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Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Oct30
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…

Wednesday October 30, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Oct30
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hooch & Holler Comedy Show

Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…

Wednesday October 30, 2024
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Oct31
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

CLATA ANNOUNCES DESTINOS, 7TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL, FEATURING MOST EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP IN ITS HISTORY, WITH WORKS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, THE…

Thursday October 31, 2024
Citywide
Felon: An American Washi Tale
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Felon: An American Washi Tale

Alone in solitary confinement, a teenager called out to the men in the hole with him: “Somebody, send me a book! Moments later, Dudley Randall’s…

Thursday October 31, 2024
Northwestern University Chicago Campus – Abbott Hall Wirtz Theatre
710 N DuSable Lake Shore Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60611
Rocky Horror Picture Show in concert
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show: In Concert

For the first time on the Metropolis stage, we bring you the most famous cult classic ever made The Rocky Horror Show “In Concert! Perfect…

Thursday October 31, 2024

Becky Nurse of Salem
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Becky Nurse of Salem

The Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem, a new dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Polly Noonan, promises to bewitch Chicago audiences as…

Thursday October 31, 2024
Theater Wit
Into The Woods
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Into The Woods

Escape into a fantastical fairytale adventure where wishes come true, but not always for free. A trove of storybook characters’ paths intertwine as they chase…

Thursday October 31, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Frozen: The Broadway Musical

THE REGIONAL PREMIERE! Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, this sparkling Disney fairytale has been reimagined for the stage. The theatrical production of…

Thursday October 31, 2024
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Dracula
Oct31
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Thursday October 31, 2024Saturday November 16, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
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 31, 2024Friday December 6, 2024

League of Chicago Theatres
Oct31
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

La Memoria del los Sesiles

La memoria de los sesiles takes place in a not-too-distant future where all the trees have been cut down by an uncontrolled real estate expansion.…

Thursday October 31, 2024Sunday November 3, 2024
Chicago Shakespeare Upstairs Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Riccardo Muti, Mitsuko Uchida
Oct31
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Muti, Uchida, Emperor & Eroica

Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti returns with Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, a work that shattered the symphonic conventions of its day, with themes of…

Thursday October 31, 2024Sunday November 3, 2024
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.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Primary Trust
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 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
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Teatro Zinzanni
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Otherworld Theatre
3914 N Clark St
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Some Like it Hot
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
The RSC’s Pericles
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Elsa Lanchester: SHE’S ALIVE!
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Elsa Lanchester: SHE’S ALIVE!

Elsa Lanchester, best known today as the iconic Bride of Frankenstein, was twice- Oscar nominated, appearing in such films as Mary Poppins, Witness for the…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Oct31
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,…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
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