Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana
Through October 26th, The Woman in Black, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin
Through October 27th, Black Comedy, Beatniks Entertainment, Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $20. FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.beatniksonconkey.com.
Through October 27th, Agnes of God, Holdcroft Players, Holdcraft Performing Arts Center, 1200 Spring Street, Michigan City. $15 Adults, $10 Students. FYI www.yptcinc.com/tickets
Through October 27th, The Birds, Warner Studio Theatre, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
Now Playing in Illinois:
Through October 24th, 7:00 pm, Wednesdays, The Second City and Dunkin' Present: Ring Lights & Lattes, The Second City's UP Comedy Club, 1616 N Wells St., Chicago. Tickets start at $15. FYI 312-337-3992 or at secondcity.com/shows/chicago.
October 25th, 7:30 pm, The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a Live Shadow Cast and Audience Partici...pation, The Center for Performing Arts, Governors State University, 1 University Pkwy, University Park. $25. Rocky Horror Audience Participation Prop Bag $10. Buy @ https://boxofficepurchase.govst.edu/Merchandise?dm_i=74GG,CI8I,2X8I5E,1VX9P,1 Tickets @ (708) 235-2126 or https://boxofficepurchase.govst.edu/EventAvailability?WebEventId=rockyhorror2024&dm_i=74GG,CI8I,2X8I5E,1VX9P,1
October 25th, 7:30 pm, October 26th, 2:00 pm, Felon: An American Washi Tale, 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/1205982
October 25th through 27th, Manual Cinema's Frankenstein, co-produced by the Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater. Studebaker Theatre, 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago. $45-$65. FYI fineartsbuilding.com/events/frankenstein.
October 26th, Doors open at 2:00 pm, Remy Bumppo Theatre & Shattered Globe Theater present Worlds Out of Words: A Celebration of the Work of Sarah Ruhl. Experience a day FULL of great theater and insightful discussions celebrating the work of Sarah Ruhl. Book seats for a double feature of two different Sarah Ruhl plays produced by Theater Wit Resident Companies-–Remy Bumppo's Dear Elizabeth as well as Shattered Globe's Becky Nurse of Salem. Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. 2-show pass $60. FYI (773) 975-8150 or https://www.theaterwit.org/tickets/flex_pass_offers/71/orders/new
Through October 26th, Stephen King's Misery, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI www.americanbluestheater.com.
Through October 27th, About Face Theatre in association with Rivendell Theatre presents We Could be, Rivendell Theatre, 5779 N Ridge Ave, Chicago. Pay-what-you-can tickets ($5 – $35). FYI www.aboutfacetheatre.com or www.rivendelltheatre.org
Through October 27th, American Premiere, Atonement, choreographed by Cathy Marsdon, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
Through October 29th, The Last Wide Open, American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $35-$40. FYI www.americanbluestheater.com.
Through November 2nd, Ironbound, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago. FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com
Through November 2nd, Rough House Theater presents House of the Exquisite Corpse IV: Superstitions, Chicago’s one and only immersive puppet haunted house. Steppenwolf's Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, 1624 N. Halsted, Chicago. $21-$46/ FYI RoughHouseTheater.com.
Through November 3rd, Some Like It Hot, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
**** October 24th through November 3rd, Imagine U: The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra, Go! Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. Ages 7 & up. Adults $20, Students/Children $12. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/imagine-u-the-wong-kids/
Through November 3rd, World Premiere, The Golden Girls Meet The Skooby Don’t Gang: The Mystery of The Haunted Bush, Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. $38 Advanced General Admission; $45 General Admission'; $48 at the door; $60 Reserved ViP. FYI handbagproductions.org or bit.ly/hauntedbush.
Through November 3rd, The Story Theatre presents the love object, Raven Theater, 6157 N. Clark, Chicago. FYI https://thestorytheatre.org/current-season/
Through November 3rd, Chicago Premiere, Primary Trust, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through November 3rd, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
Through November 3rd, Noises Off, Downstairs Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
Through November 3rd, "Spells & Superstitions," Brightside Theatre 2024-25 Season, Dracula. Theatre at Meiley-Swallow Hall, North Central College, 31 S. Ellsworth, Naperville. $32-$37. FYI (630) 447-TIXS (8497) or www.BrightSideTheatre.com
October 26th through November 10th, Until the Flood, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes Ave., Evanston. $32. FYI (847) 866-5914 or www.fjtheatre.com.
**** Through November 10th, Milo Imagines the World, Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Ave., at Monroe, Chicago. 4-play subscriptions start at $110 with 25% discount before July 27th. $30-$40 Single tickets on sale August 26th. FYI (312) 374-8835, groupsales@chicagochildrenstheatre.org or chicagochildrenstheatre.org
Through November 10th, An Act of God, Paramount's BOLD Series, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through November 10th, Jackie Taylor’s Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People, Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark, Chicago. FYI 773-769-4451 or www.blackensembletheater.org.
Through November 10th, World Premiere, Evil Perfect, Bramble Arts Loft, 5545 N. Clark, Chicago. $5-$40. FYI BrambleTheatre.org.
Through November 16th, Shattered Globe Theatre presents Becky Nurse of Salem, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. FYI (773) 975-8150, www.sgtheatre.org or www.theaterwit.org
Through November 16th, Refracted Theatre Company presents Coronation, Bookspan Theatre at Te Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. Tickets on sale August 1st @ RefractedCo.com.
October 24th through November 17th, Little Shop of Horrors, Music Theater Works, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $39-$106. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
Through November 17th, The Artistic Home presents By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. $20-$35. FYI www.theartistichome.org.
Through November 17th, Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA) presents Destinos, the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, a seven-week, citywide festival showcasing Latino theater artists and companies from Chicago, the U.S. and Latin America. FYI clata.org.
Through November 17th, Dear Elizabeth, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Theater Wit, 1228 W. Belmont, Chicago. $15-$55. FYI Subscriptions: RemyBumppo.org Single tickets on sale July 1th: TheaterWit.org
Through November 23rd, Babes With Blades Theatre Company (BWBTC), William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago. $28 - $35. FYI BabesWithBlades.org.
Through November 23rd, Inheritance - or - Brothers from the Deep, Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago. FYI https://thefactorytheater1.thundertix.com/
Through November 23rd, 8:00 pm Saturdays, SHE THE PEOPLE, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W North Ave, 2nd Floor of Piper’s Alley, Chicago. Tickets start at $29. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com
Through November 24th, Bottle Fly, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago. FYI (773) 728-7529 or www.redtwisttheatre.org.
Through December 1st, 30th Anniversary Production, Seven Guitars by August Wilson, City Lit Theatre Company, second floor (accessible via elevator), Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago. $25-$35. FYI (773) 293-3682 or www.citylit.org
October 26th through December 2nd, 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.
Through December 2nd, World Premiere, Sofa King Queer, Nothing Without a Company, Coach House at Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N Sheridan Rd., Chicago. FYI nothingwithoutacompany.org
Through December 8th, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pericles, Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
October 24th through December 15th, 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
Through December 22nd, Into the Woods, Kokandy Productions, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
Through December 30th, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through December 31st, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $99-$129. FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/
Through December 31st, 7:30 pm, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's announces The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago. $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience). FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.
Through January 28th, The Devil Is in the Detours, 112th Revue, Mainstage, The Second City. 1616 N. Wells, Chicago. FYI www.secondcity.com.
Through February 1, 2025, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Through November 10th, Nat Turner in Jerusalem, American Players Theatre, 5950 Golf Course Rd, Spring Green, WI. FYI (608) 588-2361 or www.americanplayers.org/tickets
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Through October 26th, Seattle Opera presents the World Premiere of Jubilee by Tazewell Thompson, McCaw Hall (321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA. Tickets start at $35. FYI seattleopera.org/jubilee.
Through November 3rd, twenty50, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
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