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Chicago Tribune
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
‘Hamilton' will return to Chicago in 2026 following Kennedy Center cancellation
The Broadway musical 'Hamilton' will return to Chicago in 2026, the producer Jeffrey Seller announced Sunday at a Chicago Humanities Festival event. The first national touring company of Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit will play the CIBC Theatre (18 W. Monroe St.) from March 4 to April 26, 2026. Group tickets are now available; individual tickets will go on sale later this year, presenter Broadway in Chicago said. Those dates roughly coincide with the previously planned dates for the show to play the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Seller had announced the cancellation of those dates after President Donald Trump announced plans to install himself as Kennedy Center chairman and change the arts center's programming to be more in line with his administration's priorities. Beginning in 2016 and concluding in 2020, 'Hamilton' had a dedicated, 171-week run in Chicago, the first city to present the show after its Broadway opening. The Chicago company played to more than 2.5 million people and grossed more than $400 million at the Chicago box office over three and a half years. It was an economic driver in the Loop, with more than half of its audience coming from more than 100 miles away. Updated 'Hamilton' timeline: From Miranda's 'joke' to Obama's White House to Broadway to Chicago and back A touring production of the musical came back in 2023 for a fall run at the Nederlander Theatre. This new engagement will represent a promised return. Seller was in Chicago for an event at the Francis Parker School to talk about his new memoir, 'Theater Kid.'
CBS News
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Alton Brown comes to Chicago's CIBC Theatre for "Last Bite" tour
Food host and TV personality Alton Brown is coming to Chicago for one day only on his "Last Bite" tour. Brown stopped by CBS News Chicago Wednesday morning to tell us what fans can expect from "Alton Brown Live: Last Bite," the differences between his television work and performing for a live audience, why this is his last tour, and what he plans to do next in his career. Brown also talked about what it means to return to Chicago, where his very first show "Good Eats" originally aired. "Alton Brown Live: Last Bite" will be at the CIBC Theatre Saturday, April 19 for two performances. You can purchase tickets at .
