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Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct27
Dec4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Sunday, October 27thWednesday, December 4th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
El Pielago de la Calamidades
Oct27
Nov18
Theatre & Performing Arts

El Pielago de la Calamidades

The unwritten story of what happened to the nomadic actors who were hired by Hamlet to represent the murder of his father. Rated: PG13 Parents…

Sunday, October 27th
7:00 p.m.Monday, November 18th
9:00 p.m.
Teatro Tariakuri
3117 W. 63rd St. , Chicago, IL, 60629
Atonement
Oct27
Nov6
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…

Sunday, October 27thWednesday, November 6th
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok
Oct27
Theatre & Performing Arts

IRONBOUND by Martyna Majok

PUBLIC TICKETS AVAILABLE AUGUST 26THSUBSCRIBERS & GROUP EARLY ACCESS AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST At a bus stop in a run-down New Jersey town, Darja, a Polish immigrant…

Sunday, October 27th
7:30 p.m.Wednesday, November 27th
9:30 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
Dracula
Oct28
Nov13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Monday, October 28thWednesday, November 13th
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct28
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Monday, October 28thThursday, December 5th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Dracula
Oct29
Nov14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Tuesday, October 29thThursday, November 14th
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct29
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Tuesday, October 29thFriday, December 6th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Tragedy of MacBeth illustration
Oct29
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Macbeth

One of Shakespeare’s most popular and enduring tragedies. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day…

Tuesday, October 29thSunday, December 15th
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Dracula
Oct30
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Wednesday, October 30thFriday, November 15th
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct30
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Wednesday, October 30thSaturday, December 7th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Oct30
Dec29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, on stage at Marriott Theatre this holiday season, opening Wednesday, November 6…

Wednesday, October 30thSunday, December 29th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Dracula
Oct31
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dracula

Prepare to be transported to the eerie landscapes of Transylvania and the shadowy corners of Victorian England as you embark on a spine-tingling journey filled…

Thursday, October 31stSaturday, November 16th
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Oct31
Dec6
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 Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Thursday, October 31stFriday, December 6th
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Oct31
Dec8
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Thursday, October 31stSunday, December 8th
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
League of Chicago Theatres
Oct31
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

La Memoria del los Sesiles

La memoria de los sesiles takes place in a not-too-distant future where all the trees have been cut down by an uncontrolled real estate expansion.…

Thursday, October 31stSunday, November 3rd
Chicago Shakespeare Upstairs Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Riccardo Muti, Mitsuko Uchida
Oct31
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Muti, Uchida, Emperor & Eroica

Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti returns with Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, a work that shattered the symphonic conventions of its day, with themes of…

Thursday, October 31stSunday, November 3rd
Every Brilliant Thing
Oct31
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Every Brilliant Thing

“1. Ice Cream. 2. Water fights. 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV.” This is how a six-year-old child begins…

Thursday October 31, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday January 5, 2025
6:00 a.m.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Oct31
Nov1
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Thursday, October 31st
7:30 p.m.Friday, November 1st
9:30 p.m.
Cinderella
Nov1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Cinderella

Call 773-736-2490 for additional information or special seating

Friday, November 1st
12:00 a.m.11:59 p.m.
Prairie Lakes Theatre
515 E. Thacker, Des Plaines, IL, 60016
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Nov1
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

CLATA ANNOUNCES DESTINOS, 7TH CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LATINO THEATER FESTIVAL, FEATURING MOST EXTENSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP IN ITS HISTORY, WITH WORKS FROM BRAZIL, CHILE, ARGENTINA, MEXICO, THE…

Friday, November 1st
Citywide
Felon: An American Washi Tale
Nov1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Felon: An American Washi Tale

Alone in solitary confinement, a teenager called out to the men in the hole with him: “Somebody, send me a book! Moments later, Dudley Randall’s…

Friday, November 1st
Northwestern University Chicago Campus – Abbott Hall Wirtz Theatre
710 N DuSable Lake Shore Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60611
Ruth on the Rocks
Nov1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ruth on the Rocks

Ruth Guerra is just your average Mexican American, middle-aged girl that grew up in the hood on Chicago’s Southside and loves a good drink or…

Friday, November 1st
Free Street Storefront
4627 S. Ashland Ave.
Rocky Horror Picture Show in concert
Nov1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show: In Concert

For the first time on the Metropolis stage, we bring you the most famous cult classic ever made The Rocky Horror Show “In Concert! Perfect…

Friday, November 1st
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W. Campbell, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005
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