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The Addams Family
The Addams Family
BrightSide Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall

This wickedly funny musical with book by Rick Elice and Marshall Brickman (JERSEY BOYS), and songs by Andrew Lippa (THE WILD PARTY, BIG FISH), follows Wednesday Addams as she falls in love with a perfectly respectable young man from a very normal family. When the two families meet for dinner, secrets are revealed, expectations are challenged, and hilarity ensues. Filled with unforgettable characters, catchy songs, and laugh-out-loud comedy, this Broadway hit celebrates what makes every family unique.

Always, Sometimes, Maybe
Always, Sometimes, Maybe

Always, Sometimes, Maybe follows Lou, a janitor who feels so lonely she makes friends out of trash. Lou unexpectedly finds herself with an audience. With nothing but her rubbish and a lot of imagination, she tries to find connection.

Any Rebellion of Will
Any Rebellion of Will

A dark absurdist comedy with a twist of vaudeville, Any Rebellion of Will finds a depressed, anguished Will being kicked out of his authoritative parents' home on his 25th birthday. Will returns home with an odd, mystical street performer, Giselle who ignites a rebellious passion in Will and a demented, destructive mania in his parents.

Black Bear Island
Black Bear Island
Bramble Theatre Company at Bramble Arts Loft

When her estranged childhood sweetheart mysteriously dies, Amitra returns home after a long absence to Black Bear Island, which legend says is haunted by a monstrous man-killing bear. As she searches for the truth, the forest begins to engulf the house and her past begins to collide with the present as her memory starts to unfog. This gothic, magical realistic thriller explores regret, the unreliableness of our own memories, and the paths we choose to become who we are. A Chicago premiere!

Bonnie's Last Flight
Bonnie's Last Flight

It’s Jan’s retirement flight. Everyone knows, except for Greig, Jan’s best friend and coworker of many years. As Greig waxes nostalgic, Jan worries about life post-retirement. LeeAnne, a klutzy newbie flight attendant with a dark past, must avoid her ex on the plane while Captain, a waggish pilot with a weakness for Bloody Marys, is caught in a love triangle. Erik, the co-pilot with a heart of gold, can’t get a word in edgewise. Presiding over the flight is the OG of travel: Mark Twain.

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story
Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story

Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story chronicles the life and music of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly from his early start in Texas to his meteoric rise to fame and untimely death at the age of 22. Experience the original sound that changed rock and roll music as we know it.

Candlelight Concerts in Chicago - See The List
Candlelight Concerts in Chicago - See The List
Various Locations

Candlelight Concerts in Chicago are intimate live performances where the music and the candlelit atmosphere do equal work—creating a night out that’s elegant, relaxed, and genuinely different. Presented by Fever, the series features local musicians (often a string ensemble) performing programs that range from classical to pop and themed tributes. Browse this guide for candlelight concerts Chicago audiences can attend now and in the coming months.

Chopin In Winter
Chopin In Winter

Chopin in Winter, the celebrated Chicago story by author and MacArthur Fellow Stuart Dybek, features acclaimed stage and screen actor Yasen Peyankov,* who brings all the story's characters to life. His storytelling is interwoven with fifteen Chopin gems and boogie-woogie music, performed live by award-winning concert pianist Jana Pavlovska, under the creative direction of Dexter Bullard. Lighting designed by Adam Jezl-Sikorski, costumes designed by Rachel Sypniewski and stage management by Jenniffer J. Thusing.*

Come From Away
Come From Away

Come from Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander's airstrip on September 11, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music, an open bar and the recognition that we're all part of a global family.

Dead Girl's Quinceanera
Dead Girl's Quinceanera

FACT: Maria was last seen at her Quinceañera. FACT: The party ended early due to an unknown emergency. FACT: Maria has not responded to any messages in 19 hours. Now, her three best friends-armed with confidence, questionable clues and zero adult supervision-are on the case, racing against the clock to find out what happened. The pressures of Latine girlhood punctuate the joy ride through the power and pleasure of adolescent friendships in this comic thriller.

Detroit '67
Detroit '67
Pulse Theatre Chicago at eta Creative Arts Foundation

Detroit. Summer 1967. As one of the most pivotal uprisings in American history unfolds outside their door, siblings Chelle and Lank are trying to build a future from the basement of their West Side home. But when a mysterious woman unexpectedly enters their lives, buried secrets, shifting loyalties, and impossible choices begin to surface.Set against the backdrop of the 1967 Detroit uprising and underscored by the unforgettable sounds of Motown, Detroit '67 is a powerful story of family, love, resilience, and hope in a city-and a nation-on the brink of change.

Dial M For Murder
Dial M For Murder

Alfred Hitchcock’s adored, chilling thriller gets a modern twist that no one will see coming. A murderous misstep begins a high-stakes hunt for the real criminal as time is quickly running out. This captivating, heart-racing play leaves audiences on the edge of their seats while the mystery of the year unravels before their eyes. Will the clues unlock the right person, or will an innocent victim pay the price? The suspense is to die for.

Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni

The Lyric Opera of Chicago 2026/27 Season kicks off with a thrilling fable of deceit and retribution. Under the baton of Music Director Enrique Mazzola, sharp humor, high drama, and an exquisite score intertwine in the story of a charismatic seducer whose unrepentant lustfulness brings about a most spectacular demise. Singing with a voice that can "shake the heavens" (Opera Today), bass-baritone and Lyric veteran Christian Van Horn stars as one of opera's most infamous anti-heroes, crowning a stellar cast. Director Robert Falls's instant-classic take on this morality tale for the ages offers an expansive and hard-hitting Don Giovanni sure to satisfy anyone with a wicked taste for drama.

Drunk Dracula
Drunk Dracula

One actor takes five shots and attempts an epic retelling of Transylvania's thirstiest bachelor... DRACULA! Sink your teeth into the Halloween event of the season, presented by the illustrious Drunk Shakespeare Society (the drinkers behind the hit off-Broadway comedy, Drunk Shakespeare!) When history's most famous vampire (sorry, Edward Cullen) is loosed upon Manhattan, do you want to stop him? Or let him have his way with you?

4000 Miles
4000 Miles
A Short Leap Theatre Company at The Den Theatre

Over the course of a single month, a grieving young man and his feisty 91-year-old grandmother by turns infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other as they cohabitate in her West Village apartment.

The Front Page
The Front Page

In a 1930s Chicago press room, wise-cracking reporters are abuzz with the latest news: ace reporter Hildy Johnson is quitting her job and getting married. Editor Walter Burns has no intention of letting her go- out of the newsroom, or into the arms of another man. When a death row convict manages a daring escape, Walter wrangles Hildy into covering one last irresistible story, a tangle of rival reporters, crooked politicians, and a scoop too big to ignore!

Grimm
Grimm
Theatre Above the Law at The Jarvis Square Theater

In this Original TATL adaptation by Michael Dalberg (Cyrano, The Blood Countess, The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde) Jakob Grimm is transported through the Moon in search of his Brother Wilhelm after fighting the Wolf off of Granny and Little Red. He ends up in a cabaret bar hosted by the Wolf, Little Red and several survivors of their stories. Celebrate the spoopy season with our 6th rendition of Grimm featuring all new TATL takes on the creepy classics of the Bros. Grimm in a cabaret setting. Appropriate for ages Gremlins and up.