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Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Goodman Theatre and More to Take Part in Chicago Theatre Week


by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 16, 2025

Chicago Theatre Week, an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets, will take place this winter....

Herbie Hancock To Perform At The Kentucky Performing Arts Center November 5


by A.A. Cristi - November 03, 2025

Legendary jazz icon Herbie Hancock will bring his 2025 North American Fall Tour to The Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Glenview Trust Enriching Life Series....

Herbie Hancock To Perform At The Kentucky Performing Arts Center November 5


by A.A. Cristi - November 03, 2025

Legendary jazz icon Herbie Hancock will bring his 2025 North American Fall Tour to The Kentucky Center’s Whitney Hall on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Glenview Trust Enriching Life Series....

Tony-Nominated Broadway Star Betsy Wolfe to Headline the Hermitage's 17 Annual ARTFUL LOBSTER


by A.A. Cristi - October 30, 2025

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced that Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe (Waitress, & Juliet, Death Becomes Her) will headline the 17th annual Artful Lobster: An Outdoor Celebration on Saturday, November 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....

The Symphonia Will Open 2025-2026 Season With Mozart and Tim


by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2025

The Symphonia, South Florida's premier chamber orchestra, will kick off its 21st season with Mozart and Tim. It will feature The Symphonia's Principal Conductor, Alastair Willis and Organ Soloist, Tim Brumfield. ...

NYO Canada Names Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser As Music Director To Bridge Youth Training


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 25, 2025

The National Youth Orchestra of Canada has appointed Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser as Music Director for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Learn more here!...

Review: BBC PROMS: MÄKELÄ CONDUCTS MOZART, PROKOFIEV & BARTÓK, Royal Albert Hall


by Louise Penn - August 26, 2025

This programme of music seems to thrive on themes of togetherness, resilience, and support that may have also influenced the Russian composer at the mid-point of his life, the Hungarian maestro nearing the end of his, and even the bright young man setting out to shake us the music scene in Europe to...

Review: BBC PROMS: MÄKELÄ CONDUCTS MOZART, PROKOFIEV & BARTÓK, Royal Albert Hall


by Louise Penn - August 26, 2025

This programme of music seems to thrive on themes of togetherness, resilience, and support that may have also influenced the Russian composer at the mid-point of his life, the Hungarian maestro nearing the end of his, and even the bright young man setting out to shake us the music scene in Europe to...

Violinist and Composer Curtis Stewart Releases New Album 'Seasons of Change'


by Josh Sharpe - June 20, 2025

Six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart has released Seasons of Change, a recomposition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on Bright Shiny Things. Listen to it now. ...

Chicago Children's Theatre Reveals 20th Anniversary Season


by Stephi Wild - June 10, 2025

 Chicago Children’s Theatre turns 20 next season. To celebrate, the company has planned a 2025-26 season that’s a fond look back at some of its favorite live theater experiences for families over the past 20 years. ...

Past Shows

Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi
6/27 - 6/29/2024


One of the most celebrated Japanese composers of our time, Joe Hisaishi has produced music for 10 Hayao Miyazaki films, including Nausicaä of the Valley ...


Immerse yourself in Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi masterpiece with John Williams’ pioneering score performed by the CSO. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as an Indiana utility ...


When the Three Little Pigs are sent out into the world by their father, each chooses to build a house using a different material. With ...


Witness the 1951 MGM musical — starring Gene Kelly as an American ex-GI who falls for a Parisian woman played by Leslie Caron — on ...

Home Alone in Concert
12/8 - 12/10/2023


Relive John Hughes’ hilarious and heartwarming tale about 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin), who is left to defend his home against a pair of dimwitted ...

MTT Conducts Mozart
11/30 - 12/5/2023


Michael Tilson Thomas lends his fresh insights to a compelling Austro-Germanic program. It includes Mozart’s whirling Six German Dances and his graceful and tender Piano ...

Fantasia in Concert
11/24 - 11/26/2023


Join us for a thrilling performance of Disney's groundbreaking marriage of symphonic music and animation, Fantasia. Magnificent repertoire from the original 1940 version and Fantasia ...

The Planets
11/2 - 11/7/2023


Daniel Harding leads Holst’s The Planets, the interstellar orchestral suite that has inspired generations of sci-fi film composers. Experience the ferocity of “Mars,” the golden ...

Gershwin & Bernstein
10/19 - 10/24/2023


An exuberant melding of jazz, blues and classical styles, Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F is an ideal vehicle for Illinois native Conrad Tao, “a personality-plus ...

Muti Conducts The Firebird
9/21 - 9/26/2023


Riccardo Muti and the CSO open the 2023/24 Season with two pieces capturing the fairy-tale splendor of Russian music. Stravinsky’s suite from The Firebird uses ...

Merry, Merry Chicago!
Merry, Merry Chicago!
12/16 - 12/23/2022


Symphony Center’s joyous musical celebration of the season is the perfect holiday tradition for the entire family. Join members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and ...

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Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) Tracker
Hanukkah Shmanukkah in Chicago Hanukkah Shmanukkah
Greenhouse Theater (12/18 - 12/21) Tracker
American English in Chicago American English
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) Tracker
Amadeus in Chicago Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) Tracker
Elton Rohn in Chicago Elton Rohn
Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27) Tracker
A Black Ensemble Holiday Spectacular 2025 in Chicago A Black Ensemble Holiday Spectacular 2025
Black Ensemble Theater (11/29 - 12/21)
Private Lives in Chicago Private Lives
Meiley-Swallow Hall at North Central College (4/10 - 4/26)
Chaos Theory of Everything in Chicago Chaos Theory of Everything
The Second City (6/11 - 1/1)
Ride the Cyclone The Musical in Chicago Ride the Cyclone The Musical
Copley Theatre (3/18 - 5/31)
Desert Rock in Chicago Desert Rock
Raue Center For The Arts (2/6 - 2/6)
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