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Titanique
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Saturday, July 5th
7:30 p.m.9:10 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
The Tender Trap
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Tender Trap

Hooked, cooked, caught. Our limited engagement of THE TENDER TRAP premieres July 3 and plays for seven performances only. THE TENDER TRAP July 3 –…

Saturday, July 5th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
The Lincoln Lodge
Jul5
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, July 5th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Jul5
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, July 5th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince
Jul5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince

CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the final production of their 30th season, The Curious Circumstances of Louis…

Saturday, July 5th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv
Jul5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv

Join us again for a whose line styled night of explosive laughter that will titillate your “funny” bone. Fast paced short form improv, hilarious songs,…

Saturday, July 5th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Jul5
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, July 5th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Broken Planet Show
Jul5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Broken Planet Show

The Absurd Cabaret of Apocalyptic Proportions.  Comedy, Circus and Indie Cosmic Lunacy  An ever-changing riot of world-class weirdos hellbent on healing our planetary divide.  Interactive,…

Saturday, July 5th
9:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 West Newport Avenue
LET’S PLAY A GAME: Chicago’s scariest short-form show
Jul5
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

LET’S PLAY A GAME: Chicago’s scariest short-form show

Who’s Line is it Anyways meets Fear Factor in LETS PLAY A GAME, a new short form show that’s a unique blend of comedy, chaos,…

Saturday, July 5th
10:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Teatro Zinzanni
Jul6
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, July 6th
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company

The Sky is Falling!  The Sky is Falling!  Join Chicken Little and her friends –Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others– as she journeys to tell…

Sunday, July 6th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Jul6
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…

Sunday, July 6th
12:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Titanique
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Sunday, July 6th
1:00 p.m.2:40 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Love’s Labour’s Lost

One of William Shakespeare’s early comedies performed free, outdoors, in six Chicago parks. It follows the King of Navarre and his three companions as they attempt to…

Sunday, July 6th
2:00 p.m.3:40 p.m.
Gross Park
2708 W. Lawrence Ave.
The Tender Trap
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Tender Trap

Hooked, cooked, caught. Our limited engagement of THE TENDER TRAP premieres July 3 and plays for seven performances only. THE TENDER TRAP July 3 –…

Sunday, July 6th
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
Lifeline Theatre’s War of the Worlds
Jul6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lifeline Theatre’s War of the Worlds

Based on the novel by H.G. Wells Adapted by ensemble member John Hildreth Directed by ensemble member Heather Currie Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is…

Sunday, July 6th
2:30 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Curious Circumstances of Louis Le Prince

CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the final production of their 30th season, The Curious Circumstances of Louis…

Sunday, July 6th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Titanique
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Sunday, July 6th
6:30 p.m.8:10 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
You Will Get Sick
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

You Will Get Sick

A young man with a secret. An older woman who will listen. A predatory flock of birds. An upcoming audition for The Wizard of Oz. Welcome…

War of the Worlds
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

War of the Worlds

Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They…

Sunday, July 6th
7:30 p.m.
Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
Lifeline Theatre Presents World Premiere of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lifeline Theatre Presents World Premiere of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds

Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They regard…

Sunday, July 6th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
White Rabbit, Red Rabbit
Jul6
Theatre & Performing Arts

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit

Forbidden to leave his country, playwright Nassim Soleimanpour distilled the experience of an entire generation in a wild, utterly original play. WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT…

Sunday, July 6th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
Lifeline Theatre’s War of the Worlds
Jul6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lifeline Theatre’s War of the Worlds

Based on the novel by H.G. Wells Adapted by ensemble member John Hildreth Directed by ensemble member Heather Currie Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is…

Sunday, July 6th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company
Jul7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicken Little at Chicago Kids Company

The Sky is Falling!  The Sky is Falling!  Join Chicken Little and her friends –Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others– as she journeys to tell…

Monday, July 7th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett Ave.
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