Hamnet
Mar5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hamnet

“Elegant and beguiling” – Evening Standard (UK) Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but…

Thursday, March 5th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare
800 East Grand Avenue
Elevation Worship & Steven Furtick – Elevation Nights Tour
Mar5
Music & Comedy

Elevation Worship & Steven Furtick – Elevation Nights Tour

Elevation Worship, together with Pastor Steven Furtick, are returning to the stage in 2026 with “Elevation Nights,” an evening of worship music and powerful spoken message that has…

Thursday, March 5th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Allstate Arena
6920 Mannheim Road
Come Back, Little Sheba
Mar5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Come Back, Little Sheba

Midwest town. Forced into marriage due to an unexpected pregnancy, former beauty queen Lola and recovering alcoholic Doc live a quiet life of heartbreak and…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Morning, Noon, and Night
Mar5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Morning, Noon, and Night

Shattered Globe’s 35th season continues with the Midwest Premiere of Morning, Noon, and Night, a mind-bending exploration of teens, family, surveillance, and connection in a…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Miss Julie
Mar5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Miss Julie

August Strindberg’s Miss Julie is a confrontation of class, gender, and desire at the turn of the twentieth century that’s as relevant today as when…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
The Servant of Two Master Chefs
Mar5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Servant of Two Master Chefs

On the eve of a wedding meant to unite two rival Chicago pizza dynasties, a celebrity chef’s unexpected return from the dead throws everything into…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
The Dance of Death
Mar5
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, March 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre Presents “Confederates”
Mar5
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…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Red Light Winter
Mar5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Red Light Winter

This darkly funny Pulitzer Prize Finalist presents a complicated love triangle that explores desire, obsession, and the emptiness behind its character’s lives. In a grimy…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Porchlight Music Theatre Presents “The Irish… and How They Got That Way”
Mar5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight Music Theatre Presents “The Irish… and How They Got That Way”

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to present The Irish … and How They Got That Way, by Frank McCourt, original musical arrangements by Rusty…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 North Dearborn Street
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Hedda Gabler”
Mar5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Hedda Gabler”

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s 30th anniversary season continues with Hedda Gabler, adapted by Christopher Shinn, based on the literal translation by Anne-Charlotte Hanes Harvey and…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Our Lady Peace
Mar5
Music & Comedy

Our Lady Peace

Canadian alternative rock band Our Lady Peace /w special guests The Verve Pipe is scheduled to perform in Chicago, IL, on Thursday, March 5, 2026,…

Thursday, March 5th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Vic Theatre
3145 N. Sheffield
Improvsed DCOM
Mar5
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, March 5th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Amerie – United Center
Mar5
Music & Comedy

Amerie – United Center

Welcome to the Amerie live performance at the iconic United Center in Chicago, Illinois! Get ready to be mesmerized by the soulful tunes and electrifying…

Thursday, March 5th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St,
B2K Live In Chicago – Bros 4 Life 2026 Tour
Mar5
Music & Comedy

B2K Live In Chicago – Bros 4 Life 2026 Tour

The R&B group B2K is bringing their 2026 “Boys 4 Life Tour,” co-headlined with Bow Wow, to Chicago’s United Center on March 5, 2026. The…

Thursday, March 5th
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St,
Reik Live In Concert
Mar5
Music & Comedy

Reik Live In Concert

Acclaimed latin pop band Reik will perform in Rosemont, Illinois, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Rosemont Theatre, which is part of their “2026…

Thursday, March 5th
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Rosemont Theatre
Sketch Playlist
Mar5
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Sketch Playlist

Sketch Playlist is a weekly sketch show that will feature all-new sketches every single week… the ultimate sketch playlist. Come see these writers and performers…

Thursday, March 5th
9:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Hamilton
Mar6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hamilton

A revolutionary story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation. HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father…

Friday, March 6th
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Mar6
Mar7
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, March 6th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, March 7th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
The Three Little Pigs at Beverly Arts Center
Mar6
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, March 6th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago
2407 W. 111th St. , Chicago, IL, 60655
Musical will have U.S. premiere at The Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
Mar6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Musical will have U.S. premiere at The Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture

After a highly successful run in Europe, the U.S. anticipated premiere of Bernadette, The Musical has been set!The inspiring musical about the courageous story of…

Friday, March 6th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Anthenaeum Theater
2936 N. Southport, Avenue
Frankie Quiñones
Mar6
Music & Comedy

Frankie Quiñones

Frankie Quiñones is a stand-up comedian and actor from Los Angeles, California. He is best known for his role as ‘Creeper’ in the CholoFit sketch…

Friday, March 6th
6:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Park West Chicago
322 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
The Infinite Wrench
Mar6
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, March 6th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Mar6
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, March 6th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.