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3745 N SOUTHPORT AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60613
Chicago, IL 60657


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Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, and More Take Home Equity Jeff Awards


by Stephi Wild - October 01, 2024

The winners have been announced for the 2024 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, more commonly known as the Equity Jeff Awards. These awards are given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area....

Performances Added to ROYKO: THE TOUGHEST MAN IN CHICAGO


by Stephi Wild - September 17, 2024

Additional dates have been added for the world premiere of Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago. ...

Porchlight Music Theatre Announces Cast For NEW FACES SING BROADWAY NOW


by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2024

Porchlight Music Theatre announced the cast for NEW FACES SING BROADWAY NOW, set to perform on November 11 and 12. ...

Cast Set for NEW FACES SING BROADWAY NOW at Porchlight Music Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 10, 2024

Porchlight Music Theatre announced the cast for NEW FACES SING BROADWAY NOW. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

ROYKO: THE TOUGHEST MAN IN CHICAGO Set Limited Run For Next Month


by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2024

Toughest Man Productions and producers Lecy Goranson and Beth Kligerman have announced the world premiere of Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago....

56th Jeff Awards Nominations Revealed


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 06, 2024

The Jeff Awards revealed nominations for their 56th anniversary, celebrating excellence in Chicago's Equity theaters. Learn more!...

Alexandra Billings and Honey West Will Perform The Big Gay Cabaret at The Mercury Theater Chicago


by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2024

Alexandra Billings & Honey West will perform in The Big Gay Cabaret, performing together for the first time in 20 years at The Mercury Theater Chicago. Performances are Friday/Saturday, August 9 & 10 at 8pm....

JERSEY BOYS Begins Its Final Weeks At Mercury Theater Chicago


by A.A. Cristi - July 03, 2024

Catch the final weeks of JERSEY BOYS at Mercury Theater Chicago. ...

ROYKO: THE TOUGHEST MAN IN CHICAGO To Open In Chicago In September


by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2024

Toughest Man Productions and producers Lecy Goranson and Beth Kligerman have announced the world premiere of Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago at Chopin Theatre....

JERSEY BOYS Welcomes David Sajewich and Amanda Hanedgan to the Cast


by Blair Ingenthron - May 19, 2024

Mercury Theater will welcome new cast members to the critically-acclaimed, first built-in Chicago Production of Jersey Boys, the Tony Award-winning story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons....

Past Shows

The Big Gay Cabaret
8/9 - 8/10/2024


The Big Gay Cabaret features the long-awaited reunion of Alexandra Billings and Honey West, performing together for the first time in 20 years. Taking place ...

Jersey Boys
Jersey Boys
3/15 - 7/28/2024


Winner of Best Musical at both the Tony Awards and Olivier Awards, “Jersey Boys” takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four ...

Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
10/13 - 12/31/2023


From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation,  The Producers , comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily ...

Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
7/14 - 9/10/2023


Journey back to the era of big bands, big egos, big guitar solos, and even bigger hair with the spectacular Broadway musical Rock of Ages ...

Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages
7/14 - 9/10/2023


Journey back to the era of big bands, big egos, big guitar solos, and even bigger hair with the spectacular Broadway musical Rock of Ages ...

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn


Twain’s timeless classic sweeps audiences down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim escape from slavery to freedom at the mouth ...

Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill


Turn back the clock to 1956 for an intimate cabaret performance with the greatest jazz vocalist of all time, Billie Holiday. More than a dozen ...

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED: A STEVIE WONDER EXPERIENCE WITH JOHN-MARK MCGAHA


Celebrate the genius and jubilation of Stevie Wonder with acclaimed singer and multi-instrumentalist John-Mark McGaha ( The Ray Charles Legacy , Smokey Joe's Cafe ). ...

The Golden Gals Live!
The Golden Gals Live!
1/12 - 2/12/2023


Picture it, Chicago, 2023! Join the award winning cast of The Golden Gals Live! for this all new, original show directed and starring Ginger Minj. ...

Clue
Clue
10/13 - 1/1/2023


Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins ...


This OUTRAGEOUSLY fun show tells the uplifting story of a trio of friends, on a road trip of a lifetime, who hop aboard a battered ...

Women of Soul
Women of Soul
1/28 - 2/20/2022


Jump to your feet as we honor some of the greatest divas of our time including Whitney Houston, Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, Janis ...

Sister Act
Sister Act
11/17 - 1/2/2022


SISTER ACT is the divine musical comedy based on the classic movie. A feel-good story about an over the top lounge singer forced to lead ...

(POSTPONED) Priscilla, Queen of the Desert


PRISCILLA tells a fabulous story of love, family, and true friendship, following three drag queens on their adventures across the Australian Outback, set to a ...

SPAMALOT Extension
SPAMALOT Extension
11/6 - 12/29/2019


By popular demand, Mercury Theater Chicagos critically acclaimed production of Monty Pythons SPAMALOT will be extended into the fall and winter, with performances now running ...

SPAMALOT
SPAMALOT
8/30 - 11/3/2019


Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of ...


Follow the legendary King Arthur as he and his knights of the round table venture out on a quest to find the Holy Grail....

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
3/1 - 6/30/2019


A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
3/1 - 4/28/2019


Assistant at Mushniks flower shop, orphan Seymour Krelborn is in search of an escape from his poverty-stricken life on an urban skid-row, and in love ...

AVENUE Q
AVENUE Q
5/18 - 12/30/2018


A racy cross between South Park and Sesame Street, AVENUE Q is a modern musical focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings making their way ...

PETER PAN
PETER PAN
11/3 - 12/23/2018


Mercury Theater Chicago is pleased to announce a limited engagement of Bros do Prose PETER PAN, directed by Christian Libonati, presented Saturday and Sunday mornings ...

PIPPIN
PIPPIN
10/11 - 12/16/2018


In this ‘Magic to Do’ musical Prince Pippin is on a quest for his ‘Corner of the Sky’ and eventually meets a special ‘Kind of ...

PIPPIN
10/11 - 11/18/2018


Pippin, the energetic and sometimes bizarre brainchild of director Bob Fosse, takes you on a wild journey of self-discovery. Pippin, a young prince seemingly bored ...

AVENUE Q
6/20 - 11/4/2018


Winner of 2003 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. The ...

Avenue Q
Avenue Q
6/21 - 9/9/2018


A racy cross between South Park and Sesame Street, AVENUE Q is a modern musical focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings making their way ...

AVENUE Q
5/16 - 6/6/2018


Winner of 2003 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. The ...

COMPANY
COMPANY
4/5 - 6/3/2018


It’s a party and you’re invited! Everybody loves Bobby; he is fun, smart and the best third-wheel. Let’s get together to celebrate Bobby’s 35th Birthday. ...

Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner, A Sort of Love Story


Gilda Radner was one of the great comic geniuses of the 20th century. Her life-long friend and comedy writer Alan Zweibel has written this loving ...

DARIN: Live at the Mercury


DARIN: Live at the Mercury Christopher is offering  $25 OFF DARIN: Live at the Mercury (with CODE: BOBBY) This is rare opportunity to not only see ...

CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
11/24 - 12/31/2017


Singing the Charles Dickens Blues? "Nutcracker" got you down? Is the thought of one more Christmas Pageant enough to make you scream? Take a ride ...

The Christmas Schooner
The Christmas Schooner
11/24 - 12/31/2017


Whether it’s your first or tenth time seeing THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER, this heartwarming Chicago-centric story never fails to remind us what the holidays are all ...

The Hypocrites' DRACULA
The Hypocrites' DRACULA
10/7 - 11/5/2017


This Halloween, The Hypocrites' DRACULA comes to life on the Mercury stage. Adapted and directed by Sean Graney, this modern take on the classic tale ...

HAIR
8/2 - 9/24/2017


From its stunning Broadway premiere in 1968, Hair defined the "rock musical," exuberantly celebrating the hippie counterculture, anti-war movement and sexual revolution of the 1960s ...

HAIR: THE AMERICAN TRIBAL LOVE-ROCK MUSICAL


A celebration of life, a love letter to freedom, and a passionate cry for hope and change, HAIR defined one generation and continues to inspire ...

MARY POPPINS
4/5 - 5/28/2017


Mary Poppins is bringing its own brand of Broadway magic to theaters across the country, which has Variety raving, “This is the rare touring production ...

Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins
3/24 - 5/28/2017


Disney’s MARY POPPINS is a Supercalifragilistic hit! Combining the best of the original stories by P. L. Travers and the beloved Walt Disney film, the ...

I Left My Heart: A Salute to the Music of Tony Bennett


Take a walk down memory lane in this sexy, new musical revue I LEFT MY HEART: A SALUTE TO THE MUSIC OF TONY BENNETT. Called ...

CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
11/30 - 1/1/2017


Singing the Charles Dickens Blues? "Nutcracker" got you down? Is the thought of one more Christmas Pageant enough to make you scream? Take a ride ...

The Producers
The Producers
4/13 - 6/26/2016


It is a truly "boffo" hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night. The plot is simple: a down-on-his-luck ...

The Man Who Murdered Sherlock Holmes


Sherlock Holmes confronts his creator and his killer in this new musical by John Reeger, Julie Shannon and Michael Mahler. The production is directed by ...

CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
11/27 - 12/27/2015


Singing the Charles Dickens Blues? "Nutcracker" got you down? Is the thought of one more Christmas Pageant enough to make you scream? Take a ride ...

The Christmas Schooner
The Christmas Schooner
11/25 - 12/27/2015


THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER sails again at the Mercury! The whole family will enjoy this heart-warming story of the first Christmas tree ship and the family ...

Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire
4/20 - 6/28/2015


More than two dozen Johnny Cash hits – including “I Walk the Line,” “A Boy Named Sue,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” and the title tune – ...

The Addams Family
The Addams Family
1/28 - 4/12/2015


Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N. Southport Avenue, presents the spooky kooky production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY – THE MUSICAL. The weird and wonderful family comes ...

The Christmas Schooner
The Christmas Schooner
11/26 - 12/28/2014


THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER sails again at the Mercury! The whole family will enjoy this heart-warming story of the first Christmas tree ship and the family ...

COMPANY
9/4 - 11/9/2014


The clashing sounds and pulsing rhythms of New York City underscore this landmark "concept" show, considered by many to have inaugurated the modern era of ...

AVENUE Q
4/24 - 10/26/2014


Winner of 2003 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. The ...

AVENUE Q
4/16 - 6/8/2014


AVENUE Q  is a gut-bustingly hilarious modern musical focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings making their way in the big city, seeking their purpose ...

CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
11/27 - 12/29/2013


Take a ride on THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER ! This critically acclaimed holiday treat tells the true story of a Michigan shipping captain who braves the ...

A Grand Night for Singing
1/17 - 3/10/2013


Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon conceived by Tony ...

A Grand Night for Singing
1/12 - 3/10/2013


Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon conceived by Tony ...

CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
11/23 - 12/30/2012


Take a ride on THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER ! This critically acclaimed holiday treat tells the true story of a Michigan shipping captain who braves the ...

CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
11/25 - 12/31/2011


Take a ride on strongTHE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER/strong! This critically acclaimed holiday treat tells the true story of a Michigan shipping captain who braves the deadly ...

Videos


Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical in Chicago Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical
Paramount Theatre (10/30 - 1/19) Tracker
Million Dollar Quartet in Chicago Million Dollar Quartet
Paramount's Stolp Island Theatre (9/15 - 12/29) Tracker
The Little Mermaid in Chicago The Little Mermaid
Drury Lane Theatre (11/6 - 1/12) Tracker
Leroy and Lucy in Chicago Leroy and Lucy
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (10/24 - 12/15) Tracker
My Kind of Christmas in Chicago My Kind of Christmas
Palos Village Players (11/15 - 11/23)

HOLIDAY SHOW NEW COMEDY Tracker
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DREAMGIRLS in Chicago DREAMGIRLS
The Seven Thirty Theatre (12/6 - 12/7) Tracker
Maggie Never Bitter, the Musical in Chicago Maggie Never Bitter, the Musical
Harper and Harper Creative Productions at Morgan Park Academy (11/22 - 12/1)
My Kind of Christmas in Chicago My Kind of Christmas
Palos Village Players (11/15 - 11/23)
The Secret Garden in Chicago The Secret Garden
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre (11/8 - 12/22)
Holiday Spirits: A collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories in Chicago Holiday Spirits: A collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories
Ghostlight Ensemble (12/12 - 12/12)
The Promotion in Chicago The Promotion
Greenhouse Theater Center (1/30 - 3/1)
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