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Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”
Sep20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre’s “How To Transcend a Happy Marriage”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre launches its 21st season, “Defiant Femmes,” with  How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Elizabeth Swanson and movement…

Saturday, September 20th
5:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Escape the Museum at Griffin MSI
Sep20
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Escape the Museum at Griffin MSI

Escape the Museum is back and better than ever. After a sold-out weekend in 2024, Griffin MSI is hosting 12 nights of “The Wandering Alchemist.”…

Saturday, September 20th
5:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S DuSable Lake Shore Drive
ComedySportz Chicago
Sep20
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…

Saturday, September 20th
6:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Sep20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show

The Dinner Detective is an interactive true crime mystery show set in the present day and based on real cold cases. Feast on a fantastic…

Saturday, September 20th
6:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Downtown
165 E. Ontario St
Teatro Zinzanni
Sep20
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…

Saturday, September 20th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego Padres
Sep20
Saturday, September 20th
6:10 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Guaranteed Rate Field
333 W 35th St
Symphony Ball: Joyce DiDonato & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sep20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Symphony Ball: Joyce DiDonato & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Overview Kick off the new season in style! Superstar mezzo-soprano and 2025/26 CSO Artist-in-Residence Joyce DiDonato joins Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and the CSO for a celebratory…

Saturday, September 20th
6:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
The Infinite Wrench
Sep20
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…

Saturday, September 20th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Ethel Cain- The Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour
Sep20
Music & Comedy

Ethel Cain- The Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour

Florida-born singer, songwriter, producer, and model Ethel Cain will perform live at The Salt Shed Outdoors on Sep. 20, 2025.

Saturday, September 20th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Salt Shed
1357 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Atif Aslam – Borderless Tour
Sep20
Music & Comedy

Atif Aslam – Borderless Tour

Get ready for an unforgettable musical journey as the sensational Atif Aslam embarks on his highly anticipated North America Tour this September to October 2025!…

Saturday, September 20th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Arie Crown Theater
2301 S. Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, S Lake Shore Dr
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
Sep20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical

“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Clued In
Sep20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
Tom & Eliza
Sep20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tom & Eliza

Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don’t) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future. Performed…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.8:40 p.m.
TUTA Theatre
4670 N. Manor Avenue
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Sep20
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…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Improvised Shakespeare
Sep20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Shakespeare

Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Gangsta Baby
Sep20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Gangsta Baby

The hit production from the London Pub Theatre scene – first production in the US Junior is a queer sex worker in Hastings suffering from…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Hot People Island
Sep20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hot People Island

Hot People Island is a world premiere original comedy by Deana Velandra. In this play, a popular television network will take eight lucky certified Hot…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Sep20
Tours & Attractions

Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour

Big Bus Tours, the global leader in open-top bus sightseeing, invites visitors to experience the enhanced Sunset Live Tour in Chicago. Available May 8 through…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.9:15 p.m.
618 N Clark St.
618 N. Clark St
Mr. Wolf
Sep20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mr. Wolf

14 years ago, the infant Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now, the precocious 15-year-old has been rescued, and quickly returned to a family that…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”
Sep20
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company Present “Muffed”

The Factory Theater and Unheard of Company are proud to announce, The Meaningful Action Theatre Company Presents A Workshop Reading of “Muffed: A Recounting of…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Factory Theater
1623 W. Howard St. , Chicago, IL, 60626
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”
Sep20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Theatre Company Presents “Dream Hou$e”

Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company presents Dream Hou$e, written by Eliana Pipes and directed by Laura Alcalá Baker, September 12 – October 18, at the Den…

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Wardruna: World Tour 2025 – Part ll
Sep20
Music & Comedy

Wardruna: World Tour 2025 – Part ll

Norwegian music collective Wardruna will perform live at Auditorium Theatre on Sep. 20, 2025 /w special guest Chelsea Wolfe.

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Goose: 2025 Fall Tour
Sep20
Music & Comedy

Goose: 2025 Fall Tour

Goose will perform live at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Sep. 20, 2025.

Saturday, September 20th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Ghost Fetus
Sep20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ghost Fetus

Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series Presents Ghost Fetus Written by Suz Evans Directed by Anna Klos Running September 11th-27th, 2025 A ghost seeking revenge.…

Saturday, September 20th
8:00 p.m.9:20 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
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