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Sep6
Oct29
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Friday, September 6thTuesday, October 29th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
1776
Sep7
Oct30
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Saturday, September 7thWednesday, October 30th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Never Better logo
Sep7
Oct13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Never Better

Davy, a jaded college sophomore, has been struggling to keep up with her work and social life as she faces an illness she’s written off…

Saturday, September 7thSunday, October 13th
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre
721 Howard St., Evanston, IL, 60202
1776
Sep8
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Sunday, September 8thThursday, October 31st
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
1776
Sep9
Nov1
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Monday, September 9thFriday, November 1st
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
1776
Sep10
Nov2
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Tuesday, September 10thSaturday, November 2nd
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Sep10
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Tuesday September 10, 2024Saturday February 1, 2025
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Naked Angels Tuesdays@9 Chicago
Sep10
Theatre & Performing Arts

Naked Angels Tuesdays@9 Chicago

Chicago’s popular free cold-reading series. Every Tuesday night we showcase five short pieces of writing to a live audience. Tuesdays@9 Chicago is free to all…

Tuesday, September 10th
8:30 a.m.Tuesday, December 10th
8:30 a.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Sep10
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Tuesday September 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.Saturday February 1, 2025
7:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
1776
Sep11
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Wednesday, September 11thSunday, November 3rd
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
The Cottage
Sep11
Oct13
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Cottage

Citadel’s production will be the first of that comedy since its Broadway engagement in 2023, where it was directed by Jason Alexander and starred Eric…

Wednesday, September 11th
7:30 a.m.Sunday, October 13th
3:00 a.m.
Citadel Theatre
300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest, IL, 60045
1776
Sep12
Nov4
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Thursday, September 12thMonday, November 4th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks
Sep12
Oct20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks

TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks Directed by Shanésia Davis Featuring Ensemble Members Martel Manning and Gregory Fenner This darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family…

Thursday, September 12th
7:00 a.m.Sunday, October 20th
3:00 a.m.
Filament Theatre
4041 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60641
Drunk Shakespeare
Sep12
Oct31
Theatre & Performing Arts

Drunk Shakespeare

Five professional actors meet as members of The Drunk Shakespeare Society. One of them has 5 shots of whiskey and then attempts to perform a…

Thursday, September 12thThursday, October 31st
The Lion Theatre
182 N. Wabash Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Noises Off poster
Sep12
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Noises Off

A CO-PRODUCTION WITH GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE The cast and crew of Nothing On are scrambling to prepare for opening night, but despite their earnest efforts, the…

Thursday, September 12thSunday, November 3rd
1776
Sep13
Nov5
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Friday, September 13thTuesday, November 5th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Light Switch
Sep13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Light Switch

Henry Sullivan, 27, single, gay, and autistic, lives his life vicariously through the heroes and heroines of the 19th-century British novels he devours. But no…

Friday, September 13th
7:30 a.m.Sunday, October 13th
2:00 a.m.
Open Space Arts
1411 W. Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640
Avenue Q Raue Center For The Arts logo
Sep13
Oct20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Avenue Q

Avenue QMusic and Lyrics By Jeff Marx & Robert Lopez Book By Jeff Whitty Directed by Joe Lehman Music Director: James Mablin September 13 –…

Friday, September 13thSunday, October 20th
Raue Center for the Arts
26 N. Williams St.
1776
Sep14
Nov6
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Saturday, September 14thWednesday, November 6th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Jackie Taylor’s Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People poster
Sep14
Nov3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackie Taylor’s Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People

How many times have you heard a soulful song and just assumed that the singer was Black only to find out they were not. Music…

Saturday, September 14thSunday, November 3rd
Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
4450 N. Clark St. , Chicago, IL, 60640
Inherit the Wind production image: two men stand together, one holds an apply
Sep14
Oct20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Inherit the Wind

A three-time Tony Award-winning masterwork and “cultural landmark that only seems to grow with relevance” (Los Angeles Times). Science and religion go head-to-head in this…

Saturday, September 14thSunday, October 20th
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
1776
Sep15
Nov7
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Sunday, September 15thThursday, November 7th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
1776
Sep16
Nov8
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Monday, September 16thFriday, November 8th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
1776
Sep17
Nov9
Theatre & Performing Arts

1776

Summer, 1776 – The nation is ready to declare independence…if only our founding fathers can agree to do it! Witness the birth of the nation…

Tuesday, September 17thSaturday, November 9th
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
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