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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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lion King
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from…
Friday, October 10thCadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & 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, October 10th
12:00 a.m. – Saturday, October 11th
1:00 a.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.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, October 10th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. RandolphMusic & 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, October 10th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.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, October 10th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.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, October 10th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury StMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Lyric Opening Concert & Gala
Join us as our city ushers in the start of a new cultural season at Lyric Opera of Chicago! You’ll want to be part of…
Friday, October 10th
7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606Theatre & 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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvised Shakespeare
Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare
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…
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…
Friday, October 10th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee AveTheatre & 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…
Music & 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, October 10th
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, October 10th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
SCP Jazz: Christian McBride & Brad Mehldau
Overview Two icons, unrivaled chemistry Christian McBride and Brad Mehldau — two music icons with a long history of collaboration — bring the intimacy and…
Friday, October 10th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan AveMusic & 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, October 10th
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, October 10th
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, October 10th
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lion King
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from…
Saturday, October 11thCadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601Music & 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, October 11th
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. RandolphMusic & 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, October 11th
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury StMusic & 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, October 11th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. RandolphMusic & 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, October 11th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.

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