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“Evolution of a Sonero” solo show by Flaco Navaja
Aug10
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

“Evolution of a Sonero” solo show by Flaco Navaja

“Evolution of a Sonero”, presented by the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture and produced in association with the UrbanTheatre Company, is the…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Northeastern Illinois University Auditorium
5500 N. St. Louis Ave. Parking Lot D
Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents Nathan Alan Davis’ Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents Nathan Alan Davis’ Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea

Chicago – Pegasus Theatre Chicago is proud to announce Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea, July 11 – August 18, written by Nathan Alan Davis and…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Dramatists Theatre
Les Misérables
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Les Misérables

Experience one of the greatest musicals ever created, Les Misérables, at the new stunning new Deerfield Performing Arts Center featuring a 20-piece orchestra. Acclaimed producer…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Deerfield Perfoming Arts Center
1959 Waukegan Rd
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
Aug10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical

“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Clued In
Aug10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
SAVOR After Hours
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

SAVOR After Hours

Step into the world of SAVOR After Hours, an intimate experience of the senses filled with dance, passion, and the art of savoring every single…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Some Sort of Saint
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Some Sort of Saint

“Some Sort of Saint” is a powerful new play based on the true story of Dr. Mica Battle’s life on the Southside of Chicago written…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Aug10
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
44: The Obama Musical
Aug10
Aug13
Theatre & Performing Arts

44: The Obama Musical

Barack Obama’s election changed history. And as we can clearly see, it also ended racism forever! But 44 – THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL is the story…

Saturday August 10, 2024
7:30 p.m.Tuesday August 13, 2024
9:00 p.m.
Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland Ave
The Lincoln Lodge
Aug10
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…

Saturday August 10, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Aug10
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Of Annoyance Sketch

Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…

Saturday August 10, 2024
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Teatro Zinzanni
Aug11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Sunday August 11, 2024
5:00 a.m.9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marcus The Artist: City Of Gold

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is proud to present Marcus the Artist’s “City of Gold” curated by Dorian Sylvain. The exhibition…

Sunday August 11, 2024
8:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Café Logan
915 E. 60th St.
Glenwood Sunday Markets in Rogers Park
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Glenwood Sunday Markets in Rogers Park

The nonprofit Rogers Park Business Alliance (RPBA) announces 23 vendors for the 15th anniversary season of the Glenwood Sunday Market, which will operate every Sunday…

Sunday August 11, 2024
9:00 a.m.2:00 p.m.
Glenwood Alfresco
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Aug11
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Sunday August 11, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
SAVOR After Hours
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

SAVOR After Hours

Step into the world of SAVOR After Hours, an intimate experience of the senses filled with dance, passion, and the art of savoring every single…

Sunday August 11, 2024
1:00 p.m.2:15 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Screening Acts: Just Another Girl On The I.R.T. (1992)
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Screening Acts: Just Another Girl On The I.R.T. (1992)

Screening Acts presents: Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., directed by Leslie Harris (1992, 92m) | Sunday August 11, 1-4 pm, Logan Center for the…

Sunday August 11, 2024
1:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Screening Room 201
915 East 60th Street
Les Misérables
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Les Misérables

Experience one of the greatest musicals ever created, Les Misérables, at the new stunning new Deerfield Performing Arts Center featuring a 20-piece orchestra. Acclaimed producer…

Sunday August 11, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Deerfield Perfoming Arts Center
1959 Waukegan Rd
44: The Obama Musical
Aug11
Aug15
Theatre & Performing Arts

44: The Obama Musical

Barack Obama’s election changed history. And as we can clearly see, it also ended racism forever! But 44 – THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL is the story…

Sunday August 11, 2024
2:00 p.m.Thursday August 15, 2024
4:30 p.m.
Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland Ave
Wells and Welles
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Wells and Welles

It’s 1940, exactly two years after Orson Welles’ infamous “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, a show that infuriated author HG Wells. By an amazing…

Sunday August 11, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
In His Hands
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

In His Hands

This is a list of things Christian believes in: logic, banana Laffy Taffy, video games, and Daniel. This is a list of things Christian doesn’t…

Sunday August 11, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Attempts on Her Life
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Attempts on Her Life

ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE by Martin Crimp takes an uncompromising look at our insatiable cultural consumption. A shapeshifting, multilingual, occasionally musical journey through media, storytelling, and…

Sunday August 11, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Create: TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Ave.
44: The Obama Musical
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

44: The Obama Musical

Barack Obama’s election changed history. And as we can clearly see, it also ended racism forever! But 44 – THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL is the story…

Sunday August 11, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Epiphany Center For The Arts: Epiphany Hall
201 S Ashland Ave
Some Sort of Saint
Aug11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Some Sort of Saint

“Some Sort of Saint” is a powerful new play based on the true story of Dr. Mica Battle’s life on the Southside of Chicago written…

Sunday August 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.

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