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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

Memphis The Musical

FeaturedMemphis The Musical

Oct 24 – Oct 25, 2026

🎭 Memphis the Musical brings Rhythm & Blues, rock ’n’ roll, powerhouse vocals and electrifying Broadway energy to Chicago’s Studebaker Theater, October 24 & 25!

Frankenstein

Oct 30 – Nov 1, 2026

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

Dec 18 – Dec 27, 2026

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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Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Review: THE WINTER'S TALE at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Zac Thriffiley · October 23, 2026

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

Review: TIME TRAVELER at Chicago Magic Lounge

by Angela Lin · October 22, 2026

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: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium

Review: Dance Theatre of Harlem's FIREBIRD at The Auditorium

by Lauren Sheely · October 20, 2026

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: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House

Review: Backyard Theatre's RED BIKE at Berger Park Coach House

by Angela Lin · October 19, 2026

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

Review: Tin Drum Theatre's A DARK WOOD at Greenhouse Theater Center

by Angela Lin · October 18, 2026

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

Review: PREMONITIONS INC. at Kermess

by Rachel Weinberg · October 16, 2026

Premonitions Inc. is an oddball new cabaret and acrobatics show in the Spiegeltent of the Loop’s Cambria Hotel.…

Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre

Review: A STRANGE LOOP at Raven Theatre

by Rachel Weinberg · October 15, 2026

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

16 total · showing 11–16

JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Rhythm World Concert 4

JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Rhythm World Concert 4

Jul 19

CHRP presents rhythm-culture in performance, education and community development programs that foster great art and cultural pluralism. Join the Chicago Human Rhythm Project’s final festival concert! We bring our annual tap dance festival concert from Rhythm World 34 down to the...

JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Student Showcase

JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Student Showcase

Jul 17

Join us at the annual Rhythm World Student Showcase to see and hear tap dancers from around the world as they share original, choreographed works and inspiring turns at improvisation! Training and emerging artists from Chicago, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Switzerland, Spain...

Seth's Broadway Concert Series

Feb 15

Seth's Broadway Concert Series returns to The Studebaker Theater in Chicago on February 15, featuring Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller alongside host Seth Rudetsky. The event showcases performances of signature songs combined with engaging interviews that reveal insider stories...

Book of Mountains and Seas

Book of Mountains and Seas

Jan 26 – Jan 28, 2024

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago’s foremost producer of new and reimagined opera, continues its 50th Anniversary season with the Midwest Premiere of Huang Ruo ’s environmentalist opera Book of Mountains and Seas presented in partnership with the Chicago International Puppet...

Quamino's Map

Quamino's Map

Apr 23 – May 1, 2022

Quaminos Map is an opera that tells the story of Juba Freeman who arrives in London after winning his freedom from slavery by fighting for the British in the Revolutionary War. Thrown headfirst into British society, he meets Amelia Alumond, a member of the British Black gentry...

Becoming Santa Claus

Becoming Santa Claus

Dec 11 – Dec 19, 2021

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) performs a brand new production of celebrated American composer Mark Adamo's family-friendly holiday opera Becoming Santa Claus in it's Chicago premiere. December 11 at 7:30 PM, 17 at 7:30 PM & 19 at 3:00 PM, at the Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan...

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The Christmas Carol in Chicago The Christmas Carol
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Topdog/Underdog in Chicago Topdog/Underdog
Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater (9/17-11/01)
Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna in Chicago Blond Ambition: A Tribute to Madonna
Raue Center For The Arts (11/07-11/07)
Memphis The Musical in Chicago Memphis The Musical
Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building (10/24-10/25)
When We Were Young and Unafraid in Chicago When We Were Young and Unafraid
Greenhouse Theater Center (11/12-11/29)
Holiday Brass & Choral in Chicago Holiday Brass & Choral
St. Michael Church in Old Town (12/18-12/18)