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Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov8
Dec17
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…

Friday November 8, 2024Tuesday December 17, 2024
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Dog Man The Musical illustration
Nov8
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dog Man: The Musical

Recommended for ages 5 and up. Back by popular demand, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious production based on the worldwide bestselling series from…

Friday November 8, 2024Sunday December 1, 2024
The Studebaker Theater
410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, Il, 60605
Pilot Island and Her Keepers illustration
Nov8
Nov23
Theatre & Performing Arts

Pilot Island & Her Keepers

Written by Kayla Belec and Directed by Stefan Roseen Deep in the heart of the Great Lakes, where Lake Michigan waters intersect with Green Bay,…

Friday November 8, 2024Saturday November 23, 2024
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
The Secret Garden
Nov8
Dec22
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Secret Garden

This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of night,…

Friday November 8, 2024Sunday December 22, 2024
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
721 Howard St., Evanston, IL, 60202
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov9
Nov26
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mercy Killing

A play about the breakup of a love affair between a cisgender lesbian and a self-described genderqueer trans person who is not a woman and…

Saturday November 9, 2024Tuesday November 26, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov9
Dec3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Saturday November 9, 2024Tuesday December 3, 2024
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov9
Dec16
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…

Saturday November 9, 2024Monday December 16, 2024
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov9
Dec18
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…

Saturday November 9, 2024Wednesday December 18, 2024
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov10
Nov27
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mercy Killing

A play about the breakup of a love affair between a cisgender lesbian and a self-described genderqueer trans person who is not a woman and…

Sunday November 10, 2024Wednesday November 27, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov10
Dec4
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Sunday November 10, 2024Wednesday December 4, 2024
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov10
Dec17
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…

Sunday November 10, 2024Tuesday December 17, 2024
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov10
Dec19
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 November 10, 2024Thursday December 19, 2024
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Nov11
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…

Monday November 11, 2024
Citywide
New Faces Sing Broadway NOW
Nov11
Theatre & Performing Arts

New Faces Sing Broadway NOW

The popular New Faces Sing Broadway series returns in Porchlight’s 30th Anniversary Season. Chicago’s up-and-coming talent join Broadway’s Adrian Aguilar for a 90-minute revue of…

Monday November 11, 2024
Evanston SPACE
Into The Woods
Nov11
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…

Monday November 11, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Nov11
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…

Monday November 11, 2024
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov11
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Monday November 11, 2024Thursday December 5, 2024
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov11
Dec20
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 November 11, 2024Friday December 20, 2024
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Nov11
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…

Monday November 11, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Nov11
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…

Monday November 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Porchlight Music Theatre’s New Faces Sing Broadway Now
Nov11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Porchlight Music Theatre’s New Faces Sing Broadway Now

CHICAGO – Porchlight Music Theatre announces the return of its popular series with New Faces Sing Broadway NOW, hosted by Adrian Aguilar, directed by former…

Monday November 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Evanston SPACE
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Nov11
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…

Monday November 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Nov12
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…

Tuesday November 12, 2024
Citywide
New Faces Sing Broadway NOW
Nov12
Theatre & Performing Arts

New Faces Sing Broadway NOW

The popular New Faces Sing Broadway series returns in Porchlight’s 30th Anniversary Season. Chicago’s up-and-coming talent join Broadway’s Adrian Aguilar for a 90-minute revue of…

Tuesday November 12, 2024
Evanston SPACE
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