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Name: The 37th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival Returns September 20 – October 26 at Four Chicago Venues
Start: 2026-10-08T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-08T22:00:00-05:00
Location: Facility Theatre

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October 4, 2026: Oct4
Theatre & Performing Arts
Chicago Horror Film Festival
The 28th Annual Chicago Horror Film Festival takes over Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema October 2–4, bringing 150+ independent horror films to two big movie theater…
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Sunday, October 4th
7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema
2828 N Clark St
Oct4
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! lovingly pokes fun at all of the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original musical. The hair products may…
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Sunday, October 4th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Oct4
Theatre & Performing Arts
Watch What Crappens – Chicago, IL – In The Mix Tour
The popular Bravo TV recap podcast Watch What Crappens is bringing its “In The Mix Tour” to Chicago, IL on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Hosts…
Event details
Sunday, October 4th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
The Vic Theatre
3145 N. Sheffield
October 5, 2026: Oct5
Theatre & Performing Arts
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of World War II? Olivier…
Loop
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Monday, October 5th
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Oct5
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
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Monday, October 5th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Oct5
Theatre & Performing Arts
The 37th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival Returns September 20 – October 26 at Four Chicago Venues
Curious Theatre Branch, with co-producers Chicago Danztheater Ensemble, Chicago Dramatists and Labyrinth Club, are pleased to announce the 37th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, September 20…
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Monday, October 5th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Facility Theatre
1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622
October 6, 2026: Oct6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of World War II? Olivier…
Loop
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Tuesday, October 6th
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Oct6
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
Event details
Tuesday, October 6th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Oct6
Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions
SECRETS starring mentalist SIDNEY SEER
Star TV mentalist SIDNEY FRIEDMAN (aka SIDNEY SEER) returns for the 16th time to The Alley inside CARNIVALE, for this surreal, intimate, clandestine experience of…
West Loop
Event details
Tuesday, October 6th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Carnivale
702 w fulton market
October 7, 2026: Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of World War II? Olivier…
Loop
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Wednesday, October 7th
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Dial M for Murder”
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its next production, Dial M for Murder, October 2 – November 1,…
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Wednesday, October 7th
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Marriott Theatre Presents Come From Away
Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre presents Come From Away, the internationally celebrated musical that was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, captured four Laurence Olivier Awards,…
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Wednesday, October 7th
1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive
Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Oil Lamp Theater Presents “Dial M for Murder”
Oil Lamp Theater is proud to announce the cast and creative team for its next production, Dial M for Murder, October 2 – November 1,…
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Wednesday, October 7th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
Event details
Wednesday, October 7th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Always, Sometimes, Maybe
Always, Sometimes, Maybe is an award winning, internationally acclaimed solo show about a janitor so lonely she makes her friends out of trash. When Lou…
Edgewater
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Wednesday, October 7th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Topdog/Underdog
“Take thuh cards and show me whatcha got!” Brothers Lincoln and Booth, named in jest, are two Black men living in America just trying to…
Lincoln Park
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Wednesday, October 7th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct7
Theatre & Performing Arts
Idle Muse Theatre Company Presents “Witch”
Idle Muse Theatre Company continues its 20th anniversary season and kicks off the Halloween season with Witch, September 10 – October 10, written by Jen…
Edgewater
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Wednesday, October 7th
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
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The Edge Off Broadway Theatre
1133 W Catalpa Ave.
October 8, 2026: Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
How did a dead body, a fake love letter, and — of all people — Ian Fleming turn the tide of World War II? Olivier…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
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CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Marriott Theatre Presents Come From Away
Marriott Theatre, Chicagoland’s longest-running musical theatre presents Come From Away, the internationally celebrated musical that was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, captured four Laurence Olivier Awards,…
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Thursday, October 8th
1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Tituba
Performed in the hallowed halls of the University of Chicago’s historic Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Court Theatre’s 2026/27 season opens with the American premiere of Tituba—a…
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Thursday, October 8th
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
El Evangelio Jornalero – Destinos: 9th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival
This production is produced by Repertorio Latino TC and Colectivo El Pozo, written by Raúl Dorantes and directed by Joaquín Catana and Roma Díaz. El…
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Thursday, October 8th
7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
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St. Agustine’s College
1345 W. Argyle St.
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
I am the Wind
Two lifelong friends sail into open water: one edging closer to the pull of oblivion, the other with a question neither can escape. Nobel laureate…
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Thursday, October 8th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Theatre Y
3611 W Cermak Rd
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
Jekyll& Hyde
Kokandy Productions’ critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at…
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Oct8
Theatre & Performing Arts
The 37th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival Returns September 20 – October 26 at Four Chicago Venues
Curious Theatre Branch, with co-producers Chicago Danztheater Ensemble, Chicago Dramatists and Labyrinth Club, are pleased to announce the 37th annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival, September 20…
Event details
Thursday, October 8th
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
See all events in series
Facility Theatre
1138 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622