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The Infinite Wrench
Nov21
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, November 21st
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Nov21
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, November 21st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Nov21
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, November 21st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
Marc-Anthony Sinagoga at The Comedy Bar
Nov21
Music & Comedy

Marc-Anthony Sinagoga at The Comedy Bar

2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Marc-Anthony Sinagoga is known for telling…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Nov21
Music & Comedy

Chicago’s Best Stand Up

Welcome to Chicago’s Best Stand Up at The Laugh Factory – Chicago! Join us on November 21, 2025, at 7:00 PM for a night of…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Laugh Factory
175 N Broadway
The House That Will Not Stand
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The House That Will Not Stand

In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Much Ado About Nothing
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Much Ado About Nothing

Just in time for the holiday season, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com is “as merry as the day is long!” Beatrice is living it up as a…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday
Nov21
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday

Zhou B Art Center opens exhibitions every 3rd Friday of the month with an evening reception from 7pm-10pm hosted by resident artists and galleries. This…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 West 35th Street
Teatro Zinzanni
Nov21
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, November 21st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
The Conspirators’ “Duck Soup”
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Conspirators’ “Duck Soup”

The Conspirators present Duck Soup by Harry Ruby and Burt Kalmar, adapted from the Marx Brothers’ movie for the stage by Sid Feldman and directed…

Friday, November 21st
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Stars and Garters Club
3914 N Clark St
Revolution(s)
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Revolution(s)

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Amadeus
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Amadeus

Vienna: a cacophony of music and intrigue. The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the flamboyant entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: prodigy and wild…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Nov21
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, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Rapornzel
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rapornzel

An adult pantomime by Tom Whalley, author of last season’s THROBBIN WOOD. Many years ago, the King and Queen of a far off kingdom were…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 North Halsted Street
Strange Fruit
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Strange Fruit

Originally written and performed in 1999 by Northwestern University School of Communication Dean E. Patrick Johnson, this autobiographical play unfolds in eight movements, tracing Johnson’s…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
710 N. Lake Shore Drive
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!

George Bailey – the Everyman from small town Bedford Falls whose dreams of escape and adventure were stopped by family obligation and civic duty –…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Season 48 Fall Series
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Season 48 Fall Series

Returning to the Steppenwolf Theatre stage after taking it by storm last year with a sold-out 2-week run, Season 48’s Fall Series showcases the full…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Honeck Conducts Mozart Requiem
Nov21
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Honeck Conducts Mozart Requiem

Overview Mozart’s Requiem was his great send-off to the world — a work of plaintive, yet darkly radiant beauty, left unfinished on his deathbed in…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
The Taming of the Shrew
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Taming of the Shrew

Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed? The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he refuses to marry…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Superior Donuts
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Superior Donuts

Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Angry F*gs
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angry F*gs

An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who has aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lifeline Theater
6912 N. Glenwood Ave
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter

Based on Chapter Seven of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, this gothic horror high seas adventure tells the shocking events aboard the cargo ship transporting Count Dracula’s belongings from…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get Away From
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get Away From

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents a world premiere production, Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker
Nov21
Theatre & Performing Arts

Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker

November 7 – December 7 | The Den Theatre written by Stephanie Alison Walker directed by Nathan Dale Short assistant direction by Emma Leeper You…

Friday, November 21st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
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