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Blue Man Group

Date: Sun., May. 19, 1 p.m.

Schedule note: Shows generally take place Thursdays through Sundays. There are occasional Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday performances as well. ("See more dates a... READ MORE

Speakeasy

Date: Sun., May. 19, 7 p.m.

Everleigh Social Club

Theater

Dance to 1920s-style live jazz by Ben Tatar and L'amourchestra. In between sets, The Chicago Starlets perform striptease routines. BYOB. Check the website for a... READ MORE

The Book of Mormon

Date: Sun., May. 19, 2 p.m.

Bank of America Theatre

Theater

This Tony Award-winning musical satire by Trey Parker and Matt Stone ("South Park") and Robert Lopez ("Avenue Q") follows the misadventures of two missionaries ... READ MORE

The Cat in the Hat

Date: Sun., May. 19, 1 p.m.

Apollo Theater

This Dr. Seuss adaptation follows two children stuck indoors during a rainy afternoon as they are introduced to the mysterious Cat in the Hat. He brings trouble... READ MORE

Pal Joey

Date: Sun., May. 19, 2 p.m.

Stage 773

Theater

Based on John O'Hara's book, the classic musical tells the story of a man working in a south side night club who falls for both a young shop girl and a high soc... READ MORE

Tea with Edie and Fitz

Date: Thu., May. 23, 7:30 p.m.

The Greenhouse Theater Center

Theater

This play, written and directed by Adam Pasen and produced by the Dead Writers Theatre Collective, chronicles the exchanges between literary icons Edith Wharton... READ MORE

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

Date: Sun., May. 19, 2 p.m.

Royal George Theatre Center

Originally known as "Baby That's Rock n Roll," the production features nearly 40 hits created by the pioneers of rock and roll. READ MORE

Lascivious Something

Date: Sun., May. 19, 3 p.m.

Signal Ensemble Theatre

Theater

This performance is produced by Signal Ensemble, directed by Ronan Marra. READ MORE

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

Date: Sun., May. 19, 7 p.m.

The Neo-Futurarium

Theater

The longest-running show in Chicago, it's a one-hour blitz of 30 extremely brief plays. READ MORE

Comedy Accident

Date: Sun., May. 19, 7 p.m.

Hi-Tops

Theater

Local improv troupe Comedy Accident interviews local celebrities and people-about-town for a live podcast show. Specials include 25-cent wings. READ MORE

The Nerdologues: Your Stories

Date: Sun., May. 19, 7 p.m.

Fizz Bar & Grill

Local comic actors perform geek-themed monologues, scenes and sketches at this monthly show and podcast. Listen to past sessions here. BYOB. READ MORE

Tommy Gun's Garage

Date: Sun., May. 19, 6:45 p.m.

Tommy Gun's Garage

Known as the longest running interactive dinner show, Tommy Gun's Garage features gangsters and flappers performing a musical comedy revue set in a 1929 Chicago... READ MORE

Middle Age Comeback and 3033

Date: Sun., May. 19, 10:30 p.m.

iO

Theater

This double bill of longform improv is performed by Jimmy Carlson and Craig Uhlir, both of the iO and The Second City. READ MORE

Extended Play

Date: Sun., May. 19, 9:30 p.m.

The Playground Theater

Theater

Three local teams selected from a rotating roster perform 30-minute improv sets each. BYOB. READ MORE

Million Dollar Quartet

Date: Sun., May. 19, 3:30 p.m.

Apollo Theater

Theater

A musical recreation of the legendary, impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session that featured Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. ... READ MORE

The Dead

Date: Thu., Nov. 8, 8 p.m.

Court Theatre

Theater

In this adaptation of James Joyce's short story of the same title, an Irish family gathers in Dublin to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. READ MORE

Back to Back Theatre: Ganesh Versus the Third Reich

Date: Sun., May. 19, 7:30 p.m.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Theater

The Australian ensemble--composed of performers with disabilities--explores the story of a young man who creates a play about Ganesh--the Hindu god of overcomin... READ MORE

In the Company of Men

Date: Sun., May. 19, 7 p.m.

Profiles Theatre at The Main Stage

Theater

See the world premiere of the revised version of Neil LaBute's drama--also a 1997 film--about two frustrated executives whose scheme to woo and then dump a vuln... READ MORE

Head of Passes

Date: Sun., May. 19, 7:30 p.m.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Theater

Set at the mouth of the Mississippi River, the production tells the story of a family planning a surprise birthday party that gets interrupted by a dark and sho... READ MORE

Gay Play Weekend: Forbidden Glass

Date: Sun., May. 19, 1 p.m.

Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Center on Halsted

Theater

When a gay Iranian sweet talks an American reporter into helping him get an interview for his sanctuary in Turkey, a world of forbidden desires and danger expos... READ MORE

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Blue Man Group

Speakeasy

The Book of Mormon

The Cat in the Hat

Pal Joey

Tea with Edie and Fitz

Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller

Lascivious Something

Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

Comedy Accident

The Nerdologues: Your Stories

Tommy Gun's Garage

Middle Age Comeback and 3033

Extended Play

Million Dollar Quartet

The Dead

Back to Back Theatre: Ganesh Versus the Third Reich

In the Company of Men

Head of Passes

Gay Play Weekend: Forbidden Glass