Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
Joshua Jay: Making Magic
Magic
Runs Sep 18 - Oct 04, 2025
Joshua Jay returns for the third year in a row to Rhapsody Theater, this time with something new..
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$35.00 – $90.00
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$35.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$35.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$35.00 – $90.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$35.00 – $90.00
Misery
Drama, Literary Adaptation
Runs Sep 10 - Oct 12, 2025
Stage version of Stephen King's thrilling novel
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$45.00
1:00PM Wed, Oct 01, 2025
$45.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$45.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$45.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$45.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$45.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$45.00
Next to Normal
Runs Sep 19 - Sep 28, 2025
The Lodge Performing Arts Center 18 Villa Court, Elgin, IL Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey Music by Tom Kitt Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the …
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$$30.00 – $$32.00
1:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$$30.00 – $$32.00
at Skokie Theatre
Pippin
Musical
Runs Sep 05 - Sep 28, 2025
A captivating musical about a young man’s search for meaning and fulfillment in life. With dazzling choreography, an unforgettable score by Stephen Schwartz, (Wicked) and a mix of heart, humor, and spectacle,
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$42 – $48
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$42 – $48
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Comedy
Runs Sep 25 - Oct 02, 2025
Selina Fillinger’s acclaimed theatrical farce imagines what happens behind the locked doors of that big pearly house. The answer contains, but is not limited to briefings, meetings, backtracking, honoring our veterans, female-pride conventions, breast-pumping, blue razz slushies, drugs, Crocs, with copious amounts of chaos and attempts to contain it. Witness Loyola Theatre transport 1600 Pennsylvania Ave to our Laboratory Underground Theatre in the basement of Mundelein Center for the Fine and Performing Arts.
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$10 – $25
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Tue, Sep 30, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Wed, Oct 01, 2025
$10 – $25
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$10 – $25
Ravel Piano Concertos & Suite from Carmen
Runs Sep 25 - Sep 28, 2025
Ravel’s jazz-fueled Piano Concerto in G Major fits Alice Sara Ott “like a custom suit,” raves The New York Times. Ott presents the glittering score alongside Ravel’s magnificent Piano …
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
from $49
3:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
from $49
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, Sep 27, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
2:30PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Tue, Sep 30, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
1:00PM Wed, Oct 01, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Wed, Oct 01, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
2:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
2:30PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
1:00PM Wed, Oct 08, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Wed, Oct 08, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
2:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
2:30PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Tue, Oct 14, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
1:00PM Wed, Oct 15, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Wed, Oct 15, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
2:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
2:30PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$49.00 – $67.00
South Chicago Dance Theatre
Dance
Sep 27, 2025
Act I “On A Lark” Choreographer: Stephanie Martinez “Soul Power” Choreographer: Monique Haley “Under the Skin” Choreographer: Tsai Hsi Hung Act II “IN/WITHIN” Choreographer: Kia S. Smith Kick off The Center’s 30th Anniversary Season …
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$29 – $59
THINGS WITH FRIENDS
Runs Aug 22 - Oct 05, 2025
The George Washington Bridge has collapsed into the Hudson. Tony Award nominee Kristoffer Diaz has written a play about it. We’ve already said too much.
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
2:30PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
3:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
2:30PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$24.50 – $59.50
TL;DR: Thelma Louise, Dyke Remix
Musical, New Work
Runs Sep 06 - Oct 12, 2025
Following a critically acclaimed world premiere at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, this is TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix, a fantasy-driven, irreverent, funny, rock musical for a new generation. From the Richard Rogers winning writing team of EllaRose Chary and Brandon James, Theo presents the Midwest Premiere of this exciting new musical that takes the story of Thelma & Louise and reimagines it into a queer rock musical, in which strong female characters don’t “always gotta die.”.
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$40
6:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$40
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$40
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$40
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$40
6:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$40
7:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$40
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$40
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$40
6:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$40
Tom & Eliza
Drama
Runs Jun 26 - Sep 28, 2025
Tom & Eliza is a dual meditation on the choices we make (and those we don't) in a world that spins relentlessly into the future.
7:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$20.00 – $60.00
2:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$20.00 – $60.00
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, Sep 27, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$30.00
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, Sep 27, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$15 – $45
7:30PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$15 – $38
7:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$15 – $42
7:30PM Mon, Oct 06, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$15 – $38
7:30PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$15 – $40
7:30PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$15 – $36
7:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$15 – $36
2:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$15 – $38
7:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$15 – $38
2:30PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
$15 – $40
Ghost Fetus
Comedy/Drama
Runs Sep 11 - Sep 27, 2025
A ghost seeking revenge. A church caught in its own contradictions. Two queer teens reckoning with faith, fear, and desire. Anna Klos and Suz Evans bring you a haunting, hilarious, and heartfelt piece like no other. This World Premiere is presented with Trap Door's Trap Open Series.
8:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$22
The Blood Countess
New Work, Spooky Season
Runs Sep 11 - Oct 11, 2025
Join us in the Carpathian Mountains to witness the birth of legend as a Countess becomes a Carnivore and a Mother becomes a Monster. The shadow of Erzsebet Bathory has endured for over 400 years–but who is the Blood Countess and how did her story of infamy begin, grow, and take on a life of its own? In a time when the constructed reputations of those who are given power are all some care about, Idle Muse explores the Truth behind the blood-soaked rumors.
8:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$20 – $30
3:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$20 – $30
3:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Wed, Oct 08, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$20 – $30
8:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$20 – $30
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, Sep 27, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Oct 02, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Oct 09, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
3:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Thu, Oct 16, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
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
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 Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
$33.00
8:00PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$33.00
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
Uncle Carlos Explains
Runs Sep 05 - Sep 27, 2025
Three people can keep a secret if, two of them are dead!
8:00PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
$25.00 – $30.00
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, Sep 27, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
10:00PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
$28.00 – $45.00
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
The Infinite Wrench
Experimental, New Work, Variety
Runs Sep 19 - Nov 16, 2025
THIRTY PLAYS
IN SIXTY MINUTES
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY THE NEO-FUTURIST ENSEMBLE
10:30PM Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Free – $20
7:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Fri, Oct 03, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
Free – $20
7:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Fri, Oct 10, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
Free – $20
7:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Free – $20
7:00PM Sun, Oct 19, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Sat, Oct 25, 2025
Free – $20
7:00PM Sun, Oct 26, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Fri, Nov 07, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Sat, Nov 08, 2025
Free – $20
7:00PM Sun, Nov 09, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Free – $20
10:30PM Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Free – $20
7:00PM Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Free – $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 Sun, Sep 28, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
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
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 …
10:00AM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$21.50 – $32.50
1:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$24.50 – $36.50
11:00AM Sat, Oct 04, 2025
$24.50 – $36.50
11:00AM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$21.50 – $32.50
1:00PM Sun, Oct 05, 2025
$24.50 – $36.50
11:00AM Sat, Oct 11, 2025
$24.50 – $36.50
11:00AM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$21.50 – $32.50
1:00PM Sun, Oct 12, 2025
$24.50 – $36.50
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
Late Nite Catechism
Comedy
Runs Jun 01 - Sep 28, 2025
Late Nite Catechism is part catechism class, part stand-up routine.
1:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$35.00
Chicago a cappella Presents
Cantaré
Music, New Work
Sep 28, 2025
Pack your (musical) bags! We’re heading to Mexico with songs commissioned through our ¡Cantaré! program, showcasing the vibrant voices of this beautiful country. Through music, you’ll discover its rich and diverse culture.
3:00PM Sun, Sep 28, 2025
$45 – $55