The Auditorium

Upcoming Events

Chicago Sinfonietta | Tonal Transformation
Music
May 10, 2025

Our season finale pays tribute to those that allow us to transform our artform for the better. Our opening work, Brittany J. Green’s In the Beginning, “explores the excitement …

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Hiplet Ballerinas
Dance
May 17, 2025
Explore the fiery fusion of classical pointe technique, Hip-Hop and other dance styles with a Chicago trailblazing company redefining ballet with “cutting-edge style” (The University Daily of Kansa) while being “joyfully inclusive” (Observer).

The only company in the world to perform the signature trademark style, Hiplet Ballerinas of Chicago, Illinois fuse classical pointe technique with African, Latin, Hip-Hop and urban dance styles rooted in communities of color. Promoting inclusivity in both their cast and audience, Hiplet features true-toned tights, modern music, and dancers of all shapes, sizes and colors.

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The Terminator In Concert
Music
Jun 13, 2025

with the Chicago Philharmonic

Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Terminator In Concert with the Chicago Philharmonic has been rescheduled to Friday, June 13, 2025 at 7:30pm.

All previously purchased tickets …

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Toy Story 30th Anniversary In Concert
Music
Jun 14, 2025

with Chicago Philharmonic

Ever wonder what toys do when people aren’t around? Toy Story answers that question with a fantastic fun-filled journey, viewed mostly through the eyes of two rival …

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Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer
Comedy, Stand-Up
Oct 18, 2025
When Sarah Millican was a child, she wouldn’t say boo to a goose. Quiet at school, not many friends, no boobs ‘til she was 16.

Now? NOW she is loud, with good friends, a cracking rack and goose booing all over the shop.

In Late Bloomer, Sarah’s brand-new stand-up show, she explores how one became the other. Plus, lots of stuff about dinners and lady gardens. Come along and join Sarah on her second American tour, laugh at her, with her, beside her.

This event is for ages 16+.

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50 E Ida B Wells Dr
Chicago IL 60605
www.auditoriumtheatre.org
312-341-2300
The Auditorium has a past that follows the path of Chicago’s history, from the Great Chicago Fire and World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 to the great rock and roll era of the 1960s and 1970s to the present. From opera to hip-hop, from political conventions to sporting events, The Auditorium has played a role in the lives of Chicago citizens for 130 years.