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- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Bernadette: The Musical - Chicago on Friday February 20 at 7:00 pm at Athenaeum Theatre - IL in Chicago, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 7:00pm
Bernadette: The Musical - Chicago
Athenaeum Theatre - IL·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Outsiders - Chicago on Friday February 20 at 7:00 pm at Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 7:00pm
The Outsiders - Chicago
Cadillac Palace Theatre·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Hamnet - Chicago on Friday February 20 at 7:00 pm at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare in Chicago, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 7:00pm
Hamnet - Chicago
The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Eureka Day - Chicago on Friday February 20 at 7:00 pm at Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place in Chicago, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 7:00pm
Eureka Day - Chicago
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Makela/Ein Heldenleben on Friday February 20 at 7:30 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 7:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Makela/Ein Heldenleben
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Joffrey Ballet - American Icons on Friday February 20 at 7:30 pm at Lyric Opera of Chicago in Chicago, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 7:30pm
Joffrey Ballet - American Icons
Lyric Opera of Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Mary Jane - Skokie on Friday February 20 at 7:30 pm at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre in Skokie, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 7:30pm
Mary Jane - Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre·Skokie, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Little Shop of Horrors - Lincolnshire on Friday February 20 at 7:30 pm at Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 7:30pm
Little Shop of Horrors - Lincolnshire
Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire·Lincolnshire, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Tara Yummy - Chicago on Friday February 20 at 9:00 pm at The Outset in Chicago, IL
Feb 20
Fri · 9:00pm
Tara Yummy - Chicago
The Outset·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Lincolnshire on Saturday February 21 at 10:00 am at Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, IL
Feb 21
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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