Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
NSC & Giordano Dance Chicago Present: Ignite the Soul!
Dance
Runs Oct 18 - Oct 19, 2025
Giordano Dance Chicago returns to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts for two performances, launching its electrifying 63rd season with radiance and infinite horizons. From founder …
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$36.00 – $84.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$36.00 – $84.00
OAK
Comedy/Drama, New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 02 - Nov 09, 2025
Three kids, an old woman with a shotgun, and a mysterious creek monster. Set firmly in the southern gothic tradition, Terry Guest’s OAK dives into the world of three Black kids as they navigate a community where children aren’t safe, and the adults fail to protect them. It’s 7pm, do you know where your children are?
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$20 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$20 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$20 – $45
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$20 – $45
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$20 – $45
JK Entertainment presents
Prodigal Son
Runs Oct 10 - Nov 02, 2025
PRODIGAL SON is John Patrick Shanley’s autobiographical coming-of-age story of a 15 year old attending a private New Hampshire prep school in the 1960s.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
Revolution(s)
Drama, Musical
Runs Oct 04 - Nov 16, 2025
When soldier and aspiring musician Hampton Weems comes home from Afghanistan, he finds the South Side of Chicago is also occupied territory—and he’s accidentally joined the resistance. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and The Nightwatchman) Tom Morello brings a ground-breaking new punk/metal/hip-hop musical to our intimate Owen Theatre about a young artist finding his voice, why violence is as American as cherry pie, and how young radicals—across generations—are still motivated by love.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Wed, Oct 22, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Wed, Nov 05, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Tue, Nov 11, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Wed, Nov 12, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$43 – $103
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$43 – $103
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$43 – $103
Rome Sweet Rome
Classic, Comedy/Drama, Literary Adaptation
Runs Sep 23 - Oct 19, 2025
Q Brothers Collective is “Nothing short of brilliant” –MTV
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
2:30PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
ROOTED
Comedy/Drama, New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 09 - Nov 02, 2025
Faced with the prospect of losing their ancestral home, a trio of BIPOC modern-day witches resurrect a witch from their coven to help them grapple with rapid change, surprising discoveries, and the newest neighbor in their home. This queer romantic comedy is about sisterhood, what we hold on to, and what’s worth our sacrifices and magic.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$$5.00 – $$15.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$$5.00 – $$40.00
Stir Friday Night Presents:
SFN XXX: Talk Thirty To Me
A 30th Anniversary Best of Comedy Show
Comedy, Improv
Runs Oct 17 - Oct 18, 2025
If you didn’t know, Stir Friday Night, Chicago's longest-running AAPI comedy team, turns 30 this year! To celebrate, we’re taking a look into the vault and putting together a …
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
from $25
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 Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$18 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$18 – $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 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
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 …
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
6:30PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
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 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
The Lion King
Classic, Musical
Runs Oct 03 - Oct 19, 2025
Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This …
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$$40 – $$120
1:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$$40 – $$120
6:30PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$$40 – $$120
The Magic Parlour
Children's/Family, Comedy, Magic, One Person Show, Performance Art, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 10 - Dec 27, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$85 – $115
7:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$85 – $115
9:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$85 – $115
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$85 – $115
7:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$85 – $115
9:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$85 – $115
7:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$85 – $115
9:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$85 – $115
7:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$85 – $115
9:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Wed, Nov 26, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
$85 – $115
7:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$85 – $115
9:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$85 – $115
7:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$85 – $115
9:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$85 – $115
7:00PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$85 – $115
9:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$85 – $115
2:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$85 – $115
7:30PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$85 – $115
Ugly Lies The Bone
Comedy/Drama, Drama
Runs Oct 03 - Nov 15, 2025
After three tours in Afghanistan, Jess returns home to a changed world, and body. With biting dark humor and virtual reality therapy, she begins to rebuild her life one puzzle piece at a time, confronting scars both seen and unseen in this powerful story of how beauty endures beneath the surface.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 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 Fri, Oct 31, 2025
3:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 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 Thu, Nov 13, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
3:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
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
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 18, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$30.00
Wish You Were Here
Comedy/Drama
Runs Sep 18 - Oct 19, 2025
It’s 1978 and protests are breaking out all across Iran, encroaching on this suburb where a tight-knit circle of girlfriends plans weddings, trades dirty jokes, and tries to hang onto a sense of normalcy. But as the revolution escalates, each woman is forced to join the wave of emigration or face an equally uncertain future at home. With breathtaking humanity and cutting wit, Wish You Were Here chronicles a decade of life during war, as best friends forever become friends long lost, scattered and searching for home.
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$15 – $38
2:30PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$15 – $40
World Premiere: Invictus & An African American Requiem
Music, New Work
Oct 18, 2025
Performance Run Time: 2 hours Ear Taxi Festival, the Chicago Philharmonic, Apollo Chorus of Chicago, and Cedille Records have partnered together for the world premiere of Stacy Garrop’s Invictus and Midwestern …
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$25.00 – $94.50
Catch Me If You Can
Musical
Runs Aug 27 - Oct 19, 2025
Based on the hit film and the incredible true story, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is the delightfully entertaining musical comedy about chasing your dreams and not getting caught. Jet-set to the 1960s where charming, young con man Frank Abagnale Jr. posed as an airline pilot, a lawyer and a doctor — and then escaped police custody, all before he turned 22. When Frank's lies catch the attention of an FBI agent, he is pursued across the globe to pay for his crimes. Created by a Tony Award-winning dream team: book by Terrence McNally (The Full Monty, Ragtime) and a swinging score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Some Like it Hot).
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
1:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
Dial M For Murder
Runs Sep 03 - Oct 26, 2025
Jealousy. Deception. Murder.
An affair, a fortune on the line, and the perfect murder…But what happens when it all goes wrong? Find out in this riveting new adaptation.
Dial M For Murder contains violence and adult themes.
Run Time: 2 hours including intermission
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
6:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
1:30PM Wed, Oct 22, 2025
1:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
7:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
7:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
3:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
6:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Dutchman
Spooky Season
Runs Oct 09 - Oct 25, 2025
A searing examination of race, power, and social expectation, this explosive classic of American theatre surges with racial tension and sexual politics.
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$23.44
8:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$23.44
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$23.44
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$23.44
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
The Best of the Second City: 65 Years of Funny
Comedy
Runs Sep 12 - Nov 24, 2025
The Second City is throwing the ultimate comedy party to celebrate 65 years of legendary laughs!
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Oct 20, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Oct 27, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Nov 03, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Nov 10, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Nov 17, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
3:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
8:00PM Mon, Nov 24, 2025
$39.00 – $79.00
The Book of Will
Drama
Runs Sep 18 - Oct 25, 2025
The story of how Shakespeare's plays were preserved for all time.
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Wed, Oct 22, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00