Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Wild Door Theater Presents “Maybe Tomorrow”

Wild Door Theater presents the Midwest premiere of Maybe Tomorrow, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Max Mondi and directed by Andrew Gallant,…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
I Hate Hamlet
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

I Hate Hamlet

By Paul Rudnick. Andrew Rally has it all: TV fame, a glamorous girlfriend, a devoted agent, the perfect New York apartment and the chance to…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
St. Bonaventure Oratory
1625 W Diversey Parkway
“Going Bacharach” Presents the Greatest Hits of Bacharach at the Apollo Theater
May15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

“Going Bacharach” Presents the Greatest Hits of Bacharach at the Apollo Theater

Rediscover the soundtrack of a lifetime with GOING BACHARACH, a vibrant new revue, direct from a sold-out run in New York, celebrating the legacy of…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Always…Patsy Cline
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Always…Patsy Cline

This musical play, complete with down-home country humor and big-hearted emotion, includes hits Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams, Walkin’ After Midnight and more! Starring ensemble member Liz Chidester as Patsy…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Hookman
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hookman

For fans of movies like I Know What You Did Last Summer, Freaky & Scream, Bump in the Night Theatre brings slashers to the stage…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Scaramouche
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Scaramouche

A musical based on the rip-roaring novel by Rafael Sabatini. Radicalized by his friend’s brutal murder on the eve of the French Revolution, a sardonic…

Friday, May 15th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
May15
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, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
3 Stages of Love
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

3 Stages of Love

Ghostlight begins its 9th Season with the first installment of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love. The…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

3 Stages of Love Part 2: Simple Love/Unperfect Actor

Love always makes for a good story because some part of it is always relatable. And what better way to explore all the various sides…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
The Lincoln Lodge
May15
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, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Le Bal
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Le Bal

Le Bal is a newly commissioned devised play inspired by Ettore Scola’s iconic film—a sweeping, dialogue-free production that tells the story of political and personal…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
FIRE HOUSE
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

FIRE HOUSE

You step inside Chicago’s oldest firehouse, preserved perfectly in time. A company of firefighters is preparing for the line of duty as a string of…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Firehouse Art Studio
1123 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents “Architecture of Memory”
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents “Architecture of Memory”

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) presents the world premiere of Architecture of Memory, May 8 – 23, at Chicago Danztheatre, 1650 W. Foster Avenue. Architecture of…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
1650 W Foster Ave
An Enemy of the People
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

An Enemy of the People

An award-winning new take on the historic masterwork about citizens standing up to power.  When a respected doctor in small-town Norway makes a deadly discovery…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
TimeLine Theatre Company
5035 N Broadway
moonwatchers
May15
Jun1
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

moonwatchers

It is Rocco and Allen’s job to watch the moon, and it is really quite boring. Night after night, they time the sequences exactly –…

Friday, May 15th
8:00 p.m.Monday, June 1st
2:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Honk! A Short Form Improv Show
May15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Honk! A Short Form Improv Show

Honk! is a short form, game-based improv show that asks: what good is comedy if you can’t get a little silly? Comprised of some of…

Friday, May 15th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
420 Shakespeare
May15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

420 Shakespeare

4 professional actors meet to perform a Shakespeare play… but only after one of them takes at least 20mg of you know what, leading to…

Friday, May 15th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Springtime Scream
May15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Springtime Scream

A chilling cabaret to beat the rising heat. This horror-themed romp of a variety show features burlesque, drag, and live music fit for anyone who’s ever…

Friday, May 15th
9:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 West Newport Avenue
Voila: The Improvised Musical
May15
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, May 15th
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
May15
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, May 15th
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Les Misérables
May16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Les Misérables

STILL THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MUSICAL Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables, makes a triumphant return…

Saturday, May 16th
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Theater of the Mind
May16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Theater of the Mind

Now through July 12, 2026 Multiple experiences per day at the Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N LaSalle Visit TheateroftheMindChicago.com for dates, times, and tickets Created…

Saturday, May 16th
Reid Murdoch Building – 333 N LaSalle
333 N LaSalle
Goodnight Moon
May16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Goodnight Moon

This musical based on Margaret Wise Brown’s beloved children’s book is drenched in primary colors that pay homage to Clement Hurd’s vivid illustrations in an…

Saturday, May 16th
9:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.
Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S Racine Ave
My Teacher is Marie Antoinette?
May16
Theatre & Performing Arts

My Teacher is Marie Antoinette?

​Join us for our brand new show, My Teacher Is Marie Antoinette?, in our Theater for Young Audiences program, written and directed by Allison Horvatin*…

Saturday, May 16th
11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave