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Orphans directed by Richard Dominick illustration
Oct25
Nov10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Orphans

Two grown orphan brothers live in an old dilapidated row house in North Philadelphia – deserted in childhood by an unfaithful father and by the…

Friday October 25, 2024Sunday November 10, 2024
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Oct25
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Friday October 25, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Don Quixote
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Don Quixote

This storybook program opens with Beethoven’s incisive take on the Prometheus myth and musical highlights from Humperdinck’s fairy-tale adventure, Hansel and Gretel. In Strauss’ fantastical Don Quixote,…

Friday October 25, 2024
1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Primary Trust
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Primary Trust

An open-hearted, “utterly absorbing, very funny, darn near perfect play” (The Daily Beast) about leaving your comfort zone to find fulfillment. Meet Kenneth, a 38-year-old…

Friday October 25, 2024
2:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Friday October 25, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good

CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…

Friday October 25, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Teatro Zinzanni
Oct25
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…

Friday October 25, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Ultimate Combat Gauntlet 4 – LIVE Pro Wrestling!!
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Performing Arts

Ultimate Combat Gauntlet 4 – LIVE Pro Wrestling!!

Ultimate Combat Gauntlet brings you the best in local, independent PRO WRESTLING every month at Magoo’s Bar and Grill on Chicago’s Southside 7 Wild Matches!!…

Friday October 25, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Magoos Bar
6550 South Menard Avenue
The Infinite Wrench
Oct25
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…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
BLANK! The Musical
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

Gather your friends, grab your phone, and share your ideas. At BLANK! The Musical, you create an entire Broadway-style production. This incredible show is completely improvised.…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

Duo Recital: Santiago Cañon Valencia, cello & Victor Santiago Asunción,
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Duo Recital: Santiago Cañon Valencia, cello & Victor Santiago Asunción,

Cellist phenom Santiago Cañon Valencia, winner of the Tchaikovsky and Queen Elisabeth Competitions, and Janos Starker Awardee debuts in Evanston with the Steinway Artist Victor…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church of Evanston
1427 Chicago Avenue
Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School, JR
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School, JR

Ovation Academy For The Performing Arts presents Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School, JR. this October at Madison Street Theater. Junie B.’s Essential Survival…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Madison Street Theater
1010 Madison St.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That

CHICAGO – The Conspirators present a retooling of Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That, written by Sid Feldman and directed by Wm. Bullion, at the…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Otherworld Theatre
3914 N Clark St
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show

Devonshire Playhouse presents Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show” Book, Music & Lyrics by Richard O’Brien Presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals Artistic Director:…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.

The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show

A two-hour-long comedic murder mystery where even YOU can be the killer!   Join us for the event everyone is dying to attend! Friday Events:…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Jenny’s Steak and Banquets
11041 Menard Avenue
The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show

A two-hour-long comedic murder mystery where even YOU can be the killer!  Join us for the event everyone is dying to attend! Friday Events: 7:00…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Jenny’s Steak and Banquets
11041 Menard Avenue
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
The RSC’s Pericles
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The RSC’s Pericles

Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years as part of a new, ongoing partnership with CST Direct from a run…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Earth and Ashes
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Earth and Ashes

Screening includes a post-screening conversation with visiting scholar Fazel Ahad Ahadi. Earth & Ashes, based on director Atiq Rahimi’s novella of the same name, is…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Screening Room
915 East 60th Street
Elvira
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Elvira

Elvira tells the story of Elvira Arellano, a Mexican immigrant, single mother, worker and eventual activist. Fearing deportation, Elvira takes sanctuary for a year in…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
St. Agustine’s College
1345 W. Argyle St.
Some Like it Hot
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Some Like it Hot

Winner of 4 Tony Awards®, including Best Choreography and Best Costumes and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theater Album, SOME LIKE IT HOT is…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
inDANCE presents Love Songs: Metaphor and Movement inspired by Bharatanatyam dance
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

inDANCE presents Love Songs: Metaphor and Movement inspired by Bharatanatyam dance

A solo work performed and choreographed by 2024 Guggenheim Fellow Hari Krishnan, representing the Karnatak (South Indian classical music) tradition, and accompanied by four musicians.…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.
International house
1414 E 59th Street
Stir Friday Night Presents: Stir Friday NightMARES A Fall Sketch Revue
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Stir Friday Night Presents: Stir Friday NightMARES A Fall Sketch Revue

Stir Friday Night, Chicago’s longest-running Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) comedy team, is hot off the wok with 60 minutes of brand-new sketch material to keep…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
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