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Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/tickets/ “Best Night Out” – CS Magazine | “You must see to believe!” – Forbes Teatro ZinZanni, Chicago’s most…
Friday January 16, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Teatro ZinZanni – Cambria Hotel
32 W Randolph StTheatre & 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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Uncanny Attic- Chapters E-H
The camp macabre world of Edward Gorey returns to Steppenwolf in the second installment of this absurdist dark comedy anthology told through puppetry, clowning, dance,…
Friday January 16, 2026
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.Theatre & Performing Arts
Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre’s 50th Anniversary Season continues with Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, extended again by popular demand. In its four-star review, The Daily Herald called it “absolutely magnificent”. “A muscular and…
Friday January 16, 2026
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
Missed Call is a premier Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday — inspired by the audience’s suggestion!
Friday January 16, 2026
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.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…
Friday January 16, 2026
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Green Corridors
Green Corridors Written by Natalka Vorozhbyt Translated by John Freedman with Natalia Bratus Directed by Kay Martinovich Using elements of absurdity and dark humor, Green Corridors is a…
Friday January 16, 2026
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Trapped in a Musical – an improvised musical
Trapped in a Musical is a completely improvised Broadway-style show created before your very eyes. It’s the opening and closing night of a brand new…
Friday January 16, 2026
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Malarkey Comedy, Home of ComedySportz Chicago
929 W. Belmont Ave.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Voila: The Improvised Musical
iO Chicago presents: a fully made-up, off-off-off Broadway style musical every Friday at 10pm in the Fremont Theater. Spend your Friday night with us. See…
Friday January 16, 2026
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,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 January 16, 2026
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Phantom of the Opera
THE BRILLIANT ORIGINAL RETURNS “MORE SPECTACULAR THAN EVER” – Sunday Express The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again! Cameron Mackintosh presents a revitalized…
Saturday January 17, 2026Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & Performing Arts
Eureka Day
Chicago’s acclaimed TimeLine Theatre Company returns to the Broadway Playhouse (following previous hit productions OSLO and THE LEHMAN TRILOGY)! At Berkeley, California’s ultra-progressive Eureka Day…
Saturday January 17, 2026Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611Theatre & Performing Arts
Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents the 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 1 – 24, 2026 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen. For nearly four decades,…
Saturday January 17, 2026
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642Theatre & Performing Arts
The Uncanny Attic- Chapters E-H
The camp macabre world of Edward Gorey returns to Steppenwolf in the second installment of this absurdist dark comedy anthology told through puppetry, clowning, dance,…
Saturday January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.Theatre & Performing Arts
Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre’s 50th Anniversary Season continues with Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, extended again by popular demand. In its four-star review, The Daily Herald called it “absolutely magnificent”. “A muscular and…
Saturday January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614Music & 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 January 17, 2026
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury StMusic & 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 January 17, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Unknown Variable by Nahal Navidar
Momentary Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of The Unknown Variable, written by Nahal Navidar, and directed by Jacob C. Shuler. The production…
Saturday January 17, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents the 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 1 – 24, 2026 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen. For nearly four decades,…
Saturday January 17, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Teatro Zinzanni
Tickets are on sale now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/tickets/ “Best Night Out” – CS Magazine | “You must see to believe!” – Forbes Teatro ZinZanni, Chicago’s most…
Saturday January 17, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Teatro ZinZanni – Cambria Hotel
32 W Randolph StMusic & 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 January 17, 2026
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.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 January 17, 2026
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second FloorTheatre & 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 January 17, 2026
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Uncanny Attic- Chapters E-H
The camp macabre world of Edward Gorey returns to Steppenwolf in the second installment of this absurdist dark comedy anthology told through puppetry, clowning, dance,…
Saturday January 17, 2026
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.

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