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Ride the Cyclone

Sep 16 – Oct 25, 2026

A darkly comical musical about six teens bargaining for a second chance at life, exploring themes of life, death, and identity. Book, music, and lyrics are by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. The production is directed by Lillian Castillo, who is the original Constance on the...

The Christmas Schooner

Nov 24 – Jan 3, 2027

A Chicago-based musical with book by John Reeger and music and lyrics by Julie Shannon, directed by Patrick Tierney. The show tells the dramatic true story of a Lake Michigan captain who risked his life to share the Christmas spirit.

Disney's The Little Mermaid

Jan 27 – Feb 14, 2027

An in-concert production featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and book by Doug Wright, based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film. This concert collaboration between Metropolis School of the Performing Arts and JAM...

The Match Game

Mar 3 – Mar 21, 2027

A Chicago Premiere, this new work written by Steven Strafford is a hilarious and heartbreaking family dramedy. The play asks audiences to contend with truths they may be too afraid to name and to laugh at ones they cannot change.

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

Apr 28 – May 30, 2027

The classic musical with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs, with original choreography by Agnes de Mille. A high-spirited romantic comedy set against the backdrop of a tumultuous yet...

Review: THE NOTEBOOK Presented by Broadway In Chicago

Review: THE NOTEBOOK Presented by Broadway In Chicago

by Angela Lin · August 6, 2026

The Notebook’s company does their best with the material they’re given, but without the impactful soundtrack to accompany it, the show ultimately falls short of delivering the emotional depth you might expect or desire from a generational love story.…

Review: MARBLE at The Gift Theatre

Review: MARBLE at The Gift Theatre

by Emily Werner · August 5, 2026

The Gift Theatre continues its 25th Anniversary 'Homecoming Season' with the Chicago premiere of Marble. First performed at Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 2009, the play was inspired by a conversation between Irish playwright Marina Carr and actor Fiona Shaw, and Giorgio de Chirico's painting 'Mystery an…

Review: IN THE CONTINUUM at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

Review: IN THE CONTINUUM at Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre

by Angela Lin · August 2, 2026

In The Continuum is an unapologetic show about the way Black women are forced to navigate the world — and how our experiences are all connected, even, or especially, when we feel isolated and alone.  …

Review: HAIR at Kokandy Productions

Review: HAIR at Kokandy Productions

by Zac Thriffiley · July 28, 2026

Kokandy's Hair may be missing the sense of daring and immediacy that has defined their other recent critical successes, but it can still be a good time for those in search of familiar earworms sung beautifully.…

Review: CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC at Studebaker Theater

Review: CHAMPIONS OF MAGIC at Studebaker Theater

by Angela Lin · July 26, 2026

Champions of Magic is entertainment in its purest form for patrons of all ages and will have everyone leaving the theater bursting with youthful energy and amazement. …

Review: 4 Chairs Theatre's GOOD PEOPLE at Theater Wit

Review: 4 Chairs Theatre's GOOD PEOPLE at Theater Wit

by Angela Lin · July 25, 2026

Under the gripping direction of 4 Chairs Theatre founder Lauren Berman, Good People takes us into the blue-collar heart of South Boston and the residents who can’t catch a break — and those who can. …

Past Shows

384 total · showing 191–200

Listen Up! A Cappella: Celebrating Seventy Years of Jewish Song

Listen Up! A Cappella: Celebrating Seventy Years of Jewish Song

Jan 13

Listen Up! delivers warmth and sheer knock-your-socks-off vocal power through a love of Judaism and Israel. Freddie Feldman, Sari Greenberg, Eli Taylor and Steve Singer bring considerable talents with a confident, easy manner during performances that wins the hearts (and ears)...

The Four Freshmen

The Four Freshmen

Jan 12

Singing with a harmony uniquely their own, The Four Freshmen have enamored listeners world-wide for years, while gaining recognition as one of the most influential vocal groups of all time. The Freshmen have recorded over 75 albums, 70 top selling singles, and received 6 Grammy...

Skip Griparis presents The Guys Who Gave Us Rock

Skip Griparis presents The Guys Who Gave Us Rock

Jan 6

Celebrate Rock's evolution through the 40's, 50's & 60's with the powerhouse singer, guitarist, comedian and impressionist! Laugh, learn & rock with Skip Griparis' 100 voices and the great hits of Muddy Waters to Elvis, to Franki Valli, to The Beatles and beyond! Sunday, January...

Shining Star: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire

Shining Star: A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire

Jan 5

Ten highly talented vocalists and musicians harmoniously join forces to present A Tribute to Earth, Wind & Fire, a celebration of the five decade strong success, popularity and resilience of one of the most successful musical stories ever told. Saturday, January 5, 2019 • 7:30...

Fleetwood Mac Mania

Fleetwood Mac Mania

Jan 4

Fleetwood Mac Mania is a stunning visual and musical tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Each veteran player in this world class tribute band brings their spirit to re-create with incredible accuracy, the look and feel of Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. The harmonies, instrumentation and...

La Rosa Blanca Performed by David Gonzalez

La Rosa Blanca Performed by David Gonzalez

Jan 3

Through his award-winning storytelling, music, and poetry David Gonzalez guides a fascinating and compelling journey into his Latino-a culture. Drawing on Cuban/Puerto Rican roots he traverses the terrain of contemporary social and cultural issues, while celebrating to the value...

The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue

The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue

Dec 22 – Dec 31, 2018

The Second City’s Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue captures all the magic, mystery, and mayhem of the season with original songs, brand-new sketches, and some classic favorites. Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue will have you and yours laughing all the way through the festive season. Don't...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Nov 29 – Dec 24, 2018

A Metropolis tradition, celebrate the holiday with Ebenezer Scrooge and the Cratchit family. Scrooge’s only concern is with making money, no matter the cost to those around him. He doesn’t even want his loyal employee Bob Cratchit to take the day off for Christmas and turns down...

Cyrus Chestnut Trio

Cyrus Chestnut Trio

Dec 5

The holidays don’t officially arrive until you hear Vince Guaraldi’s classic score from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Virtuosic and playful, pianist Cyrus Chestnut infuses these classic charts with his soulful sound. Hear all your favorites – “Linus and Lucy”, “Christmas Time is...

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