CHICAGO THEATER SHOWS

Four (very) well-intentioned theatre people walk into an elementary school. The work at hand: a Thanksgiving pageant that won’t ruffle any feathers. What could possibly ...

Before she was the Carole King we know today, she was a young songwriter from Brooklyn trying to make a name for herself. Beautiful – ...

COOL ACTS. SMALL CLUBS. SWEET DEALS. This ten-day festival features a lineup of Chicago’s top cabaret artists performing blues, Broadway, burlesque, jazz, R&B, American Songbook, ...

Geek. Poser. Jock. Beauty Queen. Wannabe. These are the labels that can last a lifetime. With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason ...

CHICAGO, IL – Sweetback Productions, in collaboration with Labyrinth Arts, is proud to announce Hamburgers and Disappointment: Plays about Enoughness, a festival of works by ...

Three couples on a university campus deal with the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of the universal experience of pregnancy and upcoming parenthood. There ...

Is there anything more exciting, frightening and utterly transformational than impending parenthood?  Baby: the Musical  is full of heart and joy and has been a ...

The African savannah comes to life with Simba, Rafiki and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and ...

Godspell book by John-Michael Tebelak music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz conceived & originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak based on The Gospel According to St. ...

Shakespeare’s classic tragedy in an intimate, in-the-round setting. You're invited to get up close and personal with your ghosts.

Shakespeare’s classic tragedy in an intimate, in-the-round setting, Red Theater's 2024 production of Hamlet invites audiences to get up close and personal with your ghosts. ...

Winner of Best Musical at both the Tony Awards and Olivier Awards, “Jersey Boys” takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four ...

As emancipated slaves flood north in search of employment and a chance to start over, Seth and Bertha Holly's boarding house in Pittsburgh, offers a ...

The "Greatest Movie Musical of All Time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green, from their original award-winning screenplay ...

In Keith Bunin’s new play, a young man armed with a secret that can land him in terrible trouble boards the Coast Starlight, the long-distance ...

Disney’s Finding Nemo is a musical adaptation of the beloved 2003 Pixar movie Finding Nemo, with new music by award-winning songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and ...

Now in its 13th year, "Bible Bingo" is a hit, long-running, interactive comedy play, written by Vicki Quade. The premise is that Mrs. Mary Margaret ...

After 30 years, Sister is still in the habit, helping you laugh your sins off! This is part catechism class, part stand-up routine. Written by ...

RENT: DOWNTOWN LA takes place in a warehouse in industrial downtown Los Angeles, where an artistic renaissance is underway in the vein of 1990s Alphabet ...

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Jason Alexander (of Seinfeld fame) makes his Chicago stage debut in a hilariously irreverent world premiere comedy staged by Broadway director ...

By the creator and executive producer of the Amazon series Outer Range, BTE’s production is the world premiere! Granddad is gone. No elegies. No dirges. ...

CHICAGO – See Chicago Dance , the dance industry's nonprofit service organization, is proud to announce that its popular annual offering, Chicago Dance Month, returns ...

A Midwest Premiere bridging heartbreak and hope… Fay gives Hopkins hope and Hopkins helps Fay grieve her mother and the loss of her childhood home.  ...

The Plastics have deemed Broadway Junior worthy of their presence in Mean Girls JR! This musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally ...

Set in Dublin, the story revolves around Guy, a talented but discouraged street musician, and a young Czech woman, simply known as Girl. Guy's music ...

After premiering hit magic shows in 2016 and 2018 Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz returns to Chicago Stages this February with his new show called Physician Magician.  ...