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The Kitty & Kellie Show
Get your gals pals, your pal gals, and your gals ready as Kellie and Kitty take the stage for this Galentines-themed event. This goes beyond…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Lincoln Lodge
The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…
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…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
The Cosmic Underground Show
The Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show. Cosmic founders Harrison Lampert (a quirky sleight-of-hand expert) and Kayla…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Factory Theater Presents “Kubrickian”
The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., is proud to present Kubrickian, February 20 – March 15, written by Zack Peercy and directed by AJ…
Music & Comedy
Calvin Evans at The Comedy Bar
2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Chicago native Calvin Evans’ comedy career…
Music & Comedy
Secret Sketch Show
Shhhhh! It’s a secret! Don’t tell anyone but your favorite iO performers are hosting a wild night of variety and sketch. Secret sketch show is…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Best Of Annoyance Sketch
Enjoy the best sketch comedy Chicago has to offer! The Annoyance Theatre has been at the crux of the comedy scene in Chicago for over…
Music & Comedy
Cupid’s Revenge: A Corny Love Story
Come lovers, come haters, come lonely masturbators, to an evening of Love, Laughter, and Debauchery. Sure, Cupid’s job is to shuck our hearts, butter our…
Music & Comedy
Burlesque For Lovers – Valentines Day Show
Starlets presents Burlesque for Lovers – a Valentine’s Day show celebrating love, lust, and self-love! Enjoy an unforgettable night of dazzling performances featuring Ronnie Rouge,…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Outsiders
The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS. Adapted from S.E. HINTON’s seminal novel and FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’s iconic film, this thrilling new…
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1st Annual Bud Billiken® All Star PAL Showcase
Chicago Defender Charities presents the first-ever Bud Billiken® All Star PAL showcase, a showcase of rhythm, creativity, and community pride. This exciting new event brings…
Theatre & Performing Arts
The 8th Dwarf
Binkley, an outsider dwarf from the Kingdom of Magical Land, is quiet, timid and scared of the dark — not exactly the best characteristics for…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
“Clue” presented by The Beverly Theatre Guild
Chicago, IL: The Beverly Theatre Guild (BTG) is thrilled to present the iconic comedy Clue on February 13-15, 2026. In this fun murder-mystery, based on…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
Gangsters!
As the local vegetable market crashes, the Grocers’ Trust hatches a plan to cut a shady deal with the opportunistic state senator Didi. But lurking…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A wedding weekend, full of the usual complications: mismatched lovers, mischievous fairies, and a talking donkey and a band of amateur actors? William Shakespeare’s beloved…
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…
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…
Music & Comedy
Lynne Davis, concert organist
Lynne Davis brings the grandeur of French organ music to life with a mastery honed over decades of study, performance, and teaching. Launched into international…
Theatre & Performing Arts
My Life as a Cowboy
Seventeen-year-old Conor feels stuck in the London suburb of Croydon and dreams of doing something unexpected—entering a country-and-western dance competition. He’s joined by Michael, a fellow lifeguard at…
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,…
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