Marriott Theatre was founded in 1975. Today the acclaimed theatre sells more than 400,000 tickets a year, and boasts the largest subscription base of any musical theatre! In all, The Marriott Theatre has presented more than 180 productions to an estimated 11 million people! Marriott Theatre earns lavish praise from critics, receiving a record 500 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations—Chicago's highest theatrical honor for artistic achievement.

In addition to the presentation of classic American musical theatre, Marriott Theatre has become a driving force in the development of original and re-imagined musicals.

2024 Mainstage Season:

• In The Heights (January 24–March 17, 2024)


• Meredith Willson's The Music Man (April 10–June 2, 2024)


• Beehive: The 60s Musical (June 19–August 11, 2024)


• 1776 (August 21–October 13, 2024)


• Irving Berlin's White Christmas (October 30–December 29, 2024)