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January 4, 2025: Jan4
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…
Loop
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Saturday, January 4th
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…
Loop
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Saturday, January 4th
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts
Nitti’s Supper Club
Step inside landmark building of Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse, once owned by infamous Chicago mobster Frank Nitti, and travel back in time for dinner and…
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Saturday, January 4th
6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Harry Caray’s Italian Steakhouse, River North
33 West Kinzie
Jan4
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…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Jan4
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…
Andersonville
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…
Loop
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts
Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Chicago – Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents the 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 5 – 26, 2025 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen. For nearly…
West Loop
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Jan4
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…
Old Town
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Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Jan4
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…
Old Town
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Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Fleeced, An Improvised Puppet Show for Adults
FLEECED is an improvised puppet show for adults. Each week the puppets of Fleeced use the old school charm of children’s puppet TV to teach…
Old Town
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Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Jan4
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Berlin Diaries
The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a…
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Dirty Laundry: A Solo Show by Rach Granillo
Dirty Laundry is Rach Granillo’s debut solo show which highlights different pain points from Rachel’s life through a comedic lens in the form of scenes,…
Lakeview
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Jan4
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…
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago now in it’s 18th year! Join us for an evening of off-the-ruff…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Here 4 A Bit *Naughty Improv
Join us again for a whose line styled night of explosive laughter that will titillate your “funny” bone. Fast paced short form improv, hilarious songs,…
Old Town
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Jan4
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…
Lakeview
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Late Night Slice with Wet Pizza
An experimental comedy variety show and incubator hosted by Chicago’s hottest improv group, Wet Pizza. The mission of this show is to create a space…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Jan4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
LET’S PLAY A GAME: Chicago’s scariest short-form show
Who’s Line is it Anyways meets Fear Factor in LETS PLAY A GAME, a new short form show that’s a unique blend of comedy, chaos,…
Lakeview
Event details
Saturday, January 4th
10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
January 5, 2025: Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
THE REGIONAL PREMIERE! Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, this sparkling Disney fairytale has been reimagined for the stage. The theatrical production of…
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Sunday, January 5th
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Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Jan5
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…
Loop
Event details
Sunday, January 5th
5:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Jan5
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…
South Loop
Event details
Sunday, January 5th
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…
Loop
Event details
Sunday, January 5th
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
See all events in series
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Berlin Diaries
The great-grandfather of Oregon Book Award-winning playwright Andrea Stolowitz kept a journal for his descendants after escaping to New York City in 1939 as a…
Event details
Sunday, January 5th
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts
Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
Chicago – Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents the 38th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 5 – 26, 2025 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen. For nearly…
West Loop
Event details
Sunday, January 5th
2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
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Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642

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