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Broadway In Chicago and Congo Square Theatre have announced the Chicago premiere of August Wilson's autobiographical show, HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED, begins tomorrow Saturday, April 20.

A new musical about Betty Boop has officially announced its pre-Broadway engagement. The World Premiere of BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical will play a limited six-week engagement, November 19 – December 31, 2023, at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago. 

The producers of the international hit comedy THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG are pleased to announce the Chicago production, featuring a cast of local Chicago actors, will extend its limited engagement by nine weeks through April 3, 2022 at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) to a total run of 16 weeks.

The League of Chicago Theatres shared today that a growing coalition of more than 65 performing arts venues and producers across Chicagoland have agreed upon Covid-19 Vaccination and Mask Requirements for audiences through the end of 2021.

A growing number of theatres (over 60 at press time) in Chicago will require audiences to be fully vaccinated or provide a negative test for COVID-19 in order to attend performances beginning September 1st, with the policy currently in place through the end of the year.

Check out Mary Jane Oken who played Donna Sheridan in Deerfield High School's production of Mamma Mia! Singing a?oeOmar Sharifa?? from THE BAND'S VISIT, 2014 and 2016 IHSMTA Nominee, Kaitlin Feely singing a?oeShe Used To Be Minea?? from WAITRESS, and Grace Pagliaro from Oak Lawn Community High School singing a?oeBeyond My Wildest Dreamsa?? from THE LITTLE MERMAID for the Broadway in Chicago Around Broadway in 80 Days.

Check out Andrea Magaña from The Chicago High School for the Arts singing a?oeJust Not Nowa?? from I LOVE YOU BECAUSE, Cary Grove High School Alumni and our 2019 IHSMTA nominee, Nathan Ancheta singing a?oePut On A Happy Facea?? from BYE BYE BIRDIE, and Katie Culloden from Riverside Brookfield High School singing a?oeThey Just Keep Moving the Linea?? from SMASH for the Broadway in Chicago Around Broadway in 80 Days.

Check out Kylie Ferris from Waubonsie Valley High School performing 'Journey To The Past' from ANASTASIA, Anmarie D'Ortenzio from Lincoln-Way East High School performing 'Burn' from HAMILTON, and Ty Schirmer from Oak Park River Forest High School performing 'Runaway With Me' from THE MAD ONES for the Broadway in Chicago Around Broadway in 80 Days.

Check out Keith Glass from Moline Sr. High School performing 'It Hurts Me' from ALL SHOOK UP and Laura Trippiedi from Carl Sanburg High School singing 'I Know It's Today' from SHREK THE MUSICAL as part of Broadway In Chicago's Around Broadway In 80 Days #AroundBroadwayIn80Days.

Jon Hacker who plays Frankie Valli on the national tour of Jersey Boys - is giving a special shout out on the latest installment #AroundBroadwayIn80Days from Broadway in Chicago.

Jon Hacker who plays Frankie Valli on the national tour of Jersey Boys - is giving a special shout out on the latest installment #AroundBroadwayIn80Days from Broadway in Chicago.

Check out the latest installments of Broadway In Chicago's new social media program, Around Broadway In 80 Days.

Broadway In Chicago has announced their new social media program, Around Broadway In 80 Days. In the wake of the cancellation of The Jimmy Awards® (the national program) and the Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (the regional program), the initiative will celebrate and provide a virtual stage for all the participants that were unable to perform in the 2020 IHSMTA event. 

Arts Alliance Illinois Executive Director Claire Rice, Broadway In Chicago President Lou Raizin and Vice President Eileen LaCario, and League of Chicago Theatres Executive Director Deb Clapp, are pleased to announce the 2019 Chicago Mayoral Arts Forum on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, located at 175 East Chestnut Street in Chicago. Open to the general public, the event begins at 6pm and will conclude at approximately 8pm. While admission to the 2019 Chicago Mayoral Arts Forum is free, space is strictly limited and sold out. Walk-ups will only be admitted space permitting. Limited, reserved press seating is available; contact whittenburg@artsalliance.org.

Yesterday, February 8, Broadway In Chicago's newly named JAMES M. NEDERLANDER THEATRE lit its marquee for the first time. The theatre, located at 24 W. Randolph, honors the late James M. Nederlander, the legendary Broadway theatre owner and producer, founder of Broadway In Chicago and champion of Chicago's Downtown Theatre District. His family lit the marquee in remembrance of him and his work.

Arts Alliance Illinois Executive Director Claire Rice, Broadway In Chicago President Lou Raizin and Vice President Eileen LaCario, and League of Chicago Theatres Executive Director Deb Clapp, are pleased to announce the 2019 Chicago Mayoral Arts Forum on Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, located at 175 East Chestnut Street in Chicago. Open to the general public, the event begins at 6pm and will conclude at approximately 8pm. Admission is free.

Broadway In Chicago today announced their plans to honor the late James M. Nederlander, the legendary Broadway theatre owner and producer, patriarch of Broadway and champion of Chicago's Downtown Theatre District, by renaming the Oriental Theatre as the JAMES M. NEDERLANDER THEATRE. 

Broadway In Chicago announced today that The PrivateBank Theatre at 18 W. Monroe will have a new name and Marquee as the CIBC Theatre. This represents The PrivateBank name change to CIBC under a unified brand globally following their June acquisition.

With the number of shows coming to Chicago this fall, Broadway In Chicago would like to highlight safe buying practices for your favorite Broadway shows.

?Broadway In Chicago and the Broadway community mourn the loss of Chairman of the Nederlander Organization, theatre owner/operator, producer and presenter James M. Nederlander, who passed away on July 25 at age 94 by honoring the Broadway tradition of dimming the marquee lights.