Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “yo ho.”
Jul30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “yo ho.”

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2026 season opens with a world premiere, yo ho., by playwright SMJ, directed by JD Caudill and fight choreography…

Thursday, July 30th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
Best Of Women Off-Colour
Jul30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Of Women Off-Colour

Enjoy an evening of sketch comedy at the world-renowned Second City! DESCRIPTION: An Indian, an Armenian and a Puerto Rican walk into a bar and…

Thursday, July 30th
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Sketch Playlist at iO Theater
Jul30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Sketch Playlist at iO Theater

Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show that will feature all-new sketches every single week… the ultimate sketch playlist. Come see these writers and performers…

Thursday, July 30th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
The iO Theater, 1501 N Kingsbury St, Chicago, IL 60642, USA,
& Juliet
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

& Juliet

Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would…

Friday, July 31st
Auditorium
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Theater of the Mind
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Theater of the Mind

Now Extended Multiple experiences per day at the Reid Murdoch Building, 333 N LaSalle Visit TheateroftheMindChicago.com for dates, times, and tickets Created by David Byrne…

Friday, July 31st
Reid Murdoch Building – 333 N LaSalle
333 N LaSalle
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Jul31
Aug1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, July 31st
12:00 a.m.Saturday, August 1st
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

This musical is JUST RIGHT!  This show is based on the classic story of a young girl who ventures into the woods and stumbles on…

Friday, July 31st
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago
2407 W. 111th St. , Chicago, IL, 60655
Champions Of Magic
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Champions Of Magic

The phenomenal Champions Of Magic bring their acclaimed illusion spectacular to Chicago for a limited engagement this summer. See the production that critics have described…

Friday, July 31st
1:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Building – Studebaker Theater
410 S. Michigan Avenue
The Living Canvas Experience
Jul31
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Living Canvas Experience

An Exhibition Celebrating 25 Years of Art and the Body. The Living Canvas celebrates the beauty and expressive power of the human form through performance…

Friday, July 31st
1:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
As You Like It
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

As You Like It

AS YOU LIKE IT is a vibrant Shakespearean comedy that wittily explores love and gender roles. Banished from court by her uncle, Rosalind escapes to the…

Friday, July 31st
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Touhy Park
7348 N. Paulina Ave.
Make Your Own Crappy Cake Art Class
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Make Your Own Crappy Cake Art Class

The popular Crappy Cake Art Making Class is returning to WNDR this summer! Join Anna Lasbury, creator of one of WNDR’s most colorful installations “Life…

Friday, July 31st
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
wndr museum
1130 W Monroe St.
Pandemonium, Please Hold
Jul31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Pandemonium, Please Hold

The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…

Friday, July 31st
6:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Gershwin An American in Paris
Jul31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Gershwin An American in Paris

Kedrick Armstrong conducts the Grant Park Orchestra in Gershwin’s jaunty An American In Paris. Experience the propulsive energy of Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s Sinfonietta No. 1 and Duke Ellington’s The…

Friday, July 31st
6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Infinite Wrench
Jul31
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…

Friday, July 31st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Broken Planet Show
Jul31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Broken Planet Show

A wild, uplifting interactive live performance. A cosmic riot of comedy, indie music, and glorious ridiculousness! Ever wanted to save the world by shooting God…

Friday, July 31st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Newport Theatre
956 W Newport Ave
Reality Detox: The Improv Experience
Jul31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Reality Detox: The Improv Experience

Reality Detox: The Improv Experience is a high-energy night of improvisation from The Second City, with a few sketch surprises mixed in along the way. Built…

Friday, July 31st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
The Last Word
Jul31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Last Word

The Last Word is the first 4 course craft cocktail progression paired with a screenplay. 6 actors come on stage and read through a high…

Friday, July 31st
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
“The Last Word,” an Adventure Screenplay with a Cocktail Experience
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

“The Last Word,” an Adventure Screenplay with a Cocktail Experience

The Last Word, created by Declan Grogan, announces performance dates each month from May to August, at the iO Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury St. The…

Friday, July 31st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
The Best Musical Ever!
Jul31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Best Musical Ever!

Producers and creators of musical theater are consistently attempting to reinvent or discover the “new era” of musical theater… or whatever generates the most profit.…

Friday, July 31st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Someone Else’s Nowhere
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Someone Else’s Nowhere

Six Eleven Theatre Company presents this world premiere! The filming crew of a reality tv show finds themselves stranded in an unfamiliar wilderness. When things…

Friday, July 31st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre’s “‘Night Mother” By Marsha Norman

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre announces the cast and creative team for ‘night Mother, April 16 – May 24, by Marsha Norman and directed by Executive Artistic…

Friday, July 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Redtwist Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “Deserted”
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Company Presents World Premiere of “Deserted”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents Deserted, playing June 14 through August 2, a world premiere by Melanie Coffey and directed by Laura Sturm, at Redtwist Theatre,…

Friday, July 31st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Iceboy! The Musical
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Iceboy! The Musical

Starts June 20 Extended a Third Time Through August 16! MUSIC BY MARK HOLLMANN LYRICS BY MARK HOLLMANN AND JAY REISS BOOK BY ERIN QUINN…

Friday, July 31st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wizard of Oz”
Jul31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wizard of Oz”

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W. Campbell St., is proud to announce the cast and creative team…

Friday, July 31st
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W Campbell Street