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Past Shows

Cats
Cats
7/16 - 8/4/2019


Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the show is set amongst a larger- than-life junkyard playground and is alive with ...

Falsettos
Falsettos
5/28 - 6/9/2019


Lincoln Center Theater's revival of Falsettos, which played Broadway in fall 2016 and was subsequently nominated for five Tony Awards will play full-week and multi-week ...

Rent
Rent
5/10 - 5/19/2019


In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway… and forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan ...

Anastasia
Anastasia
3/26 - 4/7/2019


Inspired by the beloved films, Anastasia transports audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a ...

A Bronx Tale
A Bronx Tale
3/12 - 3/24/2019


Based on the critically acclaimed play that inspired the now classic film, this streetwise musical will take you to the stoops of the Bronx in ...

Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen
2/12 - 3/10/2019


WINNER! 6 Tony awards including BEST MUSICAL. "One of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history." -Peter Marks, The Washington Post A letter that ...

The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes Wrong
12/4 - 12/16/2018


The time is right to see THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, Broadway's funniest and longest-running play! This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of ...

The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
11/20 - 12/2/2018


THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


For more than 50 years, Roald Dahl's story of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has captured imaginations around the world, and now for the first ...

The Cher Show
The Cher Show
6/12 - 7/15/2018


THE CHER SHOW is based on the life of Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere Bono Allman or as her friends call her, Cher! The kid on ...

Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman
3/13 - 4/15/2018


The story of Pretty Woman enters on the down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute Vivian Ward (Roberts) who is hired by a wealthy businessman, Edward Lewis (Gere), to ...

Wicked
Wicked
12/6 - 1/21/2018


Winner of over 50 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long ...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical


Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, BROOKLYN girl with Passion and Chutzpah. She fought her way into the ...

The King and I
The King and I
6/13 - 7/9/2017


Lincoln Center Theater’s critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I directed by Tony Award® Winner Bartlett Sher won four 2015 Tony ...

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
3/7 - 3/19/2017


John Cameron Mitchell stars on Broadway in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, Mitchell and Stephen Trask's landmark American musical, directed by Tony Award winner Michael ...

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
3/7 - 3/19/2017


ohn Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's landmark American musical HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH took Broadway by storm 2014-15. The record-breaking production ran for over ...

The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
1/31 - 2/12/2017


Former Secret Service agent, Frank Farmer is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what ...

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME transferred to London's West End, following a sold-out run at the National's Cottesloe Theatre in 2012. ...

Fun Home
Fun Home
11/2 - 11/13/2016


Based on Alison Bechdel's best-selling graphic memoir of the same name, Fun Home, the 2015 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, features music by Jeanine Tesori, book ...

The Spongebob Musical
The Spongebob Musical
6/7 - 7/10/2016


A legendary roster of Grammy Award winners. A visionary director and Tony Award-winning design team. One of the world’s most beloved and unforgettable characters. Turn ...

Matilda
Matilda
3/22 - 4/10/2016


Winner of 50 international awards including 4 Tony Awards and a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical, Matilda the Musical is the story of ...

Beautiful
Beautiful
12/1 - 2/21/2016


Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. She fought her way into the ...

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical


Long before she was Carole King, chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein, BROOKLYN girl with Passion and Chutzpah. She fought her way into the ...

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
11/23 - 11/29/2015


The opium wars have ended. The Ripper has wreaked his havoc. Electricity is on the rise and Scotland Yard is in its infancy. Lord Neville ...

Newsies The Musical
Newsies The Musical
12/10 - 1/4/2015


NOW IS THE TIME TO SEIZE THE DAY with NEWSIES, Disney's triumphant, smash-hit New York musical. It's the record-breaking, Tony Award -winning Broadway phenomenon that ...

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County


The story goes that Joe McCandless saw his two older brothers battle over a girl which ended in the unfortunate deaths of all three. Now ...

Motown the Musical
Motown the Musical
4/22 - 7/13/2014


MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy's journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched ...

Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia!
5/13 - 5/18/2014


Seen by over 40 million people around the world, MAMMA MIA!, is celebrating over 3,400 performances in its ninth smash hit year at Broadway's Winter ...

Videos


The Little Mermaid in Chicago The Little Mermaid
Drury Lane Theatre (11/6 - 1/12) Tracker
Million Dollar Quartet in Chicago Million Dollar Quartet
Paramount's Stolp Island Theatre (9/15 - 12/29) Tracker
Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical in Chicago Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical
Paramount Theatre (10/30 - 1/19) Tracker
DREAMGIRLS in Chicago DREAMGIRLS
The Seven Thirty Theatre (12/6 - 12/7) Tracker
Leroy and Lucy in Chicago Leroy and Lucy
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (10/24 - 12/15) Tracker
Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts in Chicago Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts
Grace Lutheran Church (12/19 - 12/19)
CLUE in Chicago CLUE
CIBC Theatre (2/18 - 3/2)
Adults Night at the Trampoline Park in Chicago Adults Night at the Trampoline Park
Altitude Trampoline Park (10/17 - 12/12)
A Jukebox for the Algonquin in Chicago A Jukebox for the Algonquin
Citadel Theatre (4/18 - 5/18)
Journeyman: A Tribute to Eric Clapton in Chicago Journeyman: A Tribute to Eric Clapton
Raue Center For The Arts (3/22 - 3/22)
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