You may have seen a number of films in movie theaters and on streaming services that are actually based on plays and other works of live entertainment. For example, the hit movie Dear Evan Hansen was based on a critically-acclaimed Broadway musical. Therefore, visiting a live theater to see the play that inspired these films can show you where the story being told all started, which is on the stage.
“… a dressy, glamorous night on the town…” - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune || “A WILDLY ENTERTAINING EVENING… a dazzling parade of contortionists, acrobats, jugglers and extraordinary aerialists in a venue so intimate you can see them sweat.” - Catey Sullivan, Chicago Sun-Times || Directed By Prolific Choreographer Dreya Weber and Featuring Acclaimed Chicago Favorites Frank Ferrante and LiV Warfield, CABARET ZAZOU Now Playing in Chicago’s Theatre District
PRE-BROADWAY WORLD PREMIERE || BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical || With music by David Foster and lyrics by Susan Birkenhead || Book by Bob Martin || Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell || BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S CIBC THEATRE || NOVEMBER 19th-DECEMBER 31st
TIMELINE THEATRE TO OPEN ITS 2023-2024 SEASON WITH THE CHICAGO PREMIERE PRODUCTION OF THE 2022 TONY AWARD WINNER FOR BEST PLAY || THE LEHMAN TRILOGY BY STEFANO MASSINI, ADAPTED BY BEN POWER, CO-DIRECTED BY NICK BOWLING AND VANESSA STALLING || PRESENTED AT BROADWAY IN CHICAGO’S BROADWAY PLAYHOUSE AT WATER TOWER PLACE, SEPTEMBER 19 – OCTOBER 29
“FAN FAVORITE” OF THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL, BEING SEEN, COMES TO CHICAGO STARRING WILL KLINGER AND KELLY ANNE CLARK, FOR A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT, JUNE 14 - JULY 2, AT THE DEN THEATRE || The Chicago Premiere of Being Seen, Written and Directed by Richard Gustin, Enjoyed a Sold Out Run during its New York Premiere
PRE-BROADWAY CHICAGO ENGAGEMENT || A Wonderful World: A New Musical about the Life and Loves of Louis Armstrong ||
CADILLAC PALACE THEATRE OCTOBER 11 – OCTOBER 29, 2023 || Starring Tony Award® winner James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong || Book by Aurin Squire || Featuring songs made popular by Louis Armstrong || Original music, music arrangements and orchestrations by Annastasia Victory and Michael O. Mitchell || Choreography by Rickey Tripp || Directed by Christopher Renshaw
PARAMOUNT THEATRE ANNOUNCES TWO SEPARATE SUBSCRIPTION SERIES FOR 2023-24: ITS 12TH BLOCKBUSTER, FOUR-SHOW BROADWAY MUSICAL SERIES, PLUS AN EXCITING, THREE-SHOW “BOLD” SERIES ACROSS THE STREET IN PARAMOUNT’S INTIMATE NEW COPLEY THEATRE ||| PARAMOUNT’S 12TH BROADWAY SERIES: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, CHARLIE AND THE CHARLIE FACTORY, BILLY ELLIOT: THE MUSICAL AND BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL ||| NEXT TO NORMAL, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME AND A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE MAKE UP THE BOLD SERIES SECOND SEASON IN PARAMOUNT’S COPLEY THEATRE
Tickets on sale for PERSONALITY: THE LLOYD PRICE MUSICAL at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building ||
Performances begin May 30, 2023 || Opening Night June 14, 2023
First Floor Theater Presents the Chicago premiere of HATEFUCK | By Rehana Lew Mirza | Directed by Arti Ishak | May 4 – June 10, 2023 at The Den Theatre
Final Season! || AstonRep Theatre Company Announces 15th Anniversary Season: BURIED CHILD | By Sam Shepard | Directed by Derek Bertelsen || THE 15th ANNUAL WRITER’S SERIES || THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE | By Julia Cho | Directed by Dana Anderson
