Chicago at Auditorium Theatre (May 8–10)
- Broadway In Chicago’s touring production of *CHICAGO* — not the rock band Chicago — is playing the Auditorium Theatre from May 5 through May 10. - The weekend run spans four performances: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. - It matters because the venue and event were easy to mix up — and the actual show is a long-running Broadway revival downtown.
This one needs a quick correction before anything else. The Auditorium Theatre isn’t hosting the band Chicago this weekend. It’s hosting *CHICAGO* the musical — the long-running Broadway revival with Roxie Hart, Velma Kelly, Bob Fosse style, and all that jazz. The run started Tuesday, May 5, and continues through Sunday, May 10, so the May 8–10 dates are real — but the event itself is different from the one the title suggests. ### So what’s actually at the Auditorium? It’s Broadway In Chicago’s presentation of *CHICAGO* the musical at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive. The theater’s event page lists eight performances across the week, with the weekend stretch set for Friday, May 8 at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 9 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 10 at 1 p.m. ### Why is the mix-up so easy? Because “Chicago at Auditorium Theatre” sounds exactly like a concert listing for the band. But the actual official listing uses *CHICAGO* in all caps and sits under Broadway programming, not concert programming. The band Chicago’s own tour page shows them elsewhere in mid-May and not at the Auditorium this weekend. ### What kind of show is it? Basically, this is the stripped-down, jazz-forward Broadway hit that has been touring for years because it still works. The Auditorium’s description pitches fame, fortune, scandal, and “one showstopping song after another,” centered on Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart in the world of Cook County — you know the lay of the land. ### Where is this, exactly? Not Hyde Park. That part of the original context was off too. The Auditorium Theatre is in downtown Chicago, on Ida B. Wells Drive in the Loop. That matters if you’re planning transit, parking, or dinner before the show — you’re heading to the central theater district area, not to the South Side. ### Is this one of the bigger weekend picks? Yes. Time Out’s Chicago weekend roundup includes the event among its May 8–10 recommendations, which helps explain how it got picked up as a “what to do this weekend” item in the first place. But again, the recommendation is for the musical production, not a classic-rock set. ### What should someone expect if they go? Expect a polished touring Broadway show, not a one-night-only local production and definitely not a nostalgia concert. The weekend schedule gives a few options — especially Saturday, which has both a matinee and an evening performance — and the Auditorium page shows tickets on sale now through the official venue listing. ### So what’s the real takeaway? The useful version is simple: if you were intrigued by “Chicago at Auditorium Theatre, May 8–10,” the thing to see is *CHICAGO* the musical, downtown, across four weekend performances. Same word. Totally different event. And honestly, that distinction is the whole story here.
