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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 Fine Arts Building
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
Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday
Nov15
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Zhou B Art Center 3rd Friday

Zhou B Art Center opens exhibitions every 3rd Friday of the month with an evening reception from 7pm-10pm hosted by resident artists and galleries. This…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Zhou B Art Center
1029 W. 35th St.
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
The Sound of the ‘L’ Gallery Opening
Nov15
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

The Sound of the ‘L’ Gallery Opening

The Sound of the “L”: A Love Letter to Chicago’s Elevated Train System, a solo show of watercolor paintings by architect | artist Jane Sloss…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Firecat Projects
2019 N. Damen Avenue
Choral Union
Nov15
Music & Comedy

Choral Union

More than 100 singers from the Motet Choir, University Chorus, and Women’s Ensemble present an evening of choral music in beautiful Rockefeller Chapel. The program…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Take Two: The Improvised Movie at Second City
Nov15

Take Two: The Improvised Movie at Second City

Take Two is a longform, narrative show consisting of TWO never-before-seen, made-up-on-the-spot movies! Give us a song, we’ll give you a movie! Based on a…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
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.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Nov15
Tours & Attractions

Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour

Big Bus Tours, the global leader in open-top bus sightseeing, invites visitors to experience the enhanced Sunset Live Tour in Chicago. Available now through Oct.…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
63 West Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654
63 West Ontario Street
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.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
A Beautiful Noise
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway in Chicago
17 N State St Ste 810
Redtwist Theatre presents the world premiere of Bottle Fly
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty

South Asia Institute presents the Chicago debut with just two exclusive shows of “The Elephant in the Room”, a critically acclaimed one-woman show by Priyanka…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
CTE Presents: Annie Jr
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

CTE Presents: Annie Jr

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Red Theater Presents: DOGS
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Falsettos
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Refracted Theatre Company presents Laura Winters’ Coronation
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
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