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REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies
Oct26
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,…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
BRAMBLE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE OF “EVIL PERFECT”
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Dinner with Friends
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Giordano Dance Chicago: Season 62 | SOARING
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Joffrey Ballet: Atonement
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Don Quixote
Oct26
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,…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Frankenstein
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
Some Like it Hot
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Don Quixote
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.

220 S. Michigan Ave.
Rabbit Hole
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Jedlicka Performing Arts Center
3801 S. Central Ave. , Cicero, IL, 60804
Electric Avenue – “The 80s MTV Experience”
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Electric Avenue – “The 80s MTV Experience”

Performing on the MAC stage for the first time, Electric Avenue recreates every nuance and flavor of the greatest New Wave and Radio Pop hits…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137
Que Te Vaya Bien by Omar Vicente Fernandez
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Que Te Vaya Bien by Omar Vicente Fernandez

Set in Wrigley Field during a Cubs game, Que Te Vaya Bien tells the story of Elias, a young man on a journey toward reconciliation…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Azira’i

Azira’i is a biographical play that looks at Zahy Tentehar’s relationship with her mother, Azira’i, the first female Shaman from the Cana Brava reserve (MA),…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Upstairs Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Josey y Las Mariachis

A vibrant one-woman musical journey through culture, love, and self-discovery in Chicago, accompanied by Live Mariachi music!

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
APO Cultural Center
1438 W. 18th St.
The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy

This creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky musical hilariously explores the macabre as the eccentric Addams family must navigate the challenges of their daughter’s unexpected romance…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy
2153 W 111th St, Chicago, IL, 60643
Atonement
Oct26
Nov5
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024Tuesday November 5, 2024
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.Tuesday November 26, 2024
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
The Lincoln Lodge
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
2 Square
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

2 Square

In 2 Square, John Lutz and Peter Grosz take a single suggestion then spin that into a 45 minute longform show featuring the kaleidoscope of…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Book of Me
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Book of Me

Wanda stands on the cusp of womanhood. Educated in the finest schools by successful Black parents she appears to be a well adjusted child of…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) announces tickets are now on sale for one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
A Paper Orchestra
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Paper Orchestra

Lazy Susan Theatre Co. is welcoming the Emmy nominated screenwriter of: King of the Hill, Beavis & Butt-Head, Just Shoot Me, Wilfred, Maron, Rules of…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
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