Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana:
Through November 23rd, Footlight Players present I Regret Nothing, Footlight Theatre, 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City. $17. FYI www.footlightplayers.org.
Through November 23rd, Miller Community Theatre presents Almost Maine, Marshall J Gardner Center for the Arts - 540 S. Lake Street, Gary. $15. FYI https://www.millercommunitytheatre.com/tickets/p/almost-maine
Through November 23rd, Marie and Rosetta, Janet Allen Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), 140 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN. FYI www.irtlive.com
November 19th through 23rd, John Proctor is the Villain, Notre Dame Film, Television & Theater, Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 100 Performing Arts Center, Notre Dame, IN. FYI https://performingarts.nd.edu/ticket-information/
Through December 24th, A Christmas Carol, One America Financial Stage, Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), 140 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN. FYI www.irtlive.com
Now Playing in Illinois:
November 17th, 6:00 - 9:00 pm, The Sarah Siddons Society 2025 Benefit, Beth Leavel, Award Recipient. The Arts Club of Chicago, 201 E. Ontario St., Chicago. $225. FYI https://sarahsiddonssociety.org/events-list/2025/sarah-siddons-society-siddons-award-benefit
November 18th, Carmina Burana, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
November 21st, 7:30 pm, Dunes Arts Foundation in collaboration with The American Theatre Organization's Fall of Freedom presents a Concert Reading of Tom Stoppard's Dogg's Hamlet & Cahoots Macbeth, Holdcraft Performing Arts Center, 1200 Spring Street, Michigan City. Pay-What-You-Can, suggested donation $5. FYI https://www.dunesarts.org/product/a-concert-reading-of-tom-stoppard-s-dogg-s-hamlet-and-cahoot-s-macbeth-/4PX7HSFKUEPIU3O5KB2247RA
November 21st & 22nd, 8:00 pm, Teatro Vista Productions present In Process: God Complex, Starring Tommy Rivera-Vega with special guest appearances, Lookout Fall 2025 Season, Steppenwolf's 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted, Chicago. $33. FYI (312) 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/lookout
November 21st, 22nd, 23rd, Among the Dead, Northwestern University, Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Centers, Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston. $12-$20. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/mfa-among-the-dead/
November 22nd, 7:00 pm, CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $22. FYI https://www.greenhousetheater.org/tickets-showings
Through November 22nd, A World-Premiere Musical, Revolution(s), Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through November 22nd, The Sporting Life, The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard Street, Chicago. $30. FYI TheFactoryTheater.com
Through November 22nd, Babes With Blades Theatre Company (BWBTC) present The Mark, The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago. $20-$35. FYI www.babeswithblades.org
Through November 23rd, Tin Drum Theatre Company presents The Unseen, Bramble Arts Loft (5545 N. Clark St., 2nd Floor, Chicago. $15-$30. FYI www.tindrumtheatre.com
Through November 23rd, The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy, Northwestern University, Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Centers, Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston. $25-$30. FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/the-addams-family/
Through November 23rd, Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
Through November 23rd, 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
Through November 23rd, 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
Through November 23rd, Machine Made: Century of Chicago Political Life, Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $27. FYI https://www.greenhousetheater.org/tickets-showings
Through November 23rd, Red Theater presents The Pilon, The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa, Chicago. $30. FYI www.redtheater.org.
Through November 30th, Hell's Kitchen, Broadway in Chicago's Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 19th through 30th, A Beautiful Noise, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
November 21st through 30th, A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI lyricopera.org.
Through December 6th, The Artistic Home presents Superior Donut, The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $20-$35. FYI (773) 697-3830 or www.thedentheatre.com
Through December 6th, FRESH PRODUCE: A Celebration of New Plays by Women, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. RIVPass (ticket to all 3 shows) $95. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org
Through December 7th, The Conspirators Duck Soup, The Mainstage, Stars & Garters Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago. FYI (773) 242-9929 or StarsAndGarters.club
Through December 13th, Port of Entry, an immersive theater production, Albany Park Theatre Project, 3547 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago. $45-$150. FYI portofentrychicago.com.
Through December 14th, Invictus Theatre presents The House that Will Not Stand, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. $25-$38. FYI www.invictustheatreco.com
Through December 14th, Chicago/Midwest Premiere, A Musical Adaptation of William Shakespeare's As You Like It, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
Through December 14th, Miracle on South Division Street, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building of the Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest. $48. FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
Through December 14th, William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago. FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.
November 21st through December 14th, PrideArts presents Rapornzel, Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago. $35. FYI 773-661-0770 or www.pridearts.org.
Through December 21st, Kokandy Productions presents Jekyll & Hyde, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
Through December 21st, Wild Door Theater presents Smokefall, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago.$25-$39. FYI WildDoorTheater.com.
November 18th through December 21st, Much Ado about Nothing, The Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre on Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand, Chicago. FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.
November 20th through December 21st, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble presents Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, Playhouse Theatre, McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Boulevard, Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) 942-4000 or https://atthemac.org/buffalo-theatre-ensemble/
November 20th through December 23rd, The Second City: Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire, Copley Theatre, 8 Galena Blvd, Aurora. $44. FYI https://events.paramountaurora.com
November 20th through December 28th, It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Oil Lamp Theater, Oil Lamp Theater, 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview. $55. FYI OilLampTheater.org.
November 21st through December 28th, It's A Wonderful Life, Live in Chicago! American Blues Theater, 5627 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
**** Through December 31st, 48th Annual A Christmas Carol, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through December 31st, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $99-$129. FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/
**** Through January 4th, Finding Nemo, Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
Through January 4th, 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 January 4th, Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com
November 20th through January 4th, World Premiere, The Real Housewives of the North Pole, Hell in a Handbag, The Clutch, 4335 N. Western Ave., Chicago. FYI https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hellinahandbagproductions/1818967
Through January 11th, Amadeus, Ensemble Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
Through January 11th, Sister Act, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
**** Through January 11th, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
Through April 30th, 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.
Open Run, 113th Mainstage Revue, This Too Shall Slap, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, e.t.c. 49th Revue: The Chaos Theory of Everything, e.t.c. Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $19. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, The Best of Second City: 65 Years of Funny, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Second City Presents - Thank You, Goodnight, Donny's Skybox Theater, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $20. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 10:30 pm, Sundays, 7 pm, The Infinite Wrench, The Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $20 or pay-what-you-can. FYI neofuturists.org
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Through December 14th, Milwaukee Rep presents Come from Away, Checota Powerhouse Theater, Associated Bank Theater Center, 108 E Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. FYI (414) 224-9490 or www.MilwaukeeRep.com.
**** Through December 21st, 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.
**** November 21st through December 28th, First Stage presents a World Premiere, The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza, Todd Wehr Theater, Marcus Performing Arts Center, 929 Water Street, Milwaukee, WI. Ages 4-14. FYI (414) 267-2961 or firststage.org
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Through December 7th, Paranormal Activity, Ahmanson Theatre, Center Theatre Group, 601 W. Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA. FYI https://www.centertheatregroup.org/
Through December 21st, The Baker's Wife, CSC, Lynn F. Angelson Theater, 136 E. 13th Street, New York. FYI https://www.classicstage.org/the-bakers-wife/#buy-now
**** November 19th through December 24th, It's A Wonderful Life, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
Through January 4th, 44 The Musical, Daryl Roth Theatre, 101 E 15th St 4th floor, New York, NY. FYI https://www.telecharge.com/44-tickets?AID=OBW001469801&MC=44FIRST&utm_source=presale&utm_campaign=44SS&utm_medium=email&utm_id=OBW001469801
Now Playing Internationally:
Through November 18th, Dead Man Walking, English National Opera, Conductor: Kerem Hasan, London Coliseum, St. Martin's Lane, London, England. Tickets from $13. FYI https://www.eno.org/whats-on/dead-man-walking
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
**** Family Friendly and/or Children's Theatre
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