Broadway In Chicago Summer Concert

My husband and I went to the Broadway In Chicago Summer Concert at Millennium Park's Jay Pritzker Pavilion on Monday, August 15, 2016. Chicago's theater fans are dedicated! The seating area was scheduled to open at 5:15 p.m. for the 6:15 p.m. concert. Though it was raining intermittently, people were waiting in line well before 4:30 p.m. I recommend arriving early. It was nice to find out that even if the line goes all the way to the end of Millennium Park's Great Lawn (on both the east and west sides), you will still get a good seat.

Video highlights and live performances provided a preview of ten upcoming Broadway In Chicago shows: Fun Home (at Oriental Theatre November 2–13, 2016), STOMP (at Broadway Playhouse November 16, 2016–January 1, 2017), Finding Neverland (at Cadillac Palace Theatre November 22–December 4, 2016), The Phantom of the Opera (at Cadillac Palace Theatre December 14, 2016–January 8, 2017), The Bodyguard (at Oriental Theatre January 31–February 12, 2017), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (at Oriental Theatre March 7–19, 2017), Disney's Aladdin (at Cadillac Palace Theatre April 11–July 2, 2017), Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I (at Oriental Theatre June 13–July 9, 2017), Something Rotten! (at Oriental Theatre July 11–23, 2017), and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (at Cadillac Palace Theatre December 7–31, 2017).

The concert was fantastic! The crowd did not let the rain dampen their enthusiasm. Hearing "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin made me want to go see the show. "I Will Always Love You" from The Bodyguard brought back memories of watching the movie and of the characters played by Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. Hearing "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "I Feel the Earth Move" from Beautiful: The Carole King Musical reminded me how much great music Carole King has created.

Visit the Broadway In Chicago website to learn more about upcoming shows and to purchase tickets.