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Set In Chicago – Improvised Movie Sequels
What if your favorite movie was set in Chicago? Flicks like Jaws, Titanic, and Trolls World Tour are deserving of sequels in The Second City,…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North AveTheatre & Performing Arts
The Dover Road
Welcome to the home of the eccentric Latimer, who waylays couples who are running away together and gives them a taste of what their lives…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Glessner House
1800 S. Prairie AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Out Here
Life happens outside of your comfort zone. Out Here is a courageous new musical, developed through a dynamic collaboration with the University of Chicago. Audiences will have…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637Theatre & Performing Arts
Out Here
Life happens outside of your comfort zone. Out Here is a world-premiere musical, a thrilling collaboration between Court Theatre and the University of Chicago, and an intimate…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637Theatre & 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,…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614Theatre & Performing Arts
The Sugar Wife
US premiere of an Irish drama that was revived in 2024 at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre. Set in Dublin, 1850: The delicate balance at the heart…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Static-Head
Written by Ryan Stevens and directed by Stefan Roseen Sensor-E is the hit new social media app, able to simulate real-life sensations so you can…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Announces “Poor Behavior” by Theresa Rebeck
Oil Lamp Theater’s next performance in its 2026 season is Poor Behavior, written by Theresa Rebeck and directed by Lauren Katz, April 10 – May…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025Theatre & Performing Arts
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre’s 2026 Spring Concert Series
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre (CRDT) is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 Concert Series, presented by the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, 1306 S.…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Columbia College Chicago Dance Center
1306 South Michigan AvenueTheatre & 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…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr AveTheatre & Performing Arts
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “The Wedding Singer”
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…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W Campbell StreetMusic & 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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
DIRECTED BY CHUCK SMITH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND MUSIC DIRECTOR HARRY J. LENNIX “The more music you got in the world, the fuller it is.” Ma…
Thursday, April 30th
7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.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 –…
Thursday, April 30th
8:00 p.m. – Sunday, May 17th
2:30 p.m.Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln AvenueTheatre & 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…
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, May 1st
12:00 a.m. – Saturday, May 2nd
1:00 a.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Theatre & Performing Arts
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Queen is jealous of Snow White’s Beauty! So she runs off into the woods to live with seven crazy Dwarfs. Will the Queen find…
Friday, May 1st
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont AveTheatre & Performing Arts
An Evening With South Chicago Dance Theatre
South Chicago Dance Theatre presents its ninth annual home season concert and return to the Harris Theater For Music and Dance on May 1, 2026!…
Friday, May 1st
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Harris Theater, Millennium Park
205 E. Randolph St.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, May 1st
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
ABLEfest – celebrating 10 years of Artists Breaking Limits & Expectations
Join A.B.L.E. – Artists Breaking Limits &Expectations as we celebrate our 10th anniversary of creating theatre and film for, with, and by individuals with intellectual…
Friday, May 1st
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Words with Nerds: TED Talks, but way funnier.
Join us for Words with Nerds, a great show for information sponges who love to laugh! Think TED Talks, but way funnier. Speakers and topics…
Friday, May 1st
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Ally at Theater Wit
The Ally Written by Itamar Moses Directed by Jeremy Wechsler When Asaf’s student asks him to sign a manifesto condemning police brutality, he wants to…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Spring Concert Series
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre makes its Dance Center debut with its 2026 Spring Concert Series. We meet a world in turmoil with movement and music…
Friday, May 1st
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Columbia College Chicago Dance Center
1306 South Michigan AvenueTheatre & 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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