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The Book of Will
Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have literary masterpieces like ROMEO AND JULIET. But without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of…
Thursday, October 2nd
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
Idle Muse Theatre Company’s World Premiere, “The Blood Countess,” at The Edge Off Broadway
Idle Muse Theatre Company is proud to announce the launch of its 2025 – 2026 season, the world premiere of The Blood Countess, September 11…
Thursday, October 2nd
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.Music & Comedy
Chicago Comedy Hour
The Chicago Comedy hour is a comedy variety show featuring sketch, improv and stand up from some of the best up and coming comedians in…
Thursday, October 2nd
8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Donny’s Skybox
230 W North AveMusic & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Comedy Hour
The Chicago Comedy hour is a comedy variety show featuring sketch, improv and stand up from some of the best up and coming comedians in…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sketch Playlist
Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show on Thursdays at 9:30pm at iO Theater (1501 N Kingsbury Street, Chicago 60642) that will feature brand-new material…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lion King
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from…
Friday, October 3rdCadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & 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, October 3rd
12:00 a.m. – Saturday, October 4th
1:00 a.m.Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Piccolo Play & Adagio for Strings
Overview Pergolesi’s sacred masterpiece, the Stabat Mater, is filled with gorgeous, spine-tingling music that explores the nature of grief, hope and healing. These emotions also course…
Friday, October 3rd
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan AveMusic & 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, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
The Witch Project
Green skin. A flaming broom. Ruby slippers that won’t stay put. Click your heels and step into THE WITCH PROJECT–a spellbinding theatrical ritual tracing one…
Friday, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee AvenueTheatre & Performing Arts
The Witch Project
Green skin. A flaming broom. Ruby slippers that won’t stay put. Click your heels and step into THE WITCH PROJECT–a spellbinding theatrical ritual tracing one…
Friday, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee AvenueMusic & 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, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.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, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury StMusic & Comedy
Ahamed Weinberg at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest Valid ID Required for Entry First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Ahamed Weinberg is a Los Angeles-based…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive
Abby Paj Tries to Stay Alive is a solo show written and performed by Neo-Futurist Ensemble Member, Abby Pajakowksi. THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK TICKS 89 SECONDS…
Friday, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.Theatre & Performing Arts
Tellin’ It Like It Is
Tellin’ Tales Theatre Ensemble brings together artists with and without disabilities to build community and foster understanding through original theatre and personal storytelling. In this…
Friday, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln AvenueMusic & 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, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. RandolphMusic & Comedy
SPKRBX presents Xavier Wulf
10/3/25 Ramova Theatre Chicago, IL Tickets available at SPKRBX.com
Friday, October 3rd
7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.Ramova Theatre
3520 S. Halsted St.Theatre & Performing Arts
Ashland Avenue
“You gotta start living your life right now. Because someday you’ll wake up and it’s over.” Pete’s TV and Video has served Chicagoland for 40+…
Friday, October 3rd
7:30 p.m.Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601Theatre & Performing Arts
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Improvised Shakespeare
Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare
Theatre & Performing Arts
Gangsta Baby
The hit production from the London Pub Theatre scene – first production in the US Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from…
Friday, October 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640Theatre & Performing Arts
Things With Friends
World premiere by Kristoffer Diaz (Tony Award nominee, Pulitzer Prize finalist) Manhattan. Burt and Adele are hosting a dinner party. Steak is on the stove.…
Friday, October 3rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln BlvdTheatre & Performing Arts
Ugly Lies The Bone
Jonathan Berry is BACK and he’s directing Shattered Globe’s powerful season opener UGLY LIES THE BONE. After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to…

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