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Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company continues its 16th season at Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with  the world premiere of The Singularity Play,…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedwig and The Angry Inch

With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson,…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
Alabama Story
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Manual Cinema’s Frankenstein

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as the Studebaker Theater and Fine Arts Building co-present Manual Cinema’s thrilling version of the classic Gothic…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
Redtwist Theatre presents the world premiere of Bottle Fly
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre presents the world premiere of Bottle Fly

CHICAGO – Award-winning Redtwist Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of Jacqueline Goldfinger’s Bottle Fly, directed by Co-Artistic Director Eileen Dixon, October 17…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty

South Asia Institute presents the Chicago debut with just two exclusive shows of “The Elephant in the Room”, a critically acclaimed one-woman show by Priyanka…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
The Exorcist: An Operetta
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Exorcist: An Operetta

Join songwriter and comedian Eli Pasic on Friday, October 25th at PianoForte Chicago (1335 S Michigan Ave.) at 7:30PM as he presents his one-man musical…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
PianoForte Chicago
1335 South Michigan Avenue
Horrorwood Live!
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Horrorwood Live!

This award-winning podcast presents its very first LIVE show, with hosts Kate McCoy and Kevin Corbett. From horrific homicides to unsolved mysteries, spooky haunts to…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue
Red Clay Dance Company presents Turning Points
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Red Clay Dance Company presents Turning Points

Red Clay Dance Company returns to the Reva and David Logan Center stage with their Fall Series, Turning Points, a mixed repertory concert featuring works…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Hall
915 E. 60th St.
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Atonement
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Atonement

Witness the U.S. premiere of renowned choreographer Cathy Marston’s ‘Atonement’ in her re-imagining of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned Academy Award®-winning film. The poignant story follows…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Refracted Theatre Company presents Laura Winters’ Coronation
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Theatre Company presents Laura Winters’ Coronation

Refracted Theatre Company, recipient of eight Jeff Awards for its most recent production Tambo & Bones, is honored to present Coronation, by Laura Winters and…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is proud to present Dear Elizabeth, the first production of its 2024 – 2025 season, written by Sarah Ruhl…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies

Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit. The show runs from Saturday, October 19, to Saturday,…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
BRAMBLE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE OF “EVIL PERFECT”
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

BRAMBLE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE OF “EVIL PERFECT”

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company is proud to present the world premiere of Evil Perfect, October 17 – November 10, written by ensemble member Spencer…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Dinner with Friends
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dinner with Friends

Bluebird Arts  kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit (Chicago, IL). The show runs Saturday, October 19 through…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Giordano Dance Chicago: Season 62 | SOARING
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Giordano Dance Chicago: Season 62 | SOARING

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company enters their 62nd season SOARING! It is a season of celebration and new possibilities highlighting Artistic Director…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark—maid to “America’s Little Sweetie Pie” Gloria…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Joffrey Ballet: Atonement
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Joffrey Ballet: Atonement

Witness the U.S. premiere of renowned choreographer Cathy Marston’s ‘Atonement’ in her re-imagining of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned Academy Award®-winning film. The poignant story follows…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 6
Oct25
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 6

The season opens with sizzling virtuosity! The exhilarating Apollo’s Fire musicians revel in four of Bach’s masterful Brandenburg Concertos, plus the beloved Concerto for Oboe…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Nichols Concert Hall, Music Institute of Chicago
1490 Chicago Avenue
Frankenstein
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Frankenstein

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as the Studebaker Theater and Fine Arts Building co-present Manual Cinema’s thrilling version of the classic Gothic…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
Don Quixote
Oct25
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.  Strauss’ fantastical, symphonic interpretation…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.

220 S. Michigan Ave.
Rabbit Hole
Oct25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rabbit Hole

Becca and Howie Corbett have a picture perfect family life in the suburbs of New York until a random, tragic accident takes the life of…

Friday October 25, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
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