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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 51–60

SOPA Cabaret – It’s Time to Dance: A Celebration!

SOPA Cabaret – It’s Time to Dance: A Celebration!

Mar 13

Students grades 4-10 will perform in Its Time to Dance: A Celebration!, an original cabaret performance written by Metropolis Voice Faculty Tiffany Gates and Nathan W. Brown. Students will be featured in solos and ensembles along with faculty as they sing and dance on the...

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill

Feb 15 – Mar 12, 2022

August 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 and September 1, 2, 3 at 7:30 August 21, 24, 28, 31 and September 3 at 2:00 PM Award winning playwright Lanie Robertson recreates this vivid look into the life and times of jazz great- Billie Holiday. The time is 1959. The place is a...

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill

Jan 27 – Mar 12, 2022

1959 Philly, in a rundown seedy bar, Billie Holiday captivates a cabaret crowd as she tours the audience through the highs and lows of a tumultuous and tragic life in the blues. Interspersed with iconic songs like God Bless the Child, Crazy He Calls Me, and Strange Fruit, Lady...

The Life and Songs of Neil Diamond

The Life and Songs of Neil Diamond

Jan 23

Emerging from the elite Chicago music scene in Illinois, award-winning Neil Diamond tribute artist Denny Diamond Svehla began hitting the ground running in the music realm in 1999, and since that time has manifested into one of the most versatile and multifaceted tribute acts to...

Metropolis Virtual Wine Tasting Fundraiser

Metropolis Virtual Wine Tasting Fundraiser

Jan 21

Virtual Wine Tasting FundraiserFriday, January 21, 2022 | 7:00 9:00pmRaise your glass and join us for a fun, cozy and exciting night with your friends and family, celebrating our Virtual Wine Tasting Fundraiser. Youll enjoy a wine tasting experience and entertainment from the...

Marrakesh Express – a Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young experience

Marrakesh Express – a Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young experience

Jan 15

There are hundreds, if not thousands of tribute bands performing the music of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, U2, and other monsters of rock. But Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young? Next to none.A band dedicated to tributing CSNY is unheard of due to the difficulty...

Van Morrison Party with the Soul Commitments

Van Morrison Party with the Soul Commitments

Jan 14

Van Morrison Party with the Soul Commitments comes to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre this January.The concert is a tribute to the film, The Commitments and the music of Van Morrison. Its an eclectic high-energy performance dedicated to the well-known music of Van Morrison and...

Second City: It’s a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life

Second City: It’s a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life

Dec 18 – Dec 31, 2021

Its the most wonderfully wacky time of the year! Fa-la-laugh along with The Second City as comedys best and brightest roast the season in this wintry mix of sketch comedy, improv, and merriment. All of the jollies! All of the follies! None of the holiday blahs.December 18 30...

Christmas Bingo: It’s a Ho-Ho-Holy Night

Christmas Bingo: It’s a Ho-Ho-Holy Night

Dec 20

Did Santa babysit the baby Jesus? Why were the Three Wise Men so lost? Do you know what the holiday classic Silent Night first sounded like? The answers to these and other humorous questions are answered in the hit holiday comedy CHRISTMAS BINGO: ITS A HO-HO-HOLY NIGHT.Written...

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