Winter in Chicago: Theater

Bank of America Theatre

Author's note: This is the second in a series of posts about enjoying Chicago in the winter. The first was simply an introduction to this series.

Whether indoors or out, the list of things to do and see in Chicago this winter is endless! For additional event and attraction details, visit the city’s official tourism website www.ExploreChicago.org.

Theater
From storefront theaters and Tony Award–winning regional companies to major Broadway shows and sketch comedy, Chicago is known throughout the world for its extensive selection of critically acclaimed theater. Escape the cold and discover some of the city’s 250 theater companies and 115 performance venues both in the Loop Historic Theater District and off-Loop neighborhoods locations.

Highlights from the winter 2012 season of Broadway in Chicago include:

• "Come Fly Away" at the Bank of America Theatre, Jan. 10-22
• "American Idiot" at the Oriental Theatre-Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Feb. 7-19
• "Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, Feb. 14-26

Other notable productions at theaters throughout the city include:

• "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting" at the Lookingglass Theatre Company, Jan. 4 - Feb. 19
• "The Ghost is Here" at the Vitalist Theatre in association with DCA Theater, Jan. 12 - Feb. 19
• "Race" at the Goodman Theatre, Jan. 14 - Feb. 19
• "Sex, Love & the Second City: A Romantic Dot Comedy" at the UP Comedy Club, Jan. 14 - Feb. 29
• "Enron" at the TimeLine Theatre Company, Jan. 17 - April 15
• "Time Stands Still" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Jan. 19 - May 13
• "The Houdini Box" at the Chicago Children’s Theatre, Jan. 24 - March 4
• "Long Gone Lonesome" at the National Theatre of Scotland in association with Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Feb. 2-4
• "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Feb. 7 - April 8
• "The Prophet (The Marvin Gaye Tribute)" at the Black Ensemble Theater, Feb. 12 - April 1