Theater openings in October
Indiana
**** October 3rd, Disney's High School Musical on Stage, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
October 3rd, 7:30 pm ET, Agatha Christie's The Unexpected Guest, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
October 7th, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, Accomplice, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
October 11th, 7:30 pm, Hammond Community Theatre presents The Haunting of Hill House, Beatniks On Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $20. FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.hammondcommunitytheatre.org/hill.html. Buy tickets @ https://www.cur8.com/22368/project/133638
October 17th, 7:30 pm, Camp HELL-O, M & M Productions, Center Stage Studio Theatre, 227 Center Street, Hobart. $14. FYI(219) 777-0698 or
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/m-and-m-productions/68c72ed87902a22c6a28871f
October 17th, 8:00 pm, The Rocky Horror Show, Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso. $27-$60. Buy tickets at www.tinyurl.com/MOHRockyHorror
October 23rd, 7:30 pm, Seedlings Theatre Company & Improductions, LLC present Ghost Story, The Hub NWI, 676 W. Division Rd., Hebron, IN. FYI https://www.facebook.com/seedlingstheatre/
October 24th. 7:30 pm, Little Shop of Horrors, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
October 29th, 2:00 pm, Leslie Goddard - The Trial of Lizzie Borden, Theater at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $40. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext 1, www.theatreatthecenter.com
October 29th, Marie and Rosetta, Janet Allen Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), 140 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN. FYI www.irtlive.com
Illinois
October 3rd, 7:00 pm, Chicago City Opera presents Carmen, Horatio May Chapel in Rosehill Cemetery, 5800 N Ravenswood Ave., Chicago. $30-$40. FYI chicagocityopera.com.
October 3rd, 7:00 pm, Disney's The Lion KIng, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
October 3rd, 7:30 pm, Gaslight (Angel Street), Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. $55. FYI OilLampTheater.org.
October 3rd, 8:00 pm, Black Girl from a White Suburb By Tania Richard, Lookout Fall 2025 Season, Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted, Chicago. $23. FYI (312) 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/lookout
October 4th, 3:00 or 7:00 pm, World Premiere, VEAL, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St., Chicago. $30-$50. FYI www.aredorchidtheatre.com.
**** October 5th, 11:00 am, Click, Clack, BOO! A Tricky Treat, Kids Series, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $23. FYI www.lifelinetheatre.com
October 8th, 7:30 pm, Chicago Premiere, Oak, Raven Theatre Company, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago. FYI www.raventheatre.com.
October 9th, 7:30 pm, Shattered Globe Theatre presents Ugly Lies the Bone, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago.$20-$60. FYI (773) 975-8150 or SGTheatre.org,
October 10th, Rough House presents House of the Exquisite Corpse V: Blood & Puppets, Steppenwolf Theatre’s Merle Reskin Space, 1624 N. Halsted Street, Chicago. Recommended for 13 & older. $21-$46. Purchase tickets and select entry times at RoughHousePuppets.org.
October 11th, 7:30 pm, Medea, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
October 11th, 7:30 pm, JK Entertainment presents Prodigal Son, Athenaeum Center, 2936 N. Southport, Chicago. FYI https://athenaeumcenter.org/events/2025/prodigal-son/.
October 13th, 7:00 pm, A World-Premiere Musical, Revolution(s), Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
October 14th, 7:00 pm, The Book of Mormon, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
October 15th, 7:00 pm, TimeLine Theatre presents World Premiere, Hundreds and Hundreds of Stars. Lookingglass Theatre, in the historic Water Tower Water Works, 163 E. Pearson St. at Michigan Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or timelinetheatre.com.
October 16th, 7:00 pm, North American Premiere, Paranormal Activity, The Yard, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
October 16th, 7:00 pm, Port of Entry, an immersive theater production, Albany Park Theatre Project, 3547 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago. $45-$150. FYI portofentrychicago.com.
October 16th, 7:30 pm, 4 Chairs Theatre presents Four Places, Bramble Arts Loft, (The Berry Black Box), 5545 N. Clark St. 2nd Floor, Chicago. FYI Contact Lauren Berman at: breakalegx4@gmail.com
October 17th, 7:30 pm, Beverly Theatre Guild presents Singin' in the Rain, Baer Theater at Morgan Park Academy, 2153 W. 111th Street, Chicago. $25/ FYI https://beverlytheatreguild.org/btg-tickets/
October 17th, Saint Sebastian Players present The Haunting of Hill House, lower level, St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey (at Marshfield just west of Ashland), Chicago. $30-$35. FYI saintsebastianplayers.org/Production-History.
October 17th, 8:00 pm, The Sporting Life, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard Street, Chicago. $30. FYI TheFactoryTheater.com
**** October 18th. 10:00 am, Disney's Finding Nemo, Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
October 18th, 7:30 pm, STRANGE CARGO: THE DOOM OF THE DEMETER, City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, on the second floor (accessible via elevator) of the Edgewater Presbyterian Church. $33-$38. FYI (773) 293-3682 or www.citylit.org
October 18th, 8:00 pm, Babes With Blades Theatre Company (BWBTC) present The Mark, The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago. $20-$35. FYI www.babeswithblades.org
October 19th, 3:30 pm, CHICAGO: QUEERLY ADAPTED FROM THE PLAY YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT INSPIRED THE MUSICAL YOU CAN'T GET AWAY FROM. Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago. $10-$60. FYI RedtwistTheatre.org
October 19th, Red Theater presents The Pilon, The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa, Chicago. $30. FYI www.redtheater.org.
October 22nd, 7:00 pm, The Sound of Music, Broadway in Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
October 24th, 7:00 pm, Godspell, Music Theater Works, North Theater, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
October 24th, 7:30 pm, Brightside Theatre presents The Rocky Horror Show, The Theater at Meiley-Swallow Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville. $32-$37. FYI 630-447-TIXS (8497) or www.BrightSidetheatre.com
**** October 25th, Brightside Youth Theatre Project presents The Spongebob Musical Youth Edition, The Theater at Meiley-Swallow Hall. North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth in Naperville. Adults $20, Students $15. FYI 630-447-TIXS (8497) or www.BrightSidetheatre.com
October 25th, 3:00 pm, Miss Holmes, Concert Reading Series, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $103. FYI www.lifelinetheatre.com.
October 25th, 7:00 pm, Kokandy Productions presents Jekyll & Hyde, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
October 30th, 7:00 pm, The Conspirators Duck Soup, The Mainstage, Stars & Garters Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago. FYI (773) 242-9929 or StarsAndGarters.club
Wisconsin
**** October 11th, First Stage presents R.L. Stine’s GOOSEBUMPS: PHANTOM OF THE AUDITORIUM, Todd Wehr Theater, Marcus Performing Arts Center, 929 Water Street, Milwaukee, WI. Ages 8-18. FYI (414) 267-2961 or firststage.org
October 31st, It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Stackner Cabaret, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Michigan
Elsewhere
October 1st, Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
October 24th, 7:30 pm MDT, Dead Man Walking, University of Colorado Boulder Eklund Opera Program, Macky Auditorium Concert Hall, 1595 Pleasant Street, Boulder, CO. FYI https://cupresents.org/performance/3283/cu-opera/dead-man-walking
International
**** Family Friendly