Chicago Theatre Week Begins Thursday
Banner for Chicago Theatre Week this year.
Feb 7, 2018
Chicago Theatre Week, a celebration of the world-class theatre companies and shows based in the city, will be kicking off its sixth year this upcoming weekend, running from February 8-18. Partnered with the League of Chicago Theatre and Choose Chicago, the week gives everyone an opportunity to experience a range of theatrical performances. With tickets ranging from $15-30 and over 120 shows, make sure to grab a friend and take advantage of this one-week-a-year event!
Here is a list of some of the shows that will be presented during the festival. A link with all performances follows at the bottom of the page:
February 8-11:
Skeleton Crew- Northlight Theatre
The Light- The New Colony
Dream Freaks Fall From Space- The Second City
YANK!: A World War II Love Story- Pride Films and Plays
We’re Gonna Be Okay- American Theater Company
Junie B. Jones Is Not A Crook- The Theatre School at DePaul University
Blind Date- Goodman Theatre
The Locketeer- Trap Door Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat- Drury Lane Theatre & Convention Center
Vinegar Tom- Wirtz Center at Northwestern University
We The People – The Anti-Trump Musical- Flying Elephant Productions
A Moon for the Misbegotten- Writers Theatre
Speech & Debate- Brown Paper Box Co.
Potted Potter- Broadway In Chicago
Bible Bingo- Nuns4Fun Entertainment
The Humans- Broadway In Chicago
Trios from the Heart (Chicago)- Rembrandt Chamber Musicians
Shark Tank: The Musical (a musical parody)- Annoyance Productions
You Got Older- Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Cam Baby- Chimera Ensemble
I Puritani- Lyric Opera of Chicago
Spark- 20% Theatre Company
The Locketeer- Trap Door Theatre
Short Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night’s Dream- Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The Good Fight- Babes With Blades Theatre Company
The Antelope Party- Theater Wit
Hyde ya Kids, Hyde ya Park!- The Revival
The Madwoman of Chaillot- Promethean Theatre Ensemble
You Got Older- Steppenwolf Theatre Company
February 12-15:
Row After Row- The Comrades
That’s Weird, Grandma: Stories for Change- Barrel of Monkeys
Jeeves in Bloom- ShawChicago
Love Never Dies- Broadway In Chicago
Cabaret- Paramount Theatre
Some Like it Red- The Plagiarists
Native Son- The Theatre School at DePaul University
Women in Jeopardy- First Folio Theatre
BOY- TimeLine Theatre Company
Open Heart Surgery, a Valentine’s Day Salon- WildClaw Theatre Company
Skeleton Crew- Northlight Theatre
The Madwoman of Chaillot- Promethean Theatre Ensemble
I Saw Myself- Red Tape Theatre
Merrily We Roll Along- Porchlight Music Theatre
One Voice Series: A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer- Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble
Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner, A Sort of Love Story- Mercury Theater Chicago
February 16-18:
BOY- TimeLine Theatre Company
Modern Masters- The Joffrey Ballet
Cam Baby- Chimera Ensemble
I Puritani- Lyric Opera of Chicago
Five Mile Lake- Shattered Globe Theatre
CMTF: Iron Irene- Chicago Musical Theatre Festival
Modern Masters- The Joffrey Ballet
Adventures in Storytelling- Adventure Stage Chicago
Six Corners- American Blues Theater
You Got Older- Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Fear And Misery In The Third Reich- Haven Theatre Company
CMTF: The Butcher’s Son- Chicago Musical Theatre Festival
Flamingo & Decatur- Block St Theatre Co
Speech & Debate- Brown Paper Box Co.
Row After Row- The Comrades
Elizabeth Cree- Chicago Opera Theater
Cyrano- Theatre Above the Law
Link to all shows:
https://www.choosechicago.com/events-and-shows/arts-and-entertainment/chicago-theatre-week/
