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Beauty and the Beast
Apr5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Beauty and the Beast

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Beauty and the Beast.  Don’t miss Chicago Kids Company’s newest show! Full of comedy, romance, and…

Friday, April 5th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
Working – A Musical
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
Teatro Zinzanni
Apr5
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, April 5th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Apr5
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, April 5th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Churchill
Apr5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Churchill

Winston Churchill has just been awarded honorary US citizenship by President John F. Kennedy. In recognition of this unprecedented occasion, The American-Oxford Society has asked…

Friday, April 5th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Murder Mystery Co. Presents “Best Laid Plans”
Apr5
Friday, April 5th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Palm Court Resaurant
1912 North Arlington Heights Road
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Stove God Cooks Live at The Point
Apr5
Apr6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Stove God Cooks Live at The Point

Join Covert Operations and Tucker Ventures for the live performance of Griselda Records Recording Artist Stove God Cooks Friday April 5th at The Point located…

Friday, April 5th
7:00 p.m.Saturday, April 6th
12:00 a.m.
The Point
1565 N Milwaukee Ave
BIG LOVE
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Emmet Cohen Trio
Apr5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Emmet Cohen Trio

With a flourishing career highlighted by performances at the esteemed Jazz at Lincoln Center, jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen has distinguished himself as a…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts
915 East 60th Street
Jackalope Theatre Company’s 16th Season Begins the the Smuggler, at its new home in Berger Park
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
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
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
1229 W. Belmont Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
The Rooster Play
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Klaus Mäkelä & Yuja Wang
Apr5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Klaus Mäkelä & Yuja Wang

Bartók’s Second Piano Concerto is an exhilarating showcase for Yuja Wang, whom the San Francisco Chronicle called “quite simply the most dazzlingly, uncannily gifted pianist in the…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
ONCE
Apr5
Theatre & Performing Arts

ONCE

In the city of Dublin, music fills the streets and hearts yearn for connection. When Irish musician Guy meets Czech immigrant Girl, their surprising friendship…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
Purpose
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Tapestry Unraveled
Apr5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tapestry Unraveled

Hailed as one of the most successful and talented female pop artists, Carole King has carved out an iconic place in music history. Singer Tina…

Friday, April 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005
In The Back/On The Floor
Apr5
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…

Friday, April 5th
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Apr5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good

CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…

Friday, April 5th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
The Lincoln Lodge
Apr5
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, April 5th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Idle Muse Theatre Company; What the Weird Sisters Saw
Apr5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Idle Muse Theatre Company; What the Weird Sisters Saw

CHICAGO – Idle Muse Theatre Company’s 2023 – 2024 season continues with an all-new version of What the Weird Sisters Saw at the Edge Off-Broadway…

Friday, April 5th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
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