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New Play Readings
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

New Play Readings

Readings of selections of student plays from the Playwrighting Class, read by professional actors.

Sunday, April 21st
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
Delirium: The Bacchanal
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Delirium: The Bacchanal

Delight yourself in the deliciously deviant, decadently debaucherous world of DELIRIUM! Chicago burlesque upstart Willy LaQueue invites you to attend his raucous burlesque cabaret production…

Sunday, April 21st
6:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
Harold Night
Apr21
Sunday, April 21st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
BIG LOVE
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

BIG LOVE

[producingbody]’s second show – BIG LOVE by Charles Mee a play – 90 minutes, no intermission. Fifty brides flee their fifty grooms and seek refuge…

Sunday, April 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
TAK Ensemble
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

TAK Ensemble

Five UChicago graduate composers present a concert of works written for and in collaboration with the New York-based TAK Ensemble. The new music powerhouse group,…

Sunday, April 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Penthouse
915 E 60th St
Fairview
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Fairview

Dinner is served in the Frasier household…or at least, it is cooking. With the clock ticking towards Mama’s birthday party, Beverly frantically tries to corral…

Sunday, April 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Apr21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

Everyone dies, but not everyone’s death is pre-ordained by Shakespeare. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead puts the spotlight on two of Shakespeare’s minor characters as they wrestle…

Sunday, April 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
In The Back/On The Floor
Apr21
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…

Sunday, April 21st
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Apr22
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…

Monday, April 22nd
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
First Look at New Work by Rohina Malik
Apr22
Theatre & Performing Arts

First Look at New Work by Rohina Malik

We are thrilled to invite the community to a first look at a commissioned a new play by DFPA Artist-in-Residence Rohina Malik. A first draft…

Monday, April 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
Jackalope Theatre Company’s 16th Season Begins the the Smuggler, at its new home in Berger Park
Apr22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s 16th Season Begins the the Smuggler, at its new home in Berger Park

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company is proud to launch its 16th season at its new home in Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with…

Monday, April 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr22
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…

Monday, April 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Apr23
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…

Tuesday, April 23rd
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
How I Learned What I Learned
Apr23
Theatre & Performing Arts

How I Learned What I Learned

Broadway In Chicago is excited to join Congo Square Theatre Company in announcing its continued 25th Anniversary celebration with the Chicago premiere of HOW I LEARNED…

Tuesday, April 23rd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St
Chicago’s Best Standup
Apr23
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago’s Best Standup

Chicago’s Best Standup Comedy is back better than ever. We’ve compiled the absolute best standup comedy lineup that you will see in the city. Today’s…

Tuesday, April 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Laugh Factory, 3175 N. Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60657
3175 N. Broadway St
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day

“Landing all the jokes… Moritz von Stuelpnagel tackles darkly funny materials with a shrewd balance of heightened reality, warped sitcom & underlying pathos” –Hollywood Reporter Emmy and Tony…

Tuesday, April 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr23
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…

Tuesday, April 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Best Night Ever Comedy Show
Apr23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Best Night Ever Comedy Show

Best Night Ever is one of the city’s longest-running standup comedy showcases. Since 2009 the show has been highlighting comics from all over the city…

Tuesday, April 23rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 N Milwaukee Ave
Nasty Court: A Comedy Court Show
Apr23
Tuesday, April 23rd
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 N Milwaukee Ave
Beauty and the Beast
Apr24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Beauty and the Beast

Chicago Kids Company – Theater for Children (CKC) presents Beauty and the Beast.  Don’t miss Chicago Kids Company’s newest show! Full of comedy, romance, and…

Wednesday, April 24th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Apr24
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…

Wednesday, April 24th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Anna Han, Piano
Apr24
Wednesday, April 24th
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
CBS Survivor Watch Party
Apr24
Theatre & Performing Arts

CBS Survivor Watch Party

Come watch this season of the infamous reality competition show with the host of iO’s Improvised Survivor, Keiter Liriano. Wednesdays 7P (doors at 6:30P) Free admission…

Wednesday, April 24th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
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