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May 29, 2026: May29
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…
Lakeview
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Friday, May 29th
10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
May 30, 2026: May30
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…
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Saturday, May 30th
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Reid Murdoch Building – 333 N LaSalle
333 N LaSalle
May30
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…
West Loop
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Saturday, May 30th
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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Chicago Children’s Theatre
100 S Racine Ave
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen
CHICAGO – YPT’s acclaimed 4th season concludes with Thelma Lynn Goodin’s joyous celebration of family, friends, and community in a close-knit Harlem neighborhood! Evanston playwright…
Lincoln Park
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Saturday, May 30th
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
May30
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…
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Saturday, May 30th
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Bughouse Theater
1910 West Irving Park Road
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Live at the Second City: Comedy Dance Chicago presents HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs.
HAPPY DANCE! Big Moves. Bigger Laughs. A high-energy laugh-riot for ages 5 to 95. Comedy Dance Chicago’s joyful mashup of sketch comedy, physical humor, music,…
Old Town
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Saturday, May 30th
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Covenant
BY YORK WALKER DIRECTED BY MALKIA STAMPLEY “Everybody got a secret.” Expect one devilish twist after another in Covenant, a mythic and suspenseful new play hailed…
Loop
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Saturday, May 30th
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Mirror of Most Value: A Ms. Marvel Play
Kamala Khan was an average high school student until a mysterious mist unlocked her shape-shifting superpowers and changed everything. When her obsession with building her…
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Saturday, May 30th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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Merle Reskin Theatre
60 E. Balbo, Chicago, IL, 60605
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
For Gustave
On the Spot Theatre Company is delighted to present the world premiere of For Gustave, a new drama about French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. For Gustave…
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Saturday, May 30th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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6205 N Sheridan Rd,
6205 N Sheridan Rd,
May30
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…
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Saturday, May 30th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
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TimeLine Theatre Company
5035 N Broadway
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Windfall
This is a story about money. Don’t let them fool you otherwise. When a father loses his child in a clash with the local police,…
Lincoln Park
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Saturday, May 30th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
May30
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…
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Saturday, May 30th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Dance Month Kickoff Celebration
Join See Chicago Dance in celebrating the kickoff of the 13th annual Chicago Dance Month! Taking place on Navy Pier’s iconic Lake Stage on May…
Streeterville
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Saturday, May 30th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Navy Pier
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cosmic Underground Show
Fridays and Saturdays, 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…
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Saturday, May 30th
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
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cosmic underground theater
3433 W Fullerton Ave
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
[producing body] Presents “Spaceman”
[producingbody] is pleased to announce the Chicago premiere of Spaceman, by Leegrid Stevens and directed by Eric Slater, May 19 – June 13, at The…
Edgewater
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Saturday, May 30th
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
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The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Spamalot
THE SHOW THAT SET BROADWAY BACK 1,000 YEARS…RETURNS! TOURING ACROSS AMERICA THE TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL COMEDY MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT Peter Marks of The Washington…
Loop
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Saturday, May 30th
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
May30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Crème de la Femme: An All-Femme Improv Festival
Finally, women are funny! On Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30, iO Theater is hosting Crème de la Femme: An All-Femme Improv Festival. As…
Lincoln Park
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Saturday, May 30th
6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
May30
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…
Andersonville
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Saturday, May 30th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
FreakShow & Tell
21+ ONLY Brianna Wellen, Chicago Reader: Sideshow entertainer Thom Britton’s solo show is part performance, part demonstration. Britton is a charismatic performer who appears genuinely…
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Saturday, May 30th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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Stars & Garters Theater
3914 N. Clark St.
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Gee’s Bend
GEE’S BEND is the story of the Pettway women, quilters from the isolated community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Beginning in 1939, the play follows Alice, her…
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Saturday, May 30th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center
927 Noyes Steet
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Conspirators Presents “Tartuffe, or The Charlatan”
The Conspirators present Tartuffe, or, The Charlatan by playwright Molière (1622-1673), directed by Wm. Bullion, at Stars & Garters, 3914 N. Clark St., May 8…
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Saturday, May 30th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Stars & Garters
3914 N Clark St
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
For Gustave
On the Spot Theatre Company is delighted to present the world premiere of For Gustave, a new drama about French Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte. For Gustave…
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Saturday, May 30th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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6205 N Sheridan Rd,
6205 N Sheridan Rd,
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
FreakShow & Tell
FreakShow & Tell is a wild and hilarious variety show packed with stand-up comedy, sideshow acts, burlesque, magic, and more — hosted by Thom Britton…
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Saturday, May 30th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Stars & Garters
3914 N Clark St
May30
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Repertory Ballet’s 2026 Spring Series features two boundary-breaking World Premieres and immersive revival
Chicago Repertory Ballet (CRB) is proud to present an exhilarating Spring Series that celebrates reinvention and bold new voices with two World Premieres and the…
Gold Coast
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Saturday, May 30th
7:30 p.m.
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Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 North Dearborn Street

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