Tuesday, 24 February 2026 15:32
Chicago, the Musical Tickets On Sale Now
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CHICAGO THE MUSICAL is BACK IN TOWN and is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen.With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and…
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Wednesday, 25 February 2026 15:25
The Gift Theatre announces its 25th Anniversary Season
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The Gift Theatre, led by Artistic Directors Brittany Burch and Jennifer Glasse, announces its 25th Anniversary "Homecoming" Season. The landmark 2026 season features the return of the company's signature short play festival, a major Chicago premiere, and a new work by ensemble member Netta Walker, staged at iconic venues across the…
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Thursday, 26 February 2026 12:33
THE DEN THEATRE ANNOUNCES APRIL COMEDY SHOWS
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The Den Theatre today announced its lineup of April 2026 comedy shows at the theatre's Wicker Park stages at 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., This month's highlights include Sammy Obeid on April 3 – 4 and April 6; Mohanad Elshieky on April 10; Sugar Sammy on April 11; Young Black & Funny on April 16; Adam Conover: Special Taping on April 18; Sarper…
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Thursday, 26 February 2026 12:18
Spamalot at CIBC Theatre on Sale Friday, February 27th
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Broadway In Chicago is is delighted to announce that tickets for SPAMALOT will go on sale on Friday, February 27. SPAMALOT will play Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) for a limited two-week engagement, May 19-31.SPAMALOT tour production photos here, rehearsal footage here, and B-roll hereSPAMALOT, which first galloped onto Broadway in 2005 after its 2004…
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Tuesday, 24 February 2026 12:31
LES MISÉRABLES THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MUSICAL WILL MAKE ITS FINAL CHICAGO RETURN THIS SPRING
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Broadway In Chicago has just announced casting for the Chicago engagement of Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES. The North American Tour of the world’s most popular musical will make its final return to Chicago for a limited two-week engagement, May 12—24,…
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Tuesday, 24 February 2026 11:19
Broadway In Chicago to present Kokandy Productions' JEKYLL & HYDE
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Broadway In Chicago and Kokandy Productions announced that the critically acclaimed revival of the 10-time 2025 Jeff Award–nominated musical JEKYLL & HYDE will make its Broadway In Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.), September 8—October 25. The engagement follows last year’s completely sold-out and extended…
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Thursday, 19 February 2026 15:14
Lifeline Theatre Announces World Premiere of LOKI - THE END OF THE WORLD TOUR
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Lifeline Theatre today announced the cast and crew of its upcoming rock musical world premiere, LOKI - THE END OF THE WORLD TOUR, with music and lyrics by George Howe, book by ensemble member Christina Calvit, developed with and directed by ensemble member Heather Currie, running May 3 - June 14, 2026 (previews April 24 -…
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Tuesday, 17 February 2026 13:59
Goodman Theatre Announces the Cast of Covenant
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The Goodman's Centennial 2025/2026 Season continues with the Chicago premiere of Covenant, Chicagoland native playwright York Walker's "striking Southern gothic work" (New York Times) hailed as "blackout-and-blood-curdling-scream deliciousness" (New York Magazine). BOLD Artistic Producer Malkia Stampley is set to direct a cast including Debo Balogun (graveyard shift), Ashli Rene Funches (A Red Orchid Theatre's IS GOD IS), Jaeda LaVonne (Chicago Shakespeare…
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Thursday, 12 February 2026 12:37
A Red Orchid Theatre Concludes 33rd Season with World Premiere of THE TARGETED
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A Red Orchid Theatre is pleased to conclude its 33rd Season with the world premiere of Hanna Kime's The Targeted, a tragicomedy about community directed by Grace Dolezal-Ng, playing May 7 – June 14, 2026 at The Chopin Theatre Mainstage, 1543 W. Division St. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Single tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at aredorchidtheatre.org or by calling…
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Wednesday, 11 February 2026 13:20
ANNOUNCING #HAM4HAM LOTTERY IN CHICAGO, IL 40 TICKETS FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE $10 EACH
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Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago announce a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show’s first performance on March 4, 2026, in Chicago, IL at the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.). A limited number of tickets will be available for every performance for $10 each. The lottery will first…
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Wednesday, 11 February 2026 13:16
Idle Muse Theatre Company Announces Cast and Creative team for THE THREE MUSKETEERS, March 26 - April 25
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Idle Muse Theatre Company launches its 20th anniversary season with The Three Musketeers, March 26 - April 25, written by Robert Kauzlaric, directed by Idle Muse Artistic Director Evan Jackson adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas and originally commissioned for the 2010 Illinois Shakespeare Festival, at The Edge Off-Broadway Theater, 1133 W Catalpa Ave. Previews are Thursday, March 26 and…
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Wednesday, 11 February 2026 13:09
DENNIS WATKINS RELEASES A NEW BLOCK OF SPRING/SUMMER TICKETS FOR THE MAGIC PARLOUR
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Demand for Dennis Watkins' The Magic Parlour continues into 2026 following a strong holiday season of sold-out performances and group and event bookings. Now, "Chicago's premiere resident magician" (Chicago Tribune) releases a brand new block of tickets to see audiences into the spring and summer months. Watkins also welcomes Derek Hughes—a "thoroughly entertaining" (New…
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Monday, 09 February 2026 12:43
ALL-CHICAGO CAST SET FOR THEATER OF THE MIND, A NEW ONE-OF-A-KIND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE CREATED BY DAVID BYRNE AND MALA GAONKAR, PRODUCED AS A CENTERPIECE OF THE GOODMAN’S CENTENNIAL 25/26 SEASON, STARTING MARCH 11
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Goodman Theatre celebrates 100 years and looks to the future with the opening of Chicago’s newest cultural attraction, Theater of the Mind—a one-of-a-kind theatrical immersive experience by Academy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning artist David Byrne with writer Mala Gaonkar. Today, director Andrew Scoville proudly announces the 11-member, all-Chicago cast who will steward the 75-minute journey of self-reflection,…
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