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Joffrey Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Joffrey Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Far from a Shakespearean tale, Ekman’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a mind-bending trip to a surreal realm of unearthly delights. Set during the traditional Scandinavian…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

The Simon & Garfunkel Story is touring North America again this year! Using huge projection photos and original film footage, featuring a full live band…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
The Rooster Play
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Rooster Play

A comic discussion of identity and sexuality. John has been in a stable relationship with his boyfriend for a number of years. But when he…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Concert
May3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Close Encounters of the Third Kind in Concert

Immerse yourself in Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi masterpiece with John Williams’ pioneering score performed by the CSO. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as an Indiana utility…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.10:10 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Blue in the Right Way announces its inaugural production, Thomas Middleton’s Women Beware Women
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Blue in the Right Way announces its inaugural production, Thomas Middleton’s Women Beware Women

CHICAGO – Blue in the Right Way is proud to present its inaugural production, Women Beware Women, freely adapted by Kevin V. Smith and Daiva…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.10:15 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Godspell – 2012 Revival
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Godspell – 2012 Revival

Prepare ye for the timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love in a masterful retelling of the original sensation with dazzling new arrangements and lyrics. Godspell…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy
2153 W 111th St, Chicago, IL, 60643
Mamma Mia
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mamma Mia

A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Set on a Greek island paradise where the sun…

Friday, May 3rd
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
In The Back/On The Floor
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

In The Back/On The Floor

IN THE BACK/ON THE FLOOR examines the issues that minimum wage workers face through the lives of several employees at a big-box retail store. Though…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good

CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Cut to the Chase
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cut to the Chase

Annual festival of new of new one act plays, this year celebrating the theme “Face to Face.” These seven one-acts plays are each built around…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Devil’s Daughter
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Devil’s Daughter

The hottest show in town Devil’s Daughter features a cast of seasoned comedians who have performed together in Chicago and around the country for 8+ years. This…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
The Lincoln Lodge
May3
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 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Nana
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Nana

Trap Door Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season closes with Olwen Wymark’s splendid dramatization of Zola’s Nana: a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.9:45 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland, Chicago, IL, 60622
Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bible Bingo: A Comedy With God, Games, & Silly Prizes

Now in its 14th year, Bible Bingo is a long-running comedy about the Catholic culture of fundraising and bingo, featuring the character, Mrs. Mary Margaret…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield

Tickets for Magic VS Science hosted by Thom Britton and Jacob Mayfield in Chicago🎫 VIP – Get a free VIP bag full of various merchandise from Thom Britton…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Sideshow Gelato
4819 North Western Avenue
Panther In The Sky
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Panther In The Sky

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and CIRCA Pintig History Theatre Community are proud to present Panther In The Sky, May 1 – 18, in the Auditorium at…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
1650 W Foster Ave
The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek
May3
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater Announces Party at the Pantheon: A Modern Greek

CHICAGO – The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to announce the second production of The Factory’s 28th season, Party at the Pantheon:…

Friday, May 3rd
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Improvised Sitcom
May3
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Sitcom

Cue the laugh track- it’s a very special episode of your favorite long running tv show! The gang gets up to the same ‘ol wacky…

Friday, May 3rd
8:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Deep Dishin’
May3
Friday, May 3rd
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
The Improvised Housewives of iO
May3
Friday, May 3rd
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
The Improvised Housewives of iO
May3
Friday, May 3rd
10:00 p.m.11:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Voila: The Improvised Musical
May3
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 3rd
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,
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
May4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2024 season opens with The S Paradox, written by Joining Sword & Pen International Playwright Competition and…

Saturday, May 4th
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of “Meditations On Being”
May4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of “Meditations On Being”

CHICAGO – Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) begins its 22nd season with “Meditations On Being,” March 1 – 9 in the Auditorium at Ebenezer Lutheran Church,…

Saturday, May 4th
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
1650 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
1650 W Foster Ave
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