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Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov15
Dec24
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 15, 2024Tuesday December 24, 2024
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella celebrates the timeless enchantment of this magical fairy tale. Follow the classic story of Cinderella and her quest to attend the…

Friday November 15, 2024Wednesday January 15, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov15
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

I came here to Weep

First presented at Brooklyn’s Chocolate Factory Theatre in 2023, I came here to Weep is a performance installation led by Bessie-Award winning choreographer and interdisciplinary…

Friday November 15, 2024Saturday November 16, 2024
Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts, Chicago Campus
Abbott Hall 710 N. Lake Shore Drive
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov15
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Where Did We Sit on the Bus?

During a third grade history lesson on Rosa Parks, a Latina child raises her hand to ask, “Where did we sit on the bus?” What…

Friday November 15, 2024Sunday November 17, 2024
1700 Theatre
1700 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60614
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov15
Nov24
Theatre & Performing Arts

As You Like It

With a cast that includes some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters, As You Like It is a story that explores the complexities of love and…

Friday November 15, 2024Sunday November 24, 2024
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Nov16
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…

Saturday November 16, 2024
Citywide
Blue on stage
Nov16
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…

Saturday November 16, 2024
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Ruth on the Rocks
Nov16
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…

Saturday November 16, 2024
Free Street Storefront
4627 S. Ashland Ave.
Becky Nurse of Salem
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Becky Nurse of Salem

The Midwest premiere of Becky Nurse of Salem, a new dark comedy by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Polly Noonan, promises to bewitch Chicago audiences as…

Saturday November 16, 2024
Theater Wit
Into The Woods
Nov16
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…

Saturday November 16, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Nov16
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…

Saturday November 16, 2024
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Antigone
Nov16
Nov25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Antigone

Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition…

Saturday November 16, 2024Monday November 25, 2024
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Nov16
Nov25
Theatre & Performing Arts

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Experience the magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like never before! Follow the adventures of Charlie Bucket, a kindhearted boy who wins a golden…

Saturday November 16, 2024Monday November 25, 2024
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov16
Dec3
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 16, 2024Tuesday December 3, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov16
Dec10
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 16, 2024Tuesday December 10, 2024
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov16
Dec23
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 16, 2024Monday December 23, 2024
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Bottle Fly world premiere
Nov16
Dec25
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 16, 2024Wednesday December 25, 2024
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella celebrates the timeless enchantment of this magical fairy tale. Follow the classic story of Cinderella and her quest to attend the…

Saturday November 16, 2024Thursday January 16, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov16
Nov17
Theatre & Performing Arts

Poseidon’s Priestess Preview

Poseidon’s Priestess is an original musical about a fictional seaside village that worships the Greek gods, it is home to two women trying to strike…

Saturday November 16, 2024Sunday November 17, 2024
Underground Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan, Chicago, IL, 60660
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov16
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…

Saturday November 16, 2024
7:30 a.m.Monday December 16, 2024
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Marriott Theatre Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences concludes its 2024 children’s theatre season with the beloved fairy tale adventure, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Full of warmth and…

Saturday November 16, 2024
10:00 a.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

When the Duke of Athens is set to marry his new queen, chaos ensues within William Shakespeare’s classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mischievous fairies, amateur…

Saturday November 16, 2024
10:10 a.m.12:10 p.m.
The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614
Alice in Wonderland
Nov16
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,…

Saturday November 16, 2024
11:00 a.m.12:00 p.m.
Beverly Arts Center
2407 W. 111th Street
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