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Ballet 5:8 presents
La Llorona
Dance, Espanol
Oct 18, 2025
Ballet 5:8, Chicago’s premiere female and minority-led ballet company, presents its critically acclaimed production La Llorona. This powerful performance reframes the legend of "La Llorona" through a deeply human …
2:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$29 – $59
The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra: Rags to Riches...Celebrating the Life & Music of Tony Bennett
Music
Oct 18, 2025
The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra beings its jazz-meets-big band stylings to the ECC Arts Center on October 18 with "Rags to Riches: Celebrating the Life and Music of Tony Bennett."
7:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$$20 children 12 and under – $$45 adults
"IAm, He Said" -Celebrating the Music of Neil Diamond
Music
Oct 18, 2025
Matt, Jeff, and Tommy Vee, nephew and sons of the legendary Bobby Vee, come together with an all-star band to share stories and celebrate the music of Neil Diamond.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$54 – $65
Visión Latino Theatre Company Presents: Las Borinqueñas
Runs Oct 18 - Nov 09, 2025
It’s the 1950s in Puerto Rico, and María, Fernanda, Yolanda, Rosa, and Chavela are fighting to live full lives in a country caught between tradition and imposed progress. As a new U.S.-backed government promises freedom and prosperity, the women face crushing societal rules and limited choices over their bodies and futures. This is the story of the birth control pill and the Puerto Rican women who risked everything for the chance to decide their own lives.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$25 – $55
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$25 – $55
7:30PM Wed, Oct 22, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$30 – $55
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$30 – $55
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$30 – $55
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$30 – $55
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$30 – $55
Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer
Comedy, Stand-Up
Oct 18, 2025
When Sarah Millican was a child, she wouldn’t say boo to a goose. Quiet at school, not many friends, no boobs ‘til she was 16.
Now? NOW she is loud, with good friends, a cracking rack and goose booing all over the shop.
In Late Bloomer, Sarah’s brand-new stand-up show, she explores how one became the other. Plus, lots of stuff about dinners and lady gardens. Come along and join Sarah on her second American tour, laugh at her, with her, beside her.
This event is for ages 16+.
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Yunchan Lim
Music
Oct 19, 2025
Yunchan Lim, who at 18 became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, climbs the summit of Baroque keyboard music in Bach’s Goldberg Variations. A miraculous series of 30 …
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
from $59
The Sound of Music
Musical
Runs Oct 21 - Nov 02, 2025
For 65 years, THE SOUND OF MUSIC has been one of our “favorite things.” With its timeless story and irresistibly charming score, this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic isn’t just meant …
7:00PM Tue, Oct 21, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:00PM Wed, Oct 22, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$$40 – $$95
2:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$$40 – $$95
1:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$$40 – $$95
6:30PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:00PM Tue, Oct 28, 2025
$$40 – $$95
1:00PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:00PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$$40 – $$95
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$$40 – $$95
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$$40 – $$95
1:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$$40 – $$95
Red Theater presents the world premiere of
The Pilon
by Zach Barr
Comedy/Drama, New Work
Runs Oct 22 - Nov 23, 2025
Red Theater presents the world premiere of THE PILON by Zach Barr, directed by Jessica Love.
7:30PM Wed, Oct 22, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
7:30PM Mon, Oct 27, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
7:30PM Mon, Nov 03, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
7:30PM Mon, Nov 10, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
7:30PM Mon, Nov 17, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
Imagine U: Doctor De Soto
Children's/Family, Puppetry
Runs Oct 23 - Nov 02, 2025
Award-winning playwright Idris Goodwin brings William Steig’s tale of wit, wisdom, and whimsy to the stage with an eye-popping blend of live-action, puppetry, music, and rhyme. Despite the sign outside stating that they do not treat predators, the De Soto family dentist practice takes pity on a suffering fox with a rotten tooth. But once he opens his jaws and they must step inside, they begin to rethink their decision. Full of excitement and laughter, this modern-day fable proves that even the smallest creatures can make a big difference with kindness and a little quick thinking.
7:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$8 – $20
11:00AM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$8 – $20
11:00AM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$8 – $20
11:00AM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$8 – $20
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$8 – $20
11:00AM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$8 – $20
Music Theater Works' GODSPELL
Comedy/Drama, Musical
Runs Oct 23 - Nov 16, 2025
Day by day for more than 50 years, audiences have delighted in this modern musical fable that weaves together music, improv and infectious pop and rock songs. This GODSPELL finds a fractured and disconnected community gathered at a local diner discovering the transformative power of forgiveness and embracing radical love.
Production Sponsor: Whirled Peas Foundation In Partnership with Curt’s Cafe
North Theatre at North Shore Center for Performing Arts
October 23 – November 16
Production Sponsor: Whirled Peas Foundation
In Partnership with Curt’s Cafe
Book by John Michael Tebelak
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Music by Stephen Schwartz
Directed by Matthew Silar
Music Directed by Justin Kono
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Wed, Nov 05, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Wed, Nov 12, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$19.50 – $106
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$19.50 – $106
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$19.50 – $106
The Neighborhood of the Loners
New Work
Runs Oct 23 - Nov 02, 2025
The Neighborhood of the Loners is a place where residents live without social interactions or contact with the world around them. This sanctuary of solitude is disrupted by a sudden death in the neighborhood. The walls between neighbors come down, as the community must come together to answer the question at hand: Who poisoned Miss Pérez? Absurdist, comedic, and harrowing, this world-premiere translation explores how isolation impacts society.
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$10 – $25
The Soldier’s Tale
Music
Runs Oct 23 - Oct 25, 2025
Step into the engrossing world of Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale — a Faustian fable about a soldier-fiddler who makes a pact with the devil — in this semi-staged collaboration with …
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
from $49
1:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
from $49
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
from $49
TheaterWorksUSA presents
"Ada Twist, Scientist & Friends"
Children's/Family, Musical
Oct 24, 2025
This fun musical for ages K-4 is based on the books Rosie Revere, Engineer; Iggy Peck, Architect; and Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty.
7:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$17 – $19
Frankenstein
Drama, Literary Adaptation
Runs Oct 24 - Oct 26, 2025
Following a sold-out run at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, A.B.L.E.'s ensemble of disabled and neurodivergent actors brings their critically acclaimed adaptation of Frankenstein back to life at Theater Wit for a strictly limited engagement October 24-26. This original punk-inspired adaptation blends music, movement, and scenes devised a neurodiverse ensemble into a provocative exploration of ambition, isolation, and the balance between the head and the heart.
7:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$15 – $45
1:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15 – $45
1:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$15 – $45
The Lord Chamberlain's Men Present Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Children's/Family, Classic, Comedy/Drama
Oct 24, 2025
Classics get a fresh twist with The Lord Chamberlain's Men performng "Twelfth Night" at the ECC Arts Center on October 24. The UK's leading all-male theatre company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men brings Shakespeare's plays to life in authentic Elizabethan costume, infused with music, song, and spirited dance.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$Children 12 and Under FREE – $$35 adults
The Rocky Horror Show
Comedy, Musical
Runs Oct 24 - Nov 09, 2025
Let's do the time-warp again with The Rocky Horror Show!
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$32.00 – $37.00
An Evening with Chris Thile
Music
Oct 24, 2025
MacArthur Fellow and Grammy Award-winning mandolinist, singer, songwriter and composer Chris Thile, hailed as “an all-round musician” (The Guardian), brings his genre-spanning artistry to Symphony Center. This wide-ranging …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
from $49
The Spongebob Musical Youth Edition
Children's/Family, Musical
Runs Oct 25 - Nov 02, 2025
Condensed version of the hit Broadway musical tailored for young performers and audiences.
11:00AM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15.00 – $20.00
2:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15.00 – $20.00
6:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$15.00 – $20.00
11:00AM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$15.00 – $20.00
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$15.00 – $20.00
6:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$15.00 – $20.00
Collide, A staged reading of new work by Ted Williams III
Staged Reading
Oct 25, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
AG After Dark
Cabaret, Circus, Physical Theater, Pride, Variety
Oct 25, 2025
Join us in celebrating pride month with AG After Dark: A Queer Circus Cabaret. This show features an all-queer cast of circus artists, burlesque performers, and drag queens celebrating a …
7:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
from $25
Ailey II
Dance
Oct 25, 2025
Blending modern masterpieces with bold new works, Dance Magazine calls Ailey II “second to none.”
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$58 – $62
Paul O'Dette and Aaron Sheehan
Music
Oct 25, 2025
One of the most influential figures in his field, lutenist Paul O’Dette has helped define the technical and stylistic standards to which 21st-century performers of early music aspire. …
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15 – $40
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
with Live Shadow Cast and Audience Partici...pation
Comedy, Film/Documentary, Musical, Spooky Season
Oct 25, 2025
Feel the antici…pation! One of the highlights of the Halloween season, The Rocky Horror Picture Show with live shadow cast returns to The Center’s stage with this classic …
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$10 – $20
Herbie Hancock
Music
Oct 26, 2025
A living legend, always looking forward After Herbie Hancock’s 2024 performance at Symphony Center, the Chicago Tribune hailed him as “one of music’s most catalytic forces,” seamlessly navigating his vast catalog …
7:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
from $65