Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
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
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
Ballet 5:8 presents
La Llorona
Dance
Oct 18, 2025
Ballet 5:8 engages communities in Chicago, the Midwest and across the nation in conversation of life and faith through innovative storytelling and breathtaking dance. For this performance, featuring …
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
Las Borinqueñas
Runs Oct 18 - Nov 09, 2025
In 1950s Puerto Rico, five women confront tradition, control, and sacrifice to claim the right to their own futures.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Wed, Oct 22, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:00PM Mon, Oct 27, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
6:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$25.00 – $55.00
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