Broadway Shows Previewing in Chicago?

[Conor]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:19pm

I'm about to leave NYC to go to Northwestern, needless to say I'm pretty devestated about leaving NY. I was just wondering what upcoming Broadway shows are previewing in Chicago. The Woman in White cancelled it's Chicago preview, which I am very upset about cause I didn't get to see it in London cause my family wanted to see Mary Poppins...

[QueenAnne82]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:21pm

Connor- check out broadwayinchicago.com and also chicagoplays.com. No, we don't have as much as NY, but its a good theater town. And Northwestern is an AMAZING school. If you like Shakespeare, www.chicagoshakes.com performs incredible shows, usually very creative. You'll learn to love it here!

[Conor]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:25pm

thanks!

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:28pm

I know the Martin Short show is previewing in Chicago and I heard that A Tale of Two Cities was going to preview in Chicago as well.

[bwayballerina]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 12:34pm

700 Sundays is coming. Also, the Shakespeare company on Navy Pier is very good. And it's a bit of a hike from the city, but the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire usually puts on very good shows. I know they're doing Footloose in the fall, and I think Millie sometime around February-ish.

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:48pm

yes, a tale of two cities is going to have a pre-broadway try-out at the chicago theatre...so no connection with broadway in chicago. Purlie is playing at the Goodman theatre in september till mid october, and i think that is going to broadway too.

also for half priced tickets (our version of TKTS) go to hottix.org

[RippedMan]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:57pm

Spam's tour is stopping in Chitown over Christmas, i think.

[theatreboi11]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 1:59pm

Also Dame Edna will be at the new La Salle Theatre

[Jwei123]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:02pm

And even if they aren't big road shows, the Goodman and Looking glass theatre have AMAZING shows ALL year. I love chicago!

*And don't forget the Appletree theatre...small, but exciting! And I believe Dessa Rose is going to be there this season...

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 2:37pm

When is Dame Edna going to be at the La Salle theatre? I could only find dates for New Orleans and Ottowa.

[Drakh]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 3:15pm

minor threadjack: From one Wildcat to another, congrats! Enjoy your time in Evanston and/or Northwestern's excellent student theater.

[katygrace84]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 3:21pm

No worries, Conor. We're not NYC, but we have a great theater scene here. I highly recommend checking out some shows at Steppenwolf, especially in their Garage Theater. Tickets are cheap enough to fit a college student's budget and the quality of the work is outstanding. There are also quite a few other schools here in the area who put on fantastic shows. I've been to a show at Loyola University and it was fabulous. Welcome to Chicago! Have a great time!

[Fosse76]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 3:49pm

Well, technically speaking, Northwestern is in the suburbs, so you aren't really in Chicago. But seriously, Chicago has the largest theatre scene in the country, it just isn't commercial theatre like Broadway. Also, check out hottix to get half-price tickets to shows, and unlike tkts, a lot of shows let you buy in advance. By the way, congrats on being at Northwestern, my cousin starts her sophomore year next month and really likes it. Just don't become one of the pretentious Northwestern students that the school is notorious for metriculating: the ones that think they are THE best at everything. In other words, me :o)

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 8/22/05 at 6:32pm

from playbill.com: Dame Edna: Back with a Vengeance will play Chicago's LaSalle Bank Theatre March 14-26