Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
Peter Pan
Children's/Family, Musical
Runs Oct 24, 2025 - Feb 20, 2026
Follow Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to Neverland! The adventures are endless in a world of pirates and mayhem. Let your imagination fly to a place that allows you to NEVER GROW UP!
12:00AM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$18 – $22
12:00AM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$18 – $22
12:00AM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Nov 04, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Nov 05, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$18 – $22
11:00AM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Nov 18, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Nov 25, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Nov 26, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Jan 23, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Jan 29, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Jan 30, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Feb 04, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Feb 05, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Feb 06, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Feb 11, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Feb 12, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Feb 13, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Feb 19, 2026
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Feb 20, 2026
$18 – $22
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
October Brian presents GOODY!
Comedy, Variety
Runs Oct 08 - Oct 29, 2025
Hear ye, hear ye! Goody! is back by popular demand!
8:00PM Wed, Oct 29, 2025
$12.00 – $14.00
DUCK SOUP
Runs Oct 24 - Nov 23, 2025
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before—an influential billionaire installs a crackpot president who hires incompetents into his cabinet and starts a war out of complete vanity. …
7:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Thu, Nov 06, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$30.00
7:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$30.00
Improv Near Me
Comedy, Experimental, Improv, Open Run, Stand-Up, Variety
Runs Jun 20 - Nov 22, 2025
Improv Near Me is a one-of-a-kind, 360-degree comedy experience that brings the spirit of Chicago’s legendary improv scene to life—right in the round! Blending classic improv scenes, musical moments, and immersive staging, the show surrounds the audience with spontaneous storytelling and rapid-fire laughs, all while paying tribute to the iconic neighborhoods and landmarks that helped shape the art form. Whether you're a lifelong local or just visiting the birthplace of improv, this high-energy celebration of Chicago's comedic roots puts you right at the heart of the action—no map required.
7:00PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$10 – $20
7:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$10 – $20
7:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$10 – $20
7:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$10 – $20
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
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 30, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Audio Play/Podcast, Open Run
Runs Jan 09 - Dec 18, 2025
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is National Public Radio’s Peabody Award-winning comedy news quiz show. Host Peter Sagal leads a rotating panel of comedians, writers, listener contestants, and celebrity …
7:30PM Thu, Oct 30, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Nov 13, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Nov 20, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
7:30PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$20.00 – $45.00
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
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 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
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
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 Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$44.99 – $69.99
7:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$44.99 – $69.99
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 31, 2025
$15 – $25
Disney's The Little Mermaid
Musical
Runs Oct 31 - Nov 09, 2025
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story. With music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and book by Doug Wright, Features irresistible songs, including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World."
Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$18 – $22
7:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$18 – $22
2:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$18 – $22
7:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$18 – $22
7:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$18 – $22
2:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$18 – $22
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 31, 2025
$20 – $30
Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show: In Concert
JAM Orchestra
Classic, Music, Musical, Pride, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 31 - Nov 01, 2025
Let’s Do The Time Warp Again!
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the picture show*! We bring you the most famous cult classic ever made… The Rocky Horror Show “In Concert”!
Perfect for a night out for Halloween. Sweethearts Brad and Janet stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”
Whether it’s your first or 1000th time seeing Rocky Horror, this “In Concert” version will definitely make you shiver with antici….. pation! Come as you are or come dressed in character to participate. “Don’t Dream It. Be It!”
Approved audience participation bags are available for sale by phone and in person. (While supplies last) Note: This production contains strobe lighting effects, adult language & intense adult themes.
*Please note: This is not a shadowcast production or screening of the film. Actors and musicians will be onstage performing dialogue and songs live from the stage production.
CONTAINS MATURE THEMES AND STRONG LANGUAGE. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PATRONS UNDER AGE 15. PATRONS UNDER THE AGE OF 15 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A GUARDIAN (AGED 21+).
7:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$40
7:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$40
10:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$40
John Waters
A Live Director's Commentary and Screening
Comedy, Film/Documentary, Spooky Season
Oct 31, 2025
The Center welcomes the king of camp, John Waters, for an unforgettable Halloween night of cult cinema and twisted storytelling. Expect an endless bag of transgressive tales and …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$39 – $69
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 31, 2025
$33.00
Uz, el pueblo
Comedy/Drama
Runs Oct 31 - Dec 14, 2025
Presentada como parte del 8º Festival Internacional de Teatro Latino de Chicago, Destinos Presented as part of the 8th Destinos Chicago International Latino Theater Festival Grace y su familia llevan una vida perfecta en el …
8:00PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
$12 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$12 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
$12 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$12 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$12 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$12 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$12 – $35
8:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$12 – $35
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$12 – $35
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 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 INFINITE EXORCISM
Performance Art, Spooky Season
Runs Oct 31 - Nov 02, 2025
30 DEMONIC PLAYS IN 60 EXPELLED MINUTES THE POWER OF EXPERIMENTAL THEATER COMPELS YOU… This Halloween, join the Neos in embracing the occult as we conjure 30 demonic plays and expel …
10:30PM Fri, Oct 31, 2025
from $25
10:30PM Sat, Nov 01, 2025
from $25
7:00PM Sun, Nov 02, 2025
from $25
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, Nov 01, 2025
$1 – $30
2:00PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
$1 – $30