Chicago Theater

Discover Chicago’s Premier Concert and Theatre Performances: Your Ultimate Guide in the City.
Chicago is one of the country’s best scenes for theater shows and live music events. Immerse yourself in Chicago’s vibrant music and theatre scene, where diverse performances await. There’s something for everyone, from bustling stadium concerts and shows to cozy local theatre productions. Our comprehensive guide provides essential details on Chicago’s top entertainment venues. Find your favorite Broadway shows, plays, musicals, operas, ballets, Cirque Du Soleil, family shows, comedy shows, or concerts, and buy verified theater tickets at the lowest price. Stay informed about the latest events this season, explore detailed seating charts, and find venue locations quickly to plan your perfect cultural outing. Experience the best of Chicago’s entertainment landscape!

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Upcoming Shows: 1267
  • Dragons and Mythical Beasts
    Feb
    18
    2025
    6:00 PM
    Tue
    Rialto Square Theatre | Capacity: 1966
    60434, 102 N Chicago, Joliet, IL, US
    Prices from $36
    Avg. price ~ $51
    Available Tickets: 245
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  • Clue - A New Comedy
    Feb
    18
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $37
    Avg. price ~ $142
    Available Tickets: 432
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  • Chicago Theatre Tickets
    Feb
    18
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Tue
    Fool for Love
    60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $97
    Avg. price ~ $132
    6 tickets remaining!
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  • The Heart Sellers
    Feb
    19
    2025
    1:00 PM
    Wed
    60077, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, US
    Prices from $70
    Avg. price ~ $105
    31 tickets remaining!
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  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
    Feb
    19
    2025
    1:30 PM
    Wed
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Prices from $104
    Avg. price ~ $336
    6 tickets remaining!
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  • Clue - A New Comedy
    Feb
    19
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $56
    Avg. price ~ $150
    Available Tickets: 308
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  • Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    Feb
    19
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    60069, 10 Marriott Dr., Lincolnshire, IL, US
    Prices from $88
    Avg. price ~ $123
    44 tickets remaining!
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  • Fat Ham
    Feb
    19
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $229
    Avg. price ~ $353
    11 tickets remaining!
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  • Chicago Theatre Tickets
    Feb
    19
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    Fool for Love
    60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $97
    Avg. price ~ $197
    26 tickets remaining!
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  • The Heart Sellers
    Feb
    19
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Wed
    60077, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, US
    Prices from $70
    Avg. price ~ $107
    30 tickets remaining!
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  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
    Feb
    20
    2025
    1:30 PM
    Thu
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Prices from $104
    Avg. price ~ $155
    16 tickets remaining!
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  • Clue - A New Comedy
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $34
    Avg. price ~ $165
    Available Tickets: 409
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  • Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    60069, 10 Marriott Dr., Lincolnshire, IL, US
    Prices from $93
    Avg. price ~ $124
    49 tickets remaining!
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  • Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Prices from $95
    Avg. price ~ $146
    36 tickets remaining!
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  • Chicago Theatre Tickets
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    60137, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL, US
    Prices from $59
    Avg. price ~ $164
    19 tickets remaining!
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  • Fat Ham
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $229
    Avg. price ~ $353
    11 tickets remaining!
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  • Joffrey Ballet: Golden Hour
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    Joffrey Ballet: Golden Hour
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $92
    Avg. price ~ $249
    Available Tickets: 82
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  • Mary Poppins
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    60005, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, US
    Prices from $42
    Avg. price ~ $68
    20 tickets remaining!
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  • The Heart Sellers
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    60077, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, US
    Prices from $70
    Avg. price ~ $97
    39 tickets remaining!
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  • Chicago Theatre Tickets
    Feb
    20
    2025
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    Fool for Love
    60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $109
    Avg. price ~ $189
    33 tickets remaining!
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List Of Theater Shows

Dragons and Mythical Beasts
Dragons and Mythical Beasts
Theater Shows: 1
Rialto Square Theatre
Feb 18, 2025 6:00 PM
Clue - A New Comedy
Clue - A New Comedy
Theater Shows: 16
CIBC Theatre
Feb 18, 2025 7:00 PM
Fool For Love
Fool For Love
Theater Shows: 26
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
Feb 18, 2025 7:30 PM
The Heart Sellers
The Heart Sellers
Theater Shows: 7
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Feb 19, 2025 1:00 PM
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Theater Shows: 40
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
Feb 19, 2025 1:30 PM
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Theater Shows: 41
Marriott Theatre
Feb 19, 2025 7:00 PM
Fat Ham
Fat Ham
Theater Shows: 7
Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre
Feb 19, 2025 7:30 PM
Joffrey Ballet
Joffrey Ballet
Theater Shows: 27
Lyric Opera House - IL
Feb 20, 2025 7:30 PM
Golden Hour - Ballet
Golden Hour - Ballet
Theater Shows: 10
Lyric Opera House - IL
Feb 20, 2025 7:30 PM
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
Theater Shows: 8
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Feb 20, 2025 7:30 PM
Native Gardens
Native Gardens
Theater Shows: 8
McAninch Arts Center - Playhouse Theatre
Feb 20, 2025 7:30 PM
Elephant & Piggie's We Are In A Play!
Elephant & Piggie's We Are In A Play!
Theater Shows: 2
Center Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Feb 21, 2025 10:00 AM
The Magic School Bus Lost In The Solar System
The Magic School Bus Lost In The Solar System
Theater Shows: 20
Marriott Theatre
Feb 21, 2025 10:00 AM
Shamilton, The Improvised Hip-Hop American Musical
Shamilton, The Improvised Hip-Hop American Musical
Theater Shows: 1
Donny's Skybox Theatre at Second City - Chicago
Feb 21, 2025 8:30 PM
Bob Marley's Three Little Birds
Bob Marley's Three Little Birds
Theater Shows: 6
Greenhouse Theater Center
Feb 22, 2025 11:00 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theater Shows: 3
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Feb 22, 2025 11:00 AM
Betrayal
Betrayal
Theater Shows: 35
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
Feb 22, 2025 2:00 PM
Godzinka Spokoju: Teatr Kwadrat
Godzinka Spokoju: Teatr Kwadrat
Theater Shows: 2
Center Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Feb 22, 2025 4:00 PM
Kodo
Kodo
Theater Shows: 1
Chicago Symphony Center
Feb 23, 2025 3:00 PM
The Decline of Western Civilization Parts 1 & 2
The Decline of Western Civilization Parts 1 & 2
Theater Shows: 1
Thalia Hall
Feb 23, 2025 5:00 PM
Drumline Live!
Drumline Live!
Theater Shows: 1
Genesee Theatre
Feb 23, 2025 6:00 PM
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
Theater Shows: 9
Court Theatre - Chicago
Feb 26, 2025 7:30 PM
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow
Theater Shows: 4
Cahn Auditorium
Feb 27, 2025 7:30 PM
The Wizard Of Oz
The Wizard Of Oz
Theater Shows: 4
James Lumber Center
Feb 28, 2025 7:00 PM
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enu
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enu
Theater Shows: 6
Studio Theatre at James Lumber Center
Feb 28, 2025 7:30 PM
Amalia Hernandez
Amalia Hernandez
Theater Shows: 2
Auditorium Theatre - IL
Mar 1, 2025 7:30 PM
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
Theater Shows: 2
Auditorium Theatre - IL
Mar 1, 2025 7:30 PM
Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Live
Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock Live
Theater Shows: 1
Genesee Theatre
Mar 2, 2025 3:00 PM
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls
Theater Shows: 19
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Mar 6, 2025 7:30 PM
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Theater Shows: 4
Auditorium Theatre - IL
Mar 7, 2025 7:30 PM
Sleeping Beauty - Theatrical Production
Sleeping Beauty - Theatrical Production
Theater Shows: 1
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
Mar 8, 2025 11:00 AM
Beetlejuice - The Musical
Beetlejuice - The Musical
Theater Shows: 8
Cadillac Palace
Mar 11, 2025 7:00 PM
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Chicago Theatre Guide

Chicago’s Premier Theater Offerings: A Curated Guide


Chicago’s theater scene is a dynamic tapestry woven with creativity, drama, and unbridled talent, offering an eclectic mix of performances that cater to every taste. From the mesmerizing beats of live music to the classic charm of Shakespearean drama, the Windy City’s stages are alive with action. Here, we present a handpicked selection of the finest theater shows gracing Chicago, each promising an unforgettable experience.


Chicago is home to over 200 small theater companies, such as A Red Orchid Theatre, Lifeline Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, Redtwist Theater, Trap Door Theatre, The Conspirators, and TUTA Theatre. Some have performance venues, while others perform in untraditional spaces such as storefronts, bars, studios, or black box theatres around Chicago.

Many of Chicago’s larger theaters, both profit and non-profit, originate or try out shows for Broadway. Touring productions also visit the city regularly, mainly playing at the big theaters in the Chicago Theatre District in the Loop.

Following the tradition of The Second City and Steppenwolf, many of these companies, including American Blues Theater, Stage Left Theatre, The Factory Theater, Organic Theater Company, Strawdog Theatre Company, and Lifeline Theatre, are ensemble-based. An ensemble-based company comprises a group of artists (actors, directors, designers, playwrights, etc.) who work collaboratively to create each production.

Chicago theater has a long record of introducing new plays and playwrights. Many of the theaters in Chicago have new play workshop programs to cultivate work from current playwrights. Chicago Dramatists, begun by a group of ex-students of a playwriting workshop at Victory Gardens Theater, has an ongoing program of developing new writers, most notably Rebecca Gilman. Wikipedia.

Chicago Theatre Reviews

List Of Theaters
List of all theatres in the city and Chicago area.
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
location 60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 64
Allstate Arena
location 60018, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL, US
Shows: 40
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
location 60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 2
Arie Crown Theater
location 60616, 2301 Lake Shore Dr At Mccormick Place, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 8
Athenaeum Theatre - IL
location 60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 10
Auditorium Theatre - IL
location 60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 38
Avondale Music Hall
location 60641, 3336 N Milwuakee Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 11
Bottom Lounge
location 60607, 1375 W. Lake St, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 33
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
location 60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 59
Cadillac Palace
location 60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 90
Cahn Auditorium
location 60201, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL, US
Shows: 10
Center Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
location 60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
Shows: 56
CG's Comedy Club
location 60440, 619 E. Boughton Road Ste. 125, Bolingbrook, IL, US
Shows: 4
Chicago Improv
location 60173, 5 Woodfield Rd Woodfield Mall Store K120B, Schaumburg, IL, US
Shows: 90
CIBC Theatre
location 60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 66
City Winery - Chicago
location 60607, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 73
Copernicus Center
location 60630, 5216 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 16
Court Theatre - Chicago
location 60637, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue
Shows: 9
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
location 60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 32
Credit Union 1 Arena
location 60607, 525 S. Racine, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 9
Des Plaines Theatre
location 60016, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL, US
Shows: 21
Donny's Skybox Theatre at Second City - Chicago
location 60614, 230 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 19
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 26
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
location 60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
Shows: 102
Epiphany Hall at Epiphany Center for the Arts
location 60607, 201 S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 15
e.t.c. Theater at Second City - Chicago
location 60614, 230 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 1
Evanston Space
location 60202, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL, US
Shows: 76
Fisher Theatre - MI
location 48202, 3011w Grand Blvd #f100, Detroit, MI, US
Shows: 159
Genesee Theatre
location 60085, 203 N. Genesee St, Waukegan, IL, US
Shows: 23
Greenhouse Theater Center
location 60614, 2257 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 6
Hard Rock Live Northern Indiana
location 46406, 5400 West 29th Avenue, Gary, IN, US
Shows: 14
Harris Theater
location 60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 18
House Of Blues - Chicago
location 60654, 329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 64
James Lumber Center
location 60030, 19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, IL, US
Shows: 18
Lifeline Theatre
location 60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 54
Lincoln Hall
location 60614, 2424 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows: 34
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