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By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct31
Dec6
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 Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Thursday, October 31stFriday, December 6th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct31
Dec8
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Thursday, October 31stSunday, December 8th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Every Brilliant Thing
Oct31
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

“1. Ice Cream. 2. Water fights. 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.” This is how a six-year-old child begins…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday January 5, 2025
6:00 a.m.
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov1
Dec7
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 Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Friday, November 1stSaturday, December 7th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov1
Dec9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Friday, November 1stMonday, December 9th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Sofa King Queer
Nov1
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sofa King Queer

A WORLD PREMIERE MUSICALSofa King Queer A vibrant pop-punk musical about fu*king, family, and queer resistance. Tickets between $30 – $60 Book, Music, and Lyrics…

Friday, November 1stMonday, December 2nd
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov2
Dec8
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 Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Saturday, November 2ndSunday, December 8th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov2
Dec10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Saturday, November 2ndTuesday, December 10th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov3
Dec9
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 Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Sunday, November 3rdMonday, December 9th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov3
Dec11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Sunday, November 3rdWednesday, December 11th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov4
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Monday, November 4thFriday, December 13th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov5
Dec14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Tuesday, November 5thSaturday, December 14th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov6
Nov30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Wednesday, November 6thSaturday, November 30th
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov6
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Wednesday, November 6thSunday, December 15th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Nov6
Jan12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Dive beneath the waves with Ariel, a young mermaid with a captivating voice and an insatiable curiosity, as she defies her father and makes a…

Wednesday November 6, 2024Sunday January 12, 2025
Drury Lane Theatre
100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov7
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Thursday, November 7thSunday, December 1st
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov7
Dec14
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 Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Thursday, November 7thSaturday, December 14th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov7
Dec16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Thursday, November 7thMonday, December 16th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov8
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Friday, November 8thMonday, December 2nd
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov8
Dec15
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 Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Friday, November 8thSunday, December 15th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov8
Dec17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Friday, November 8thTuesday, December 17th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Dog Man The Musical illustration
Nov8
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dog Man: The Musical

Recommended for ages 5 and up. Back by popular demand, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious production based on the worldwide bestselling series from…

Friday, November 8thSunday, December 1st
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
The Secret Garden
Nov8
Dec22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Secret Garden

This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of night,…

Friday, November 8thSunday, December 22nd
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
721 Howard St., Evanston, IL, 60202
The Marriage of Figaro
Nov9
Nov30
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Marriage of Figaro

Join Lyric Opera of Chicago for Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, an intimate study of human relationships and one of the greatest operas ever written.…

Saturday, November 9thSaturday, November 30th
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
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