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Dracula
Oct28
Nov13
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…

Monday October 28, 2024Wednesday November 13, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
Dracula
Oct29
Nov14
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…

Tuesday October 29, 2024Thursday November 14, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
Tragedy of MacBeth illustration
Oct29
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Macbeth

One of Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring tragedies. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day…

Tuesday October 29, 2024Sunday December 15, 2024
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Dracula
Oct30
Nov15
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…

Wednesday October 30, 2024Friday November 15, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Oct30
Dec29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, on stage at Marriott Theatre this holiday season, opening Wednesday, November 6…

Wednesday October 30, 2024Sunday December 29, 2024
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
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.
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
Into The Woods
Nov1
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 1, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Nov1
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 1, 2024
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Nov1
Nov2
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 1, 2024
12:00 a.m.Saturday November 2, 2024
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Dracula
Nov1
Nov17
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…

Friday November 1, 2024Sunday November 17, 2024
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov1
Nov17
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 1, 2024Sunday November 17, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
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 1, 2024Saturday December 7, 2024

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 1, 2024Monday December 2, 2024
New Philharmonic: “The Best of John Williams 2.0”
Nov1
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

New Philharmonic: The Best of John Williams 2.0

Following last year’s sold-out John Williams Music Makes the Movie concerts, New Philharmonic now offers a new program of Williams’ work: Oscar-winning favorites from Jaws,…

Friday November 1, 2024Sunday November 3, 2024
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137
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