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  • Joffrey Ballet - Midsummer Night's Dream

    Apr 25 - May 5, 2024

  • Patti Lupone

    Oct 4, 2024

  • Joffrey Ballet - The Nutcracker

    Dec 6 - 28, 2024

  • Lyric Opera - La Boheme

    Mar 15 - Apr 12, 2025

  • Joffrey Ballet - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Jun 5 - 15, 2025

Joffrey Ballet - Midsummer Night's Dream Poster

Joffrey Ballet - Midsummer Night's Dream

April 25 - May 5, 2024

The Joffrey Ballet presents multifarious Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman's riff on the Scandinavian Midsummer celebration once more as part of the esteemed company's 2023/24 season. A delightful reverie, the dancers run wild as they enjoy the romance and mystery of the longest day of the year, a timeless Scandi tradition.

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Patti Lupone

October 4, 2024

One of Americas greatest living stars of musical theater is heading to the stage and will be leading you on a journey of a lifetime as she explores her love affair with Broadway and gives her opinion and concerns for what the Great White Way is becoming today - with a little song and dance along the way!

Joffrey Ballet - The Nutcracker Poster

Joffrey Ballet - The Nutcracker

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December 6 - 28, 2024

The Joffrey Ballet's annual holiday ballet returns following a critically acclaimed reinvention by the iconic Christopher Wheeldon in 2016. The previous Joffrey version ran for many years, becoming the Number One Chicago Christmas tradition, and returned annually to the Auditorium Theatre to wow their die-hard fans since 1987.

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Lyric Opera - La Boheme

March 15 - April 12, 2025

Witness the passion and heartbreak of Puccini's renowned tragic opera, La Boheme, as it comes to life in a wonderful rendition by Lyric Opera! Featuring the fantastic vocal talents of Ailyn Perez, Gabriella Reyes, Will Liverman and debutant Pene Pati, the evocative masterpiece is a classic, weaving Puccini's magnificent music to the rollercoaster of the human experience from love to loss, euphoria to sorrow.

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Joffrey Ballet - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

June 5 - 15, 2025

Outrageous and eye-poppingly theatrical with stunning sets and costumes by Bob Crowley, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a thrilling ballet-jaunt down the rabbit hole, set to an energetic, riveting score by Joby Talbot. Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon revisits and brings to the stage many of the familiar characters from the book, but in ways, and in such brilliant choreographic arrangements, that we feel we're meeting them for the first time.

Civic Opera House

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20 North Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606

  • Year opened: 1929
  • Capacity: 3563
  • Concession stands
  • Merchandise booths
  • Disabled access
  • In-house bar
  • Coat check

The Civic Opera House is a 3,563 seat venue, making it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America. It was originally built for the Chicago Civic Opera, but today is the permanent home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Its excellent design allows for perfect sightlines from every seat and top-class acoustics. The Lyric Opera of Chicago bought the space it was renting and the venue underwent a major renovation in 1993, which was completed in 1996.

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