FeaturedMemphis The Musical
🎭 Memphis the Musical brings Rhythm & Blues, rock ’n’ roll, powerhouse vocals and electrifying Broadway energy to Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, October 24 & 25!
Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building
410 S. Michigan Avenue. Chicago
Chicago, IL 60605
Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building is a theatre in Chicago, IL.
Upcoming Shows
Frankenstein
Manual Cinema's thrilling adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic tale combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, and live sound effects and music. The production stitches together the fictional story of Frankenstein with the biography of Mary Shelley to create a tale about the...
Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol
Featuring hundreds of handmade puppets, immersive sound design and a live score, this holiday show follows holiday skeptic Aunt Trudy as she reluctantly recreates her late husband's annual Christmas Carol puppet show over Zoom. As Trudy dives deeper into the story, the puppets...
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Articles
Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The Winter’s Tale—now playing and soon to run in repertory with the even wilder Midsummer Night’s Dream—provides audiences with an emotional, uplifting, and even redemptive story sure to thaw frozen hearts and provide a much needed escape.…
Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge
Magic is a timeless art full of secrets, and as Parr reveals through the course of Time Traveler, history is even stranger and more serendipitous than we know.…
Review: The Gift Theatre's HAYWARD at Steppenwolf Theatre
What did our critic think of HAYWARD at Gift Theatre?…
Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium
Saturday night brought the long-awaited return of Dance Theatre of Harlem to The Auditorium for a celebratory evening of dance that showcased the range and versatility of this 57-year old company, which had not been seen in Chicago since 2016.…
Review: CLUED IN: TRAVEL CAN BE MURDER at The Second City
With spooky season upon us, what better way to get into the haunted spirit than with a murder mystery — one that no one has ever seen before, and one that no one will ever see again.…
Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House
Backyard Theatre Company’s production of Red Bike is an enchanting, imaginative story from a kid’s perspective about growing up and seeing the town you’ve grown up in change, and the formative stuff and thoughts that shape who we are as a result. …
Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center
Whether you leave the theater with intensified despair or renewed hope is up to you — and that’s what makes this terrifying and achingly sad story, with just the right dose of humor, hope, and humanity, a brilliant piece of art. …
Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess
Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…
Review: Shattered Globe Theatre's VLADIMIR at Theater Wit
Vladimir is a powerful and potent story of defiance, strength, and sacrifice.…
Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre
Michael R. Jackson’s wildly inventive and unique 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop now makes its Chicago premiere. A Strange Loop is a “big Black and queer-ass American Broadway show,” in the main character Usher’s words, about the lead trying to write a musical called A Str…
Past Shows
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FeaturedMemphis The Musical
🎭 Memphis the Musical brings Rhythm & Blues, rock ’n’ roll, powerhouse vocals and electrifying Broadway energy to Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, October 24 & 25!
Champions Of Magic
North America’s Biggest Illusion Show, Champions of Magic, Brings Spectacle to Chicago for Extended Summer Engagement “The Summer Blockbuster of Magic Shows” – World Magic Review Tickets Go On Sale Friday Feb. 20 CHICAGO — The internationally acclaimed Champions Of Magic will...
Champions of Magic
Champions of Magic, presented by Rip Productions at The Studebaker Theater, is participating in the League of Chicago Theatres' Thank You 5 summer promotion. The promotion runs from June 18 through July 3, 2026, offering audiences $5 off already discounted tickets through...
Trusted
Chicago Opera Theater closes its 2025/26 season with the concert world premiere of Trusted, a new opera composed by Aaron Israel Levin with a libretto by Marella Martin Koch. The work is the seventh full-length opera developed through COT's Vanguard Initiative, a two-year...
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol returns to Chicago's Studebaker Theater for the holiday season, running from December 12 to December 28, 2025. This unique adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic features LaKecia Harris as the holiday skeptic Aunt Trudy, who attempts to revive her...
AVA: The Secret Conversations
Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated actor Elizabeth McGovern stars as Hollywood's original femme fatale Ava Gardner in a critically acclaimed new play lauded by Entertainment Weekly as “mesmerizing and electric!” The Golden Age of Cinema’s Ava Gardner sat for a...
44—The Musical
Following its acclaimed, sold-out runs in Chicago and LA, the smash-hit musical comedy 44 -THE MUSICAL returns to Chicago for a second term! 44 is a satirical look at the rise and presidency of Barack Obama and the eccentric political characters he met along the way. The musical...
JUBALEE! Gala
Assisting with the repair, refurbishment, and growth of the MAYFAIR ARTS CENTER (MAC) To buy sponsorships, tickets or to donate, please click the "Tickets" button. JUBALEE 2025 has been redesigned to offer our loyal patrons a range of unique and memorable experiences both up...
JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance - Rhythm World Concert 3 - Student Showcase
This is the students' chance to express themselves with their own performance work. The Chicago Human Rhythm Project invites performers to the Rhythm World 35 Student Showcase. Whether you have a solo, small, or large group routine, this is your chance to shine! We eagerly...
She Who Dared
Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago’s foremost producer of new and rarely staged operas, proudly presents the world premiere of She Who Dared by acclaimed composer/librettist duo Jasmine Arielle Barnes and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton . Featuring an all-Black female cast, the...
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Adirondack Chair Circle Steppenwolf's Ensemble Theater (10/22-12/06) |
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Love Story: A Tribute to Taylor Swift Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Stolp Island Theatre (10/07-1/03) |
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Rotary Rocks The Raue: James Garner's Tribute to Johnny Cash Raue Center For The Arts (10/24-10/24) |
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The Christmas Carol Paramount Theatre (11/11-1/03) |
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Topdog/Underdog Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater (9/17-11/01) |
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Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07) |
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Memphis The Musical Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25) |
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When We Were Young and Unafraid Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29) |
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Heartache Tonight Raue Center For The Arts (11/28-11/28) |
