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- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Jakub Hrusa & Leif Ove Andsnes on Friday March 13 at 1:30 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 1:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Jakub Hrusa & Leif Ove Andsnes
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Bernadette: The Musical on Friday March 13 at 7:00 pm at Athenaeum Theatre - IL in Chicago, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 7:00pm
Bernadette: The Musical
Athenaeum Theatre - IL·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to On Your Feet - Villa Park on Friday March 13 at 7:00 pm at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace in Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 7:00pm
On Your Feet - Villa Park
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace·Oakbrook Terrace, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Hamilton - Chicago on Friday March 13 at 7:00 pm at CIBC Theatre in Chicago, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 7:00pm
Hamilton - Chicago
CIBC Theatre·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Play That Goes Wrong - Arlington Heights on Friday March 13 at 7:30 pm at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 7:30pm
The Play That Goes Wrong - Arlington Heights
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre·Arlington Heights, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Little Shop of Horrors - Lincolnshire on Friday March 13 at 7:30 pm at Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 7:30pm
Little Shop of Horrors - Lincolnshire
Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire·Lincolnshire, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - In Concert - Chicago on Friday March 13 at 7:30 pm at The Auditorium Theatre - Chicago in Chicago, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 7:30pm
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - In Concert - Chicago
The Auditorium Theatre - Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Cats - Skokie on Friday March 13 at 7:30 pm at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre in Skokie, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 7:30pm
Cats - Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre·Skokie, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Nubya Garcia / Somi on Friday March 13 at 8:00 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Mar 13
Fri · 8:00pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Nubya Garcia / Somi
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Lincolnshire on Saturday March 14 at 10:00 am at Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, IL
Mar 14
Sat · 10:00am
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Lincolnshire
Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire·Lincolnshire, IL
Learn More About Chicago Theater This Weekend
Chicago has one of richest theater histories of anywhere in the US outside of Broadway itself, and the city has left its own unique mark on theater.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier might be the best way to see productions of plays from history’s best-known writers. The company puts on its shows in a number of different venues on Chicago’s lakefront. Their largest venue, the Jentes Family Courtyard Theater, is meant to evoke the Bard’s famous Globe Theater. The seating wraps around the stage on three different levels, and the audience is never more than 30 feet from the stage. Chicago Shakespeare also performs at a configurable theater called The Yard, which can be easily rearranged, and they put on Shakespeare in the Parks shows during the summer. Their producing season can include up to 19 different plays.
Chicago is home to a number of other well-known acting troupes. One, The Neo-Futurists, performed the longest running show in Chicago. Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind ran for 50 weekends a year from 1988 to 2016. The performers acted out 30 short shows in 60 minutes. After the end of Too Much Light, the Neo-Futurists debuted a new show, called The Infinite Wrench. The new show follows the same format--with the performers delivering a barrage of short plays. Audience members are assigned a team color, and the goal is to have all of your color’s plays performed. The winning color gets a team photo.
Of course, Chicago has many famous theaters, including The Goodman Theatre, which is part of Chicago’s oldest non-profit theater group. The Goodman opened in 1925 and is famous for its annual production of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, which plays every December. Broadway in Chicago operates the CIBC Theater, which is the main home of Broadway plays in Chicago. The theater is hosting a resident production of Hamilton until mid-2018.
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