by Dennis Polkow | August 19, 2026Broadway in Chicago’s Millennium Park Summer Concert Previews Their 2026-27 Season The evening of performances gave Chicago audiences a sampling of the productions that will appear on the company's stages in the year to come.
by Tristan Bruns | August 10, 2026Broadway in Chicago’s “The Notebook” Shows Love Through the Ages Bring a tissue to this retelling of a modern classic at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, which adds details that greatly expand the experience.
by Dennis Polkow | June 26, 2026“Water for Elephants” Refreshingly Quenches the Urge to Run Off to the Circus The musical adaptation presented by Broadway in Chicago is a spectacle of movement.
by Dennis Polkow | May 19, 2026A Last, Less Elaborate Look at a Reimagined “Les Misérables” The twenty-fifth anniversary reimagining of the musical, now running for over a decade, makes its final stop in Chicago with its current two-week run.
by Dennis Polkow | April 24, 2026A Splashy and Sentimental CliffsNotes “Great Gatsby” “The Great Gatsby: A New Musical” is here for a short run at Broadway in Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre.
by Mary Wisniewski | March 9, 2026“Hamilton” Still Brings Hope in America’s Age of Caligula The production moved its planned spring run to Chicago after Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center. It's a tonic in a troubled time.
by Dennis Polkow | January 8, 2026Remasking a Classic: Isaiah Bailey Refreshes “Phantom” for New National Tour Bailey brings power, humanity and personal truth to the North American tour of “The Phantom of the Opera.”
by Dennis Polkow | November 17, 2025A Dream Begins for Real as Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen” Takes Us Back Maya Drake's breakout performance features songs that are masterful fusions of music and poetry.
by Dennis Polkow | October 24, 2025“Sound of Music” Revival Asks: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nazis? Broadway In Chicago's revival, by three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O’Brien, is chillingly on time.
