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Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Judgment Day
Apr25
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…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
800 E Grand Ave
CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Apr25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

CSO x Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Two mighty orchestras present a rousing, jazz-meets-classical event. Discover selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, alternating between the original orchestral version performed by the Chicago…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Fairview
Apr25
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…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Apr25
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…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
Joffrey Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Joffrey Ballet: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Far from a Shakespearean tale, Ekman’s ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a mind-bending trip to a surreal realm of unearthly delights. Set during the traditional Scandinavian…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
The Joffrey Ballet presents Midsummer Night’s Dream
Apr25
May5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Joffrey Ballet presents Midsummer Night’s Dream

The Joffrey Ballet boldly closes its 2023-24 season with the return of Midsummer Night’s Dream by internationally renowned Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman. Premiered by The Joffrey Ballet to North American…

Thursday, April 25th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, May 5th
2:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
In The Back/On The Floor
Apr25
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…

Thursday, April 25th
8:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Nana
Apr25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Nana

Trap Door Theatre’s 30th Anniversary Season closes with Olwen Wymark’s splendid dramatization of Zola’s Nana: a story of sexual and financial greed in nineteenth-century Parisian…

Thursday, April 25th
8:00 p.m.9:45 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland, Chicago, IL, 60622
Zaid Fouzi and Friends
Apr25
Music & Comedy

Zaid Fouzi and Friends

Join us for some laughs off the Magnificent Mile featuring Zaid Fouzi!

Thursday, April 25th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 World Tour
Apr25
Music & Comedy

Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 World Tour

The one and only Queen of Hip-Hop Nicki Minaj is bringing her Pink Friday 2 World Tour to Chicago at the United Center, for two…

Thursday, April 25th
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
Payton Smith “Up From Here” Tour
Apr25
Music & Comedy

Payton Smith “Up From Here” Tour

Payton Smith, is coming through Chicago on April 25th  for a show at Carol’s Pub. featuring special guests Dipper. At just 24 years old, Louisiana native singer-songwriter and…

Thursday, April 25th
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Carol’s Pub
4659 North Clark Street
Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox
Apr26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s The S Paradox

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) 2024 season opens with The S Paradox, written by Joining Sword & Pen International Playwright Competition and…

Friday, April 26th
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Apr26
Apr27
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, April 26th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, April 27th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of “Meditations On Being”
Apr26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble presents the world premiere of “Meditations On Being”

CHICAGO – Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) begins its 22nd season with “Meditations On Being,” March 1 – 9 in the Auditorium at Ebenezer Lutheran Church,…

Friday, April 26th
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
1650 W Foster Ave, Chicago, IL 60640
1650 W Foster Ave
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Apr26
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…

Friday, April 26th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
Chicago
Working – A Musical
Apr26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Working – A Musical

Based on Studs Terkel’s best-selling book of interviews with American workers, Working paints a vivid portrait of the workers that the world so often takes…

Friday, April 26th
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
Swiftie Dance Party
Apr26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Swiftie Dance Party

Live Bash + Pie are coming together to celebrate Taylor Swift’s newest era with the release of her eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”…

Friday, April 26th
4:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Live Bash
1801 West Berteau Avenue, #Suite 1
Teatro Zinzanni
Apr26
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, April 26th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Infinite Wrench
Apr26
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, April 26th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Spring Chamber Ensemble Recital
Apr26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Spring Chamber Ensemble Recital

The Chamber Ensemble Recital features a variety of small ensembles performing instrumental chamber works.

Friday, April 26th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Mundelein Center For The Fine & Performing Arts
1020 W Sheridan Rd
Mike Birbiglia – Please Stop the Ride Tour
Apr26
Music & Comedy

Mike Birbiglia – Please Stop the Ride Tour

Comedian Mike Birbiglia will perform live at The Chicago Theatre on Apr. 26-27, 2024.

Friday, April 26th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic
Apr26
Theatre & Performing Arts

PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic

Otherworld Theatre Company, the premier sci-fi and fantasy theatre company in North America, stages Matt Cox’s PUFFS, or, Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain…

Friday, April 26th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Otherworld Theatre
3914 N. Clark St.
The Murder Mystery Company Presents: “Best Laid Plans”
Apr26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Murder Mystery Company Presents: “Best Laid Plans”

Prepare to unravel the secrets of a thrilling murder mystery, where every twist and turn leads you closer to uncovering the truth. Put your sleuthing…

Friday, April 26th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Jenny’s Steak and Banquets
11041 Menard Avenue
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Apr26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Friday, April 26th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
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