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AVA: The Secret Conversations at Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building
Dates: 9/24/2025 - 10/12/2025
📍 Theatre: Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL
Phone: 312-753-3210
Tickets: $37-$185.50
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Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated actor Elizabeth McGovern stars as Hollywood's original femme fatale Ava Gardner in a critically acclaimed new play lauded by Entertainment Weekly as “mesmerizing and electric!”
The Golden Age of Cinema’s Ava Gardner sat for a series of real-life interviews with writer Peter Evans in an attempt to glean the juicy details about her life story, her marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra, and her turbulent relationship to Howard Hughes. Initially barred from publication, Evans’ stories of a bygone era were published twenty-five years later with permission from Gardener’s estate and is now reimagined on stage played by “two powerful forces” Elizabeth McGovern as Ava and Aaron Costa Ganis as Peter.
Ages: Recommended for ages 12+
News About AVA: The Secret Conversations at Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building
PLY Author Hernan Diaz to Appear at Studebaker Theater
August 10, 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner Hernan Diaz will discuss his new novel PLY with Greta Johnsen at the Studebaker Theater, ahead of the HBO adaptation of his book TRUST starring Kate Winslet.
Review: Ava: The Secret Conversations
September 28, 2025 I ruined his life…. Whose life? Frank Sinatra. The newest production at the Studebaker Theater is Elizabeth McGovern’s play Ava: The Secret Conversations. She wrote the play which is based upon Peter Evans’ and Ava Gardner’s book “The Secret Conversations”.
Elizabeth McGoverm's AVA: THE SECRET CONVERSATIONS to Play in Chicago
June 06, 2025 AVA: The Secret Conversations, written by and starring Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Emmy Award-nominated actress and Evanston native Elizabeth McGovern, will make its Chicago premiere. Learn more!About the Theatre
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JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Rhythm World Concert 4 (7/19/24-7/19/24)
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What shows are coming up next at Studebaker Theatre?
Where is Studebaker Theatre located?
Studebaker Theatre is at 410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL.
What shows have played recently at Studebaker Theatre?
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical (1/29/26-2/21/26)
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol (12/12/25-12/28/25)
44—The Musical (8/23/25-9/21/25)
JUBALEE! Gala (7/18/25-7/18/25)
JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance - Rhythm World Concert 3 - Student Showcase (7/16/25-7/16/25)
She Who Dared (6/3/25-6/8/25)
Seth's Broadway Concert Series! (2/15/25-2/15/25)
JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Rhythm World Concert 4 (7/19/24-7/19/24)
JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Student Showcase (7/17/24-7/17/24)
Book of Mountains and Seas (1/26/24-1/28/24)
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol (12/12/25-12/28/25)
44—The Musical (8/23/25-9/21/25)
JUBALEE! Gala (7/18/25-7/18/25)
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Where is Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building located?
Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building is at 410 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL.
What shows have played recently at Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building?
Champions Of Magic (06/06/26-07/05/26)
Trusted (05/30/26-05/30/26)
Porchlight In Concert: Follies (04/25/26-04/26/26)
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical (01/29/26-02/21/26)
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol (12/12/25-12/28/25)
44—The Musical (08/23/25-09/21/25)
JUBALEE! Gala (07/18/25-07/18/25)
JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance - Rhythm World Concert 3 - Student Showcase (07/16/25-07/16/25)
She Who Dared (06/03/25-06/08/25)
Seth's Broadway Concert Series! (02/15/25-02/15/25)
Trusted (05/30/26-05/30/26)
Porchlight In Concert: Follies (04/25/26-04/26/26)
Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical (01/29/26-02/21/26)
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol (12/12/25-12/28/25)
44—The Musical (08/23/25-09/21/25)
JUBALEE! Gala (07/18/25-07/18/25)
JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance - Rhythm World Concert 3 - Student Showcase (07/16/25-07/16/25)
She Who Dared (06/03/25-06/08/25)
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