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Past Shows

You Can't Take It with You
9/18 - 9/27/2020


A girl from a family of freethinkers falls for the son of a conservative banker. The date for the families to meet is misunderstood and ...

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
3/20 - 3/29/2020


You may know the story, but you don't want to miss our comic adaptation of this classic Victor Hugo tale. Followed by one of our ...

NEWSIES
8/2 - 8/11/2019


Read all about it! Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to present the premiere of a brand new musical, NEWSIES, adapted for the stage from the ...

SEUSSICAL
7/11 - 7/14/2019


Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday and promote excitement in reading and literature with Seussical! This whimsical musical is based on the books of Dr. Seuss and ...

MAMMA MIA!
5/31 - 6/9/2019


MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...

CRY-BABY
8/3 - 8/12/2018


This jumping, jiving Tony nominee is a rebellious teen comedy event! Based on the cult classic, 1990 John Waters film, Cry-Baby features a delightfully demented ...

BARNUM
7/12 - 7/15/2018


P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman on Earth, combines razzle-dazzle with charm and brass to sell “humbug” to cheering crowds. A joyful and moving musical portrait ...

A CHORUS LINE
6/1 - 6/10/2018


The show won the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, one of the few musicals ever to receive this honor, and the New York Drama Critics' ...

MARY POPPINS
3/16 - 3/25/2018


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...

LEGALLY BLONDE
2/9 - 2/18/2018


The story of Elle Woods, Bel Air's favorite pink-clad blonde, and her equally stylish Chihuahua, Bruiser. After Elle's boyfriend dumps her at graduation, she gets ...

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
11/10 - 11/19/2017


A Christmas Carol is an adaptation of Charles Dickens' most well-known story, in which Ebenezer Scrooge is a wealthy curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth ...

PIPPIN
8/4 - 8/13/2017


Pippin, the energetic and sometimes bizarre brainchild of director Bob Fosse, takes you on a wild journey of self-discovery. Pippin, a young prince seemingly bored ...

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
8/5 - 8/14/2016


Catch Me If You Can is a musical drama based on the 2002 Steven Spielberg film of the same name, which itself is based on ...

MARY POPPINS
6/3 - 6/12/2016


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...

LES MISERABLES
6/5 - 6/14/2015


Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg’s legendary musical, Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and spectacular reimagined scenery ...

ANNIE
6/6 - 6/15/2014


Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

ANNIE
5/30 - 6/8/2014


Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

THE PRODUCERS
2/14 - 2/23/2014


Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks ' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big ...

THE PRODUCERS
2/7 - 2/16/2014


Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks ' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big ...

WEST SIDE STORY
8/2 - 8/11/2013


The world's greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmarkBroadway musical that is one of the theatre's finest accomplishments. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ...

9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL
5/31 - 6/9/2013


9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is based on the 1980 hit movie Nine ...

SWEENEY TODD
3/16 - 3/25/2012


The rare instance of a musical thriller, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler?s chilling, suspenseful, heart-pounding masterpiece of murderous barber-ism and culinary crime tells the infamous ...

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Ensemble Theater In Honor of Helen Zell at Steppenwolf (4/25 - 6/2) Tracker
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in Chicago Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Paramount Theatre (4/24 - 6/16) Tracker
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK in Chicago JACK AND THE BEANSTALK
Beverly Arts Center (5/1 - 7/26)
El Medico Mago in Chicago El Medico Mago
Rhapsody Theater (5/4 - 5/5)
Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue in Chicago Golden Girls – The Laughs Continue
Broadway Playhouse Theater at Water Tower Place (5/15 - 5/26)
Barefoot in the Park in Chicago Barefoot in the Park
Saint Sebastian Players (4/19 - 5/12)
Bandstand in Chicago Bandstand
Raue Center For The Arts (9/13 - 10/20)
Wicked in Chicago Wicked
Peoria Civic Center (8/20 - 8/31)
Baby in Chicago Baby
Citadel Theatre (4/19 - 5/19)
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