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Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sep25
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…

Thursday, September 25th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Alice in Wonderland
Sep25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Thursday, September 25th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Teatro Zinzanni
Sep25
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…

Thursday, September 25th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Olympus Has Fallen (And It Can’t Get Up)
Sep25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Olympus Has Fallen (And It Can’t Get Up)

Olympus Has Fallen (And it Can’t Get Up) is a sketchy retelling of your favorite Greek myths. As educational as it is explicit, this hour-long…

Thursday, September 25th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Tom & Eliza
Sep25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tom & Eliza

Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don’t) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future. Performed…

Thursday, September 25th
7:30 p.m.8:40 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
WTTW Presents: An Evening with Ken Burns
Sep25
Theatre & Performing Arts

WTTW Presents: An Evening with Ken Burns

Join Ken Burns and WTTW at The Auditorium to preview selections from the epic new six-part, 12-hour film The American Revolution, and a behind-the-scenes conversation…

Thursday, September 25th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Ravel Piano Concertos & Suite from Carmen
Sep25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Ravel Piano Concertos & Suite from Carmen

Overview Ravel’s jazz-fueled Piano Concerto in G Major fits Alice Sara Ott “like a custom suit,” raves The New York Times. Ott presents the glittering score…

Thursday, September 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Mr. Wolf
Sep25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mr. Wolf

14 years ago, the infant Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now, the precocious 15-year-old has been rescued, and quickly returned to a family that…

Thursday, September 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Big White Fog
Sep25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Big White Fog

Theodore Ward’s Big White Fog is the big shoulders on which A Raisin in the Sun stands. First completed in 1938, funded by the Federal Theatre Project, and influenced…

Thursday, September 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”
Sep25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”

Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company presents Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, September 12 – October 18, at the Den…

Thursday, September 25th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s “Wish You Were Here”
Sep25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s “Wish You Were Here”

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s first production in its 30th anniversary season is Wish You Were Here, written by Sanaz Toossi, Pulitzer Prize winner for English…

Thursday, September 25th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Improvsed DCOM
Sep25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvsed DCOM

Dive into the nostalgia of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This All Star cast is bringing screen to stage every…

Thursday, September 25th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Book of Will
Sep25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Book of Will

Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like ROMEO AND JULIET. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of…

Thursday, September 25th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Sketch Playlist
Sep25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Sketch Playlist

Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show on Thursdays at 9:30pm at iO Theater (1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago 60642) that will feature brand-new material…

Thursday, September 25th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sep26
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…

Friday, September 26th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Sep26
Sep27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, September 26th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, September 27th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Ravel Piano Concertos & Suite from Carmen
Sep26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Ravel Piano Concertos & Suite from Carmen

Overview Ravel’s jazz-fueled Piano Concerto in G Major fits Alice Sara Ott “like a custom suit,” raves The New York Times. Ott presents the glittering score…

Friday, September 26th
1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Teatro Zinzanni
Sep26
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…

Friday, September 26th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Sep26
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…

Friday, September 26th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep26
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…

Friday, September 26th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep26
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…

Friday, September 26th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Tom & Eliza
Sep26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tom & Eliza

Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don’t) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future. Performed…

Friday, September 26th
7:30 p.m.8:40 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Sep26
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…

Friday, September 26th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Improvised Shakespeare
Sep26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Shakespeare

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

Friday, September 26th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
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