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Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Nov7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, as it finds its way to the Marriott Theatre stage this holiday…

Thursday November 7, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Book of Me
Nov7
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 November 7, 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
Nov7
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 November 7, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov7
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Following the career of an African American actress as she navigates Hollywood, this play is both harrowing and hilarious, eye-opening and up-lifting. BY THE WAY,…

Thursday November 7, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Big Fans
Nov7
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 November 7, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.

The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!
Nov7
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 November 7, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Cinderella
Nov8
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cinderella

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

Friday November 8, 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
Nov8
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 8, 2024
Citywide
Ruth on the Rocks
Nov8
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 8, 2024
Free Street Storefront
4627 S. Ashland Ave.
Becky Nurse of Salem
Nov8
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 8, 2024
Theater Wit
Into The Woods
Nov8
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…

Friday November 8, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Nov8
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…

Friday November 8, 2024
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Nov8
Nov9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday November 8, 2024
12:00 a.m.Saturday November 9, 2024
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov8
Nov25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mercy Killing

A play about the breakup of a love affair between a cisgender lesbian and a self-described genderqueer trans person who is not a woman and…

Friday November 8, 2024Monday November 25, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
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 8, 2024Sunday December 15, 2024

Dante 360 illustration
Nov8
Nov10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dante 360

Back for its fourth year, we are pleased to remount the Athenaeum Center original! You’re invited to experience the drama of the Divine Comedy, and…

Friday November 8, 2024Sunday November 10, 2024
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
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 8, 2024Sunday December 1, 2024
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
Muti on stage
Nov8
Nov9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Muti & the CSO

Be transported to the landscapes of southern Spain with vivacious, dance-inspired works by Falla and Chabrier. The journey begins in Riccardo Muti’s native Italy with…

Friday November 8, 2024Saturday November 9, 2024
Pilot Island and Her Keepers illustration
Nov8
Nov23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pilot Island & Her Keepers

Written by Kayla Belec and Directed by Stefan Roseen Deep in the heart of the Great Lakes, where Lake Michigan waters intersect with Green Bay,…

Friday November 8, 2024Saturday November 23, 2024

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 8, 2024Sunday December 22, 2024
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
721 Howard St., Evanston, IL, 60202
The Improvised Housewives of iO
Nov8
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Housewives of iO

In this town, the Improvised Housewives call the shots… and they’re thinking Malört! Fridays at 8PM this Fall, don’t miss the most dramatic season of…

Friday November 8, 2024
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Nov8
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…

Friday November 8, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Nov8
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…

Friday November 8, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Nov8
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good

CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…

Friday November 8, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
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