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Chicago Theatre Week 2026 Launches This Week With Productions From Citadel, A Red Orchid, and More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 02, 2026

Tickets are on sale for 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....

The League of Chicago Theatres to Celebrate Black History Month


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 26, 2026

The League of Chicago Theatres will shine a spotlight on Black History Month in conjunction with Chicago Theatre Week and Chicago Theatre Week Continued....

Tickets for Chicago Theatre Week 2026 to go on Sale This Week


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2026

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. Chicago Theatre Week 2026 will take place February 5-15, 2026. Find out how to get tickets here. ...

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....

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. ...

Karen Slack to Honor Composer Florence Price in Final Lyric Unlimited Recital


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 29, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Learning and Civic Engagement division, Lyric Unlimited, will present the final performance in soprano Karen Slack’s three-part recital series as Lyric Unlimited’s 2024/25 Artist-in-Residence. Learn more!...

TimeLine Theatre Names Miguel Fernández Director Of Development


by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2025

TimeLine Theatre has announced that Miguel Fernández has joined the company as Director of Development. Learn more about the incoming director and the company here!...

Writers Theatre Announces The Naming Of The Alexandra C. And John D. Nichols Artistic Director Title


by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2025

Writers Theatre has announced the naming of the Artistic Director position to the Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Artistic Director of Writers Theatre. ...

Music Institute Will Spotlight Composer Florence Price


by Stephi Wild - March 28, 2025

The Music Institute of Chicago's “One Composer, One Community,” which focuses on the life and music of a single, under-represented composer during the course of an academic year, is featuring the late composer Florence Price. ...

Conductor James Gaffigan to Return to the Chicago Symphony and More


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 27, 2025

American conductor James Gaffigan will embark on three upcoming U.S. engagements, leading performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and more. Learn how to purchase tickets....

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 ...

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Cadillac Palace (2/10 - 2/22)
Young Hearts in Chicago Young Hearts
Raue Center For The Arts (5/1 - 5/1)
The Wiz in Chicago The Wiz
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Bohemian Queen in Chicago Bohemian Queen
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