Big business means big laughs in this riotous romp through the corporate world that took Broadway by storm, winning both the Tony Award for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize. As sharp as it is hilarious, the story follows the meteoric rise of J. Pierrepont Finch, an ambitious window washer who stumbles upon a book titled How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Armed with this handy guide, Finch sets out to conquer the Worldwide Wicket Company with a mix of wit, charm, and a bit of scheming.
This reinvigorated production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a tune-filled, comic gem full of ambition, love, luck, and a whole lot of nerve!
Hubbard Street returns to the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Feb. 26-Mar. 1, 2026, to present a thrilling Winter Series program of works that probe the depths of human experience, choreographed by some of the most prolific voices in contemporary dance.
Raising a teenager is hard. And for Mia and Dailyn it’s not going smoothly. As they get ready for older sister Alex to come home, an unsettling visitor steps out of the algorithm, their plans glitch into chaos.
The Irish… and How They Got That Way is an irreverent musical history of Ireland through the tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries seen through the eyes of Pulitzer …
In a grimy hostel in Amsterdam, Matt and Davis meet Christina, who changes one of their lives. A year later, in a grimier studio apartment in New York, Matt and Davis meet Christina again, who changes the other’s life. A play about fictions, connection, and love that is begged, borrowed, and stolen.
“I have heard from a reliable source that no Dominican male has ever died a virgin. I shall be the first.”
Oscar knows that a nerdy Dominican college freshman isn’t anyone’s idea of a romantic hero. But with the encouragement of Yunior, his new roommate, he is determined to give love another chance. As Oscar sets out from New Jersey to Santo Domingo to prove his undeniable hope, can he shake the dark “fukú” that has haunted his family for generations? Junot Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel comes to vivid life in this world-premiere English stage adaption—a celebration of risk and the power of perseverance against all odds.
Gwydion Theatre Company presents
The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky
Adapted by Gwydion Theater Artistic Director, Grayson Kennedy
Directed by Danny Kapinos
Running at the Chopin Theatre’s basement space from 02/12/26-02/28/26
Thursdays-Saturdays at …
Part Monty Python, part Fawlty Towers, The Play That Goes Wrong is an Olivier Award-winning gut-busting global sensation that is guaranteed to leave you aching from laughter. In …
Step into history at Chicago’s newest House of Belonging. Collaboraction launches its new Humboldt Park home with a powerful revival of Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till, …
Jan 29 – Mar 1 | Thur - Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p
Playhouse Theatre
$43 Senior* | $45 Adult*
Crime doesn’t pay, but it sure is funny
By Paul Slade Smith
Directed by …
The Black Excellence Revue brings the heat with a high-energy celebration of Black joy, featuring new songs, bold sketches, and The Second City’s iconic improv. With a hilarious, …
Black History Month, Cultural Happenings, New Work
Runs Jan 16 - Mar 01, 2026
Written by: Tina Fakhrid-Deen
Directed by: LL
A couple finds out that their attractive new neighbor, a social media fitness influencer, might not be who she claims to be. As …
AAPINH Heritage Month, Comedy, Cultural Happenings, Improv
Runs Jan 30 - Mar 27, 2026
Argyle is more than a neighborhood for delicious food. Every other Friday, join Stir Friday Night, Chicago's longest-running AAPI comedy team, as they highlight AAPI talent throughout the Chicagoland community. Then hang out afterward to get to know the people in your community. This is more than a comedy show. This is our way of highlighting all of the AAPI talent in Chicagoland and fostering connections that can last a lifetime.
Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy about Elwood P. Dowd who insists on going everywhere with his friend Harvey, a shapeshifting “pooka” who appears as a six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit that only he can see.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago now in it’s 18th year!
US Premiere
The unquestionable love of a mother for her son is at the heart of this compelling new play. Fearless and indomitable she confronts his captors at enormous …
It’s Christmas, 1183, and the royal family is at war—with each other. King Henry II and his brilliant, imprisoned queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, face off in a battle of love, power, and betrayal as their sons vie for the throne. Witty, passionate, and full of razor-sharp dialogue, this classic drama crackles with tension and dark humor.
Parallel worlds exist, with infinite possibilities. The Multiverse explores how energies and story transcend the boundaries between these worlds. The show weaves 3 individual one-act plays, unfolding simultaneously …
THE ORIGINAL IMPROV GLADIATORS is back with their 39th season! Over 200 teams and 1000 improvisers have competed in this cross between American Gladiators, American Idol, and Who’s Line is it Anyway? Judged by theater professionals from all over Chicagoland and pitted against the home team, “The Improv Gladiators”, you never know what to expect other than an exciting and entertaining night of competition, chaos, and comedy.
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 disarray. In this …
Part two of a three-part cabaret experience devised by Ensemble Member Khnemu Menu-Ra, 3 Stages of Love is a semi-autobiographical work that features three actors performing a blend of Shakespeare and song, along with original pieces.