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October 11, 2026: Oct11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Dance Divas 2026: “Everything Old Is New Again”
Dance Divas 2026 brings together more than 40 of Chicago’s finest dancers from local dance companies for a dazzling night of stunning performances, glamorous looks,…
Rogers Park
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Sunday, October 11th
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Rhapsody Theater
1328 W Morse Ave
Oct11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Halloween Creepy Crawlies
Halloween Creepy Crawlies is a family friendly dance production produced by Darvin Dances that explores the mysteries of Halloween through a lost ghost’s search for…
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Sunday, October 11th
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
1650 W Foster Ave
Oct11
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Pandemonium, Please Hold
The Second City’s 114th Mainstage Revue Pandemonium, Please Hold is a loud, fast, and gloriously unhinged night of comedic mayhem. The Second City’s six-person cast…
Old Town
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Sunday, October 11th
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Oct11
Theatre & Performing Arts
Kanan Gill Live!
Kanan Gill will perform his brand-new stand-up show in Chicago on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
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Sunday, October 11th
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Park West
1901 W. Madison Street, Chicago
Oct11
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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Sunday, October 11th
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
Oct11
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 11th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
October 12, 2026: Oct12
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 12th
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
Oct12
Theatre & Performing Arts
SIMPLE TOO Live: An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi
World-renowned chef, restaurateur, and author Yotam Ottolenghi is bringing his live tour to Chicago, Illinois on Monday, October 12, 2026. Join Yotam Ottolenghi for an…
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Monday, October 12th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center
2936 N. Southport Ave
October 13, 2026: Oct13
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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Tuesday, October 13th
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
Oct13
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Don Giovanni
The path to damnation never sounded so sweet The 2026/27 Season kicks off with a thrilling fable of deceit and retribution. Sharp humor, high drama,…
Loop
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Tuesday, October 13th
7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
October 14, 2026: Oct14
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 14th
1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive
Oct14
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 14th
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
Oct14
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 14th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct14
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Journey: An Immersive Runway Experience
Presented by Emergent Fashion Society, The Journey is an immersive fashion experience celebrating Black creativity, fashion, and the journey behind bringing a creative vision to…
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Wednesday, October 14th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 South Ashland Avenue
Oct14
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 14th
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
October 15, 2026: Oct15
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 15th
1:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive
Oct15
Theatre & Performing Arts
The Main Squeeze
American funk-rock band The Main Squeeze opens the 2026–27 Mix at Six season with their signature optimistic and electrifying sound. The Midwest-born and Los Angeles–based group returns to the…
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Thursday, October 15th
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Harris Theater, Millennium Park
205 E. Randolph St.
Oct15
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 15th
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
Oct15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Don Giovanni
The path to damnation never sounded so sweet The 2026/27 Season kicks off with a thrilling fable of deceit and retribution. Sharp humor, high drama,…
Loop
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Thursday, October 15th
7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Oct15
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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Thursday, October 15th
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Oct15
Theatre & Performing Arts
Takes All Kinds
Based on immersive reporting from the trenches of democracy, Hoyle’s shape-shifting performance introduces us to more than a dozen remarkable characters, all based on real…
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Thursday, October 15th
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Northwestern University Chicago Campus – Abbott Hall Wirtz Theatre
710 N DuSable Lake Shore Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60611
Oct15
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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Thursday, October 15th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Guerrero Leads Fandangos & Enigma Variations
Few contemporary violin concertos have made a splash with audiences like Arturo Márquez’s Fandango, which won a 2024 Latin Grammy. Composed for Anne Akiko Meyers, this…
Loop
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Thursday, October 15th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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220 S. Michigan Ave.
Oct15
Theatre & Performing Arts
Vladimir
About this show In a world where facts are manipulated and fear is currency, the truth becomes dangerous. As a new authoritarian government tightens its…
Lakeview
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Thursday, October 15th
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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