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Chicago

Ambassador Theatre

Previews October 23, 1996

Opening November 14, 1996

Official Site · IBDB

Box Office

$428,436,171 total gross 653 weeks best week $1,688,129 (May 3, 2026)

Weekly gross — most recent 52 weeks

Nov 9, 2025Nov 1, 2026

Grosses provided by The Broadway League. For additional Chicago grosses, see broadwaywrap.com.

Articles about Chicago

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Review: 'The Lehman Trilogy' is the story of a business across generations, told by TimeLine in Chicago by Chris Jones

It wasn't so much that this three-act script was a literary masterpiece as it was a blueprint for thrilling theatrical storytelling.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 7:00am on September 30, 2023☆⚑

Review: In 'Mesmerized' at Chicago Children's Theatre, Ben Franklin solves a science mystery by Jerald Pierce

There's a wonderful goofiness to the production, directed by Tommy Rapley.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 6:00am on September 29, 2023☆⚑

New Chicago-bound 'Betty Boop' musical has its Betty Boop, and other theater news by Chris Jones

"Boop! The Betty Boop Musical" is slated to play from Nov. 19 to Dec. 24 at Chicago's CIBC Theatre.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:55am on September 27, 2023☆⚑

Andy Mientus, Nick Cearley, More to Star in Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas in Chicago by Logan Culwell-Block

Studebaker Theater is hosting the Chicago premiere of the family-friendly Jim Henson musical, adapted from the 1977 TV special.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:03am on September 26, 2023☆⚑

Following the Guiding Lights of Chicago Leaders by American Theatre Editors

As the fall season gets under way, Chicago's theatre scene offers plenty to be excited about, even as issues in the field continue to bubble under the surface.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 4:30pm on September 25, 2023☆⚑

History of Hilarity: Mike Bridenstine Serves as Literary Tour Guide to the Hottest Period in Chicago Stand-Up by Carl Kozlowski

Thanks to a new book about the wildly creative alternative-comedy scene that gave birth to an explosion of stars and influential talent between 1996 and 2009, the Chicago scene is finally ge…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 25, 2023☆⚑

Matteo Lane returns home with a sold-out 'Al Dente Tour' comedy show at the Chicago Theatre by Jessi Roti

Singer-turned-illustrator-turned-comedian Matteo Lane is returning to Chicago for a sold-out show at the Chicago Theatre Sept. 29.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 6:00am on September 25, 2023☆⚑

CHICAGO Releases New Block of Tickets Through September 1

A new block of tickets is now on sale through September 1, 2024 for the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musicalÂ ChicagoÂ atÂ the Ambassador Theatre. Learn more about the show …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 9:49am on September 18, 2023☆⚑

Subdued Shot: A Review of "Hamilton" at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

After a three-year absence following a three-year run, "Hamilton" is back in Chicago for a three-month run.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 18, 2023☆⚑

Review: 'Hamilton' opens back in Chicago, as spirited and moving as ever by Chris Jones

First-timers got special buttons when Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical about the Founding Fathers opened back in the Loop Thursday night. It's hard for me to put myself in their place.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:16am on September 15, 2023☆⚑

Lili Thomas Was Once Told She Was 'Too Ethnic,' Now She's Making History in Chicago by Andrew Gans

She is currently the first Asian-American actor to play Mamma Morton in the Tony-winning Chicago revival, and she's been ready since 1997.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:07am on September 15, 2023☆⚑

Photos: First Look at Lili Thomas as Matron Mama Morton in CHICAGO on Broadway

Get a first look at Â Lili Thomas as Matron Mama Morton in Chicago on Broadway!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 3:33pm on September 14, 2023☆⚑

Playwright Inda Craig-GalvÃ¡n talks Black theater in Chicago, with 2 of her works on stage now by Darcel Rockett

The playwright and screenwriter said it was important to support small theaters, especially during the Hollywood writer's strike.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 6:00am on September 14, 2023☆⚑

Pearl Cleage Festival Begins at Chicago's Goodman Theatre September 14 by Margaret Hall

The month-long celebration will encourage deeper study of Poet Laureate Cleage's works.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:07am on September 14, 2023☆⚑

Anthony Freud will step down as general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago by Chris Jones

He told the Tribune that he was proud that the company had not hibernated during the pandemic, but created risky but successful projects including a drive-through production of "Twilight: Go…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 2:45pm on September 13, 2023☆⚑

Andy Mientus to Lead <i>Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas</i> in Chicago

SOURCE: TheaterMania at 4:11pm on September 11, 2023☆⚑

The Tony-winning 'Lehman Trilogy' arrives in Chicago as a TimeLine production: What do we give up for capitalism? by Emily McClanathan

This is very much the story of one family and its experience of coming to America in search of a better life.

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 6:00am on September 11, 2023☆⚑

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