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Downtown Chicago, including the area known as the Theatre District, includes several major theater venues that offer a great variety of live performance theaters. These include the Ford Center for Performing Arts, Cadillac Palace Theatre, the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, and the LaSalle Bank Theatre (previously known as the Shubert Theatre). See our listings below for a sample of the upcoming performances and find tickets to productions at each of these venues.
FEATURED THEATRE PERFORMANCES
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| Run Dates | Production | Tickets | Theatre | |||
| Open Run | The Blue Man Group |
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Briar Street Theatre | |||
| Blue Man Group is best known for its award-winning theatrical productions which critics have described as "ground-breaking," "hilarious," "visually stunning" and "musically powerful." These performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and vaudeville into a form of entertainment that is like nothing else. People from all over the world, from all walks of life and from all age groups have become fans of Blue Man Group's show. | ||||||
| Oct 24 - May 9 | Joffrey Ballet |
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Auditorium Theatre | |||
| The world-famous Joffrey Ballet of Chicago offers a series of performances that include: Othello, Nutcracker, Cinderella and Eclectica at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre. | ||||||
| Jan 6 - Mar 7 | Private Lives |
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Chicago Shakespeare Thtr. | |||
| Following his celebrated production of Amadeus last season, CST's own Gary Griffin directs Noël Coward’s stylish, savvy comedy about the people we can neither live with—nor without. Divorcés Amanda and Elyot meet up again quite by accident—on their second honeymoons, with brand-new spouses in tow. Fireworks fly as their reunion reveals just how quickly romance—and rivalry—can be rekindled. | ||||||
| Feb 2 - 14 | August: Osage County |
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Cadillac Palace Theatre | |||
| AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is a grand, gripping new play which tells the story of the Westons, a large extended clan that comes together at their rural Oklahoma homestead when the alcoholic patriarch disappears. Forced to confront unspoken truths and astonishing secrets, the family must also contend with Violet, a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman at the center of this storm. AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY is a rare theatrical event - a large-scale work filled with unforgettable characters, a powerful tale told with unflinching honesty. | ||||||
| Feb 16 - 28 | 101 Dalmations - The Musical |
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Ford Center for the Arts | |||
| THE 101 DALMATIANS MUSICAL is an experience for the entire family about what it means to be a family, canine and courageous. More than a simple story about good versus bad, the family bands together to overcome every hurdle and hardship in the most difficult times. | ||||||
| Mar 6 - Jul 11 | Billy Elliot - The Musical |
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Ford Center for the Arts | |||
| The most celebrated show of the year, BILLY ELLIOT the Musical has captured hearts worldwide, delighted the critics and swept the awards - winning ten 2009 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL! Called “THE BEST SHOW YOU WILL EVER SEE” by the New York Post and “THE MOST INSPIRING SHOW I’VE SEEN IN YEARS” by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, BILLY ELLIOT is a joyous, exciting and feel-good celebration of one boy following his heart and making his dreams come true. Full of life, laughter, astonishing dancing and unforgettable music, this uplifting experience will stay with you forever. | ||||||
| Mar 23 - Apr 4 | Beauty and the Beast |
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Cadillac Palace Theatre | |||
| The lush, romantic Broadway musical for all generations. Tale as old as time, true as it can be. Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Chicago! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST! | ||||||
| Apr 27 - May 2 | Stomp |
TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON |
Bank of America Theatre | |||
| STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and back in Chicago with new surprises for audiences of all ages. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments – matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps, tractor tires, paint cans – to fill the stage with magnificent rhythms. As USA Today says, “STOMP finds beautiful noises in the strangest places.” See what all the noise is about. | ||||||
| May 19 - 30 | The 39 Steps |
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Bank of America Theatre | |||
| Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have...(mystery chords!) Alfred Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS, Broadway’s most intriguing, most thrilling, most riotous, most UNMISSABLE comedy smash! The mind-blowing cast of four plays over 150 characters in this fast-paced tale of an ordinary man on an extraordinarily entertaining ad venture. | ||||||
| Jul 13 - Sep 5 | Shrek The Musical |
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Cadillac Palace Theatre | |||
| SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to life the stage. In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre – not a handsome prince – shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a bad guy with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand...and his name is Shrek. | ||||||
| Dec 1 - Jan 23 | Wicked |
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Cadillac Palace Theatre | |||
| Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One–born with emerald green skin–is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch makes for “the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time. | ||||||
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