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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
Ages 13+
The Cosmic Underground Show
Magic
Runs Sep 13 - Oct 31, 2025
The Cosmic Underground Show is a 90-minute, fast-paced, and hilariously mind-bending experience that blends cutting-edge magic with retro-futuristic flair. Set inside the recently unearthed Cosmic Underground Theater—a hidden …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$33.00
Hitch*Cocktails
Comedy, Improv
Runs May 23 - Dec 26, 2025
A Chicago based improv comedy show and drinking game based on the works of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on an audience suggestion, the cast weave together an intricate Hitchcock-like …
9:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$20
9:30PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$20
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
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience
Children's/Family, Musical
Runs Oct 25 - Nov 08, 2025
In a lively underground colony where clothing is taboo and rock music reigns, naked mole rats live by one rule: stay bare. But when Wilbur dares to wear …
2:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$1 – $30
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$1 – $30
2:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$1 – $30
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
The Seance
Cabaret, Drama, Holiday, Magic
Runs Oct 04 - Nov 01, 2025
What is it?
A 'spook-house' show for the smart set; The Seance is an original stage show that recreates an authentic Victorian-era seance.
We will investigate the history of the seance, tell stories of the participants and demonstrate the exact techniques used by psychics and mediums who claimed to contact the dead.
Tonight, you will learn exactly how a seance was performed in a theatrical environment.
7:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$44.99 – $69.99
7:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$44.99 – $69.99
7:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$44.99 – $69.99
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
Improvised Jane Austen
Improv, Literary Adaptation
Runs May 10 - Nov 29, 2025
Come for the humor, stay for the heart!
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$20.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$20.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$20.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$20.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$20.00
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
Whirled News Tonight
Comedy, Improv, Open Run
Runs Jan 11 - Oct 25, 2025
Every Saturday at 7:30pm. Twenty years running! The audience provides inspiration by picking their top stories from the day’s news. From these journalistic suggestions, a team of experienced …
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$30.00
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! We're celebrating this classic cult rock'n'roll, science fiction, horror satire's 50th anniversary with a live shadow cast and audience partici...pation! Come in costume or just come for the fun and get ready to "Time Warp, again!"
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$10 – $20
MONDO BURLESCO: Chicago's Wildest Burlesque Show!
Cabaret, Variety
Runs Sep 20 - Dec 27, 2025
Explore the weird and wonderful world of burlesque striptease at Mondo Burlesco, in Chicago's iconic Stars & Garters nightclub!
10:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
Ages 6+ Magic Show for Whole Family!
Family Magic Show at Cosmic Underground!
Children's/Family, Magic
Runs Sep 28 - Oct 26, 2025
Ages 6+ Magic Show for Whole Family!
4:30PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$26.50 – $31.80
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
SAUNA, SCREENING AT FACETS
Film/Documentary
Oct 27, 2025
IN-PERSON FILM EVENT!
7:00PM Mon, Oct 27, 2025
$15.00
The House That Will Not Stand
Drama, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 28 - Dec 14, 2025
In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch takes her place as head of the household, a more ominous transfer of power transpires in the region. The French-owned Louisiana Territory is about to be acquired by the United States, threatening the liberty of the free people of color residing on the land. A gripping examination of intersecting captivities, THE HOUSE THAT WILL NOT STAND follows four women in mourning as they look ahead to an uncertain and haunting future.
7:00PM Tue, Oct 28, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$25.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$25.00
1:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Mon, Nov 03, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Mon, Nov 10, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Mon, Nov 24, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Mon, Dec 01, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Mon, Dec 08, 2025
$25.00
7:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$38.00
7:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$38.00
1:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$38.00
Chicken Little
Children's/Family, Musical
Runs Oct 29 - Nov 26, 2025
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! Join Chicken Little and her friends --Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others-- as she journeys to tell The King the news!
10:30AM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Nov 05, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Nov 11, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Nov 12, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Mon, Nov 17, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Nov 18, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Nov 25, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Nov 26, 2025
$18 – $22
As You Like It
Musical
Runs Oct 30 - Dec 14, 2025
The classic story of finding refuge and love in new surroundings is freshly told with a folk-pop score from the Tony Award-winning composer of Suffs.
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Nov 05, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
7:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Nov 12, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
7:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
2:00PM Wed, Nov 19, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Nov 19, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
2:00PM Wed, Nov 26, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Nov 26, 2025
2:00PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
7:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
2:00PM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
7:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
7:30PM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
7:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Muti Conducts Strauss, Hindemith & Dvořák 9
Music
Runs Oct 30 - Nov 01, 2025
Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti returns with an all-time orchestral favorite: Dvořák’s New World Symphony. Its glorious melodies capture the folk songs and spirituals the composer heard in …
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
from $49
1:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
from $49
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
from $49
Carrie: The Musical
Drama, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 30 - Nov 02, 2025
Stephen King's cult classic takes the stage in Carrie: The Musical. Join us for a bone-chilling experience this Halloweekend! It'll be a night you'll never forget.
8:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$25.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$25.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$25.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$25.00
The Rocky Experiment
Experimental, New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 30 - Nov 02, 2025
Join us this Halloweekend to enjoy a story with pictures and an experiment of horror! A tale that steps out of the television with music that wiggles its way …
8:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$25.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$25.00
2:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$25.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$25.00
8:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$25.00
Lost Realms: Improvised Musicals From Beyond
Comedy, Improv, Musical
Oct 31, 2025
Whether it's a summer camp slasher, a heroic fantasy, or a time loop story, Lost Realms boldly goes where no musical improv show has gone before. Created by Keenan Camp (Riff, It's Your Funeral), Lost Realms combines the magic of improvised musicals with your favorite nerdy tropes to bring to life a brand-new sci-fi, fantasy, or horror musical based on your suggestions. Get ready for adventure as some of Chicago's favorite musical improvisers bring you a show that is equal parts down to earth and out of this world.
7:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$10 – $15