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Chicago Theater - make your stay in Chicago extra special with tickets to Chicago's top shows. From smash hit Broadway musicals at the Apollo Theater and Ford Center to big name concerts at the United Center and All-State Arena. Chicago is home to great entertainment all year round. Use our calendar feature to find out what's on, browse by theater venue, musicals, plays and concerts.
TOP SHOWS IN CHICAGO
JERSEY BOYS
Bank of America Theater
Showing from: 5th Apr 2012
It's terrific. the cast is plain wonderful. Jersey Boys is dynamically alive in music while, as a drama, it catches the very texture, almost the smell, of its time. More »
THE ICEMAN COMETH
Goodman Theater
Showing from: 19th May 2012
Eugene ONeill's towering masterpiece becomes a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event, featuring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy. More »
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - MICHAEL JACKSON THE IMMORTAL
United Center
Showing from: 20th Jul 2012
Celebrating the King of Pop in true Cirque fashion! More »
SOUTH PACIFIC
Cadillac Palace Theater
Showing from: 14th Feb 2012
This South Pacific recreates the unabashed, unquestioning romance that American theatergoers had with the American book musical in the mid-20th century... More »
AMERICAN IDIOT
Oriental Theatre
Showing from: 7th Feb 2012
Rage and love all but burn up the stage in American Idiot, the thrillingly raucous and gorgeously wrought Broadway musical from Green Day. More »
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Apollo Theater
Now showing
The prime asset of 'Million Dollar Quartet,' is the explosive vitality of the music making, the riotous joy, beauty and sadness of life in songs that shoot straight for the soul. More »
SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT
Auditorium Theatre
Showing from: 16th Mar 2012
William Shatner takes to a stage near you to boldy go where no man has gone before. More »
BRING IT ON - THE MUSICAL
Cadillac Palace Theater
Showing from: 6th Mar 2012
Two squads. Two schools. One mission: claim the title at the National Cheerleading Championships. More »
RIVERDANCE
Oriental Theatre
Showing from: 13th Mar 2012
Weaving ancient Celtic mythology and Irish history, together with traditional Irish dance and music. Nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of ireland as Riverdance has. More »
FELA!
Oriental Theatre
Showing from: 27th Mar 2012
This is music that gets into your bloodstream, setting off vibrations you'll live with for days to come... More »
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE
Auditorium Theatre
Showing from: 11th Apr 2012
With over 50 years of tradition, this is one show you don't want to miss. More »
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE
AMERICAN IDIOT
BLUE MAN GROUP
BRING IT ON - THE MUSICAL
CATS
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - MICHAEL JACKSON THE IMMORTAL
FELA!
IL DIVO
JERSEY BOYS
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
RIVERDANCE
SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
SOUTH PACIFIC
THE BOOK OF MORMON
THE ICEMAN COMETH
Bring It On - The Musical
Cats
Elvis Lives
Fela!
Gypsy
Hairspray
Jersey Boys
Million Dollar Quartet
Pinkalicious
Show Boat
Singin' in the Rain
South Pacific
Sunset Boulevard
The Book of Mormon
The Fresh Beat Band
Xanadu
Big Time Rush
Celtic Thunder
Celtic Woman
Coldplay
Elvis Lives
Foster The People
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Il Divo
Peter Frampton
Roger Waters
Snow Patrol
The Black Keys & Arctic Monkeys
Van Halen
Comedysportz
Defending The Caveman
Jerry Seinfeld
Shatner's World: We Just Live In It
The Royal Comedy Tour: Sommore, Earthquake, Mark Curry & Tony Rock
The Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour
Blue Man Group
Cirque du Soleil - Michael Jackson The Immortal
Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales
Disney On Ice: Dare To Dream
Emerald City: Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Pinkalicious
Riverdance
Sesame Street Live: Elmo's Super Heroes
Shen Yun Performing Arts
The Fresh Beat Band
Xanadu
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Bliss
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Fire
Chicago Red Stars
Chicago Rush
Chicago Sky
Chicago White
TICKETS ON SALE
THE BOOK OF MORMON
They're finally here - well almost. But the tickets for long-awaited hit show The Book of Mormon are now on sale! Opening December 1st 2012 at the Bank of America Theater, don't miss out on this hit show! More »
WHAT'S HOT RIGHT NOW
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
APOLLO THEATER
Million Dollar Quartet captures the infectious spirit, freewheeling excitement and thrilling sounds of a singular moment when four of popular musics most extraordinary talents, all in their creative prime, came together for a night that would raise the roof. More »
COMING SOON
JERSEY BOYS
BANK OF AMERICA THEATER
Opens April 5, 2012Jersey Boys is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. More »
THE ICEMAN COMETH
Showing from May 19, 2012Eugene O'Neill's towering masterpiece becomes a once-in-a-lifetime theatrical event, featuring Nathan Lane as Hickey and Brian Dennehy as Larry Slade. This is Dennehy's second time in the play - having... More »
SOUTH PACIFIC
Showing from February 14, 2012Based on a Pulitzer Prize winning book, South Pacific was nominated for ten Tony Awards and won all of them. Brought to life by Rodgers and Hammerstein and based on James A. Micheners book, Tales of the... More »
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Find A Theatre »TONY AWARDS
2011 TONY AWARD WINNERS
The 2011 Tony Awards ceremony took place on June 12 at the Beacon Theatre, honouring the best in live theatre performance.
The Book of Mormon and War Horse were named Best Musical and Best Play, respectively. The celebration of excellence in the 2010-2011 Broadway season also included awards to The Normal Heart, Anything Goes, Catch Me If You Can, Good People, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, The Importance of Being Earnest, Jerusalem and Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
