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Harris Theater

205 East Randolph Drive
Chicago , IL 60601

Harris Theater is a theatre in Chicago, IL.

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Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Zac Thriffiley · October 23, 2026

The Winter’s Tale—now playing and soon to run in repertory with the even wilder Midsummer Night’s Dream—provides audiences with an emotional, uplifting, and even redemptive story sure to thaw frozen hearts and provide a much needed escape.…

Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge

Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge

by Angela Lin · October 22, 2026

Magic is a timeless art full of secrets, and as Parr reveals through the course of Time Traveler, history is even stranger and more serendipitous than we know.…

Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium

Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium

by Lauren Sheely · October 20, 2026

Saturday night brought the long-awaited return of Dance Theatre of Harlem to The Auditorium for a celebratory evening of dance that showcased the range and versatility of this 57-year old company, which had not been seen in Chicago since 2016.…

Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House

Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House

by Angela Lin · October 19, 2026

Backyard Theatre Company’s production of Red Bike is an enchanting, imaginative story from a kid’s perspective about growing up and seeing the town you’ve grown up in change, and the formative stuff and thoughts that shape who we are as a result. …

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center

by Angela Lin · October 18, 2026

Whether you leave the theater with intensified despair or renewed hope is up to you — and that’s what makes this terrifying and achingly sad story, with just the right dose of humor, hope, and humanity, a brilliant piece of art. …

Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess

Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess

by Rachel Weinberg · October 16, 2026

Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…

Past Shows

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project

Aug 28

Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project returns to the Harris stage for its annual cohort performance, featuring ten of Chicago's most exciting companies including M.A.D.D. Rhythms. The program, Dancing the Archive: Embodied Histories, Collective Power, spans diverse artistic genres...

Joffrey at the Harris: Matters of the Heart

Nov 6 – Nov 9, 2025

Joffrey at the Harris: Matters of the Heart features The Joffrey Ballet presenting a two-act program that includes the World Premiere of Wabash & You, a Chicago-based love story choreographed by Chanel da Silva. The performance also marks the Midwest debut of Broken Wings...

The Jeff Awards 57th Anniversary Equity Theater Awards

Sep 29

The Jeff Awards 57th Anniversary Equity Theater Awards will take place on September 29, 2025, at the Harris Theater in Chicago. This prestigious ceremony celebrates outstanding achievements in theater, honoring more than a hundred nominees across various categories. Directed by...

The Magic Flute

Sep 15 – Sep 23, 2012

Magic Flute will re-team Diane with conductor Jane Glover for their eighth production with the company. Jane is the Director of Opera at the Royal Academy of Music, and is also Music Director of Chicago's Music of the Baroque. The Chicago Sun-Times says "Her Mozart, though often...

Teseo

Apr 21 – May 2, 2012

Teseo was written in London by Handel at the age of twenty-eight. In this final opera of the trilogy the wicked Medea is tormented by jealousy and resorts to her infamous magic spells.

Moscow, Cheryomushki

Apr 14 – Apr 25, 2012

Dimitri Shostakovich's Moscow, Cheryomushki was chosen as The Peoples' Opera in 2009, a fundraising initiative where COT audiences picked from one of three operas to be performed in a future season. This comedic operetta in three acts illuminates the trials of 20th-century urban...

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