Upcoming Chicago Events

Name: Adirondack Chair Circle
Start: 2026-10-24T15:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-24T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Steppenwolf Ensemble Theater

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October 21, 2026: Oct21
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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Wednesday, October 21st
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
October 22, 2026: Oct22
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 22nd
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
Oct22
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 22nd
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Oct22
Theatre & Performing Arts
Adirondack Chair Circle
A gaggle of suburban moms, armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Thursday, October 22nd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Oct22
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Sleeping Beauty & Dvořák Cello Concerto
The crown jewel of cello repertoire, Dvořák’s heroic and soulful Cello Concerto marks the return of Jian Wang, a soloist with a lustrous sound and…
Loop
Event details
Thursday, October 22nd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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220 S. Michigan Ave.
Oct22
Theatre & Performing Arts
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Mud Row”
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for the first production in its 2026 – 2027 season, Mud…
Lakeview
Event details
Thursday, October 22nd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Theater Wit
$Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”$
Oct22
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, written by Samantha Hurley and…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
Event details
Thursday, October 22nd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Oct22
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre’s new 22nd season, “State of Violence,” begins with Prayer Circle, September 17 – November 8, by Erik Gernand and directed by Executive…
Edgewater
Event details
Thursday, October 22nd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oct22
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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Thursday, October 22nd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
October 23, 2026: Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts
Topdog/Underdog – Chicago
Get ready for an unforgettable night at the Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre – Chicago, where the acclaimed performance of “Topdog/Underdog – Chicago” will take…
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre – Chicago
1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60614
Oct23
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
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Oct23
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Omar
Where memory is preserved, legacy endures. MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Rhiannon Giddens and celebrated co-composer Michael Abels deliver a profoundly moving story about the strength…
Loop
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Oct23
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
Friday, October 23rd
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
Oct23
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…
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 8:55 p.m.
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Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts
Premonitions Inc. at Kermess
We saw you coming. Fourteen floors above Randolph Street, aerialists fly through a century-old Belgian Spiegeltent while acrobatics, burlesque, cabaret, and comedy unfold around your…
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Friday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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Kermess
32 W Randolph St, Floor 14
Oct23
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
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts
Adirondack Chair Circle
A gaggle of suburban moms, armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Mud Row”
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for the first production in its 2026 – 2027 season, Mud…
Lakeview
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Theater Wit
$Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”$
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts
Refracted Theatre Company Presents “I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire”
Award-winning Refracted Theatre Company is proud to announce the cast and creative team of I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, written by Samantha Hurley and…
Wicker Park / Bucktown
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Oct23
Theatre & Performing Arts
Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle”
Award-winning Redtwist Theatre’s new 22nd season, “State of Violence,” begins with Prayer Circle, September 17 – November 8, by Erik Gernand and directed by Executive…
Edgewater
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
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Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Oct23
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,…
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
See all events in series
Oil Lamp Theater
1723 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL, 60025
Oct23
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
Event details
Friday, October 23rd
9:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
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The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
October 24, 2026: Oct24
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
Event details
Saturday, October 24th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Oct24
Theatre & Performing Arts
Adirondack Chair Circle
A gaggle of suburban moms, armed with pickleball paddles and hard kombucha, are ready to take on the school board in the fight of their…
Lincoln Park
Event details
Saturday, October 24th
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614