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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 61–70

Projecto 7 in Concert

Projecto 7 in Concert

Dec 15

Projecto 7 is an Elgin-based Salsa-Latin Jazz band. The band specializes in dancing rhythms from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Santo Domingo, and some Central and South America rhythms, Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bolero, Mambo, Rumbas, and Latin Jazz, with standard American-Jazz rhythms...

Elvis My Way, Starring Brandon Bennett

Elvis My Way, Starring Brandon Bennett

Dec 14

Celebrate the King of Rock n Roll with internationally acclaimed touring star Brandon Bennett (Chicagos Million Dollar Quartet). Magnetic, authentic, and radiating southern charm, Bennett is the winner of Gracelands prestigious Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist competition. His...

SOPA Holiday Cabaret presents HAPPY HOLIDAYS: Seasonal Favorites

SOPA Holiday Cabaret presents HAPPY HOLIDAYS: Seasonal Favorites

Dec 12

Students grades 4-8 perform in an original Holiday Cabaret 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 Metropolis stage to music celebrating the holiday...

An Evening with Rocky LaPorte and Friends

An Evening with Rocky LaPorte and Friends

Dec 8

Delivering laughs in his trademark Brooklyn accent, Rocky LaPorte has become one of the most sought after comedians in the country. A former Chicago truck driver and dock worker, Rocky has accumulated a slew of performances throughout his career, including being a featured comic...

The Lakeside Singers: It’s a Wonderful Feeling

The Lakeside Singers: It’s a Wonderful Feeling

Dec 6

We cant wait for those wonderful feelings to return when we are back in person with you to present our newly designed show. You will hear the same extraordinary mix of vocal styles that has defined us from our beginning 23 years ago, but faster-paced and a bit less formal...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Dec 2 – Nov 24, 2021

This retelling of the Charles Dickens classic is filled with warmth, humor, music and holiday cheer. Wealthy miser Ebenezer Scrooge greets every Christmas with a Bah, Humbug. That all changes when he is visited by three holiday spirits who reveal to him his misguided past...

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde

Oct 14 – Nov 20, 2021

A fabulously fun, award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, sexism, and scandal. When the ultimate Delta Nu sorority girl is dumped by her Harvard bound boyfriend in pursuit of someone...

An Evening with Ronnie Rice: It’s Not a Concert, It’s a Party

An Evening with Ronnie Rice: It’s Not a Concert, It’s a Party

Nov 13

Ronnie Rice returns to the Metropolis for a night of songs and sing alongs this November. If you have a favorite song, just yell it out! Ronnie knows them all! If you feel like getting up and dancing, go to it! If you want to sing along, sing it LOUD! Just remember, when Ronnie...

Into the Woods, JR.

Into the Woods, JR.

Nov 11 – Nov 13, 2021

Metropolis School of the Performing Arts Presents its School Production: Into the Woods, Jr. Into the Woods JR. centers on a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the Kings festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the...

Defending the Caveman

Defending the Caveman

Nov 4 – Nov 5, 2021

The outrageously funny and surprisingly sweet exploration of the gender gap (Chicago Sun Times) has made Defending the Caveman a comic phenomenon. (New York Times)Caveman is a hilariously insightful play about the ways men and women relate. It has both sexes roaring with...

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