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Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sep3
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…

Wednesday, September 3rd
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Alice in Wonderland
Sep3
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, September 3rd
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Han Chen, Piano
Sep3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Han Chen, Piano

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | HAN CHEN, PIANO   Program Florence Price – Fantasie Nègre No. 1 in E minor György Ligeti – Musica…

Wednesday, September 3rd
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
Redtwist Theatre Presents “I Don’t Want To Play Myself” A Solo Show by Toccara Castleman
Sep3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “I Don’t Want To Play Myself” A Solo Show by Toccara Castleman

I Don’t Want to Play Myself  Written and Performed by Toccara Castleman “For Black Girls Who Write Solo Shows When Auditioning Is Not Enough”  Six…

Wednesday, September 3rd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
The Annoyance Sketch Show: Late Stage Everything
Sep3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Annoyance Sketch Show: Late Stage Everything

The trains are late, the apps are broken, the bees are dying, and the algorithm knows your deepest fears. So what do we do? We…

Wednesday, September 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Sep3
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, September 3rd
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sep4
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 4th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Alice in Wonderland
Sep4
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 4th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”
Sep4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre launches its 21st season, “Defiant Femmes,” with  How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Elizabeth Swanson and movement…

Thursday, September 4th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Love Is Improvised
Sep4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Love Is Improvised

An improvised take on a hit reality-TV show that dares to ask… is love truly improvised? A cast of 10 improvisers will embark on a…

Thursday, September 4th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Teatro Zinzanni
Sep4
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 4th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Sep4
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…

Thursday, September 4th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Olympus Has Fallen (And It Can’t Get Up)
Sep4
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 4th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Magically Ever After: An Evening with The Cosmic Romantics
Sep4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Magically Ever After: An Evening with The Cosmic Romantics

A vaudeville-inspired magic show that blends dazzling sleight of hand with comedy, music, and heartfelt storytelling, starring real life couple Elizabeth Messick & Eric Thirstin,…

Thursday, September 4th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Tom & Eliza
Sep4
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 4th
7:30 p.m.8:40 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
BULL
Sep4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

BULL

This original comedic play follows unproven jokesters Scott and Bryce, who find themselves at the pinnacle of the basketball world — the 1996 Chicago Bulls.…

Thursday, September 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Hot People Island
Sep4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hot People Island

Hot People Island is a world premiere original comedy by Deana Velandra. In this play, a popular television network will take eight lucky certified Hot…

Thursday, September 4th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Side by Side by Sondheim”
Sep4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Side by Side by Sondheim”

 Oil Lamp Theater, which recently opened the Oil Lamp Theater’s SPARK CENTER for the Performing Arts, is proud to present, Side by Side by Sondheim,…

Thursday, September 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”
Sep4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”

The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company are proud to announce, The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of…

Thursday, September 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Refracted Light
Sep4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Light

Refracted Light was developed in workshops over the course of a year as part of EFCT’s New Works Development Project.  A family faces the upheaval…

Thursday, September 4th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
A New Brain
Sep4
Theatre & Performing Arts

A New Brain

Gordon Schwinn is a talented yet frustrated composer who is working on a children’s TV show and is having a hard time composing a song…

Thursday, September 4th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 North Halsted Street
Improvsed DCOM
Sep4
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 4th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Sketch Playlist
Sep4
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 4th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Sep5
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 5th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
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