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Redtwist Theatre presents the world premiere of Bottle Fly
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Red Clay Dance Company presents Turning Points
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Red Clay Dance Company presents Turning Points

Red Clay Dance Company returns to the Reva and David Logan Center stage with their Fall Series, Turning Points, a mixed repertory concert featuring works…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Hall
915 E. 60th St.
Joffrey Ballet: Atonement
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Joffrey Ballet: Atonement

Witness the U.S. premiere of renowned choreographer Cathy Marston’s ‘Atonement’ in her re-imagining of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned Academy Award®-winning film. The poignant story follows…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 6
Oct26
Music & Comedy

BACH BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 6

The season opens with sizzling virtuosity! The exhilarating Apollo’s Fire musicians revel in four of Bach’s masterful Brandenburg Concertos, plus the beloved Concerto for Oboe…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Atonement
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Atonement

Witness the U.S. premiere of renowned choreographer Cathy Marston’s ‘Atonement’ in her re-imagining of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned Academy Award®-winning film. The poignant story follows…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Refracted Theatre Company presents Laura Winters’ Coronation
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct26
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…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Frankenstein
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Frankenstein

Love, loss, and creation merge in unexpected ways as the Studebaker Theater and Fine Arts Building co-present Manual Cinema’s thrilling version of the classic Gothic…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
Electric Avenue – “The 80s MTV Experience”
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Electric Avenue – “The 80s MTV Experience”

Performing on the MAC stage for the first time, Electric Avenue recreates every nuance and flavor of the greatest New Wave and Radio Pop hits…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
McAninch Arts Center
425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL, 60137
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Azira’i

Azira’i is a biographical play that looks at Zahy Tentehar’s relationship with her mother, Azira’i, the first female Shaman from the Cana Brava reserve (MA),…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Upstairs Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Addams Family – A New Musical Comedy

This creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky musical hilariously explores the macabre as the eccentric Addams family must navigate the challenges of their daughter’s unexpected romance…

Saturday October 26, 2024
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy
2153 W 111th St, Chicago, IL, 60643
Atonement
Oct26
Nov5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Atonement

Witness the U.S. premiere of renowned choreographer Cathy Marston’s ‘Atonement’ in her re-imagining of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned Academy Award®-winning film. The poignant story follows…

Saturday October 26, 2024Tuesday November 5, 2024
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
The Lincoln Lodge
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Sinatra 55 – IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS
Oct26
Music & Comedy

Sinatra 55 – IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS

Turn back the clock to 1955 as Gary Thomas, and special guest vocalist David Edelfelt take you on a musical journey through what many critics…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Venus Cabaret Theater
3741 North Southport Avenue
2 Square
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

2 Square

In 2 Square, John Lutz and Peter Grosz take a single suggestion then spin that into a 45 minute longform show featuring the kaleidoscope of…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23

CHICAGO – Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) announces tickets are now on sale for one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Silent Horror Classic Staged with Progressive Rock Performance
Oct26
Music & Comedy

Silent Horror Classic Staged with Progressive Rock Performance

For 100 years, F.W. Murnau’s silent film classic “Nosferatu” has been terrifying audiences. Now Progressive rock guitarist Paul Bielatowicz brings his original score and performance…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
A Paper Orchestra
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Paper Orchestra

Lazy Susan Theatre Co. is welcoming the Emmy nominated screenwriter of: King of the Hill, Beavis & Butt-Head, Just Shoot Me, Wilfred, Maron, Rules of…

Saturday October 26, 2024
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Haunted: The Improvised Ghost Hunters at Second City
Oct26
Music & Comedy

Haunted: The Improvised Ghost Hunters at Second City

Haunted: The Improvised Ghost Hunters brings you a brand new, never-before-seen “episode” every week! “Haunted” is a longform improvised comedy show in which a group…

Saturday October 26, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Haunted: The Improvised Ghost Hunters at Second City
Oct26
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Haunted: The Improvised Ghost Hunters at Second City

It’s spooky season and we’re back at Second City! Join at at 9 PM Saturday nights to cheer on your favorite ghost hunters as we…

Saturday October 26, 2024
9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Alchemy of the Arts
Oct26
Oct27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy

Alchemy of the Arts

Alchemy of the arts at Epiphany Center for the arts is back for Halloween on Saturday October 26, 2024. This gathering will take place across…

Saturday October 26, 2024
9:00 p.m.Sunday October 27, 2024
2:00 a.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Haunted Halloween Ball 2024
Oct26
Oct27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Haunted Halloween Ball 2024

For full information, visit: www.HauntedHalloweenBall.com Experience a night of thrills with party-goers at Chicago’s biggest Halloween costume party, Haunted Halloween Ball, on Saturday, October 26,…

Saturday October 26, 2024
9:00 p.m.Sunday October 27, 2024
2:30 a.m.
Congress Plaza Hotel
520 S. Michigan Ave
Delirium: Clairvoyant Cabinet
Oct26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Delirium: Clairvoyant Cabinet

DELIRIUM Returns! And to celebrate the most haunted of seasons, Chicago burlesque upstart Willy LaQueue is joined by the lovechild of Vincent Price & Madeline…

Saturday October 26, 2024
9:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 West Newport Avenue
Haunted Halloween Monsters Ball 2024
Oct26
Oct27
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Haunted Halloween Monsters Ball 2024

  Location: Hard Rock Cafe Chicago – 63 W. Ontario Street, Chicago, IL, 60654 Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024 Event link/Tickets link: https://hauntedhalloweenmonstersball.eventbrite.com Contact Number:…

Saturday October 26, 2024
9:30 p.m.Sunday October 27, 2024
4:00 a.m.
Hard Rock Cafe 63 W. Ontario Street Chicago, IL 60654 United States
63 W. Ontario Street
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