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: 612
Browse the Chicago theatre schedule with upcoming Broadway shows, musicals, plays, and live stage performances happening across the city.
  • Les Miserables
    May
    14
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Father Of The Bride
    May
    14
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace | Capacity: 971
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    14
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    14
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Thu
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    15
    2026
    5:15 PM
    Fri
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Les Miserables
    May
    15
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    15
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Father Of The Bride
    May
    15
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace | Capacity: 971
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    15
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    15
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre | Capacity: 450
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    15
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre
    60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    15
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Hubbard Street Dance: Spring Series
    May
    15
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Fri
    Harris Theater
    60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Shamilton, The Improvised Hip-Hop American Musical
    May
    15
    2026
    8:30 PM
    Fri
    Donny's Skybox Theatre at Second City - Chicago
    60614, 230 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    10:15 AM
    Sat
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    12:15 PM
    Sat
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre | Capacity: 450
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Les Miserables
    May
    16
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    2:15 PM
    Sat
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    2:30 PM
    Sat
    Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago | Capacity: 450
    60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    2:30 PM
    Sat
    The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • LOKI - The End of the World Tour
    May
    16
    2026
    2:30 PM
    Sat
    Lifeline Theatre
    60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Father Of The Bride
    May
    16
    2026
    3:00 PM
    Sat
    Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace | Capacity: 971
    60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    3:00 PM
    Sat
    Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre
    60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    4:15 PM
    Sat
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Sat
    George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts | Capacity: 867
    60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, US
    Tickets
  • LOKI - The End of the World Tour
    May
    16
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Lifeline Theatre
    60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Les Miserables
    May
    16
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Cadillac Palace | Capacity: 2344
    60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
    60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    May
    16
    2026
    7:30 PM
    Sat
    Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre | Capacity: 450
    60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
    Tickets
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Featured Theatre Shows

Popular theatre productions currently performing or scheduled at Chicago theatres.
Father Of The Bride
Father Of The Bride
Upcoming Shows: 22
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
May 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Les Miserables
Les Miserables
Upcoming Shows: 15
Cadillac Palace
May 14, 2026 7:00 PM
Fault
Fault
Upcoming Shows: 13
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
May 14, 2026 7:30 PM
Covenant - Play
Covenant - Play
Upcoming Shows: 10
Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre
May 15, 2026 7:30 PM
Windfall
Windfall
Upcoming Shows: 18
Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre
May 15, 2026 7:30 PM
Shamilton, The Improvised Hip-Hop American Musical
Shamilton, The Improvised Hip-Hop American Musical
Upcoming Shows: 7
Donny's Skybox Theatre at Second City - Chicago
May 15, 2026 8:30 PM
LOKI - The End of the World Tour
LOKI - The End of the World Tour
Upcoming Shows: 18
Lifeline Theatre
May 16, 2026 2:30 PM
Monty Python's Spamalot
Monty Python's Spamalot
Upcoming Shows: 16
CIBC Theatre
May 19, 2026 7:00 PM
The Dialogue of Memories
The Dialogue of Memories
Upcoming Shows: 2
Studebaker Theater
May 23, 2026 7:30 PM
Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain
Upcoming Shows: 33
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
May 28, 2026 7:00 PM
Trusted
Trusted
Upcoming Shows: 1
Studebaker Theater
May 30, 2026 3:00 PM
Onegin
Onegin
Upcoming Shows: 10
Lyric Opera House - IL
Jun 4, 2026 7:30 PM
Catch As Catch Can
Catch As Catch Can
Upcoming Shows: 37
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
Jun 4, 2026 7:30 PM
Crime Unfiltered
Crime Unfiltered
Upcoming Shows: 1
Vic Theatre
Jun 6, 2026 7:30 PM
Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots
Upcoming Shows: 16
Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Jun 9, 2026 7:00 PM
Iceboy! The Musical or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O'Neill Came to Write
Iceboy! The Musical or The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O'Neill Came to Write "The Iceman Cometh"
Upcoming Shows: 41
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
Jun 20, 2026 7:30 PM
Nunsense
Nunsense
Upcoming Shows: 13
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
Jun 20, 2026 8:00 PM
Water for Elephants - The Musical
Water for Elephants - The Musical
Upcoming Shows: 16
Nederlander Theatre at Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Jun 23, 2026 7:00 PM
La Boheme
La Boheme
Upcoming Shows: 3
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Jun 26, 2026 7:30 PM
Adriana Lecouvreur
Adriana Lecouvreur
Upcoming Shows: 2
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Jun 28, 2026 2:00 PM
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Chicago Theatres Hosting Performances

Major theatres and performance venues hosting stage productions across Chicago.
1700 Theater at Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 6
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
location 60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 41
Allstate Arena
location 60018, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 7
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
location 60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 6
Arie Crown Theater
location 60616, 2301 Lake Shore Dr At Mccormick Place, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 2
Auditorium Theatre - IL
location 60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 18
Cadillac Palace
location 60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 49
CIBC Theatre
location 60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 81
City Winery - Chicago
location 60607, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 1
Constellation - Chicago
location 60618, 3111 North Western Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 2
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
location 60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 33
Donny's Skybox Theatre at Second City - Chicago
location 60614, 230 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 7
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 37
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
location 60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 74
Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 18
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
location 60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard
Upcoming Shows & Events: 51
Harris Theater
location 60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 3
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL
location 60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue
Upcoming Shows & Events: 1
Lifeline Theatre
location 60626, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 18
Lyric Opera House - IL
location 60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
Upcoming Shows & Events: 10
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