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Liszt & Bruckner 3
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Liszt & Bruckner 3

Overview Experiencing a Bruckner symphony is often compared to walking around inside a massive gothic cathedral. Step inside this sacred space and experience its awed…

Friday November 15, 2024
1:30 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good

CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…

Friday November 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Teatro Zinzanni
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Friday November 15, 2024
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Orphan Boy The Musical!

The critically acclaimed original musical returns one more time to the Annoyance Theater just in time for the holiday season. Come enjoy some of Chicago’s…

Friday November 15, 2024
6:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
The Infinite Wrench
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
BLANK! The Musical
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

Gather your friends, grab your phone, and share your ideas. At BLANK! The Musical, you create an entire Broadway-style production. This incredible show is completely improvised.…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble: “Visions of Afrofuturism in the 1970s”
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Damon Locks and Black Monument Ensemble: “Visions of Afrofuturism in the 1970s”

The American Musicological Society presents “Visions of Afro-Futurism from the 1970s,” a special lecture and performance featuring Damon Locks and members of the Black Monument…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Art Institute of Chicago – Columbus Drive Entrance
230 S Columbus Dr
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Dog Man – The Musical
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dog Man – The Musical

Back by popular demand, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue Fine Arts Building
ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!

The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Onward and Overwhelmed!
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Onward and Overwhelmed!

Onward and… Overwhelmed! is a continuation of the show “Onward and Off My Parents’ Health Insurance”. The show includes original sketch comedy, music improv, and…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 West Newport Avenue
The RSC’s Pericles
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The RSC’s Pericles

Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years as part of a new, ongoing partnership with CST Direct from a run…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
I Came Here to Weep
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

I Came Here to Weep

Nov. 15-16, 2024 Friday, 11/15 7:30  p.m. Saturday, 11/16 at 7:30  p.m. Wirtz Theater (Room 203) Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
710 N. Lake Shore Drive
A Beautiful Noise
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Beautiful Noise

HE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF A BROOKLYN KID WHO BECAME A CHART-BUSTING, SHOW-STOPPING, AWARD-WINNING AMERICAN ICON Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A BEAUTIFUL…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway in Chicago
17 N State St Ste 810
Redtwist Theatre presents the world premiere of Bottle Fly
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre presents the world premiere of Bottle Fly

CHICAGO – Award-winning Redtwist Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of Jacqueline Goldfinger’s Bottle Fly, directed by Co-Artistic Director Eileen Dixon, October 17…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
CTE Presents: Annie Jr
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

CTE Presents: Annie Jr

Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Hemmens Cultural Center
45 Symphony Way
Red Theater Presents: DOGS
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Red Theater Presents: DOGS

Red Theater presents a dazzling, grotesque, hysterical debut by acclaimed local playwright Hanna Kime. It is the Fourth of July sometime in the future, and…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
1133 W Catalpa
1133 W Catalpa Ave
Falsettos
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Falsettos

Tony Award-winning Falsettos is a tribute to family and its many forms; a playful interrogation of faith and identity; and a celebration of the beauty, complexity, and…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Refracted Theatre Company presents Laura Winters’ Coronation
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Refracted Theatre Company presents Laura Winters’ Coronation

Refracted Theatre Company, recipient of eight Jeff Awards for its most recent production Tambo & Bones, is honored to present Coronation, by Laura Winters and…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS SARAH RUHL’S DEAR ELIZABETH, OCTOBER 17 – NOVEMBER 17

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is proud to present Dear Elizabeth, the first production of its 2024 – 2025 season, written by Sarah Ruhl…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bluebird Arts Presents Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies

Bluebird Arts kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit. The show runs from Saturday, October 19, to Saturday,…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Nov15
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 Little Sweetie Pie” Gloria…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Dunedin Consort
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Dunedin Consort

“The Dunedins approach the score with a scholarly angle…but it’s the heart rather than the head that informs their music making.” – BBC Music Magazine  Johann…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Mandel Hall, University of Chicago
1131 East 57th Street
Perfect Pie
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Perfect Pie

A play by Judith Thompson Set in rural Ontario, “Perfect Pie” follows the revisitation of the childhood friendship between two women; one who has chosen…

Friday November 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
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