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Be entertained on Chicago’s North Shore with live music covering Classic Rock to Blues, Pop to Classical, theater that makes you laugh and cry, comedy shows that have you roaring with laughter, and everything in between. See the season’s line up below.

Looking for a full list of just theater performances? Check out our guide to upcoming fall theater on Chicago's North Shore.

 

 

1
Dec

Mavis Staples - A Concert for Justice

 December 1, 2023
In benefit of the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy. The Moran Center believes... MORE
1
Dec

Nora O'Connor w/Sara Jean Stevens

December 1, 2023
Nora O’Connor is a Chicago-based musician whose vocal talents are the secret we... MORE
3
Dec

Leo Kottke

December 3, 2023
Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens, Georgia, but left town after a year... MORE
3
Dec

Brendan James

 December 3, 2023
Brendan James is an American Singer-Songwriter in the pop/folk genre, akin to  D... MORE
3
Dec

Evanston Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert

December 3, 2023
Make sure your holiday season starts with the best holiday event in Evanston! Don&rsq... MORE
4
Dec

Robert Glasper

 December 4, 2023 - December 5, 2023
Robert Glasper is the leader of a new sonic paradigm with a career that bridges music... MORE
6
Dec

Livingston Taylor & Karla Bonoff

 December 6, 2023
Karla Bonoff and Livingston Taylor come Home for the Holidays with a seasonally spice... MORE
7
Dec

NRBQ

 December 7, 2023
NRBQ is Terry Adams, Scott Ligon, Casey McDonough, and John Perrin. “NRBQ&rdquo... MORE
7
Dec

Jake Shimabukuro - Holidays in Hawai'i

 December 7, 2023
A North Shore Center favorite, Jake Shimabukuro is the world’s most recognized ... MORE
8
Dec

Stephen Kellogg presents the Sit Down & Stand-Up Tour

 December 8, 2023
A Stephen Kellogg performance is like watching Ted Lasso live. Whether you have heard... MORE
8
Dec

Preservation Hall Jazz Band Creole Christmas

December 8, 2023
Preservation Hall Jazz Band takes its name from New Orleans’ Preservation Hall,... MORE
8
Dec

Evanston Children's Choir 2023 Holiday Concert

 December 8, 2023
Join the ECC Concert Choir, Youth Chorale Pops and Pope John XXIII School Choir as we... MORE
9
Dec

Rollover at Ten Ninety Brewing Company

 December 9, 2023
Rollover is back at Ten Ninety in Glenview!  8pm showtime. Louie Zagoras perform... MORE
9
Dec

Ana Gasteyer - sugar & booze 2 shows

 December 9, 2023
ANA GASTEYER is perhaps best known for her incomparable work on Saturday Night L... MORE
9
Dec

"Duke it out!" Nutcracker

 December 9, 2023
This unique Nutcracker production pits the classical (Tchaikovsky) and jazz (Duke Ell... MORE
9
Dec

Circus in Progress - An Evening of Daring New Work

 December 9, 2023
CIP is a celebration of daring new work and features top artists from Chicago’s... MORE
9
Dec

Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four in Joy to the World

 December 9, 2023
Celebrate Christmas with Grammy nominated violinist Jenny Oaks Baker and her accompli... MORE
10
Dec

Space & Union Pizzeria Holiday Jamboree

 December 10, 2023
Join us on Sunday, December 10 from 12pm-3pm for an afternoon of holiday fun! The fes... MORE
10
Dec

Mike Zito

 December 10, 2023
“The Road Never Ends,” the second track of Mike Zito’s new June 11 ... MORE
14
Dec

Double Clutch First Annual Polka Christmas Party

 December 14, 2023
Come celebrate The First Annual Polka Christmas Party featuring Alex Meixner who is b... MORE
14
Dec

Ruen Brothers

 December 14, 2023
The Ruen Brothers are Scunthorpe siblings Henry and Rupert Stansall. Emerging in 2013... MORE
15
Dec

Dan Rodriquez: All I Want For Christmas is Whiskey Tour

 December 15, 2023
Hi, I’m Dan. I’m a whiskey & beer drinking, fishing & hunting lov... MORE
15
Dec

Palmhouse Presents: !Ex-Maquina! & Higgs Boson Experience

 December 15, 2023
Live concert, In an intimate candlelit setting, come listen to !Ex-Maquina! & Hig... MORE
16
Dec

Tammy McCann: A Jazz Christmas

December 16, 2023
Celebrate the holidays with Tammy McCann and an all-star ensemble, including Fareed H... MORE
16
Dec

Vienna Teng

 December 16, 2023
“I was in a long-distance relationship with music for many years,” jokes ... MORE
16
Dec

Music of the Baroque: Holiday Brass and Choral

 December 16, 2023
Inspiring music in some of Chicago’s most beautiful spaces. The Music of the Ba... MORE
17
Dec

Music of the Baroque: Holiday Brass and Choral

 December 17, 2023
Inspiring music in some of Chicago’s most beautiful spaces. The Music of the Ba... MORE
27
Oct

Assassins

 October 27, 2023 - December 17, 2023
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre is proud to bring you a multiple Tony Award-winning theat... MORE
21
Dec

Joel Paterson Presents a Hi-Fi Christmas

December 21, 2023
Joel Paterson and his guitars! The Chicago wizard of the strings performs a special s... MORE
22
Dec

Sons of the Never Wrong: Holiday Show w/John EricksonTrio

 December 22, 2023
After a long hiatus from their yearly holiday celebration concerts, Sons is back this... MORE
23
Dec

Frank Orall and Charlotte Wortham

December 23, 2023
Frank Orrall is the leader / frontman of Poi Dog Pondering & 8fatfat8, ... MORE
16
Nov

Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol

November 16, 2023 - December 24, 2023
Writers Theatre brings to life Aunt Trudy, an avowed holiday skeptic who has been rec... MORE
28
Dec

Ouray

December 28, 2023
Originally founded in 1975, brothers Frank and Bo Pirruccello (guitar and pedal steel... MORE
29
Dec

The Barefoot Movement Holiday Show

 December 29, 2023
The Barefoot Movement invites you to join them for their holiday celebration performa... MORE
16
Nov

Gift of the Magi

November 16, 2023 - December 30, 2023
Oil Lamp Theater presents The Gift of the Magi, a lovely adaptation of the short stor... MORE
21
Dec

Music Theater Works presents Shrek: The Musical

 December 21, 2023 - December 31, 2023
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts is happy to bring you SHREK:THE MUSICAL br... MORE
30
Nov

Dial M for Murder

 November 30, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Northlight Theatre introduces you to Tony Wendice, who married his wife Margot for mo... MORE
5
Jan

Victor Garcia Birthday Bash

 January 5, 2024
GRAMMY-NOMINATED VICTOR GARCIA IS A MUSICAL FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. Examiner.com&r... MORE
6
Jan

Alfonso Ponticelli with Guests

 January 6, 2024
Music from the caves of Spain to the mountains of Italy and Appalachia, and new&... MORE
7
Jan

Albert Lee 80th Birthday

 January 7, 2024
Albert Lee is a Grammy Award-winning British guitarist and multiple recipient of Guit... MORE
14
Jan

Northbrook Symphony Orchestra: Winter Concert - Timothy Chooi

January 14, 2024
Northbrook Symphony Orchestra: Winter Concert, Timothy Chooi on violin. Thomas Nickel... MORE
14
Jan

John McEuen & The Circle Band

 January 14, 2024
John McEuen brings with him 45+ years of worldwide performing with his banjo, fiddle,... MORE
20
Jan

Rachel Gaiman & Lillie Mae

January 20, 2024
Raised in Chicago, Baiman made her way to Nashville at 18 with the dream of being a p... MORE
20
Jan

Brian Kilmeade Live

 January 20, 2024
Fox & Friends co-host, leading nationally syndicated radio host, and New York Tim... MORE
23
Jan

Branford Marsalis

 January 23, 2024
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis is one of the most influential and revered figures in c... MORE
5
Jan

Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular

January 5, 2024 - January 25, 2024
Come toast Elvis Presley’s 89th birthday with the annual Elvis Tribute Artist S... MORE
28
Jan

Lisa Fischer (of 20 Feet from Stardom) ft. Ranky Tanky 2 Shows

 January 28, 2024
After four decades of featured background singing with icons like Luther Vandross, Th... MORE
28
Jan

Music of the Baroque: Mullova Plays Bach

 January 28, 2024
Baroque riches abound as internationally acclaimed violinist Viktoria Mullova joins f... MORE
11
Feb

Ellis Paul

 February 11, 2024
Some artists document their lives through their music. Others chronicle their times. ... MORE
2
Feb

Working - A Musical localized

 February 2, 2024 - February 11, 2024
Working: A Musical – Localized Version is a documentary multimedia mu... MORE
25
Jan

Selling Kabul

January 25, 2024 - February 25, 2024
Taroon once served as an interpreter for the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now that t... MORE
23
Feb

Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasty, Really

 February 23, 2024 - March 3, 2024
In this thrilling new adaptation that bounces between horror and humor, pla... MORE
25
Jan

Cry It Out

 January 25, 2024 - March 3, 2024
Oil Lamp Theater presents Cry It Out from the creator of Netflix's hit show Maid.... MORE
10
Mar

Music of the Baroque: The St. John Passion

 March 10, 2024
An intimate and deeply human account of Christ’s betrayal, suffering, and death... MORE
8
Mar

Danceworks 2024

 March 8, 2024 - March 10, 2024
Join in for Northwestern’s annual dance showcase featuring new works by acclaim... MORE
17
Mar

Semyon Slepakov North American Tour 2024

 March 17, 2024
It’s time to buckle up, folks! The one and only Semyon Slepakov is about to tak... MORE
8
Feb

The Band's Visit

 February 8, 2024 - March 17, 2024
In a small Israeli desert town where every day feels the same, a lost bus arrives car... MORE
22
Mar

Ireland with Michael

 March 22, 2024
Ireland With Michael LIVE is a multimedia experience that combines the music, dance &... MORE
24
Mar

Northbrook Symphony Orchestra: Virtuoso Violins

 March 24, 2024
The Northbrook Symphony presents Virtuoso Violins, with Vadim Gluzman, Victoria Morei... MORE
14
Apr

Music of the Baroque: Birds, Frogs, Crickets & Dogs

 April 14, 2024
The animal kingdom comes alive through charming works for orchestra under the directi... MORE
19
Apr

How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Map

 April 19, 2024 - April 28, 2024
A theatrical ritual of communal healing, this multi-disciplinary piece is inspired by... MORE
8
Mar

Sondheim Tribute Revue

 March 8, 2024 - April 28, 2024
Stephen Sondheim is widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential, and... MORE
3
May

The Great Sea Serpent

 May 3, 2024 - May 5, 2024
The Great Sea Serpent portrays the laying of the first trans-Atlantic telegraph ... MORE
26
Apr

The 93rd Annual The Waa-Mu Show

 April 26, 2024 - May 5, 2024
Now in its 93rd year, the Waa-Mu Show, Northwestern’s oldest theatrical traditi... MORE
12
May

Music of the Baroque: Heaven & Earth

 May 12, 2024
Patrick Dupre Quigley, director of the Miami-based ensemble Seraphic Fire, returns to... MORE
11
Apr

Brooklyn Laundry

 April 11, 2024 - May 12, 2024
Fran is chronically single, has piles of bills, and finds Owen obnoxious. Owen has a ... MORE
10
Apr

Monsieur Chopin A Play with Music

April 10, 2024 - May 12, 2024
Days after the February 1848 revolution, Fryderyk Chopin is teaching a piano lesson i... MORE
17
May

The Tempest

 May 17, 2024 - May 26, 2024
Trickery and magic, romance, and revenge set the stage for one of Shakespeare’s... MORE
9
June

Northbrook Symphony Orchestra: Fiesta Mexicana

 June 9, 2024
Northbrook Symphony Orchestra presents Fiesta Mexicana. Sones de Mexico Ensemble, El ... MORE
26
Jan

Actions For the Earth Art, Care & Ecology

 January 26, 2024 - July 7, 2024
Actions for the Earth: Art, Care & Ecology is a traveling exhibition that co... MORE
24
May

A Little Night Music

 May 24, 2024 - July 14, 2024
Adapted from the celebrated Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, A Little Ni... MORE
19
June

The Hot Wing King

June 19, 2024 - July 21, 2024
When it comes to wings, Cordell is king! Supported by his beau Dwayne and the best fr... MORE
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