Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical

The Enormous Crocodile musical brings Roald Dahl’s story to life with puppets, music, and laughs — a fun family show at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater. “For…

Friday, January 30th
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Jan30
Jan31
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, January 30th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, January 31st
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company

Follow Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to Neverland! The adventures are endless in a world of pirates and mayhem. Let your imagination fly to a place…

Friday, January 30th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center

Meet Roxanne, Petunia, and Babe…three Sister Piggies who set out to build their own houses.  Roxanne (the Rock’n Roll Pig) builds hers out of Sticks,…

Friday, January 30th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago
2407 W. 111th St. , Chicago, IL, 60655
The Infinite Wrench
Jan30
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, January 30th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Jan30
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, January 30th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Jan30
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, January 30th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Unknown Variable by Nahal Navidar
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Unknown Variable by Nahal Navidar

Momentary Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of The Unknown Variable, written by Nahal Navidar, and directed by Jacob C. Shuler. The production…

Friday, January 30th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Teatro Zinzanni
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/tickets/ “Best Night Out” – CS Magazine | “You must see to believe!” – Forbes Teatro ZinZanni, Chicago’s most…

Friday, January 30th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni – Cambria Hotel
32 W Randolph St
Before and After, an instant drama
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Before and After, an instant drama

Life is defined in moments. Before and After explores the story leading to a life-changing event and the impact of that instant on all that…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Studio Momentum
1541 W Belmont Ave
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Jan30
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 its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
My Life as a Cowboy
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

My Life as a Cowboy

Seventeen-year-old Conor feels stuck in the London suburb of Croydon and dreams of doing something unexpected—entering a country-and-western dance competition. He’s joined by Michael, a fellow lifeguard at…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Northwestern University’s 83rd Annual Dolphin Show Presents “Footloose”
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Northwestern University’s 83rd Annual Dolphin Show Presents “Footloose”

America’s largest student-produced musical returns for its 83rd annual production with Footloose! Produced by Aiden Kaliner, Ryan Lien, and JingXi Yap and directed by Katherine…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Cahn Auditorium
600 Emerson St
The Dance of Death
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Dance of Death

In the high stone tower of an isolated naval fortress, Alice and Edgar are about to celebrate 25 years of wedded bliss—if decades of resentment,…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Confederates”
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “Confederates”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents Confederates, January 29 – March 8, by Dominique Morisseau and directed by Aaron Reese Boseman, at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oil Lamp Theater’s “The Outsider”
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Oil Lamp Theater’s “The Outsider”

Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present the first production of its 2026 season, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith and directed by Scott…

Friday, January 30th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Missed Call Sketch Comedy Show

Missed Call is a premier Chicago comedy group that writes and performs an entirely new sketch show every Friday — inspired by the audience’s suggestion!

Friday, January 30th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
3 Stages of Love
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

3 Stages of Love

Ghostlight begins its 9th Season with the first installment of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love. The…

Friday, January 30th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N Lincoln Ave
The Lincoln Lodge
Jan30
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, January 30th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Green Corridors
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Green Corridors

Green Corridors Written by Natalka Vorozhbyt Translated by John Freedman with Natalia Bratus Directed by Kay Martinovich Using elements of absurdity and dark humor, Green Corridors is a…

Friday, January 30th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
The Cosmic Underground Show
Jan30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Cosmic Underground Show

The Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show. Cosmic founders Harrison Lampert (a quirky sleight-of-hand expert) and Kayla…

Friday, January 30th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
cosmic underground theater
3433 W Fullerton Ave
Trapped in a Musical – an improvised musical
Jan30
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, January 30th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Comedy Hour
Jan30
Music & 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…

Friday, January 30th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The De Matt Theater at The Second City
230 W North Ave
Stand-Up Showcase Showdown
Jan30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Stand-Up Showcase Showdown

YOU MADE IT THROUGH JANUARY, NOW IT’S TIME TO REWARD YOURSELF WITH LAUGHS! The Stand-Up Showcase Showdown features some of Chicago’s best up-and-coming stand-up comedians…

Friday, January 30th
9:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.