Wands at the ready. J.K Rowling and Jack Thorne's theatrical heavyweight, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is heading on tour! Following record-breaking and multi-award-winning runs on London's West End and Broadway, Chicago audiences can now experience the magic of the astounding production as it launches the trek with a 21-week engagement at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, beginning in fall 2024. A continuation of The Boy Who Lived's story, 'Cursed Child catches up with Harry and co as grown-ups where the challenges of adulthood, jobs, and kids prove far scarier than anything Voldemort could have cooked up!

As one of 2019's most sparkling Broadway musicals Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations hits the road for a national tour across the country. Gaining twelve 2019 Tony Award nominations (one of the season's most nominated productions) Ain't Too Proud received praise from the critics for its sublime performances and refreshing telling of how one of the world's most successful bands came to be.

You might not know the name, or what he looks like, but trust us, you'll know his work. Second only to John Williams, Hans Zimmer is responsible for some of the most iconic themes from the silver screen, lending his legendary composing talent to movies such as Inception, Gladiator, Pirates of The Carribean, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Lion King, Interstellar and many, many more. The German maestro is back on tour!

The Lyric Opera revive Verdi's ferocious clown in this tragic masterpiece full of vengeance and venom. Based on Victor Hugo's play La roi s'amuse (The King Amuses Himself) Rigoletto is a raw and powerful story, expertly scored by some of Verdi's most famous compositions. Don't miss one of opera's most unforgettable characters as he scrapes to save his beloved daughter from a vicious curse he brought upon himself.

Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's unforgettable play, Inherit The Wind, will take the stand at Goodman's Albert Theatre this fall. The writers based their work on the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial, a fearsome battle of creationists and scientists. The Goodman's own Henry Godinez will direct, with Broadway star Alexander Gemignani as prosecutor Brady and Hollywood actor Harry Lennix as defense attorney Drummond. Since its debut in 1955, the show has won three Tony Awards and been adapted into four movies. A historical spectacle that must be seen to be believed!

Before hip hop blockbuster phenomenon Hamilton ruled the the Broadway roost, another historic musical got the country's patriotic blood pumping! First premiering on the Great White Way in 1969, Peter Stone and Sherman Edward's historical tuner 1776 garnered much critical acclaim as well as three Tony and two Drama Desk Awards for its gripping portrayal of the birth of modern America. Don't miss this Mariott Theatre production, directed by Nick Bowling and choreographed by William Carlos Angulo.

For over sixty years Elizabeth II met each of her Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, under the unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. In The Audience, award-winning playwright Peter Morgan gives us an imagined record of these extraordinary meetings of crown and state, offering a behind-the-curtain look at the machinations of modern monarchy, from Winston Churchill to Tony Blair and beyond.

Kick off the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's 134th season in unforgettable style with an exclusive, one-night-only performance featuring the extraordinary Lang Lang. Enjoy the red-carpet treatment as you experience the thrill of Saint-Sans' dynamic Second Piano Concerto, starting with echoes of Bach and culminating in the lively tarantella, an energetic Italian folk dance. The program also spotlights Berlioz's spirited Roman Carnival Overture and Stravinsky's mesmerizing Suite from The Firebird, making this an evening of musical brilliance you won't want to miss.

Lyric Opera set the scene for a magnificent modern staging of Fidelio, Beethoven's only opera. Updated by Japanese American Matthew Ozawa, this stunningly designed production draws on his family history, modernizing the setting to a government holding facility strengthening the opera's original themes of love and liberty for a 21st-century audience.

Take a journey to a mysterious hidden venue where mayhem awaits! Enter through a secret door and discover a glam cocktail bar and library where the infamous Drunk Shakespeare Society are ready to perform! But the main event really begins when one actor takes to the stage after at least five shots of whiskey and attempts to perform an entire play by William Shakespeare. No two shows are the same, four sober actors must try and keep the script going whilst one actor tackles the script through blurred vision and slurred words.

CST's well versed artistic director Edward Hall stages his epic production of Shakespeare's famous finale to The Henriad, Henry V. With a distinguished resume, having previously directed Shakespeare in New York, London's West End and on tours around the world, Hall brings an expertise in bringing Shakespeare's famous stories to modern audiences.

Get your month off to a rollicking start with English playwright Michael Frayn's riotous comedy Noises Off! The quintessentially British farce brings an ensemble cast to the stage in a whirlwind of banter and expertly-timed physical comedy that'll have you rolling in the aisles and wiping away tears of laughter!