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- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to A Year With Frog And Toad - Lincolnshire on Fri, Jul 24, 10:00am at Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 10:00am
A Year With Frog And Toad - Lincolnshire
Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire·Lincolnshire, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Miss Hooters International Pageant - Skokie on Fri, Jul 24, 4:00pm at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre in Skokie, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 4:00pm
Miss Hooters International Pageant - Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre·Skokie, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Flip Circus - Lombard on Fri, Jul 24, 7:00pm at Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 7:00pm
Flip Circus - Lombard
Yorktown Center·Lombard, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Iceboy! - The Musical - Chicago on Fri, Jul 24, 7:30pm at Goodman Theatre - Albert Theatre in Chicago, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 7:30pm
Iceboy! - The Musical - Chicago
Goodman Theatre - Albert Theatre·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Wizard of Oz - Film - Arlington Heights on Fri, Jul 24, 7:30pm at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 7:30pm
The Wizard of Oz - Film - Arlington Heights
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre·Arlington Heights, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Champions of Magic - Chicago on Fri, Jul 24, 7:30pm at Studebaker Theater in Chicago, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 7:30pm
Champions of Magic - Chicago
Studebaker Theater·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to A Little Night Music - Lincolnshire on Fri, Jul 24, 7:30pm at Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 7:30pm
A Little Night Music - Lincolnshire
Marriott Theatre - Lincolnshire·Lincolnshire, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to & Juliet - Chicago on Fri, Jul 24, 7:30pm at The Auditorium Theatre - Chicago in Chicago, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 7:30pm
& Juliet - Chicago
The Auditorium Theatre - Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Highland Park on Fri, Jul 24, 8:00pm at Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia in Highland Park, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 8:00pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Highland Park
Hunter Pavilion at Ravinia·Highland Park, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Hamlet - Oak Park on Fri, Jul 24, 8:00pm at Austin Gardens - Oak Park in OAK PARK, IL
Jul 24
Fri · 8:00pm
Hamlet - Oak Park
Austin Gardens - Oak Park·OAK PARK, IL
Learn More About Chicago Theater Next 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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