Theater in Chicago

jbm2 said: "Heading to Chicago the middle of June. Want to check out some theater. Any recommendations? Shows/Theaters?"

SIX will be playing there for the entire month of June - highly recommend it! They have $25 lottery seats and $49 rush seats as well if you're looking for cheaper tickets - rush seats are basically all their unsold seats that day and are usually very good seats (my friend got sixth row right in the centre with rush one time, seventh row centre another time, third row two seats from the aisle on the right another time). Broadway in Chicago also has a special deal where you can purchase $25 tickets for any of their shows on the 25th of the month.

If you're going before June 5, Ain't Too Proud will be playing in Chicago (until June 5), and if you're going at the end of June, My Fair Lady starts playing on June 28.

Ravenclaw said: "My current recommendations would beLookingglass Alice (Lookingglass Theatre) andThe Luckiest (Raven Theatre). As for shows that haven't opened yet, I'm keeping my eye on Godspell (Theo Ubique), cullud wattah (Victory Gardens), Life After (Goodman), Choir Boy (Steppenwolf), and Paris (Steep Theatre). As they haven't opened yet, I can't speak to the quality of these individual productions, but these are all great companies that consistently do excellent work and will give you a real "Chicago Theatre" experience."

^^As a supplement to this comment, I would add that Choir Boy is an exquisite play, and I thought Paris was a pretty good play too. Wasn't a fan of Cullud Wattah. Haven't seen the rest (well, except Godspell, which is...Godspell).

What about Spring Awakening at the Porchlight?
mom not familiar which the Porchlight theater.
mare they using good?

Thank you.

Are there any suburban Equity theaters that you would recommend?


Also- any theaters that do matinees ?

Fosse76 said: "The Distinctive Baritone said: "I wouldn’t see a Broadway tour in Chicago. Kind of defeats the purpose, no?"

Defeats the purpose of what? Tours are still part of Chicago tourism, especially since they often have longer runs than in other locations."

I took it to mean when in Chicago, see something unique to Chicago, not a touring show that may find its way to another city near you.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is located at Navy Pier so you can do some touristy activities at Navy Pier too. Looks like next production is "It Came From Outer Space" scheduled to start June 22.

I saw the SIX pre-Broadway run at this theater and it's a lovely theater and great location.

The Distinctive Baritone said: "jbm2 said: "Thank you.

Are there any suburban Equity theaters that you would recommend?

Marriott and Drury Lane."

Would add the Writers Theatre to that list.

"The Joseph Jefferson Awards (The Jeff Awards) are given annually by a volunteer non-profit committee to acknowledge excellence in theatre in the Chicago area."

https://www.jeffawards.org/

I tend to look at the aggregated critical reviews more than the Jeff Awards, but they also can be a worthwhile indicator of a show's quality.

Yes, they are Equity.

Here's a link to a list of Equity theaters in the greater Chicagoland area. I am unsure how current it is.

Updated On: 6/14/22 at 07:36 PM

I did a search to answer your Equity question. See my revised reply above.

We have one night - Friday May 12 - in Chicago.

Deciding between Galileo's Daughter and Aztec Human Sacrifice.