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The Improvised Housewives of iO
Nov15
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 15, 2024
8:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Marriott Theatre Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences concludes its 2024 children’s theatre season with the beloved fairy tale adventure, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Full of warmth and…

Friday November 15, 2024
10:00 a.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Alice in Wonderland
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alice in Wonderland

Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare,…

Friday November 15, 2024
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Nov15
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 15, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Liszt & Bruckner 3
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Liszt & Bruckner 3

Overview Experiencing a Bruckner symphony is often compared to walking around inside a massive gothic cathedral. Step inside this sacred space and experience its awed…

Friday November 15, 2024
1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Nov15
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 15, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Nov15
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 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Teatro Zinzanni
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Orphan Boy The Musical!

The critically acclaimed original musical returns one more time to the Annoyance Theater just in time for the holiday season. Come enjoy some of Chicago’s…

Friday November 15, 2024
6:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
The Infinite Wrench
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
BLANK! The Musical
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

Gather your friends, grab your phone, and share your ideas. At BLANK! The Musical, you create an entire Broadway-style production. This incredible show is completely improvised.…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble: “Visions of Afrofuturism in the 1970s”
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble: “Visions of Afrofuturism in the 1970s”

The American Musicological Society presents “Visions of Afro-Futurism from the 1970s,” a special lecture and performance featuring Damon Locks and members of the Black Monument…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Art Institute of Chicago – Columbus Drive Entrance
230 S Columbus Dr
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Dog Man – The Musical
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dog Man – The Musical

Back by popular demand, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!

The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Onward and Overwhelmed!
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Onward and Overwhelmed!

Onward and… Overwhelmed! is a continuation of the show “Onward and Off My Parents’ Health Insurance”. The show includes original sketch comedy, music improv, and…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
The RSC’s Pericles
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
I Came Here to Weep
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

I Came Here to Weep

Nov. 15-16, 2024 Friday, 11/15 7:30  p.m. Saturday, 11/16 at 7:30  p.m. Wirtz Theater (Room 203) Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
710 N. Lake Shore Drive
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Nov15
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,…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Nov15
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,…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
Alabama Story
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Boy Gets Girl
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
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7924 Lincoln Ave
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