Chicago Theater Shows August 2026

Find the best theater shows and Broadway musicals this month.
Embark on a cultural journey through Chicago and immerse yourself in our city’s diverse and vibrant spectacles. Chicago.Theater is your guide to epic theatre events: Broadway shows, musicals, operas, ballet performances, and other theater events to experience while in town. Some famous theatres in the city include The Lion Theatre, Mainstage At Second City Theater, Nederlander Theatre, Apollo Theater, CIBC Theatre, and more. Find your favorite theater events, check seating charts, and buy 100% guaranteed tickets for upcoming theater shows in Chicago at the lowest price. We’re sure you will find something that sparks your curiosity. Discover the city in different and vivid shades!

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Upcoming Shows: 49
Chicago, IL
  • & Juliet
    Aug
    01
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Auditorium Theatre - IL | Capacity: 3901
    60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • & Juliet
    Aug
    01
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Auditorium Theatre - IL | Capacity: 3901
    60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • & Juliet
    Aug
    02
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Auditorium Theatre - IL | Capacity: 3901
    60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    02
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    Nunsense
    Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace | Capacity: 971
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    04
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
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    Aug
    05
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    06
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    06
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    07
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    07
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    08
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    08
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    08
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    08
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    09
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    09
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    09
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Sun
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    09
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sun
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    11
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    11
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    12
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Wed
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    12
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Wed
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    12
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    12
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    13
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    13
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
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    Aug
    13
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    West Side Story
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
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  • The Outsiders
    Aug
    14
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    14
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    CIBC Theatre | Capacity: 1800
    60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
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    Aug
    14
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    West Side Story
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
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All Shows This Month

& Juliet - Musical
& Juliet
Shows: 3
Auditorium Theatre - IL
Aug 1, 2026 2:00 PM
Second City Mainstage Revue
Second City Mainstage Revue
Shows: 35
Mainstage at Second City - Chicago
Aug 1, 2026 6:30 PM
Daniela Mora
Daniela Mora
Shows: 2
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Aug 1, 2026 7:00 PM
Jeremiah Frazier
Jeremiah Frazier
Shows: 2
The Comedy Bar - Chicago
Aug 1, 2026 7:00 PM
Gabriel Iglesias
Gabriel Iglesias
Shows: 1
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
Aug 1, 2026 10:30 PM
Nunsense
Nunsense
Shows: 1
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
Aug 2, 2026 2:00 PM
Julian McCullough
Julian McCullough
Shows: 1
Zanies Comedy Club - Rosemont
Aug 2, 2026 6:00 PM
The Notebook - The Musical
The Notebook - The Musical
Shows: 16
CIBC Theatre
Aug 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Andrew Dismukes
Andrew Dismukes
Shows: 5
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Aug 6, 2026 7:00 PM
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
Shows: 14
Cadillac Palace
Aug 6, 2026 7:00 PM
Roast Battle Chicago
Roast Battle Chicago
Shows: 2
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Aug 6, 2026 9:30 PM
Justin Martindale
Justin Martindale
Shows: 1
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Aug 9, 2026 7:00 PM
West Side Story
West Side Story
Shows: 14
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Aug 13, 2026 7:30 PM
Tiera O'Leary
Tiera O'Leary
Shows: 4
The Comedy Bar - Chicago
Aug 14, 2026 7:00 PM
DoKnow
DoKnow
Shows: 1
Park West
Aug 15, 2026 8:00 PM
Jeff Dye
Jeff Dye
Shows: 4
Zanies Comedy Club - Rosemont
Aug 21, 2026 7:00 PM
Desi Banks
Desi Banks
Shows: 2
Vic Theatre
Aug 22, 2026 7:00 PM
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Shows: 1
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
Aug 29, 2026 8:00 PM
Vincent Bryant - Comedy
Vincent Bryant - Comedy
Shows: 1
Schubas
Aug 30, 2026 8:30 PM
Roast Battle
Roast Battle
Shows: 1
Zanies Comedy Club - Rosemont
Aug 30, 2026 8:30 PM
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Chicago Theatres

A-Z List Of All Theaters in the City and Chicago Area
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
location 60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 48
Allstate Arena
location 60018, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 1
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
location 60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 24
Arie Crown Theater
location 60616, 2301 Lake Shore Dr At Mccormick Place, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 2
Auditorium Theatre - IL
location 60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 32
Beat Kitchen
location 60618, 2100 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 1
Cadillac Palace
location 60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 57
CIBC Theatre
location 60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 89
City Winery - Chicago
location 60607, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 14
Copernicus Center
location 60630, 5216 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 3
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
location 60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 46
Des Plaines Theatre
location 60016, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 2
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 55
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
location 60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 99
Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 32
Evanston Space
location 60202, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 1
Gary & Laura Maurer Concert Hall at Old Town School of Folk Music
location 60625, 4544 N Lincoln
Shows & Musicals: 1
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
location 60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard
Shows & Musicals: 45
Harris Theater
location 60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 4
Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre
location 60622, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 16
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL
location 60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue
Shows & Musicals: 2
Lifeline Theatre
location 60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 28
Lyric Opera House - IL
location 60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 10
Mainstage at Second City - Chicago
location 60614, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 299
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