11:30 a.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S. Racine St, Chicago, IL, 60607
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
May12
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, May 12th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
FREE Concert Featuring Très Belle & Paul Dykstra
May12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

FREE Concert Featuring Très Belle & Paul Dykstra

Enjoy a free concert featuring the soprano trio Très Belle accompanied by pianist Paul Dykstra, as part of a special Mother’s Day concert at Concordia…

Sunday, May 12th
12:00 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Concordia Lutheran Church
3855 N. Seeley Ave
Swingin’ on a Star
May12
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Swingin’ on a Star

Join us for a lovely Mother’s Day Brunch. The fabulous harmonies of the Swingin’ Sisters will charm and uplift your spirits as we swing into…

Sunday, May 12th
12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m.
Le Piano
6970 N. Glenwood Ave.
Mamma Mia
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mamma Mia

A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun…

Sunday, May 12th
1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Last Stop on Market Street
May12
May13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Last Stop on Market Street

Young People’s Theatre of Chicago presents LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Randy White – Artistic Director randy@yptchi.org  • 773 404 7336…

Sunday, May 12th
1:30 p.m.Monday, May 13th
2:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
May12
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…

Sunday, May 12th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
Late Nite Catechism
May12
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, May 12th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Porchlight in concert: Sunday in the Park with George
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight in concert: Sunday in the Park with George

CHICAGO – Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to announce that Tony Award-nominated Sean Allan Krill and Broadway’s Kathy Voytko will star in Porchlight in…

Sunday, May 12th
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
9 to 5: The Musical
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts

9 to 5: The Musical

Three unlikely friends take control of their office and learn there is nothing they can’t do, even in a man’s world. Set in the late…

Sunday, May 12th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005
Murder in the Cathedral
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral dramatizes the martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket at the hands of knights loyal to Henry II in 1170.  Eliot wrote it on…

Sunday, May 12th
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Blue in the Right Way announces its inaugural production, Thomas Middleton’s Women Beware Women
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Blue in the Right Way announces its inaugural production, Thomas Middleton’s Women Beware Women

CHICAGO – Blue in the Right Way is proud to present its inaugural production, Women Beware Women, freely adapted by Kevin V. Smith and Daiva…

Sunday, May 12th
3:00 p.m.5:45 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Miz Cracker – Big Gay Cabaret
May12
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Miz Cracker – Big Gay Cabaret

Miz Cracker is a New York City drag queen—and a writer, foodie, and comedienne. She launched her drag career in 2011 while participating in marches…

Sunday, May 12th
5:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue
Craig Pomranz: Berlin to Dylan to Simon & Garfunkel
May12
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Craig Pomranz: Berlin to Dylan to Simon & Garfunkel

Craig Pomranz returns to Chicago with his show Berlin to Dylan to Simon & Garfunkel: Songbook throughout the years. Critics rave “Best Male Vocalist!”,  “Tenor…

Sunday, May 12th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Davenport’s Piano Bar and Cabaret
1383 North Milwaukee Avenue
Celebrate Mom all Week Long at Teatro ZinZanni
May12
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Celebrate Mom all Week Long at Teatro ZinZanni

This Mother’s Day, give your mom the gift of quality time with her family, plus fun photo opportunities, delicious food and drink, and an unforgettable…

Sunday, May 12th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni Chicago
32 West Randolph Street
Death Becomes Her – The Musical
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Death Becomes Her – The Musical

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask…

Sunday, May 12th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Harold Night
May12
Sunday, May 12th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
A Barrie Cole Play Festival: Hamburgers and Disappointment
May12
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Barrie Cole Play Festival: Hamburgers and Disappointment

CHICAGO, IL – Sweetback Productions, in collaboration with Labyrinth Arts, is proud to announce Hamburgers and Disappointment: Plays about Enoughness, a festival of works by…

Sunday, May 12th
7:30 p.m.
3658 N. Pulaski Road
3658 N. Pulaski Road
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