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- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Great Gatsby - The Musical - Chicago on Friday April 24 at 7:00 pm at Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:00pm
The Great Gatsby - The Musical - Chicago
Cadillac Palace Theatre·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Hamilton - Chicago on Friday April 24 at 7:00 pm at CIBC Theatre in Chicago, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:00pm
Hamilton - Chicago
CIBC Theatre·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Merry Wives of Windsor - Chicago on Friday April 24 at 7:00 pm at Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare in Chicago, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:00pm
The Merry Wives of Windsor - Chicago
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Going Bacharach - Chicago on Friday April 24 at 7:30 pm at Apollo Theater Chicago in Chicago, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:30pm
Going Bacharach - Chicago
Apollo Theater Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Emergence Dance Concert on Friday April 24 at 7:30 pm at McAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall in Glen Ellyn, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:30pm
Emergence Dance Concert
McAninch Arts Center - Belushi Performance Hall·Glen Ellyn, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Joe Hisaishi - Chicago on Friday April 24 at 7:30 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:30pm
Joe Hisaishi - Chicago
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Chicago on Friday April 24 at 7:30 pm at The Auditorium Theatre - Chicago in Chicago, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:30pm
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Chicago
The Auditorium Theatre - Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Angel Next Door - Skokie on Friday April 24 at 7:30 pm at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre in Skokie, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:30pm
The Angel Next Door - Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre·Skokie, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to MJ Live - Skokie on Friday April 24 at 7:30 pm at North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre in Skokie, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:30pm
MJ Live - Skokie
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts - North Theatre·Skokie, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Chicago on Friday April 24 at 7:30 pm at Goodman Theatre - Albert Theatre in Chicago, IL
Apr 24
Fri · 7:30pm
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Chicago
Goodman Theatre - Albert Theatre·Chicago, 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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