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League of Chicago Theatres
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Throbbin’ Wood

PrideArts continues its holiday tradition of presenting its adults-only British pantos. The fine folk of Got-wood Forest are terrorized by taxes imposed by the wicked…

Sunday November 17, 2024
7:30 a.m.Tuesday December 17, 2024
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Marriott Theatre Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
10:00 a.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Dog Man – The Musical
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
A Beautiful Noise
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Beautiful Noise

HE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICON Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL…

Sunday November 17, 2024
1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Broadway in Chicago
17 N State St Ste 810
Falsettos
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Falsettos

Tony Award-winning Falsettos is a tribute to family and its many forms; a playful interrogation of faith and identity; and a celebration of the beauty, complexity, and…

Sunday November 17, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Dinner with Friends
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Someone You Know: An Uplifting New Musical About Surviving Sexual Assault & Rape
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Someone You Know: An Uplifting New Musical About Surviving Sexual Assault & Rape

Someone You Know is an uplifting new musical based on the true stories of two women, Lindsay and Abbi, who survive sexual assault and rape. The…

Sunday November 17, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Perfect Pie
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Perfect Pie

A play by Judith Thompson Set in rural Ontario, “Perfect Pie” follows the revisitation of the childhood friendship between two women; one who has chosen…

Sunday November 17, 2024
2:30 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Chamber Orchestra
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chamber Orchestra

The University Chamber Orchestra begins its concert season with a performance offering both elegance and excitement! The program features Mozart’s dramatic Don Giovanni Overture, Korngold’s…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts
915 E. 60th St.
Lincoln String Quartet at Northeastern Illinois University
Nov17
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Lincoln String Quartet at Northeastern Illinois University

Experience an enchanting afternoon with the Lincoln String Quartet as it performs two masterworks. Mozart’s String Quartet, renowned for its intricate beauty, forms a cornerstone…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Salme Harju Steinberg Fine Arts Center
3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Book of Me
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Red Theater Presents: DOGS
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Adverses
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Adverses

  Jealousy and intrigue run rampant in the city of Palacio. A mother and a daughter face off in a fight to the finish: The…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Daniil Trifonov
Nov17
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Daniil Trifonov

Launching his tenure as the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence, Daniil Trifonov shows why he’s “arguably the mightiest of the under-40 generation of superstar pianists” (The New York…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
THE COMEDIANS
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

THE COMEDIANS

Two comedians walk into a comedy club… it’s the start of a bad joke and a serious relationship. Chauncy and Nsaku are both comedians and…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov17
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,…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Daniil Trifonov
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Daniil Trifonov

Launching his tenure as the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence, Daniil Trifonov shows why he’s arguably the mightiest of the under-40 generation of superstar pianists (The New York…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
Seven Guitars
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Seven Guitars

The Chicago non-Equity premiere of this searing August Wilson drama about six friends in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948 mourning the death of…

Sunday November 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Nov17
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…

Sunday November 17, 2024
4:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
A Beautiful Noise
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Beautiful Noise

HE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICON Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL…

Sunday November 17, 2024
6:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway in Chicago
17 N State St Ste 810
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