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- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Sound of Music - Chicago on Thursday October 30 at 7:00 pm at James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago, IL
Oct 30
Thu · 7:00pm
The Sound of Music - Chicago
James M. Nederlander Theatre·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me Podcast - Chicago on Thursday October 30 at 7:30 pm at Studebaker Theater in Chicago, IL
Oct 30
Thu · 7:30pm
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me Podcast - Chicago
Studebaker Theater·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody - Chicago on Thursday October 30 at 7:30 pm at Apollo Theater Chicago in Chicago, IL
Oct 30
Thu · 7:30pm
TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody - Chicago
Apollo Theater Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Muti/Dvorak/Hindemith on Thursday October 30 at 7:30 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Oct 30
Thu · 7:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Muti/Dvorak/Hindemith
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicks in the Office Podcast - Chicago on Thursday October 30 at 7:30 pm at Vic Theatre - Chicago in Chicago, IL
Oct 30
Thu · 7:30pm
Chicks in the Office Podcast - Chicago
Vic Theatre - Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Muti/Dvorak/Hindemith on Friday October 31 at 1:30 pm at Chicago Symphony Center in Chicago, IL
Oct 31
Fri · 1:30pm
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Muti/Dvorak/Hindemith
Chicago Symphony Center·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to The Sound of Music - Chicago on Friday October 31 at 7:00 pm at James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago, IL
Oct 31
Fri · 7:00pm
The Sound of Music - Chicago
James M. Nederlander Theatre·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody - Chicago on Friday October 31 at 7:30 pm at Apollo Theater Chicago in Chicago, IL
Oct 31
Fri · 7:30pm
TWIHARD! A Twilight Musical Parody - Chicago
Apollo Theater Chicago·Chicago, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show - Arlington Heights on Friday October 31 at 7:30 pm at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, IL
Oct 31
Fri · 7:30pm
Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show - Arlington Heights
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre·Arlington Heights, IL
- (opens in new tab) Find tickets to Absolutely Dreadful: A Drag Experience on Friday October 31 at 8:00 pm at Avenue 912 in Griffith, IN
Oct 31
Fri · 8:00pm
Absolutely Dreadful: A Drag Experience
Avenue 912·Griffith, IN
Learn More About Chicago Theater
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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