Come on feel the noise... The Illinoise

Get ready to hunt for UFOs and hide from the Night Zombies as Justin Peck and Jackie Sibbet-Drury's musical Illinoise returns to town, courtesy of Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The duo was inspired by Sufjan Stevens' 2005 concept album Illinoise, which, to no one's surprise, is about the state of Illinois. 

This genre-bending work covering everything from serial killers to the first superhero actor to Civil War graves inspired Tony winner Peck and Pulitzer Prize winner Drury to create a theatrical spectacle that includes singers, dancers, and even a live band.

Following its 2024 premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Illionoise went on to debut on Broadway, where it earned four Tony Award nominations, with Peck winning Best Choreography.