Skip to consent to cookiesSkip navigation
events-cat-theatre-arts

Upcoming Chicago Events

Check out what's happening all around Chicago.

Purpose
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Working – A Musical
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Working – A Musical

Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes…

Saturday, April 20th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
Late Nite Catechism
Apr20
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 &…

Saturday, April 20th
5:00 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Teatro Zinzanni
Apr20
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, April 20th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Apr20
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, April 20th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Dalí: Surrealist Symphony of Dance
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dalí: Surrealist Symphony of Dance

Dalí is an evening-length dance work inspired by the life and art of Salvador Dalí. Dancers explore surrealism through movement and bring visually stimulating worlds…

Saturday, April 20th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N. Dearborn St.
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
Apr20
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, April 20th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Clued In
Apr20
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, April 20th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
We Thought This Was a Good Idea?
Apr20
Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
230 W. North Ave., Piper’s Alley
230 W. North Ave., Piper’s Alley
BIG LOVE
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Black Bear Island by Karissa Murrell Myers
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Stage Center Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University
3701 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Jackalope Theatre Company’s 16th Season Begins the the Smuggler, at its new home in Berger Park
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s 16th Season Begins the the Smuggler, at its new home in Berger Park

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to launch its 16th season at its new home in Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Sapphic Showcase
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sapphic Showcase

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

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
The Rooster Play
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Chopin & Tchaikovsky
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
How I Learned What I Learned
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
Purpose
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Apr20
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…

Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Beyond the Garden Gate
Apr20
Saturday, April 20th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
In The Back/On The Floor
Apr20
Theatre & Performing Arts

In The Back/On The Floor

IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…

Saturday, April 20th
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
bean-night

Explore hotels, flights, deals, and more

Plan your trip

Expedia
Expedia
Expedia
Expedia

CTA Newsletter

Chicago Newsletter

Stay in the know

Sign up

visitors_guide_2024_cover

Visitors Guide

Start planning today

Get the guide