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Dog Man – The Musical
Nov22
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 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Nov22
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 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Culture Chronicles
Nov22
Music & Comedy

Culture Chronicles

Wrap yourself in a vibrant tapestry of cultural heritage, family, and belonging as composers past and present weave their personal stories into their music in…

Friday, November 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Culture Chronicles
Nov22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Culture Chronicles

Our second series concert CULTURE CHRONICLES propels composers both living and past into the spotlight, providing an intimate look into how their cultural heritage inspires musical storytelling. Guest…

Friday, November 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
Culture Chronicles
Nov22
Music & Comedy

Culture Chronicles

Wrap yourself in a vibrant tapestry of cultural heritage, family, and belonging as composers past and present weave their personal stories into their music in…

Friday, November 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show

A two-hour-long comedic murder mystery where even YOU can be the killer!   Join us for the event everyone is dying to attend! Friday Events:…

Friday, November 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Jenny’s Steak and Banquets
11041 Menard Avenue
The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show

A two-hour-long comedic murder mystery where even YOU can be the killer!  Join us for the event everyone is dying to attend! Friday Events: 7:00…

Friday, November 22nd
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Jenny’s Steak and Banquets
11041 Menard Avenue
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Nov22
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 22nd
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Basement of the Dead Haunted House & Shattered 3D Haunted House
Nov22
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

Basement of the Dead Haunted House & Shattered 3D Haunted House

Welcome to “Basement of the Dead”, a spine-chilling haunted house in Aurora, IL, where your darkest fears will come to life.  As you descend into…

Friday, November 22nd
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Basement of the Dead Haunted House
42 W New York St.
Disturbia Haunted House
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Disturbia Haunted House

Step into the darkenss and embrace your fears at Disturbia Haunted House in Downers Grove, IL!  This Halloween Season, prepare for an unforgetable experience that…

Friday, November 22nd
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Disturbia Haunted House
1213 Butterfield Rd suite d
The RSC’s Pericles
Nov22
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 22nd
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Take Two: The Improvised Movie at Second City
Nov22

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 22nd
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
230 West North Avenue
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Big Bus Tours’ Sunset Live Tour
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
63 West Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654
63 West Ontario Street
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
Alabama Story
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Boy Gets Girl
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
Redtwist Theatre presents the world premiere of Bottle Fly
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Visceral Dance Chicago’s Fall Engagement
Nov22
Theatre & Performing Arts

Visceral Dance Chicago’s Fall Engagement

VISCERAL DANCE CHICAGO’S FALL ENGAGEMENT | Nov 21 – 24 Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago Visceral returns to the Museum of Contemporary Art for a…

Friday, November 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Red Theater Presents: DOGS
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Encounters with Light
Nov22
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…

Friday, November 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Nov22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
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