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Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Aug25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Monday, August 25th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
MJ
Aug25
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…

Monday, August 25th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Aug25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Monday, August 25th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train
Aug25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train

A cage-rattling prison drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis (BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY) that boldly examines faith, dignity, and our system of justice.…

Monday, August 25th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
A New Brain
Aug25
Theatre & Performing Arts

A New Brain

Gordon Schwinn is a talented yet frustrated composer who is working on a children’s TV show and is having a hard time composing a song…

Monday, August 25th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 North Halsted Street
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Tuesday, August 26th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
MJ
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…

Tuesday, August 26th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Alice in Wonderland
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Tuesday, August 26th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Aug26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Tuesday, August 26th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Comic Court: The Best Comedy Show in the World
Aug26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Comic Court: The Best Comedy Show in the World

Would you rather be able to fly or be able to turn invisible? Who are we more tired of: Ryan Reynolds or Dwayne Johnson? Would…

Tuesday, August 26th
9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge
2040 North Milwaukee Avenue
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Aug27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Wednesday, August 27th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
MJ
Aug27
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…

Wednesday, August 27th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Alice in Wonderland
Aug27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Wednesday, August 27th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Zachary Brandon, Violin and Sung Hoon Mo, Piano
Aug27
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts | Zachary Brandon, Violin and Sung Hoon Mo, Piano

DAME MYRA HESS MEMORIAL CONCERTS | ZACHARY BRANDON, VIOLIN SUNG HOON MO, PIANO   Program Claude Debussy – Violin Sonata in G minor Gabriel Fauré…

Wednesday, August 27th
12:15 p.m.1:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago
55 E. Wacker Drive
The Annoyance Sketch Show: Late Stage Everything
Aug27
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Annoyance Sketch Show: Late Stage Everything

The trains are late, the apps are broken, the bees are dying, and the algorithm knows your deepest fears. So what do we do? We…

Wednesday, August 27th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Aug27
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hooch & Holler Comedy Show

Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…

Wednesday, August 27th
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Aug28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern

Direct from New York City, the tavern returns to Chicago with an all new production! The global phenomenon that is DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is now…

Thursday, August 28th
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
MJ
Aug28
Theatre & Performing Arts

MJ

Back by overwhelming demand, the multiple Tony Award®-winning musical MJ is making a victorious return to Chicago. Created by Tony Award-winning Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and…

Thursday, August 28th
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Alice in Wonderland
Aug28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Thursday, August 28th
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

Teatro Zinzanni
Aug28
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…

Thursday, August 28th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches
Aug28
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

Part One of Tony Kushner’s two-part, Pulitzer Prize-winning expansive, poetic, and politically charged look at the ‘80s in America. In the midst of the AIDS…

Thursday, August 28th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Heya Toots! Wingding: 2Ding2Furious
Aug28
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Heya Toots! Wingding: 2Ding2Furious

Corn Productions Presents Heya, Toots! Wingding: 2Ding2Furious ​Improv giant Heya, Toots! takes over the stage this summer every Thursday for a comedy variety show. From…

Thursday, August 28th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago Comedy Club at The House of Blues!
Aug28
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions

Chicago Comedy Club at The House of Blues!

Chicago’s greatest stand-up show! Join an incredible night of comedy every Thursday at the House of Blues!

Thursday, August 28th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
House of Blues | Chicago
329 N Dearborn St
BULL
Aug28
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

BULL

This original comedic play follows unproven jokesters Scott and Bryce, who find themselves at the pinnacle of the basketball world — the 1996 Chicago Bulls.…

Thursday, August 28th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
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