Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
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
Phony Award Winning Musical
Comedy, Improv, Musical
Runs Jun 19 - Oct 30, 2025
Phony Award Winning features Chicago's best musical improvisers.
7:30PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 23, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
The Magic Parlour
Children's/Family, Comedy, Magic, One Person Show, Performance Art, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 10 - Dec 27, 2025
7:30PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$85 – $115
7:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$85 – $115
9:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$85 – $115
4:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$85 – $115
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
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 Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$23.44
8:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$23.44
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
Vito's Vault Roarin' 20's Prohibition Musical Revue
Comedy/Drama, Open Run
Runs Sep 12, 2025 - Jan 02, 2026
Chicago's finest roaring twenties dinner-theatre speakeasy!
6:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Wed, Nov 05, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$80.00
6:00PM Fri, Jan 02, 2026
$80.00
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
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 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
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
Improvised Shakespeare Chicago
Improv
Runs Aug 15 - Oct 31, 2025
Critically-acclaimed improvised comedy featuring the language and themes of William Shakespeare.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20 – $30
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$20 – $30
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
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 Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
2:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$26.00 – $36.00
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
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 Fri, Oct 17, 2025
from $25
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 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
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 17, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$33.00
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 17, 2025
$20
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
Leo Lionni's Frederick
Children's/Family, Musical
Runs Sep 27 - Nov 16, 2025
A charming musical for audiences aged 4 and Up, based on Leo Lionni’s classic book!
9:30AM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
2:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Click Clack BOO! A Tricky Treat
Children's/Family, Literary Adaptation, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 11 - Nov 02, 2025
Based on the book by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin.
11:00AM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$20.00
1:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$20.00
11:00AM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$20.00
1:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$20.00
11:00AM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20.00
1:00PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
$20.00
11:00AM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$20.00
1:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$20.00
11:00AM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$20.00
1:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$20.00
11:00AM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$20.00
1:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$20.00
Elephant and Piggie's "WE ARE IN A PLAY!"
Children's/Family, Musical
Runs Sep 27 - Oct 19, 2025
It's fun to sing and dance with your bestus friend ever! The brilliant creators of “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus” return to YPT with a delightful Vaudeville-style …
11:00AM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$24.50 – $36.50
11:00AM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$21.50 – $32.50
1:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$24.50 – $36.50
Woodland Creatures' Halloween
Children's/Family, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 04 - Oct 26, 2025
Our friends are celebrating Halloween Break from their monster-sory school. Wolfie's birthday is approaching, but so are other exciting fall events! Can they cram it all in before Wolfie's birthday? Find out if they get out of the pickle this October!
11:00AM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$8 – $16
11:00AM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$8 – $16
11:00AM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
$8 – $16
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
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 18, 2025
$44.99 – $69.99
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