Water for Elephants (Chicago)
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60603Chicago, IL 60603
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Upcoming Shows
The Notebook
Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, THE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share...
The Notebook (Chicago)
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Dirty Dancing: The Musical
Get ready to have the time of your life! Based on Lionsgate’s beloved film, the story that awakened a generation is back in a new...
Review: DESERTED at Redtwist Theatre
by Emily Werner - June 21, 2026
What did our critic think of DESERTED at Redtwist Theatre?...
Review: Tin Drum Theatre's SOUTHERN RAPTURE at Theater Wit
by Angela Lin - June 19, 2026
When honest artistic integrity meets conservative religious outrage, what follows is escalating frenzy, controlled chaos, and poignant reflections on what it means to produce art and tell the stories where they need to be heard — and the conflicting struggles that come with such intentions. Tin Dr...
Review: UNTITLED VAMPIRE PLAY at Lookingglass Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - June 17, 2026
Untitled Vampire Play — a world premiere from Lookingglass ensemble member Kevin Douglas — is a fun, wacky romp. The play doesn’t take itself seriously, and director Devon de Mayo’s cast has plenty of fun with vampire and human antics alike. Douglas’s script draws on all sorts of vampire l...
Review: CATCH AS CATCH CAN at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - June 15, 2026
I left Catch as Catch Can at Steppenwolf Theatre Company on Sunday night wondering exactly what I had just seen, and what, if anything, I was meant to take from it....
Review: LEOPOLDSTADT at Writers Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - June 14, 2026
Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt follows multiple generations of an Austrian Jewish family from prosperity to despair — spanning over 50 years from 1899 to 1955. Now in its Chicago-area premiere at Writers Theatre, the late Stoppard’s final play includes a cast of 24 actors and many, many character...
Review: TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS at The Factory Theater
by Emily Werner - June 13, 2026
What did our critic think of TWO OUT OF THREE FALLS at The Factory Theater?...
Review: THE PRODUCERS at BrightSide Theatre
by Tina St. Angelo - June 13, 2026
What did our critic think of THE PRODUCERS at BrightSide Theatre?...
Review: SMILEY at Open Space Arts
by Angela Lin - June 13, 2026
We might not know if our relationships will have a happy ending, but we can guarantee a happy beginning. At the end of the day, isn’t that all we can ask for?...
Review: ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS: THE COCAINE PLAY at Jackalope Theatre
by Emily Werner - June 05, 2026
What did our critic think of ANDY WARHOL PRESENTS: THE COCAINE PLAY at Jackalope Theatre?...
Review: BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
by Rachel Weinberg - June 05, 2026
Rugged masculinity meets forbidden queer romance in Brokeback Mountain. Based on Annie Proulx’s short story (which was adapted into a buzzy 2005 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger), Ashley Robinson’s play follows the clandestine romance between ranchers Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar o...
Past Shows
Kinky Boots
The boots are back! Kinky Boots will lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Celebrated with six Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, a Grammy Award® for Best Musical...
The Wiz
The Tony® Award-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back.THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new tour, direct from...
Peter Pan
This high-flying musical has been thrilling audiences of all ages for close to 70 years and is now being brought back to life in a...
Mrs. Doubtfire
A new musical comedy about the things we do to stay together.Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to Chicago in an internationally acclaimed new hit...
Hamilton
HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the story of American...
MJ
The music. The moves. The icon. Now, the unparalleled artistry of the greatest entertainer of all time comes to Chicago as MJ, the multi Tony...
Into The Woods
Here’s a reason to be happy ever after…Direct from Broadway, the critically acclaimed and much beloved production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Tony®-winning triumph...
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
SOME SHOWS YOU SEE. THIS SHOW YOU FEEL. Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE—everything we’ve been waiting to see in a Broadway show— is...
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
THERE IS ONLY ONE. HER VOICE IS UNDENIABLE. HER FIRE IS UNSTOPPABLE. HER TRIUMPH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER.An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA...
Cats
Rediscover CATS - the beloved musical with breathtaking musicincluding one of the most treasured songs in musical theater, Memory. Featuring new sound design, direction and...
Dear Evan Hansen
A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could...
Wicked
WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Ozbut from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young...
The Devil Wears Prada
From Tony®, Grammy®,and Academy Award® winner Elton John, Tony-winning director Anna D. Shapiro (August: Osage County, Steppenwolf Theatre), and Tony-winning producer Kevin McCollum (In the...
To Kill A Mockingbird
All rise for Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkins adaptation of Harper Lees Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork. The New York Times Critics Pick TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD...
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Pop the champagne, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards® — including Best Musical! Enter a world of splendor and romance,...
Paradise Square
New York City. 1863. The Civil War raged on. An extraordinary thing occurred amid the dangerous streets and crumbling tenement houses of the Five Points,...
Once Upon a One More Time
Once Upon A Time a group of famous fairy tale princesses gather for their fortnightly book club, to read together from well, the only book...
SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical
She was a girl from Boston with a voice from heaven, who shot through the stars from gospel choir to dance floor diva. But what...
Mean Girls
Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY (30 Rock), composer JEFF RICHMOND...
Anastasia
AnastasiaPlaying at: James M. Nederlander Theatre - 24 W. Randolph St.Dates: March 26 - April 7, 2019Runtime: 2 hours and 25 minutes with an intermissionInspired...
A Bronx Tale
Broadways hit crowd-pleaser takes you to the stoops of the Bronx in the 1960s- where a young man is caught between the father he loves...
Dear Evan Hansen
WINNER OF SIX 2017 TONY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST MUSICALAND THE 2018 GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM.A letter that was never meant to be...
Videos
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EWP presents Robbie Fulks & Griffin William Sherry Showcase Raue Center For The Arts (8/07-8/07) |
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Catalyst Ranch (7/09-7/26) |
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Jingle Belles Comedy Raue Center For The Arts (12/10-12/10) |
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Vampires Welcome The Crib Comedy Playspace (3/20-12/18) |
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Journeyman Presents 50 years of SLOWHAND Raue Center For The Arts (1/23-1/23) |
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The Notebook James M. Nederlander Theatre (8/06-8/16) |
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Deserted Redtwist Theatre Company (6/14-8/02) |
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A People Theater Wit (6/18-7/05) |
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Simply Billy: A Tribute to Billy Joel Raue Center For The Arts (10/17-10/17) |
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The Revolutionists Violet Surprise Theatre (3/07-7/18) |
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