Auditorium Theatre Archives - Chicago Concert Reviews

Rising superstar RAYE turns The Auditorium into a jazz club, piano bar, symphony and rave

Getting to see ascending superstar RAYE in as up close of an environment as The Auditorium will probably never happen again, especially considering the British [More…]

“Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through” when “Bat Out Of Hell” flies into The Auditorium

Grammy Award-winning songwriter Jim Steinman may be most frequently associated with fellow late legend Meat Loaf, but his numerous credits also include the similarly iconic [More…]

Pink Martini-All Stars spread jazzy meets classical “Joy To The World” and Auditorium

A little over three decades ago, pianist Thomas M. Lauderdale had a vision to bring together a stable of virtuoso vocalists and musicians to create a sophisticated cocktail [More…]

A cheerful “Elf: The Musical” will surely keep the Auditorium Theatre “singing all season long”

Given all that’s going on in the world right now, Christmas cheer can be hard to come by, but thankfully, “Elf: The Musical” is flying its way around America on [More…]

A “Better Broken” Sarah McLachlan builds a glorious mystery for the Auditorium Theatre

Throughout the process of revisiting the classic “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” collection in honor of its 30th anniversary and putting together the landmark “Lilith Fair: [More…]

Boz Scaggs’ “Rhythm Revue” results in a jazzy, bluesy Auditorium Theatre “Detour”

The legend of Boz Scaggs has more than spoken for itself since the 1960s, from getting a start in the Steve Miller Band, to becoming a solo superstar and practically putting [More…]

Kraftwerk adapts a “Multimedia,” electro approach to “Autobahn” onward at Auditorium

From the moment members practically invented electronic music in the front half of the 1970s, and certainly ages before it became so universally accepted, Kraftwerk’s [More…]

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, Chicago Philharmonic and Auditorium Theatre reinvent Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead said “Fare Thee Well,” Dead & Company retired from the road and Phil Lesh just joined Jerry Garcia in rock god heaven, making Bobby Weir & [More…]

Haunting and humorous, Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice” bedazzles the landmark Auditorium Theatre

Hot on the heels of Halloween, Broadway In Chicago’s “Beetlejuice” blew into the breathtaking Auditorium Theatre to haunt and bring its fair share of humor to the [More…]

From a bit of Pearl Jam to a lot of “Earthling,” Eddie Vedder and friends fulfill the “Wishlist”

Getting the opportunity to see Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder anywhere smaller than an arena doesn’t come more than once a decade, especially in a place as pristine as [More…]