Tickets go on sale at 10:00 am on Tuesday. January 7, 2025, for Chicago Theatre Week (#CTW25), an annual celebration of the rich tradition of theatre-going in Chicago during which visitors and residents can access value-priced tickets. Chicago Theatre Week is February 6-16, 2025. For the third consecutive year, HotTix.org will host Chicago Theatre Week Continued from February 17-23, 2025, which will extend Theatre Week discounts to participating productions for an additional week.

The value-priced CTW tickets will be $30, $15, or less. Tickets will go on sale at ChicagoTheatreWeek.com.

Last year's Chicago Theatre Week saw massive ticket sales with more than 18,000 tickets sold to 81 participating productions for more than 446 performances. 64 theaters participated in CTW 2024, with 29 neighborhoods and suburbs represented. The program continues to bring in new audiences to area theatres with approximately 58% of patrons visiting their chosen theatre for the first time. Chicago Theatre Week also raises the visibility of the theater industry, as evidenced by the 144,689 unique visitors to ChicagoTheatreWeek.com from the ticket onsale through the end of Theatre Week. 

A sample of the many productions expected to participate are:

• Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert – Lyric Opera
• Singin' In the Rain in Concert – Lyric Opera
• A Raisin in the Sun – Court Theatre
• Beautiful – The Carole King Musical – Drury Lane
• Avaaz – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
• The Heart Sellers – Northlight Theatre
• Fool for Love – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
• A Midsummer Night's Dream – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
• Betrayal – Goodman Theatre
• Winter Series – Hubbard Street at Harris Theater for Music and Dance
• Fat Ham – Goodman Theatre and Definition Theatre
• Waitress – Paramount Theatre
• Salonen Conducts Bluebeard's Castle – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Kitty James and Destiny's Trail to Oregon – The Factory Theatre
• A Lie of the Mind – Raven Theatre
• MFA Collaboration: Wink – Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
• Native Gardens – Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Marriott Theatre Lincolnshire
• Teatro Zin Zanni
• Complexions Contemporary Ballet at Auditorium Theatre
• Whirled News Tonight – iO Theater
• The Infinite Wrench – The Neo-Futurists
• Mr. Parker – Open Space Arts
• Lobby Hero – Shattered Globe Theatre
• The Devil's is in the Detours – The Second City
• Fun Home – Porchlight Music Theatre
• The Cave – A Red Orchid Theatre
• The Mannequins' Ball – Trap Door Theatre

League of Chicago Theatres Executive Director Marissa Lynn Jones comments, “Chicago Theatre Week is a time for exploration and discovery. It is a pleasure to bring new audiences to our treasured stages that bring talent from across the globe. Chicago is the home of the best theatre artists in the world with stories for all ages and experiences.' 

“Chicago offers one of the most dynamic performing arts scenes in the world," said Choose Chicago Interim President and CEO Rich Gamble. "I am proud to support Theatre Week in partnership with the League of Chicago Theatres. Initiatives like this are critical to attracting new audiences to our venues and ensuring residents and visitors alike have the opportunity to experience the excitement and vibrancy of live theater in Chicago for generations to come."

Chicago Theatre Week is presented by the League of Chicago Theatres in partnership with Choose Chicago. Subscribe to the Theatre Week email newsletter for updates and announcements.

About Chicago theatre 

Chicago theatre is the leader in the U.S. with more than 250 theatres throughout Chicagoland, comprising a rich and varied community ranging from storefront, non-union theatres to the most renowned resident theatres in the country, including 7 which have been honored with Regional Tony Awards, and the largest touring Broadway organization in the nation. Chicago's theatres serve 5 million audience members annually and have a combined budget of more than $250 million. Chicago produces and/or presents more world premieres annually than any other city in the nation. Each year Chicago theatres send new work to resident theatres across the country, to Broadway, and around the world. For more information, visit www.chicagoplays.com.