Chicago Children's Theater and Plays

Chicago has some of the best kids' play to offer families, and our Theater Guide lists all of the Chicago area children's theater that your family can enjoy. Find current children's productions below, and scroll down to see other family friendly theater productions and kids' plays that are coming soon.

Note: Dates listed are performance beginning and end dates. Please call for specific performances dates and times within those ranges, as not all performances take place on a daily basis.


Now Playing

Beauty and the Beast

AlphaBet Soup Productions at Multiple locations
Apr 15 - Jun 26
This fairy tale tells the story of a courageous girl named Bella as she sets off to save her father from the Beast's castle. With the help of some enchanted characters, Bella and the Beast learn that true beauty comes from within.

Charlotte’s Web

Young People's Theatre at Greenhouse Theatre Center
May 10 - Jun 01
On a small family farm, a young girl is determined to save the life of a diminutive newborn pig. But the young animal’s fate remains uncertain until a courageous and determined spider spins remarkable webs to prove that “Wilbur isn’t just any ordinary pig!”

The Chronicles of the Kaleidoscope Visitors

DePauls Merle Reskin Theatre
May 15 - May 31
Sister Fibonacci and her family live on a secluded winter island, growing food for the town on the mainland. When the island is visited by two green creatures with the ability to make sunflowers grow in the snow, their lives take an unexpected turn.

The Cuckoo Clock

Berger Park
May 01 - May 31
When a young girl moves in with her seemingly ancient Aunts, she discovers a magical house in Victorian England where the charming cuckoo clock comes to life and reveals a world of enchantment and adventure.

Titanic The Musical

Marriott Theatre In Lincolnshire
Apr 16 - Jun 01
Based on the real people aboard the most legendary ship in the world, TITANIC THE MUSICAL is a stirring portrait of the passengers on board the “unsinkable ship” and the tragedy that followed.

Coming Soon

CHICKEN LITTLE

Chicago Kids Company at Wright College
Jun 19 - Aug 01
The Sky is Falling! The Sky is Falling! Join Chicken Little and her friends --Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Turkey Lurkey and others-- as she journeys to tell The King the news!