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- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Beetlejuice Jr. - The Musical - Arlington Heights on Friday November 7 at 10:00 am at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL
Nov 7
Fri · 10:00am
Beetlejuice Jr. - The Musical - Arlington Heights
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre·Arlington Heights, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Muti & Sainz-Villegas on Friday November 7 at 1:30 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Nov 7
Fri · 1:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Muti & Sainz-Villegas
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Beetlejuice Jr. - The Musical - Arlington Heights on Friday November 7 at 7:00 pm at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL
Nov 7
Fri · 7:00pm
Beetlejuice Jr. - The Musical - Arlington Heights
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre·Arlington Heights, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Cavalleria Rusticana - Chicago on Friday November 7 at 7:00 pm at Lyric Opera of Chicago in Chicago, IL
Nov 7
Fri · 7:00pm
Cavalleria Rusticana - Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Joffrey Ballet - Matters of the Heart on Friday November 7 at 7:30 pm at Harris Theater in Chicago, IL
Nov 7
Fri · 7:30pm
The Joffrey Ballet - Matters of the Heart
Harris Theater·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Catalyst Dance Concert on Friday November 7 at 7:30 pm at McAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall in Glen Ellyn, IL
Nov 7
Fri · 7:30pm
Catalyst Dance Concert
McAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall·Glen Ellyn, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Godspell - Skokie on Friday November 7 at 7:30 pm at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre in Skokie, IL
Nov 7
Fri · 7:30pm
Godspell - Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre·Skokie, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Joshua Redman Quartet on Friday November 7 at 8:00 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Nov 7
Fri · 8:00pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Joshua Redman Quartet
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Joffrey Ballet - Matters of the Heart on Saturday November 8 at 2:00 pm at Harris Theater in Chicago, IL
Nov 8
Sat · 2:00pm
The Joffrey Ballet - Matters of the Heart
Harris Theater·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Godspell - Skokie on Saturday November 8 at 2:00 pm at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre in Skokie, IL
Nov 8
Sat · 2:00pm
Godspell - Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre·Skokie, 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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