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Teatro Zinzanni
Aug10
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…

Sunday, August 10th
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika

Part Two of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Sunday, August 10th
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Parade
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Parade

Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…

Sunday, August 10th
1:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Tom & Eliza
Aug10
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…

Sunday, August 10th
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
Pass Over
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pass Over

A provocative riff on WAITING FOR GODOT and THE BOOK of EXODUS. PASS OVER is a rare piece of emotionally charged theater by a bold American voice. Twenty-something Moses and Kitch stand…

Sunday, August 10th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes Steet
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train

A cage-rattling prison drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY) that boldly examines faith, dignity, and our system of justice.…

Sunday, August 10th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Sentinels
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sentinels

We’ve all heard about the all-male “secret society” at Yale.  But, what if there was an all-female secret society that makes its home out of…

Sunday, August 10th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Howard Street Theatre
721 Howard St.
Buddha’s Birthday
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Buddha’s Birthday

BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY is a comedy about anxiety, enlightenment, and raccoons. Pamela, an insecure history professor, is pressed by her husband to try medication for anxiety.…

Sunday, August 10th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Parade
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Parade

Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…

Sunday, August 10th
6:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Every Brilliant Thing
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing is an exploration of all the wonderful things in this life that are worth living for…vinyl records, ice cream, and that perfect track…

Sunday, August 10th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Monday, August 11th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Every Brilliant Thing
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

Every Brilliant Thing is an exploration of all the wonderful things in this life that are worth living for…vinyl records, ice cream, and that perfect track…

Monday, August 11th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
Alice in Wonderland
Aug12
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,…

Tuesday, August 12th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Rush Hour Concerts | | Kaia String Quartet
Aug12
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Rush Hour Concerts | | Kaia String Quartet

RUSH HOUR CONCERTS | | KAIA STRING QUARTET     Victoria Moreira and Naomi Culp, violins Susan Bengtson-Price, viola Hope Decelle, cello   Program: Efraín Amaya…

Tuesday, August 12th
5:45 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Parade
Aug12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Parade

Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…

Tuesday, August 12th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Comic Court: The Best Comedy Show in the World
Aug12
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Comic Court: The Best Comedy Show in the World

Would you rather be able to fly or be able to turn invisible? Who are we more tired of: Ryan Reynolds or Dwayne Johnson? Would…

Tuesday, August 12th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 North Milwaukee Avenue
Alice in Wonderland
Aug13
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,…

Wednesday, August 13th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Parade
Aug13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Parade

Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…

Wednesday, August 13th
1:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Parade
Aug13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Parade

Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…

Wednesday, August 13th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Aug13
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hooch & Holler Comedy Show

Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…

Wednesday, August 13th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Alice in Wonderland
Aug14
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, August 14th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Teatro Zinzanni
Aug14
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, August 14th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Parade
Aug14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Parade

Winner of the 2023 Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical, PARADE has been proclaimed as “a work of art! As commanding as any musical revival…

Thursday, August 14th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Chicago Comedy Club at The House of Blues!
Aug14
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions

Chicago Comedy Club at The House of Blues!

Chicago’s greatest stand-up show! Join an incredible night of comedy every Thursday at the House of Blues!

Thursday, August 14th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
House of Blues | Chicago
329 N Dearborn St
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