Top rated Performing arts theaters in Chicago, United States to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Performing arts theaters in Chicago

Experience the best that Chicago has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 21 places from Performing arts theater category.

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The Magic Parlour

Performing arts theater

👍👍 I would highly recommend this show!! One of the most fun things my husband and I have done in a long time! We were in awe with lots of laughter too. The Encore room add-on is a must, along with grabbing dinner at Petterino’s before! If I could rate it higher than 5 stars, I would!

5.00 (133 reviews)

Drunk Shakespeare

Performing arts theater

👍👍 The most chaotic, hilarious and interactive show!! The cast was great and funny, they re-enacted Macbeth but every night is different. Absolutely worth it!!

4.90 (834 reviews)

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts

Art center

👍👍 When the Center first opened they spoke of having regular jazz performances as part of their events. As most jazz fans know that is a promise seldom followed up on, or kept. The Logan Center far exceeded everyone's expectations. Their Jazz subscription series is top notch and rivals Symphony Center'...

4.90 (62 reviews)

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Opera company

Well-known opera company putting on lavish performances in the massive Art Deco Civic Opera House.

4.80 (2K reviews)

Teatro ZinZanni Chicago

Restaurant

👍👍 Amazing dinner show with talented entertainers 💥 We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves & highly recommend 🪄

4.80 (277 reviews)

Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

Chapel

1928 Gothic chapel with an intricate tiled ceiling & stained glass, hosts regular concerts & tours.

4.80 (76 reviews)

Beverly Theatre Guild

Performing arts theater

👍👍 It was amazing watching my grandson

4.80 (76 reviews)

The Chicago Theatre

Concert hall

French Baroque-style 3,600-seat auditorium showcasing national musical & comedy acts since 1921.

4.70 (8.6K reviews)

James M. Nederlander Theatre

Performing arts theater

2,253-seat theater hosting touring Broadway shows in a renovated historic cinema built in 1926.

4.70 (3.6K reviews)

Cadillac Palace Theatre

Performing arts theater

An elegant 2,300-seat theater with a balcony staging such Broadway productions as "The Producers."

4.70 (3K reviews)

Briar Street Theatre

Performing arts theater

625-seat theater hosting the avante-garde performance show Blue Man Group since 1997.

4.70 (2.4K reviews)

Civic Opera House

Opera house

North America's 2nd-largest opera venue has over 3,500 seats & houses the Lyric Opera of Chicago.

4.70 (1.8K reviews)

Lips Drag Queen Show Palace, Restaurant & Bar

Restaurant

Showy nightlife spot with opulent, Vegas-style decor, drag performances, creative eats & cocktails.

$$ $$

4.70 (1.1K reviews)

Jazz Showcase

Jazz club

Long-time (since 1947), 170-seat Jazz club showcasing local, national & international acts.

$$ $$

4.70 (830 reviews)

Center on Halsted

Community center

🫤 I hate to say this but I'm pretty disappointed in center on Halsted as a whole. Constant staffing issues and their inability to meet their own expectations has made me hesitant to return here. Their youth discord server is poorly managed and they're constantly understaffed. I was really hoping that...

4.70 (808 reviews)

Annoyance Theatre & Bar

Performing arts theater

Long-running performance space with 2 theaters showcasing improv & sketch comedy & new plays.

4.70 (664 reviews)

TimeLine Theatre Company

Performing arts theater

Intimate theater dedicated to producing shows drawn from history with relevance today.

4.70 (133 reviews)

The Newport Theater

Performing arts theater

Upstairs theater for fringe productions, plus a dance studio/activity room & a bar.

4.70 (69 reviews)

Broadway In Chicago

Performing arts theater

😠 We went to watch To Kill a Mockingbird and what a wonderful performance. I'm sorry to say it was destroyed by an Usher who moved us from our higher paying seats into obstructed view ones due to multiple issues on their end. I tried to contact them to get the issue resolved and they have been asking...

4.30 (59 reviews)

Theater Wit

Performing arts theater

Lighthearted & entertaining productions that are also intelligent & challenging.

4.20 (353 reviews)

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Top rated Performing arts theaters in Chicago, United States