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Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Nov14
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…

Thursday November 14, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Book of Me
Nov14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Book of Me

Wanda stands on the cusp of womanhood. Educated in the finest schools by successful Black parents she appears to be a well adjusted child of…

Thursday November 14, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
BABES WITH BLADES THEATRE COMPANY’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, OCT. 16 – NOV. 23
Nov14
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…

Thursday November 14, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Edge Theater
5451 N Broadway Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Derek Hough – Dance For The Holidays: The New Tour!
Nov14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Derek Hough – Dance For The Holidays: The New Tour!

Derek Hough Dance for the Holidays is an all new joyous celebration of the most festive time of the year!  With jingle bells and sleigh…

Thursday November 14, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Rosemont Theatre
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov14
Theatre & Performing Arts

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

Following the career of an African American actress as she navigates Hollywood, this play is both harrowing and hilarious, eye-opening and up-lifting. BY THE WAY,…

Thursday November 14, 2024
8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Big Fans
Nov14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Big Fans

Veteran improvisers Mark Raterman (Cook County Social Club, Comedy Central), Neal Dandade (NBC’s Chicago Med, FX’s Justified: City Primeval), and Forest Hynes (Chaos Theory) create…

Thursday November 14, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!
Nov14
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!

The famously dramatic leads from Succession – including Logan, Kendall, Shiv, Roman, and Connor Roy – try to accomplish something normal in a one hour…

Thursday November 14, 2024
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Destinos 7th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Nov15
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 15, 2024
Citywide
Ruth on the Rocks
Nov15
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 15, 2024
Free Street Storefront
4627 S. Ashland Ave.
Becky Nurse of Salem
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
Theater Wit
Into The Woods
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Nov15
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…

Friday November 15, 2024
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Nov15
Nov16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday November 15, 2024
12:00 a.m.Saturday November 16, 2024
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Antigone
Nov15
Nov24
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…

Friday November 15, 2024Sunday November 24, 2024
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Nov15
Nov24
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…

Friday November 15, 2024Sunday November 24, 2024
League of Chicago Theatres
Nov15
Dec2
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…

Friday November 15, 2024Monday December 2, 2024
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov15
Dec9
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…

Friday November 15, 2024Monday December 9, 2024
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov15
Dec22
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…

Friday November 15, 2024Sunday December 22, 2024
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
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
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