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Week of Monday, May 12, 2025

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Drunk Shakespeare

Saturday, 5/17, 7 – 10:30pm

Category:

Ongoing To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

The Lion Theater, 182 N Wabash Ave,, Chicago, IL 60601

CHICAGO'S *SMASHED* HIT COMEDY IS PLAYING NOW

The stage is set in a hidden library speakeasy in the heart of The Chicago Loop filled with over 10,000 books. Five professional actors meet as members of The Drunk Shakespeare Society. One of them has 5 shots of whiskey and then attempts to perform a…

CONTENT DISCLAIMER: Drunk Shakespeare is an adult (21+) only show. The show includes strong language, vulgarity, sexual humor, and audience interaction. It may also include elements of nudity. The show is different each night depending on who’s drinking…and what they’re drinking, so you never know what to expect!

Berlin (Opening Week)

Saturday, 5/17, 7:30 – 9pm

Category:

Soleil's To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637

BERLIN is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. This original commission brings Jason Lutes’s exhilarating and acclaimed graphic novel to life.

Fascism is taking hold; revolutionaries are organizing; creatives are trying to capture the ineffable…

2:00pm Matinee Saturday & Sunday

Other Times To-Do It:

April 19, 2025 — May 11, 2025

BUST (Closing Week)

Saturday, 5/17, 7:30 – 9pm

Category:

Soleil's To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

Goodman Theatre, 170 N Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60601

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard.

Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his…

2:00pm Matinee on Saturday and Sundays

Other Times To-Do It:

April 19 - May 18, 2025

The Book of Grace (Closing Week)

Saturday, 5/17, 7:30 – 8:30pm

Category:

Soleil's To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60614, (312) 335-1650

Grace looks for the good in everything: in her husband’s rules, in the border he patrols, in the return of his estranged son. But a want for goodness cannot unwind the past, as this taut family reunion explodes in all directions. The Chicago premiere of Suzan-Lori Parks’ The Book of Grace is an ince…

3:00pm Matinee on Saturday and Sunday

Other Times To-Do It:

March 27 - May 18, 2025

Hymn

Saturday, 5/17, 7:30 – 9pm

Category:

Ongoing To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611

Two men from two very different neighborhoods meet as strangers, but before long—they’re singing the same tune. Benny is a loner anchored by his wife and children. Gil longs to fulfill his potential. They form a deep bond, but as cracks appear in their fragile lives, they start to realize that true…

2:30pm Matinee on Saturday & Sunday

Other Times To-Do It:

April 29 - May 25, 2025

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Drunk Shakespeare

Sunday, 5/18, 7 – 10:30pm

Category:

Ongoing To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

The Lion Theater, 182 N Wabash Ave,, Chicago, IL 60601

Berlin (Opening Week)

Sunday, 5/18, 7:30 – 9pm

Category:

Soleil's To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

Court Theatre, 5535 S Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637

2:00pm Matinee Saturday & Sunday

Other Times To-Do It:

April 19, 2025 — May 11, 2025

BUST (Closing Week)

Sunday, 5/18, 7:30 – 9pm

Category:

Soleil's To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

Goodman Theatre, 170 N Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60601

2:00pm Matinee on Saturday and Sundays

Other Times To-Do It:

April 19 - May 18, 2025

The Book of Grace (Closing Week)

Sunday, 5/18, 7:30 – 8:30pm

Category:

Soleil's To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60614, (312) 335-1650

3:00pm Matinee on Saturday and Sunday

Other Times To-Do It:

March 27 - May 18, 2025

Hymn

Sunday, 5/18, 7:30 – 9pm

Category:

Ongoing To-Dos! » Theater

Venue:

Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611

2:30pm Matinee on Saturday & Sunday

Other Times To-Do It:

April 29 - May 25, 2025