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Revolution(s)
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Revolution(s)

By Zayd Ayers Dohrn Music and Lyrics by Tom Morello Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III October 4 – November 9, 2025 Put your hands…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.
Goodman Theatre
170 N. Dearborn St.
Amadeus
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Amadeus

Vienna: a cacophony of music and intrigue. The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the flamboyant entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: prodigy and wild…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Baby Wants Candy! The Original Completely Improvised Musical

“CRITICS’ PICK. TRULY AMAZING!” – New York Times “BEST VISITING IMPROV COMEDY!”– TimeOut NY “HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!” – The Onion “★★★★★” THEY ARE AN ENTERTAINMENT PHENOMENON AND I…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Clued In
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Clued In

After getting a single suggestion, the cast of six professional comedians asks the audience to choose a detective. Enjoy as they invent a tale of…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St., Theater on the Second Floor
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Ugly Lies The Bone
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ugly Lies The Bone

Jonathan Berry is BACK and he’s directing Shattered Globe’s powerful season opener UGLY LIES THE BONE. After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Season 48 Fall Series
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Season 48 Fall Series

Returning to the Steppenwolf Theatre stage after taking it by storm last year with a sold-out 2-week run, Season 48’s Fall Series showcases the full…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Chen Leads The Four Seasons
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Chen Leads The Four Seasons

Overview Warbling birds, trickling streams, summer storms, barking dogs, icy landscapes — Vivaldi pioneered the art of painting nature through music with his blazingly original Four…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater

Celebrating their 50th Anniversary at The Auditorium, the world-renowned Chicago-based Spanish dance company brings the passionate and expressive rhythms of Spain to life with its…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
The Taming of the Shrew
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Taming of the Shrew

Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed? The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he refuses to marry…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Superior Donuts
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Superior Donuts

Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Angry F*gs
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Angry F*gs

An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who has aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Lifeline Theater
6912 N. Glenwood Ave
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter

Based on Chapter Seven of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, this gothic horror high seas adventure tells the shocking events aboard the cargo ship transporting Count Dracula’s belongings from…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get Away From
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get Away From

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre presents a world premiere production, Chicago: Queerly Adapted From The Play You’ve Never Heard Of That Inspired The Musical You Can’t Get…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker

November 7 – December 7 | The Den Theatre written by Stephanie Alison Walker directed by Nathan Dale Short assistant direction by Emma Leeper You…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Wild Door Theater Makes Its Chicago Debut With “Smokefall” at Theater Wit
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Wild Door Theater Makes Its Chicago Debut With “Smokefall” at Theater Wit

A new voice joins Chicago’s vibrant theater scene this fall as Wild Door Theater proudly launches its inaugural production, Smokefall, November 10 – December 21,…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker

You think you know your friends, your neighbors, your spouse; but what happens when you suddenly find out they have a garage full of guns?…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents “Body Passages”
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Presents “Body Passages”

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) presents the return of The Artists’ Residency, Body Passages, Nov. 14-15. This collaboration between ten Chicago-based creatives will take place at…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
1650 W Foster Ave
Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci

This duo of passionate one-act operas explores the depths of spurned lovers’ grief and the lengths they’ll go to in avenging betrayal. Deadly love triangles…

Saturday, November 15th
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
A Devil Comes to Town
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Devil Comes to Town

Presented with Trap Door Theatre’s Trap Open Series: In a town obsessed with writing, the arrival of a mysterious devilish publisher sets off a sinister…

Saturday, November 15th
8:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Trap Door Theatre
1655 W. Cortland St.
The Lincoln Lodge
Nov15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Saturday, November 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
ComedySportz Chicago
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Saturday, November 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Cosmic Underground Show
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Cosmic Underground Show

Magic, Mind-Reading, and Comedy Collide! Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, the Cosmic Underground Show blasts off for a 90-minute immersive comedy, magic, and mind-reading show.…

Saturday, November 15th
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
cosmic underground theater
3433 W Fullerton Ave
This is Your Brain on Beer Comedy Show!
Nov15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

This is Your Brain on Beer Comedy Show!

See comedians do two sets: first one sober and the second one DRUNK!

Saturday, November 15th
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Midwest Coast Brewing Co.
2137 W. Walnut Street
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