Theater openings in November
Indiana
November 13th, South Bend Civic Theatre presents A Christmas Truce, Goshen Theater, 216 South Main Street, Goshen. FYI www.sbct.org.
**** November 15th, South Bend Civic Theatre presents Disney's Finding Nemo Jr., Battell Community Center, 904 Main Street, Mishawauka. FYI www.sbct.org.
November 22nd, AMP Theatre in partnership with Acting Ensemble presents Amadine and Mucedorus, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawauka Avenue, Mishawauka. $10. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/amadine-and-mucedorus-presented-by-amp-theatre/
**** November 22nd, Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
November 23rd, 8:00 pm, The Twelve Dates of Christmas, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
November 29th, 8:00 pm, Scrooge! The Musical, Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Avenue, Valparaiso. $50 loge, $25 Adults, $23 Seniors/Students/Military. FYI (219) 548-9137 or https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=pcmoh
November 30th, 8:00 pm, Fabulous Fifties Christmas, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org.
Illinois
November 1st, 7:00 pm, Nothing Without a Company (NWaC) presents the World Premiere of Sofa King Queer. Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago. $30-$60. FYI NothingWithoutaCompany.org.
November 1st, 7:30 pm, Red Theater presents the World Premiere of DOGS. The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago. $30. FYI www.redtheater.org.
November 1st, 7:30 pm, Chicago Premiere, Mercy Killing, QUEER EXPRESSION series, Open Space Arts. 1411 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago. $25.00 ($20 for seniors and students, $15 for OSA members). FYI www.openspacearts.org
November 2nd, 2:30 pm, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Opera in the Neighborhoods presents Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World. Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Chicago. Free but reservations required. FYI lyricopera.org/frida
November 3rd, 6:00 pm, World Premiere, Leroy and Lucy, Ensemble Theatre in Honor of Helen Zell, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
November 4th, 7:00 pm, Invictus Theatre Company presents The Tragedy of Macbeth, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago. FYI (773) 609-1177 or www.invictustheatreco.com.
November 4th, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm, WeWomen Play Festival, featuring six Chicagoland based feminist playwrights. One play a night for two weeks. Little Studio in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S Michigan Ave., Chicago. Pay-what-you-can. FYI artemisiatheatre.org
November 6th, 7:30 pm, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
**** November 8th, 8:00 pm, Disney's Frozen, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
**** November 9th, 3:00 pm, TheaterWorksUSA presents the Return of DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL, Studebaker Theater, Fine Arts building, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. FYI www.DogManTheMusical.com.
November 9th, 7:30 pm, The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
November 10th, 6:00 pm, Every Brilliant Thing, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org. Wisconsin
November 10th, 8:00 pm, The Conspirators present Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That, Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago. $30. FYI conspirewithus.org.
**** November 12th, 7:00 pm, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment), Annie, Chicago Theatre, 150 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $39 @ box office, $54.50 @ www.chicagotheatre.com/ANNIE.
November 12th, 7:00 pm, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 14th, Chicago International Puppet Theater Fest presents The Living Room Tour, intimate fundraisers in private locations in the West Loop, Streeterville & Evanston. Tickets start at $150. FYI https://chicagopuppetfest.org/living-room-tour/?dm_i=42VT,1NYBU,57UNIA,6...
November 14th, 7:00 pm, Disney's Little Mermaid, 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 14th, 7:30 pm, Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago. $50. FYI royko.brownpapertickets.com.
November 15th, 7:00 pm, Hubbard Street Dance, FALL SERIES, At Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. Subscriptions begin at $104 plus $12 handling fee. FYI www.hubbardstreetdance.com/subscribe
November 15th, 7:30 pm, Dames at Sea, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $45. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
November 15th, 7:30 pm, The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), Playhouse Theatre, McAninch Arts Center on the campus of College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. FYI www.btechicago.com. or www.AtTheMAC.org.
November 15th, 7:30 pm, Destinos, I Came Here to Weep, Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for Performing and Media Arts, Chicago Campus, Abbott Hall, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. $8-$15. FYI https://ci.ovationtix.com/1771/production/1208692
November 15th, Antigone, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Josephine Louis Theater,
20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $20-$25. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/antigone/
November 16th, 7:30 pm, Falsettos, Co-Production with TimeLine Theatre Company; Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
November 16th, 7:30 pm, Lyric Premiere, Blue, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.
November 18th, 7:30 pm, Adult Holiday Panto, Throbbin Wood, PrideArts, Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, Chicago. $35. FYI (773) 857-0222 or www.pridearts.org.
November 19th, 7:00 pm, YIPPEE KI YAY, Richard Marsh’s re-telling of Die Hard, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 21st, 7:00 pm, The Second City, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Sweater, Copley Theatre, 8 Galena Blvd, Aurora. $43. FYI www.paramountaurora.com
November 22nd, 7:00 pm, COD College Theater: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. $14 Youth, $16 Adults. FYI (630) 942.4000 or www.AtTheMAC.org.
November 22nd, MFA Collaboration: Sunday on the Rocks, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater , 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. $20. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/mfa-collaboration-sunday-on-the-rocks/
**** November 23rd, 10:30 am, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Marriott's Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
**** November 23rd, 7:30 pm, Ruth Page's The Nutcracker, The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park. FYI (708) 235-2222 or tickets@govst.edu
November 23rd, 7:30 pm, Côté and Lepage’s The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St., Chicago. Tickets start at $59. FYI (312) 334-7777 or www.harristheaterchicago.com
**** November 24th, A Christmas Carol, The Theatre for Young Audiences, 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 24th, 7:00 pm, 47th Annual A Christmas Carol, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
November 26th, 7:00 pm, Mean Girls, Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 27th, Another Planet Entertainment and StanLee present Caesar’s Circus starring Frank Ferrante, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie. Tickets start at $65. FYI (847) 673-6300, northshorecenter.org/series/caesarscircus or www.Ticketmaster.com.
November 30th, 7:30 pm, TUTA Theatre presents Thornton Wilder's The Long Christmas Dinner, Bramble Arts Loft, Beatrice Theatre, 5545 North Clark Street, Chicago. $20, $45 and $60 (plus a $3.00 per ticket fee). FYI www.tutatheatre.org.
Elsewhere
November 20th, A Christmas Carol, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
November 30th, Verismo Classical Music. Mezzo Jamie Barton makes her dual house/role debut as Baba the Turk in The Rake’s Progress at Opéra national de Paris, Palais Garnier, Paris, France. FYI https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-24-25/opera/the-rakes-progress
**** Family Friendly