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Blue Man Group
Jun14
Dec31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group is comedy, theater and rock concert all rolled into one.  Having recently celebrated 25 years at the Briar Street theatre, this wildly popular…

Wednesday, June 14th
8:00 a.m.Sunday, December 31st
8:00 a.m.
Briar Street Theatre
3133 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60657
Hamilton
Sep13
Dec30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hamilton

Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and created a revolutionary…

Wednesday, September 13th
7:30 p.m.Saturday, December 30th
2:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601
American Psycho: The Musical
Sep14
Nov26
Theatre & Performing Arts

American Psycho: The Musical

American Psycho is a ruthless and daring musical from Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening) and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, The Picture of Dorian Gray). Based on the electrifying…

Thursday, September 14th
7:00 p.m.Sunday, November 26th
5:00 p.m.
Chopin Theatre
1543 W. Division St. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Sanctuary City
Sep14
Nov18
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sanctuary City

Newark, NJ. Post-9/11. Two teenagers, brought to America as children, now face an unlikely foe: unexpected, unreciprocated love. Their friendship is no longer enough (for…

Thursday, September 14th
7:30 p.m.Saturday, November 18th
9:00 p.m.
Steppenwolf Ensemble Theater
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Destinos – Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
Sep28
Nov12
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Theatre & Performing Arts

Destinos – Chicago International Latino Theater Festival

Destinos, 6th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, Chicago’s annual citywide festival showcasing Latino theater artists and companies from Chicago, the U.S. and Latin America, returns…

Thursday, September 28thSunday, November 12th
Multiple Locations
Lucha Teotl
Sep29
Nov5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lucha Teotl

It’s a night in the theater that you’ll never forget. Experience the heart-pumping action ringside, as the Goodman transforms into a professional wrestling arena—a perfect…

Friday, September 29th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, November 5th
3:30 p.m.
Goodman Owen Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
What the Constitution Means to Me
Oct4
Nov12
Theatre & Performing Arts

What the Constitution Means to Me

WHAT ONCE WAS, MAY NO LONGER BE TRUE. How do you chart freedom? How can you package liberty? Who’s included and who’s deliberately discarded? How…

Wednesday, October 4th
1:30 p.m.Sunday, November 12th
7:00 p.m.
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Tambo & Bones
Oct5
Nov11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Tambo & Bones

PREVIEWS CTOBER 5 – 8 AT THE BOOKSPAN THEATRE AT THE DEN (1331 N. MILWAUKEE AVE.) Refracted is thrilled to bring Tambo & Bones by…

Thursday, October 5th
7:30 p.m.Saturday, November 11th
10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Night Watch
Oct5
Nov12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Night Watch

What’s more nightmarish: not being able to trust those around you… or not being able to trust yourself? Moonlit streets, a restless mind and a…

Thursday, October 5th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, November 12th
5:00 p.m.
Raven Theatre East Stage
6157 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60660
John Wangendo and Yancey Hughes
Oct6
Nov5
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions

John Wangendo and Yancey Hughes

The Evanston Art Center (EAC) is excited to welcome the public to our upcoming exhibition, John Wangendo and Yancey Hughes. The exhibition will be on…

Friday, October 6th
5:00 p.m.Sunday, November 5th
4:00 p.m.
Evanston Art Center
1717 Central Street
Blackademics
Oct6
Nov19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Blackademics

There’s something strange about the trendy new restaurant in town. When Ann and Rachelle meet there for dinner, there’s already tension in the friendship they’ve…

Friday, October 6th
8:00 p.m.Sunday, November 19th
5:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 N. Lincoln Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Port of Entry
Oct6
Dec16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Port of Entry

Created by Albany Park Theater Project & Third Rail Projects Port of Entry invites you to step inside the real-life stories of immigrants and refugees from…

Friday, October 6th
8:00 p.m.Saturday, December 16th
10:00 p.m.
APTP On Montrose
3547 West Montrose, Chicago, IL, 60625
The Mole Hill Stories
Oct7
Nov4
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Mole Hill Stories

In this bilingual adaptation of Lois Ehlert’s Mole’s Hill, Moon Rope & Cuckoo books, Topo discovers just how marvelous our lives can be when we…

Saturday, October 7th
2:00 p.m.Saturday, November 4th
3:00 p.m.
Merle Reskin Theatre
60 E. Balbo, Chicago, IL, 60605
PEEP SHOW
Oct7
Dec16
Theatre & Performing Arts

PEEP SHOW

BimBamBoom & Storyville Chicago presents… PEEP SHOW This wild sexy burlesque show features two acts of sexy burlesque performances by the striptease artists of BimBamBoom!…

Saturday, October 7th
10:00 p.m.Saturday, December 16th
11:30 p.m.
Storyville Chicago
712 N. Clark St
Right Now
Oct12
Nov18
Theatre & Performing Arts

Right Now

RIGHT NOW, written by Catherine-Anne Toupin and translated by Chris Campbell, is about Alice and Ben, a couple in an apartment building. Alice is bereft…

Thursday, October 12th
7:30 p.m.Saturday, November 18th
10:30 p.m.
Facility Theatre
1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622
Young Frankenstein
Oct13
Dec31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Young Frankenstein

From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film…

Friday, October 13th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, December 31st
5:30 p.m.
Mercury Theater
3745 N. Southport, Chicago, IL, 60613
Lotería
Oct14
Nov11
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lotería

We’ve all seen the oversized game cards and colorful, iconic images of the traditional Mexican game, Lotería. Now Teatro Tariakuri brings the excitement of the…

Saturday, October 14th
7:00 p.m.Saturday, November 11th
7:00 p.m.
Teatro Tariakuri
3117 W. 63rd St. , Chicago, IL, 60629
That Must Be the Entrance to Heaven
Oct14
Nov5
Theatre & Performing Arts

That Must Be the Entrance to Heaven

Vision Latino Theater Company presents That Must Be the Entrance to Heaven by Franky D. Gonzalez for CLATA’s “Destinos”, the 6th annual International Latino Theater Festival. Performances…

Saturday, October 14th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, November 5th
5:00 p.m.
UrbanTheater Company
2620 W. Division St. , Chicago, IL, 60622
Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon
Oct19
Nov12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon

You can only see it for a single day every hundred years. No, not the show, but the enchanted town in the misty highlands. You’ll…

Thursday, October 19th
1:00 p.m.Sunday, November 12th
5:00 p.m.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, 60077
The Rendez-Vous Pop-Up
Oct20
Dec23
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Tours & Attractions

The Rendez-Vous Pop-Up

France is coming to Chicago’s famous Magnificent Mile! The final iteration of World Business Chicago’s Pop-Up Program – The Rendez-Vous – is now officially open.…

Friday, October 20th
8:30 a.m.Saturday, December 23rd
6:00 p.m.
875 North Michigan Avenue
875 North Michigan Avenue
IMAGINE U: Frida Libre
Oct20
Nov5
Theatre & Performing Arts

IMAGINE U: Frida Libre

Inspired by the childhood of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, Frida Libre is an uplifting story that explores the meaning of friendship, bravery, and transformation.…

Friday, October 20th
7:00 p.m.Sunday, November 5th
3:00 p.m.
Josephine Louis Theatre
20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL, 60208
Nunsense
Oct20
Nov12
Theatre & Performing Arts

Nunsense

In this hilarious spoof by Dan Goggin, the Little Sisters of Hoboken are trying to manage a fundraiser show so they can bury the rest…

Friday, October 20th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, November 12th
4:00 p.m.
Saint Bonaventure Church
1625 W. Diversey, Chicago, IL, 60614
The Night of the Hunter
Oct20
Dec3
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Night of the Hunter

A world premiere stage adaptation of the noir novel The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb, adapted by Chicago adaptor Shawna Tucker.  Inspired by…

Friday, October 20th
7:30 p.m.Sunday, December 3rd
6:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
A Little Night Music
Oct20
Nov5
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Little Night Music

With one of the most singular sumptuous Broadway scores written, we are thrilled to present Stephen Sondheim’s romantic musical farce A Little Night Music.  At…

Friday, October 20th
8:00 p.m.Sunday, November 5th
5:00 p.m.
Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall
31 S. Ellsworth St., Naperville, IL, 60540
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