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A Beautiful Noise
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Broadway in Chicago
17 N State St Ste 810
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
A Beautiful Noise
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway in Chicago
17 N State St Ste 810
Dog Man – The Musical
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue Fine Arts Building
Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody
Nov20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody

Acclaimed retelling of classic film Die Hard from Richard Marsh – Fringe First-winner, London poetry slam champion, BBC Audio Drama Best Scripted Comedy Drama award-winner…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
The RSC’s Pericles
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Red Theater Presents: DOGS
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Falsettos
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Carminho: World-Renowned Portuguese Fado Singer
Nov20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Carminho: World-Renowned Portuguese Fado Singer

Carminho, the Portuguese fado singer and 2023 Latin Grammy nominee who was featured in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Oscar-winning film “Poor Things,” will perform at City Winery…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
City Winery
1200 West Randolph Street
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Nov20
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…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Hooch & Holler Comedy Show
Nov20
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Hooch & Holler Comedy Show

Every Wednesday The Best Speakeasy In Chicago Hosts The Hottest Comedians The City Has To Offer! Indulge In Our Amazing Craft Cocktails And Enjoy An…

Wednesday November 20, 2024
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Bordel Cocktail & Cabaret
1721 W Division
Into The Woods
Nov21
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…

Thursday November 21, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Nov21
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…

Thursday November 21, 2024
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov21
Nov24
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Thursday November 21, 2024Sunday November 24, 2024

Blue on stage
Nov21
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Blue

Blue is destined to become an American classic. Co-produced by Lyric, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Washington National Opera, the opera presents the moving story of…

Thursday November 21, 2024Friday December 6, 2024
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Vilde Frang
Nov21
Nov23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tchaikovsky Swan Lake

Swan Lake is the quintessential ballet score – a resplendent fable of dreamlike transformation. Tchaikovsky’s ballet suite caps a program of musical storytelling that includes…

Thursday November 21, 2024Saturday November 23, 2024
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov21
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…

Thursday November 21, 2024
7:30 a.m.Saturday December 21, 2024
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Alice in Wonderland
Nov21
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,…

Thursday November 21, 2024
10:30 a.m.11:30 p.m.

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Nov21
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…

Thursday November 21, 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
Nov21
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…

Thursday November 21, 2024
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Teatro Zinzanni
Nov21
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…

Thursday November 21, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Nov21
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…

Thursday November 21, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
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