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Chicago a cappella Presents
Cantaré
Music, New Work
Oct 10, 2025
Pack your (musical) bags! We’re heading to Mexico with songs commissioned through our ¡Cantaré! program, showcasing the vibrant voices of this beautiful country. Through music, you’ll discover its rich and diverse culture.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$40 – $50
Death Toll: A Halloween Drinking Game Performance
Comedy, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 10 - Oct 31, 2025
Our longest-running sketch show is back again to scare you into drinking! DEATH TOLL is a sketch show with one simple rule: drink when someone on stage dies. You'll see torment by a sleep paralysis demon, a creepy doll come to life, and the consequences of your actions when you fall for a serial killer. All these sketches with plenty of death, comedy, and (fake) blood!
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$15 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$15 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$15 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$15 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$15 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15 – $25
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$15 – $25
Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter
Co-production with Black Button Eyes Productions
Drama, New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 10 - Nov 23, 2025
The Dracula tale set on the high seas.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$15.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Mon, Nov 10, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Mon, Nov 17, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$15.00 – $38.00
Christian McBride & Brad Mehldau
Music
Oct 10, 2025
Christian McBride and Brad Mehldau — two music icons with a long history of collaboration — bring the intimacy and charm of a jazz club to Symphony Center. …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
from $49
The Center Southland Spotlight
Cabaret, Music, Musical
Oct 11, 2025
Experience the magic of musical theatre in The Center Southland Spotlight—a showcase of the best Southland community theatres and their 2025–26 season selections. The afternoon will feature song …
2:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$10 – $25
Disenchanted!
Comedy, Musical
Oct 11, 2025
The ECC Arts Center presents the witty and empowering "Disenchanted!,"a hilarious take on fairytale princesses who are fed with the storybook status quo. Contains adult language and themes that are not appropriate for children.
7:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$$50
Medea
Classic, Drama, Music, Opera, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 11 - Oct 26, 2025
a tale of infidelity and revenge like no other.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
from $71
7:00PM Tue, Oct 14, 2025
from $50
7:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
from $60
7:00PM Mon, Oct 20, 2025
from $47
2:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
from $63
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
from $63
Nella
Espanol, Music
Oct 11, 2025
Born in Venezuela, Nella rapidly rose to international fame thanks to her powerful voice and undeniable presence. In a short period of time, she went from graduating from Berklee College of Music to winning the 2019 Latin GRAMMY® Award for Best New Artist. Her debut album, "Voy (I Go)," produced by the award-winning Javier Limón, features the hit "Me Llaman Nella," which was celebrated by NPR and the title track was named the 14th best song of 2019 by The New York Times.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$$15 – $$20
The Mark
Physical Theater
Runs Oct 11 - Nov 22, 2025
Written by BWBTC Ensemble Member Jillian Leff October 11 – November 22, 2025 Thursday – Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. Sundays at 3:00 p.m. All performances will take place at The Edge Theater, 5451 …
8:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
8:00PM Wed, Oct 15, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
8:00PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
8:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Cantaré
Music, New Work
Oct 12, 2025
Pack your (musical) bags! We’re heading to Mexico with songs commissioned through our ¡Cantaré! program, showcasing the vibrant voices of this beautiful country. Through music, you’ll discover its rich and diverse culture.
3:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$40 – $50
Capitol Fools
Comedy, Musical
Oct 12, 2025
The head writer, music director and all-star cast members from the former Capitol Steps join forces to unite the country one laugh at a time.
3:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$39 – $49
6:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$39 – $49
Mystery Dinner Theater
Runs Oct 12 - Dec 06, 2025
3:30PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
5:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
5:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
Music of the Baroque presents
Bach's Brandenburgs
Music
Oct 13, 2025
Revel in the vibrant energy and dazzling virtuosity of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. So-called because of Johann Sebastian Bach’s failed attempt to secure a new job, these intriguingly complex, effortlessly joyful …
7:30PM Mon, Oct 13, 2025
$35.00 – $103.00
Midday Matinee: Hey There...The Music of Rosemary Clooney
Classic, Music
Oct 14, 2025
The Midday Matinee series returns to the ECC Arts Center on Tuesday,. Oct. 14 with "Hey There: The Music of Rosemary Clooney" featuring Kaity Paschetto.
1:30PM Tue, Oct 14, 2025
$$35
The Book of Mormon
Musical
Runs Oct 14 - Oct 19, 2025
The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade …
7:00PM Tue, Oct 14, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Oct 15, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
6:30PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
TwoSet Violin
Music
Oct 14, 2025
Celebrate the joy of music with TwoSet Violin, the classical music duo that has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. Known for their hilarious sketches, viral videos and …
7:30PM Tue, Oct 14, 2025
from $99
Coco in Concert Live to Film
Children's/Family, Film/Documentary, Music, Musical
Runs Oct 16 - Oct 18, 2025
Join Lyric for Disney and Pixar’s Coco in Concert Live to Film, the story of Miguel, a young boy who dreams of being an accomplished musician, despite his family’s …
7:00PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
from $39
2:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
from $43
Mäkelä Conducts Symphonie fantastique
Music
Runs Oct 16 - Oct 18, 2025
Love, witchcraft, murder — it’s all packed into Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz’s thriller about a lovesick artist obsessed with a young actress. Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä leads this …
7:30PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
from $65
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
from $65
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
from $65
Dead Man's Cell Phone
Runs Oct 17 - Nov 09, 2025
Jean isn’t a nerd, and she’s no dud—she’s simply… there. Until she answers a dead man’s ringing cell phone. That single act hurls her into a whirlwind of eccentric relatives, a drunken widow, a black-market underworld, a Johannesburg airport brawl, a laundromat in the afterlife, and maybe—just maybe—into the arms of the dead man’s brother… or the dead man himself.
Sarah Ruhl’s Dead Man’s Cell Phone isn’t just a surreal comedy about life, love, and death—it’s a sharp commentary on how technology drives and distorts us. Time bends, realities blur, and we’re swept through parallel worlds, peril, and peculiar romance—all by way of one very insistent ringtone.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$35
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$35
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$35
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$35
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$35
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$35
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$35
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$35
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$35
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$35
Hang Time
Performance Art
Runs Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2025
Three men chew the fat under an old, wide tree. In Hang Time, we peek into the interiority – the great loves and bitter blues – of Black men in America. Setting the romantic and the macabre in sharp relief, the work invites the viewer to envisage the living Black body triumphant over the legacy of violence that it holds. Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Zora Howard in her directorial debut, Hang Time is a deeply moving and subversive work not to be missed.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$8 – $15
2:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$8 – $15
Misery
Drama
Runs Oct 17 - Nov 01, 2025
Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$15.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$15.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$15.00
Paul Reiser
Comedy, One Person Show, Stand-Up
Oct 17, 2025
Named one of the Top 100 Comedians of All Time by Comedy Central, Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific and hilarious creatives.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$70 – $80
Singin' in the Rain
Musical
Runs Oct 17 - Oct 19, 2025
The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay in Singin' in the Rain. Hilarious situations, snappy dialogue and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make Singin' in the Rain the perfect entertainment for any fan of the golden age of movie musicals.
Singin' in the Rain has all the makings of a Tinseltown tabloid headline – the starlet, the leading man and a love affair that could change lives and make or break careers! In silent movies, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a hot item but, behind the scenes, things aren't always as they appear on the big screen! Meanwhile, Lina's squeaky voice might be the end of her career in "talking pictures" without the help of a talented young actress to do the talking and singing for her.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$18 – $25
2:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$18 – $25
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$18 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$18 – $25
The Haunting of Hill House, adapted by F. Andrew Leslie from Shirley Jackson's novel
Drama, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 17 - Nov 09, 2025
An investigator of supernatural phenomena interrupts the isolation of the remote and sinister Hill House to delve into the house’s morbid history. Joining him are three unacquainted guests, who are soon jolted by strange and eerie occurrences.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$25 – $35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$25 – $35
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$25 – $35