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Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
May23
May24
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 23rd
12:00 a.m.Saturday, May 24th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
War of the Worlds
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

War of the Worlds

Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They…

Friday, May 23rd
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
Chicago Style Improv
May23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Style Improv

Get ready to experience “classic” improvisation that will leave you laughing long after the curtains close! Combining lightning-fast wit, razor-sharp skills, and boundless creativity, Chicago…

Friday, May 23rd
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
Teatro Zinzanni
May23
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…

Friday, May 23rd
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
May23
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 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Every Brilliant Thing
May23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

CIRCA Pintig, Chicago’s Filipino American theatre company in its 34th year, presents EVERY BRILLIANT THING, the groundbreaking one-performer play written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahue.…

Friday, May 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
1332 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60613
1332 W Irving Park Rd
ComedySportz Chicago
May23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, May 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
May23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, May 23rd
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Olde School Shakespeare Collective Presents Julius Caesar
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Olde School Shakespeare Collective Presents Julius Caesar

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar explores the nature of power, loyalty, and betrayal, focusing on a conspiracy that leads to the assassination of a powerful leader. In…

Friday, May 23rd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
My Buddy’s
4416 North Clark Street
War of the Worlds
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

War of the Worlds

Breaking news: the Martians have landed…in Chicago! Our world is being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than ours, yet just as mortal. They…

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.
Lifeline Theater, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago, IL 60626
6912 N. Glenwood Ave.
Grossman Ensemble – World Premieres III
May23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Grossman Ensemble – World Premieres III

Esteemed conductor Tim Weiss returns to lead the Grossman Ensemble for an eagerly anticipated third collaboration. Composers Christopher Stark, whose music The New York Times has called, “fetching…

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Hall
915 E. 60th St.
Titanique
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Titanique

Broadway In Chicago presents the Porchlight Music Theatre production of TITANIQUE All aboard NYC’s must-sea musical comedy! When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian…

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:10 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents ‘ART’

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for ‘Art,’ the final production in its 2024 – 2025 season,…

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Drink the Past Dry
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Drink the Past Dry

The nondescript neighborhood bar in the middle of Chicago looks like every other bar in every other neighborhood in the city. A few regulars sit…

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
The Antiquities
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Antiquities

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.…

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting, the recently extended through April 6, Titus Andronicus, one of the top rated plays in Chicago, according to TheaterInChicago.com, presents …

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)

In 1920, Karel Čapek’s early science fiction classic R.U.R. coined the term “robot” and looked ahead to the wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence decades…

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Left Unheard
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Left Unheard

Jude has a secret, Ruth has a disability, and Alodia has both. When three siblings reunite, they confront old resentments and new conflicts. What do…

Friday, May 23rd
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
The Lincoln Lodge
May23
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 23rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Evanston Salt Costs Climbing
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Evanston Salt Costs Climbing

Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL, where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes…

Friday, May 23rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Galileo
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Galileo

Galileo is a humanizing and compelling portrait of the great scientist, torn between his scientific principles and his desire for the comfortable life that compliance with…

Friday, May 23rd
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
Chicago Cop Macbeth
May23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Cop Macbeth

The Conspirators present Chicago Cop Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted and directed by Wm. Bullion, at the Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., May 16…

Friday, May 23rd
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
Trapped in a Musical – an improvised musical
May23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Trapped in a Musical – an improvised musical

Trapped in a Musical is a completely improvised Broadway-style show created before your very eyes. It’s the opening and closing night of a brand new…

Friday, May 23rd
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
ComedySportz Chicago
929 W. Belmont Ave.
Comedy Dance Chicago presents: 8-BITS
May23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Dance Chicago presents: 8-BITS

We’re back with all new bits! This joyful mixture of sketch comedy and dance is filled with a variety of characters that are sure to…

Friday, May 23rd
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
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