In Manual Cinema’s thrilling version of the classic Gothic tale Frankenstein, the Chicago-based Emmy Award-winning performance collective imaginatively combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, and live sound effects and music in a haunting show unlike any other. The production stitches together the fictional story of Frankenstein with the biography of the original novel’s author, Mary Shelley, to create an unexpected tale about the beauty and horror of creation.

It's nearing midnight in Wyoming, where four recent graduates have gathered to celebrate their beloved mentor and professor Gina, newly inducted as president of their tiny Catholic liberal arts college. The reunion spirals into spiritual chaos, clashing generational politics and a vicious fight to be understood. Offering grace and disarming clarity, this haunting play speaks to the torn heart of a country at war with itself.

Spooky season gets a hauntingly elegant soundtrack in Candlelight: Halloween Classics, a one-hour concert performed by the Metropolis String Quartet in a room aglow with flickering candles. The program blends eerie concert hall favorites like Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre, Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, and Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette with iconic horror film themes, including John Carpenter's Halloween, Bernard Herrmann's prelude from Psycho, and Tubular Bells from The Exorcist. Pop culture picks keep things playful, with the strings tackling Michael Jackson's Thriller, Ghostbusters, The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, Stranger Things, the Time Warp, and a medley from The Nightmare Before Christmas. Equal parts chilling and charming, it's a wickedly fun night out for music lovers and horror fans alike.

Zoe, a Black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her white professor's office to discuss her paper about slavery's effect on the American Revolution. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history and power.

Broadway’s favorite little orphan returns to Drury Lane for the first time in over 20 years! This heartwarming musical will delight you and your family during the holiday season with cheer, optimism, and the power of love.

For more than four decades, this Tony Award-winning musical has delighted millions of fans around the world with the funny and frightening story of the shy shop assistant, his coworker crush and a mysterious, and carnivorous, plant. Written by the powerhouse team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin), Little Shop takes audiences on a wild trip where love and world domination meet at a Skid Row floral shop.

Buried up to her waist in a giant mound of earth, Diana Slickman delivers a whirlwind monologue of love and survival as Winnie in Beckett's masterpiece. Ryan Walters co-stars as her oblivious husband, Willie. Directed by Trent Lunsford for the inaugural production of AutoBody Theater.

A Clockwork Orange lures audiences into a glass-edged, testosterone-filled underworld of a dystopian future. The explosive story of little Alex and his rebellious gang of Droogs is a groundbreaking and twisted tale teeming with sexuality and "a bit of the old ultra-violence." As hauntingly relevant today as when Burgess's book first published in 1962 and when Stanley Kubrick's cult classic film caused a stir in 1971, A Clockwork Orange is an unapologetic celebration of the human condition. And Beethoven.

The Snow Queen follows Gerda as she embarks on a journey into the unknown. Along the way she encounters unpredictable elements, a talking raven, a band of singing robbers, whispering flowers, deceptive sweetness, and strangers who become family. With every trial she must decide not only how to save Kay but who she is becoming. Can Gerda withstand the bitter cold and the Snow Queen's relentless desire to control the narrative? Will Kay reclaim the story stolen from him, or surrender to the silence of the ice? Written by Mallory Swisher and directed by Stefan Roseen and Anna Reomer, this beloved folktale reimagined through a new landscape explores the people who carry our stories when we no longer can - and the courage it takes to let them go.

For six nights only, Will Clinger and Bill Larkin take the stage at the Rouge Room to sing the always funny, sometimes ribald, occasionally offensive songs from their respective repertoires. Performing either individually or together, they'll showcase tunes both old and new, all intended to convulse their audience - hopefully with laughter!

Bringing to life an arena spectacle at unbelievable scale, The Greatest Show On Earth will debut stunning feats of real human achievement, musical performances blended with aerial artistry, modern comedy, and never-before-seen acts on highwire, trapeze, bicycles, and more. The reimagined American icon will captivate families through a multi-platform, 360-degree experience that brings fans into the action, creating real connections between audiences and performers from all over the world - coming to the Chicago area with six performances at Allstate Arena.

Experience the timeless music of Eric Clapton like never before at Candlelight: Tribute to Eric Clapton, an intimate 60-minute concert performed by a live string quartet amid the warm glow of hundreds of flickering candles. The Listeso String Quartet reimagines Clapton's legendary catalog through elegant classical arrangements, transforming rock and blues classics into something entirely new. The tentative program spans his career, including "Layla," "Wonderful Tonight," "Tears in Heaven," "Lay Down Sally," "Cocaine," "Let It Rain," and more. Part of the wildly popular Candlelight concert series, this multi-sensory experience pairs world-class musicianship with a stunning candlelit atmosphere, making it perfect for a date night, a special evening out, or any Clapton fan eager to hear familiar favorites in a fresh and unforgettable setting.

It's New Year's Eve, and it sure looks like the world is ending. But much more importantly, Brett and Amy have just broken up. As aliens pollute the water, zombies run for Congress, birds ravage the housing market, and apocalyptic cult plans for the end of days, Brett and Amy's friends scheme to reunite them while the ex-couple themselves try to navigate a world with an end-date and a world without each other.

Avis and Moss wake up in a house they don't know, with no memories of themselves - or each other. A young woman named Wren appears to be the key that will unlock the truth about who they are and what brought them there. But every claim she makes is darker and more unsettling than the last. A Body of Water is a desperate search for identity where the only certainty is uncertainty.

The live-looping hip-hop musical Mexodus recently won four Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding Musical, four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical, three Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Music, one Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical, and one Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical—the first Off-Broadway musical to win the award in 30 years.

JERSEY BOYS returns to Chicago. JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were thirty.

Rediscover the magic of the holiday season with A Christmas Carol, the timeless tale that warms hearts and reminds us all of the true spirit of Christmas. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter and lonely miser, is visited on Christmas Eve by three ghosts who take him on a journey through his past, present, and future. Along the way, he learns how to once again experience joy, compassion, and the power of generosity.