Best Bets: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, 'HYPROV,' 'Sinatra Forever' and more
Let's go to the circus
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brings its re-imagined circus to the Allstate Arena, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Performers — including acrobats, high-wire artists, BMX riders, comedians, aerialists and musicians — hail from 18 countries. $20-$142. ringling.com. 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3; 11 a.m. and 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4; and 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5
Deeply Rooted premiere
Deeply Rooted Dance Theater premieres its new work “Madonna Anno Domini” — set to the music of Culoe De Song and Aretha Franklin and choreographed by artistic director Nicole Clarke-Springer — along with revivals of “Ulysses Dove's Vespers” and other works at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. $25-$85. auditoriumtheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3
‘HYPROV' returns
Actor/improviser Colin Mochrie (“Who's Line Is It, Anyway?”) and hypnotist Asad Mecci bring “HYPROV,” their interactive show combining improv and hypnosis, to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. $48-$68. northshorecenter.org. 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3
Children's film festival
Facets hosts the 40th annual Chicago International Children's Film Festival for kids 2-18 and their families. In-person screenings take place at Facets Cinema, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago; The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago, 915 E. 60th St., Chicago; Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago; and The Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Ave., Chicago, with some selections available via streaming. $12. facets.org. Friday, Nov. 3 through Nov. 19
Sinatra salute
Las Vegas vocalist Rick Michel joins The New Philharmonic for “Sinatra Forever: A Salute to Frank Sinatra” at the McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Kirk Muspratt conducts Michel and the orchestra in “New York, New York,” “My Way,” “Luck be a Lady” and “Summer Wind,” among other Sinatra classics. $67-$77. (630) 942-4000 or atthemac.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5
Play time
The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, hosts the 20th Chicago Toy & Game Fair, an event whose interactive exhibits and immersive events are open to children and their families. $6-$16. rosemont.com/desconvention/event-calendar. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-5
‘Beetlejuice' on tour
“Beetlejuice,” the musical adapted from Tim Burton's 1988 film about a deceased couple who hire a malicious spirit to drive out the obnoxious family that moved into their home, has a limited run at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. $35-$105. broadwayinchicago.com. Tuesday, Nov. 7, through Nov. 19