From Bill Murray’s band and David Byrne’s theater experience to intimate classical music concerts and dance shows galore, ...

Programming and musical performances will kick off April 1 and culminate in an April 30 concert at Chicago’s Lyric Opera ...

Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop ...

For nearly a century and a half, voices have rung out in Chicago each December, proclaiming: “Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!” The German-British composer George Frideric ...

Chicago theater justly is famed for the quality of its actors. But which performances were the best of 2025? Here is our annual celebration of the top 10 performances of the year. Unlike our Top 10 ...

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: James Naughton won. Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Marcia Lewis was nominated but did not win. Best ...

1999 Olivier Awards Best Actor in a Musical Clarke Peters 1999 Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Musical Maria Friedman 1998 Olivier Awards Best Actress in a Musical Ute Lemper 1998 Olivier Awards Best ...

The National Tour of Chicago, the Musical comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) with four performances from January 16-18, 2026. Chicago is still the one musical with everything that makes ...

“Hamilton” is not the only big show coming to Chicago this spring. The most Tony Award-nominated play ever, “Stereophonic,” will be at the CIBC Theatre, Academy Award- winner Tarell Alvin McCraney ...