Stereophonic
Jan29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Stereophonic

The most Tony Award-winning Show of 2024. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording…

Thursday January 29, 2026
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Roald Dahl’s The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical
Jan29
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…

Thursday January 29, 2026
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
Peter Pan at Chicago Kids Company
Jan29
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…

Thursday January 29, 2026
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Jan29
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,…

Thursday January 29, 2026
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago
2407 W. 111th St. , Chicago, IL, 60655
Salome
Jan29
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Salome

Based on Oscar Wilde’s one-act play, Salome has been thrilling and fascinating audiences for more than a century. Lyric Opera of Chicago brings Sir David McVicar’s decadent…

Thursday January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
The Unknown Variable by Nahal Navidar
Jan29
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…

Thursday January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Stars & Garters Presents “Stars & Garters After Dark”
Jan29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Stars & Garters Presents “Stars & Garters After Dark”

Chicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, presents Stars & Garters After Dark, every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Rouge Room.…

Thursday January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Stars and Garters Club
3914 N Clark St
Teatro Zinzanni
Jan29
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…

Thursday January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni – Cambria Hotel
32 W Randolph St
The Dance of Death
Jan29
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,…

Thursday January 29, 2026
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater’s “The Outsider”
Jan29
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…

Thursday January 29, 2026
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Improvsed DCOM
Jan29
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvsed DCOM

Dive into the nostalgia of Disney Channel Original Movies with the cast of Improvised DCOM! This All Star cast is bringing screen to stage every…

Thursday January 29, 2026
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Green Corridors
Jan29
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…

Thursday January 29, 2026
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
The Phantom of the Opera
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Phantom of the Opera

THE BRILLIANT ORIGINAL RETURNS “MORE SPECTACULAR THAN EVER” – Sunday Express The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again! Cameron Mackintosh presents a revitalized…

Friday January 30, 2026
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Eureka Day
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Eureka Day

Chicago’s acclaimed TimeLine Theatre Company returns to the Broadway Playhouse (following previous hit productions OSLO and THE LEHMAN TRILOGY)! At Berkeley, California’s ultra-progressive Eureka Day…

Friday January 30, 2026
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Stereophonic
Jan30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Stereophonic

The most Tony Award-winning Show of 2024. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976. Here, an up-and-coming rock band recording…

Friday January 30, 2026
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
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 30, 2026
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 30, 2026
12:00 a.m.Saturday January 31, 2026
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 30, 2026
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 30, 2026
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 30, 2026
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 30, 2026
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 30, 2026
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 30, 2026
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 30, 2026
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni – Cambria Hotel
32 W Randolph St