Voila: The Improvised Musical
Mar27
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, March 27th
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,
Hitch*Cocktails
Mar27
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, March 27th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Billionaires In Space
Mar27
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Billionaires In Space

In Billionaires In Space, sketch comedy troupe The Accountants Of Homeland Security present a night of hysterical satirical sketches in which our nation’s oligarchs vacation off the planet…

Friday, March 27th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
La Femme Dance Festival
Mar28
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

La Femme Dance Festival

La Femme Dance Festival is a powerful tribute to the brilliance, resilience and global impact of Black women in dance. Now entering its 5th edition,…

Saturday, March 28th
10:00 a.m.9:30 p.m.
The 8th Dwarf
Mar28
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 8th Dwarf

Binkley, an outsider dwarf from the Kingdom of Magical Land, is quiet, timid and scared of the dark — not exactly the best characteristics for…

Saturday, March 28th
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Bughouse Theater
1910 West Irving Park Road
ComedySportz Chicago
Mar28
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…

Saturday, March 28th
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Infinite Wrench
Mar28
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, March 28th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
CHARGES (The Supplicants)
Mar28
Theatre & Performing Arts

CHARGES (The Supplicants)

  Theatre Y Presents CHARGES (The Supplicants) German title: Die Schutzbefohlenen     “those entrusted to protection”        Written by Elfriede Jelinek Translation by Gitta Honnegar…

Saturday, March 28th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
Mar28
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, March 28th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Clued In
Mar28
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, March 28th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Improvised Jane Austen
Mar28
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Jane Austen

Celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday all winter long with Improvised Jane Austen! Just one day cannot encapsulate a proper observation of Jane Austen’s life and work.…

Saturday, March 28th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
iO Chicago
1501 N Kingsbury St,
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Mar28
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…

Saturday, March 28th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Spring Festival of New Plays and Musicals
Mar28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Spring Festival of New Plays and Musicals

Chicago Writers’ Bloc presents a series of staged readings of new work, many of which feature women’s voices, across genres from historical dramas to musicals,…

Saturday, March 28th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Changing Channels
Mar28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Changing Channels

Based on actual events, CHANGING CHANNELS is set backstage at the DuMont Television Network in New York City in 1952. It is the peak of the “Red…

Saturday, March 28th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Madama Butterfly
Mar28
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Madama Butterfly

Meet Cio-Cio-San — known as Madama Butterfly — a faithful but doomed geisha in love with B.F. Pinkerton. Everyone but Butterfly knows the Navy lieutenant…

Saturday, March 28th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mar28
Apr26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

“The more music you got in the world, the fuller it is.” Ma Rainey’s band is waiting. It’s 1926 Chicago, and “The Mother of the…

Saturday, March 28th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, April 26th
2:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
The Lincoln Lodge
Mar28
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…

Saturday, March 28th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Mar28
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…

Saturday, March 28th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Cosmic Underground Show
Mar28
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Cosmic Underground Show

The Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show. Cosmic founders Harrison Lampert (a quirky sleight-of-hand expert) and Kayla…

Saturday, March 28th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
cosmic underground theater
3433 W Fullerton Ave
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Mar28
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Of Annoyance Sketch

Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…

Saturday, March 28th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
The 8th Dwarf
Mar29
Theatre & Performing Arts

The 8th Dwarf

Binkley, an outsider dwarf from the Kingdom of Magical Land, is quiet, timid and scared of the dark — not exactly the best characteristics for…

Sunday, March 29th
2:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Bughouse Theater
1910 West Irving Park Road
Changing Channels
Mar29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Changing Channels

Based on actual events, CHANGING CHANNELS is set backstage at the DuMont Television Network in New York City in 1952. It is the peak of the “Red…

Sunday, March 29th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
CHARGES (The Supplicants)
Mar29
Theatre & Performing Arts

CHARGES (The Supplicants)

  Theatre Y Presents CHARGES (The Supplicants) German title: Die Schutzbefohlenen     “those entrusted to protection”        Written by Elfriede Jelinek Translation by Gitta Honnegar…

Sunday, March 29th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd
Wheel of Improv
Mar29
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Wheel of Improv

Chicago’s top comedians battle it out for laughs, glory, and sweet sweet points in an interactive game show, featuring a live studio audience (that’s you!)…

Sunday, March 29th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.