Chicago Theatre Schedule 2026–2027

Chicago’s theatre scene runs year-round, with hundreds of stage productions taking place across venues throughout the city. The Chicago Theatre Schedule 2026 features Broadway touring productions, original plays, musicals, opera, ballet, and a wide range of live stage performances. From historic downtown theatres to smaller neighborhood venues, Chicago offers one of the most active theatre calendars in the United States. This Chicago theatre schedule highlights upcoming performances across the city and helps audiences see what shows are currently playing on stage.
Browse the schedule below to explore upcoming theatre shows and discover productions performing in Chicago throughout the 2026 season.

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Upcoming Shows: 1332
Browse the Chicago theatre schedule with upcoming Broadway shows, musicals, plays, and live stage performances happening across the city.
  • Lyric Opera of Chicago: Don Giovanni
    Oct
    15
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Waitress
    Oct
    15
    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
    Oct
    15
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    The Winter's Tale
    Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    15
    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
    Oct
    16
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    The Winter's Tale
    Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    16
    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
    Oct
    16
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Play On!
    The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Waitress
    Oct
    16
    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
    Oct
    16
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Escape to Margaritaville
    Oct
    16
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 318
    60077, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    16
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    A Wrinkle in Time
    Lifeline Theatre
    60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    16
    2026
    10:00 PM
    Fri
    Rising Stars Burlesque Revue
    Stars and Garters Theater
    60613, 3914 North Clark Street
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    12:00 PM
    Sat
    Bright Star Circus
    Stars and Garters Theater
    60613, 3914 North Clark Street
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sat
    Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.
    Lifeline Theatre
    60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place | Capacity: 549
    60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Escape to Margaritaville
    Oct
    17
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 318
    60077, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Waitress
    Oct
    17
    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
    Oct
    17
    2026
    2:30 PM
    Sat
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    3:00 PM
    Sat
    Topdog/Underdog
    Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
    60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    4:00 PM
    Sat
    Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
    Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL | Capacity: 984
    60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Sat
    Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
    Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL | Capacity: 984
    60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Play On!
    The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    The Winter's Tale
    Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    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
    Oct
    17
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Dance Theatre of Harlem
    Auditorium Theatre - IL | Capacity: 3901
    60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    17
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Vape! The Grease Parody
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Escape to Margaritaville
    Oct
    17
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 318
    60077, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Waitress
    Oct
    17
    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
    Oct
    18
    2026
    11:00 AM
    Sun
    Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.
    Lifeline Theatre
    60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Oct
    18
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.
    Lifeline Theatre
    60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
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Featured Theatre Shows

Popular theatre productions currently performing or scheduled at Chicago theatres.
Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde
Upcoming Shows: 29
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
Oct 15, 2026 7:00 PM
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
Upcoming Shows: 28
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Oct 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
Upcoming Shows: 6
Lyric Opera House - IL
Oct 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Waitress
Waitress
Upcoming Shows: 5
Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Oct 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Play On!
Play On!
Upcoming Shows: 2
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Oct 16, 2026 7:00 PM
Escape to Margaritaville
Escape to Margaritaville
Upcoming Shows: 14
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Oct 16, 2026 7:30 PM
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! The Grease Parody
Upcoming Shows: 65
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
Oct 16, 2026 7:30 PM
A Wrinkle In Time
A Wrinkle In Time
Upcoming Shows: 1
Lifeline Theatre
Oct 16, 2026 7:30 PM
Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.
Sugar Plum Fairy, P.I.
Upcoming Shows: 15
Lifeline Theatre
Oct 17, 2026 1:00 PM
Topdog/Underdog
Topdog/Underdog
Upcoming Shows: 12
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
Oct 17, 2026 3:00 PM
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
Upcoming Shows: 6
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL
Oct 17, 2026 4:00 PM
Drunk Dracula
Drunk Dracula
Upcoming Shows: 31
The Lion Theatre - Chicago
Oct 20, 2026 7:00 PM
Sukhishvili
Sukhishvili
Upcoming Shows: 1
Harris Theater
Oct 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Hayward by Netta Walker
Hayward by Netta Walker
Upcoming Shows: 25
The Gift Theatre
Oct 21, 2026 7:30 PM
Dead Girl's Quinceanera
Dead Girl's Quinceanera
Upcoming Shows: 13
Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre
Oct 21, 2026 7:30 PM
Adirondack Chair Circle
Adirondack Chair Circle
Upcoming Shows: 8
Steppenwolf Theatre
Oct 22, 2026 7:30 PM
Omar - Opera
Omar - Opera
Upcoming Shows: 3
Lyric Opera House - IL
Oct 23, 2026 7:00 PM
The Book Of Mormon
The Book Of Mormon
Upcoming Shows: 13
Cadillac Palace
Oct 23, 2026 7:00 PM
King Hedley II
King Hedley II
Upcoming Shows: 18
City Lit Theater Company
Oct 23, 2026 7:30 PM
You Can't Fake the Funk
You Can't Fake the Funk
Upcoming Shows: 4
Black Ensemble Theater
Oct 24, 2026 2:00 PM
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Chicago Theatres Hosting Performances

Major theatres and performance venues hosting stage productions across Chicago.
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
location 60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 51
Allstate Arena
location 60018, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 26
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
location 60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 65
Auditorium Theatre - IL
location 60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 44
Black Ensemble Theater
location 60640, 4520 North Beacon, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 28
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
location 60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 64
Cadillac Palace
location 60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 105
CIBC Theatre
location 60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 83
City Lit Theater Company
location 60660, 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Upcoming Shows & Events: 58
City Winery - Chicago
location 60607, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 1
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
location 60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 97
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 7
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
location 60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 26
Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 7
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
location 60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard
Upcoming Shows & Events: 34
Harris Theater
location 60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 6
Hinsdale Central Auditorium
location 60521, 5500 S. Grant St.
Upcoming Shows & Events: 3
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL
location 60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue
Upcoming Shows & Events: 14
Lifeline Theatre
location 60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 74
Lyric Opera House - IL
location 60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 100
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