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Million Dollar Quartet
Million Dollar Quartet
9/15 - 12/29/2024


Four Legends. One Night. Music History Made. You may have loved Million Dollar Quartet in 2017 at Paramount Theatre – now imagine it set in ...

The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
11/6 - 1/12/2025


Dive beneath the waves with Ariel, a young mermaid with a captivating voice and an insatiable curiosity, as she defies her father and makes a ...

Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical


Paramount Theatre presents the Midwest Regional Premiere of Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical, running from October 30 to January 19. Emily Kristen Morris makes her ...

My Kind of Christmas
My Kind of Christmas
11/15 - 11/23/2024


David lost his enthusiasm for Christmas after his grown children moved out. However, the magic of the holiday season may have other plans for him.

Holiday Show New Comedy

DREAMGIRLS
DREAMGIRLS
12/6 - 12/7/2024


"Dreamgirls" is a dazzling musical that follows the journey of a young female singing trio from Chicago, called "The Dreams," as they navigate the competitive ...

Leroy and Lucy
Leroy and Lucy
10/24 - 12/15/2024


Two lost souls meet at a crossroads, in the dead of night, deep in the Mississippi of it all.


Lifeline Theatre presents the 28th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running from November 8 to November 17, 2024. This two-week festival features an array of ...

Annie Jr
Annie Jr
11/15 - 11/17/2024


Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas ...

Annie Jr
11/14 - 11/17/2024


It's upbeat plot and flamboyant characters have made Annie one of the most beloved musicals in history--what girl hasn't dreamed of performing the title role ...

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
10/12 - 11/17/2024


It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark—maid to “America’s Little Sweetie Pie” Gloria ...

Dear Elizabeth
10/17 - 11/17/2024


Dear Elizabeth, written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Christina Casano, explores the 30-year correspondence between literary icons Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell. Through their ...

Disney's Beauty And The Beast
11/1 - 11/17/2024


Back by Popular Demand following its sold-out 2010 engagement....

Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
10/24 - 11/17/2024


A “HOT” event for the fall as named by North Shore Magazine. The frighteningly fantastical musical arrives just in time for Halloween to make audiences ...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
10/24 - 11/17/2024


The frighteningly fantastical musical arrives just in time for Halloween to make audiences scream with laughter. From the award-winning duo of Howard Ashman and Alan ...


Feed the need for musical hilarity with this delicious sci-fi smash about a man-eating plant, featuring the 2003 Broadway orchestrations....

Mercy Killing
Mercy Killing
11/1 - 11/17/2024


Mercy is a barista is San Francisco. She’s also a serial killer. But it’s fine, the only person who knows is Thana, the Grim Reaper ...


PLOT POINTS IN OUR SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT is a two-character play by Miranda Rose Hall that explores the complexities of a love affair between a cisgender ...

Someone You Know
Someone You Know
11/8 - 11/17/2024


Lindsay & Abbi survive sexual assault, impacting their lives & those around them, showing we often suffer silently next to someone you know.

Where Did We Sit on the Bus?
11/15 - 11/17/2024


Where Did We Sit on the Bus? is a solo musical by Brian Quijada, featuring Chicago artist Satya Chavez. The story centers around a young ...

Songs from the Bench
Songs from the Bench
11/18 - 11/19/2024


Where singer/songwriter and Broadway show-tunes meet, you’ll find Kaitlyn Davis! The Jeff Award nominated star of Marriott Theatre’s record-breaking BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL returns ...


Kaitlyn Davis, known for her performance in Marriott Theatre's production of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, presents a special concert featuring songs by Carole King, ...

Songs From the Bench: Kaitlyn Davis in Concert


Where singer/songwriter and Broadway show-tunes meet, you’ll find Kaitlyn Davis! The Jeff Award-winning star of Marriott Theatre’s record-breaking Beautiful: The Carole King Musical returns in ...

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
11/6 - 11/20/2024


Follow Alice as she travels down the Rabbit Hole to the most amazing places!  Along her fantastic journey she’ll meet the Mad Hatter, March Hare, ...


Black Trans Women at the Center is a virtual play festival showcasing the work of Black trans women playwrights. Co-produced by Long Wharf Theatre, The ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
10/16 - 11/23/2024


Babes With Blades Theatre Company presents William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running from October 16 to November 23 at The Edge Theater. Directed by ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
10/16 - 11/23/2024


CHICAGO - Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC) announces tickets are now on sale for one of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night’s ...

Chicago Repertory Ballet


Chicago Repertory Ballet is focused on breaking people’s preconceived notions of the art form and bringing dance that defies labels' to the stage.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Swan Lake


*Swan Lake* is the quintessential ballet score — a resplendent fable of dreamlike transformation. Tchaikovsky’s ballet suite caps a program of musical storytelling that includes ...

Dinner with Friends
Dinner with Friends
10/19 - 11/23/2024


Bluebird arts kicks off its sixth season with Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies. Dinner with Friends is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that delves into ...

DINNER WITH FRIENDS
10/19 - 11/23/2024


Bluebird Arts presents Dinner with Friends, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Donald Margulies, directed by Luda Lopatina Solomon. This poignant drama unfolds the complexities of ...

Disney's Frozen Jr
11/21 - 11/23/2024


For the first time in forever the theatrical take on a modern classic, Disney’s FROZEN JR is set to be performed right here in the ...


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Review: FROZEN at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL


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by Rachel Weinberg - November 04, 2024

In Ngozi Anyanwu’s LEROY AND LUCY, two strangers meet at a crossroads in Mississippi...and not much happens. Based upon the myth of Robert Johnson, who supposedly sold his soul to the devil to make it as a blues musician, the play finds Leroy (Jon Michael Hill) and Lucy (Brittany Bradford) in a limi...

Review: BEST KEPT SECRET: TELL EVERYONE at The Second City E.t.c.


by Rachel Weinberg - October 31, 2024

The Second City’s latest e.t.c. revue BEST KEPT SECRET: TELL EVERYONE wants to remind audiences that life is a cabaret, old chum. While some Second City revue themes hang together better than others, BEST KEPT SECRET slyly pays homage to the classic Kander and Ebb musical CABARET and the general ide...

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Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT National Tour Present by Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - October 24, 2024

SOME LIKE IT HOT brings old-fashioned musical comedy, hijinks, and a ton of superbly executed tap dancing to the stage. ...

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by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - October 20, 2024

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Review: ATONEMENT Astounds at The Joffrey Ballet


by Kathleen Anwar - October 20, 2024

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Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Goodman Theatre


by Rachel Weinberg - October 15, 2024

Namir Smallwood’s performance as Kenneth is a real testament to his superb abilities as a performer and the intimacy of PRIMARY TRUST becomes more profoundly emotional thanks to him. ...

Review: Siegfried Tieber at THE MAGIC PARLOUR


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Magician Siegfried Tieber’s sparkling, genuine charm is every bit as magical as his tricks in his special engagement at THE MAGIC PARLOUR....



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