Musicals in Chicago

Check out the schedule of all current and upcoming musicals in 2026–2027.
View a list of musicals now playing in Chicago, IL. Don’t miss the most popular Broadway musicals this year: Cats, Disney’s The Lion King, 1776 – The Musical, Annie, The Book of Mormon, and more. Our guide to all theater shows and musicals in Chicago will help you find the best ticket prices. Chicago.Theater offers the largest selection of theater tickets in the city. Get 100% guaranteed tickets for all upcoming musicals in Chicago at the lowest possible price.

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Upcoming Musicals
List Of Musicals

Upcoming Musicals & Tickets

Upcoming Musicals: 1087
Chicago, IL
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    10
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Thu
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    10
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    10
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | Capacity: 549
    60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    10
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    11
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    11
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | Capacity: 549
    60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    11
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    A Wrinkle in Time
    Lifeline Theatre
    60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    11
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    The Attic
    Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre | Capacity: 467
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    11
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    12
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    The Attic
    Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre | Capacity: 467
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    12
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    12
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | Capacity: 549
    60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    12
    2026
    2:30 PM
    Sat
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
    Sep
    12
    2026
    3:00 PM
    Sat
    Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace | Capacity: 971
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    12
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    12
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | Capacity: 549
    60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    12
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    12
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    The Attic
    Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre | Capacity: 467
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    13
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | Capacity: 549
    60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    13
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    13
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    The Attic
    Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre | Capacity: 467
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
    Sep
    13
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace | Capacity: 971
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    13
    2026
    2:30 PM
    Sun
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    13
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Sun
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    14
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Mon
    A Wrinkle in Time
    Lifeline Theatre
    60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    15
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | Capacity: 549
    60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    15
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Tue
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    16
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Wed
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    16
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts | Capacity: 2253
    60601, 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Sep
    16
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | Capacity: 549
    60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
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List Of Upcoming Musicals

Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Upcoming Musicals: 15
Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Sep 10, 2026 1:00 PM
Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde
Upcoming Musicals: 69
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
Sep 10, 2026 7:00 PM
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! The Grease Parody
Upcoming Musicals: 99
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
Sep 10, 2026 7:30 PM
The Attic
The Attic
Upcoming Musicals: 27
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
Sep 11, 2026 7:30 PM
A Wrinkle In Time
A Wrinkle In Time
Upcoming Musicals: 20
Lifeline Theatre
Sep 11, 2026 7:30 PM
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Upcoming Musicals: 9
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
Sep 12, 2026 3:00 PM
Play On!
Play On!
Upcoming Musicals: 11
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Sep 17, 2026 7:00 PM
Topdog/Underdog
Topdog/Underdog
Upcoming Musicals: 32
Steppenwolf Theatre
Sep 17, 2026 7:30 PM
You Can't Fake the Funk
You Can't Fake the Funk
Upcoming Musicals: 24
Black Ensemble Theater
Sep 18, 2026 7:00 PM
Shane - The Play
Shane - The Play
Upcoming Musicals: 10
City Lit Theater Company
Sep 18, 2026 7:30 PM
Dead Girl's Quinceanera
Dead Girl's Quinceanera
Upcoming Musicals: 36
Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre
Sep 26, 2026 7:30 PM
Gromkie
Gromkie
Upcoming Musicals: 1
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Sep 26, 2026 8:00 PM
Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
Upcoming Musicals: 16
CIBC Theatre
Sep 29, 2026 7:00 PM
Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.
Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.
Upcoming Musicals: 24
Lifeline Theatre
Oct 3, 2026 11:00 AM
Escape to Margaritaville
Escape to Margaritaville
Upcoming Musicals: 19
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Oct 8, 2026 7:30 PM
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
Upcoming Musicals: 30
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Oct 13, 2026 7:00 PM
Hayward by Netta Walker
Hayward by Netta Walker
Upcoming Musicals: 30
The Gift Theatre
Oct 14, 2026 7:30 PM
King Hedley II
King Hedley II
Upcoming Musicals: 21
City Lit Theater Company
Oct 16, 2026 7:30 PM
Waitress
Waitress
Upcoming Musicals: 3
Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 17, 2026 2:00 PM
Adirondack Chair Circle
Adirondack Chair Circle
Upcoming Musicals: 8
Steppenwolf Theatre
Oct 22, 2026 7:30 PM
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