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Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Oct31
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,…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Redtwist Theatre presents the world premiere of Bottle Fly
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Red Theater Presents: DOGS
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Red Theater Presents: DOGS

Red Theater presents a dazzling, grotesque, hysterical debut by acclaimed local playwright Hanna Kime. It is the Fourth of July sometime in the future, and…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Refracted Theatre Company presents Laura Winters’ Coronation
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 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
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies
Oct31
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,…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
BRAMBLE THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE OF “EVIL PERFECT”
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Dinner with Friends
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Trick or Treat Screening with Marc Price
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Trick or Treat Screening with Marc Price

7:30 – DOORS 8:00 – SHOW 10:00 – COSTUME PARTY Metalheads, heshers, and thrashers of Chicago better get ready for an evening of Halloween badassery…

Thursday October 31, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Book of Me
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Splatter Theater
Oct31
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Splatter Theater

In the town of Mayfield, thirteen horror movie caricatures find themselves at the murderous whims of some guy in a hockey mask. In the annual…

Thursday October 31, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23
Oct31
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…

Thursday October 31, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Delirium: Clairvoyant Cabinet
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Delirium: Clairvoyant Cabinet

DELIRIUM Returns! And to celebrate the most haunted of seasons, Chicago burlesque upstart Willy LaQueue is joined by the lovechild of Vincent Price & Madeline…

Thursday October 31, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
Big Fans
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Big Fans

Veteran improvisers Mark Raterman (Cook County Social Club, Comedy Central), Neal Dandade (NBC’s Chicago Med, FX’s Justified: City Primeval), and Forest Hynes (Chaos Theory) create…

Thursday October 31, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.

The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!

The famously dramatic leads from Succession – including Logan, Kendall, Shiv, Roman, and Connor Roy – try to accomplish something normal in a one hour…

Thursday October 31, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Burlesque is Gore
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Burlesque is Gore

A spooky-fun Halloween themed sexy burlesque show!

Thursday October 31, 2024
10:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre and Bar
851 West Belmont Avenue
Cinderella
Nov1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cinderella

Call 773-736-2490 for additional information or special seating

Friday November 1, 2024
12:00 a.m.11:59 p.m.
Prairie Lakes Theatre
515 E. Thacker, Des Plaines, IL, 60016
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Nov1
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…

Friday November 1, 2024
Citywide
Felon: An American Washi Tale
Nov1
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…

Friday November 1, 2024
Northwestern University Chicago Campus – Abbott Hall Wirtz Theatre
710 N DuSable Lake Shore Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60611
Ruth on the Rocks
Nov1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ruth on the Rocks

Ruth Guerra is just your average Mexican American, middle-aged girl that grew up in the hood on Chicago’s Southside and loves a good drink or…

Friday November 1, 2024
Free Street Storefront
4627 S. Ashland Ave.
Rocky Horror Picture Show in concert
Nov1
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…

Friday November 1, 2024

Becky Nurse of Salem
Nov1
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…

Friday November 1, 2024
Theater Wit
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