Theater openings in November
Indiana
November 3rd, 7:30 pm ET, Stageworks Staged Reading, Safe House, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
November 6th, 8:00 pm, 'night, Mother, 4th Street Theatre, 125 N. 4th Street, Chesterton. FYI (219) 926-7875 or https://4thstreetncca.com
November 7th, 7:30 pm, Company, Marian Theatre Guild, 119th & Lincoln, Whiting. FYI (219) 473-0713
November 14th, 7:00 pm ET, Symphony of the Lakes presents Heavenly Harmonies, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts, 2515 E. Center Street, Warsaw, IN $26. FYI (574) 267-8041 or wagonwheelcenter.org
November 27th, 7:30 pm, Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas, La Porte Little Theatre, 218 A Street, La Porte. FYI https://www.laportelittletheatreclub.com/
Illinois
November 1st, 3:00 pm, The Niceties, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. $32. Tickets on sale later this year. FYI (847) 866-5914 or www.fjtheatre.com
November 1st, 6:00 pm, World Premiere, Adirondack Chair Circle, Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theatre1646 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
November 2nd, 7:00 pm, Invictus Theatre Company presents Romeo and Juliet, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$45. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com
November 3rd, 7:30 pm, BEFORE WE ARE HISTORY. Special 40th-Anniversary Staged Reading, A QUIET END, Open Space Arts, 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. Pay-what-you-can. FYI www.openspacearts.org
November 5th, 7:30 pm, Debut: Coming of Age in Filipino America, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. Milwaukee, Chicago. FYI https://chicagoplays.com/theatre/nova-entertainment/
November 7th, 3:00/7:00 pm, Chicago Premiere, Heroes of the Fourth Turning, A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets on sale August 4th. FYI (312) 943-8722 or aredorchidtheatre.org
November 7th, 7:00 pm, Midsommer Flight presents The Taming - A Staged Reading, The Flight Deck, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, (on the first floor of the Edgewater Presbyterian Church), Pay-what-you-can, Suggested donation $20. Reservations recommended. FYI https://midsommerflight.com.
November 7th, 7:30 pm, Studebaker Theater, P3 Productions and Audible, in collaboration with Teatro Vista Productions present Mexodus, Studebaker Theatre in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago. FYI https://www.fineartsbuilding.com/events/
November 8th, 3:00 pm, Porchlight Music Theatre presents Little Shop of Horrors, Začek McVay Mainstage at The Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.
**** November 11th, 7:00 pm, Disney's Frozen, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
November 11th, 7:00 pm, Jersey Boys, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
**** November 12th, 7:00 pm, Annie, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
November 12th, 7:30 pm, Don Pasquale, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason
November 12th, 7:30 pm, JK Entertainment presents When We Were Young and Unafraid, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. FYI www.jkentertainment.org.
November 13th, 7:30 pm, Citadel Theatre presents It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, West Campus of the Lake Forest School District at 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. $53.40. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
November 16th, 7:00 pm, PrideArts presents Constellations, (Male Cast), Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI (773) 661-0770 or www.pridearts.org.
November 17th, 7:30 pm, Jackalope Theatre Company presents World Premiere, Engines and Instruments of Flight: A Fantasia in Three Acts by Calamity West, Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway, Chicago. $20-$45. FYI (773) 340-2543 or JackalopeTheatre.org
November 18th, 7:30 pm, Chicago Premiere, Home, I'm Darling, TimeLine Theatre, 5035 N. Broadway, Chicago. FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or visit timelinetheatre.com.
November 19th, 7:00 pm, PrideArts presents Constellations, (Female Cast), Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI (773) 661-0770 or www.pridearts.org.
November 20th, 7:00 pm, A Christmas Carol, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
November 20th, 7:30 pm, World Premiere, All the World. Northlight Theatre, 1012 Church Street, Evanston. FYI (853) 563-8400 or www.northlight.org/subscribe
November 20th, 7:30 pm, Wagner: Myth & Music, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason
**** November 21st, 11:00 am, Young People's Theatre of Chicago presents The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI https://yptchi.org/
November 21st, 7:00 pm, Kokandy Productions presents A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music, Chopin Theater Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. Tickets go on sale February 2nd. FYI kokandyproductions.com.
November 22nd, 2:30 pm, 25th Anniversary production, It's A Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
**** November 23rd, 7:00 pm, 49th Annual A Christmas Carol, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
November 24th, 7:30 pm, Steppenwolf Theatre presents Graceful Warrior: An Evening with Gary Sinise, Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. Tickets cost $70* (includes autographed copy of Graceful Warrior: The True Story of a Son, a Father and a Family Who Carried Each Other Through). FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org/warrior
**** November 24th, 7:30 pm, The Christmas Schooner, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights. Single tickets available later this year. FYI (847) 577-2121 or MetropolisArts.com/2627-season
**** November 25th, 7:00 pm, The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago. $39-$120. FYI FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 25th, 7:00 pm, Mrs. Doubtfire: The New Musical Comedy, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St., Chicago. $43-$121. FYI FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 25th, 7:00 pm, BLUE MAN GROUP’S A NEW HOLIDAY SURPRISE, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 25th, 8:00 pm, Not Today, Santa, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
**** November 27th, 11:00 am, Rudolph Runs Wild, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
**** November 28th, 10:00 am, The SpongeBob Musical, Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
November 28th, 7:00 pm, Who's Holiday, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. FYI (773) 975-8150 or theaterwit.org
Wisconsin
November 8th, 2:00 pm, Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue, RCU Theatre, 128 Graham Ave, Eau Claire, WI. FYI www.ticketmaster.com
November 8th, 7:00 pm, 'JP Coletta’s Rock ’N’ Roll Piano Man', Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Rep, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI FYI (414) 224‑9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com
November 20th, 7:30 pm, Milwaukee Rep presents Heist, Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center. Building, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
Michigan
Elsewhere
November 18th, 7:30 pm, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
International
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