Chicago reaches 30 years on Broadway on Saturday, November 14. The anniversary brings a second-ticket-for-$30 offer, a one-night gala at the Ambassador Theatre and a month of tie-ins around Manhattan, from a cookie to Ann Reinking’s original Roxie Hart dress.
The anniversary offer runs through Sunday, November 22: buy one full-price ticket and the second costs $30. Use the code CHBUY30 at the Ambassador Theatre box office or through Telecharge. The minimum purchase is two tickets, phone and online orders carry service fees on top, other restrictions may apply, and the offer is not valid for the 7pm performance on Monday, November 16.
That Monday performance is the gala. At 7pm on November 16 the company will give a one-night-only anniversary performance with special guests, raising money for the Entertainment Community Fund’s programs serving dancers. The new booking period through October 3, 2027 and the current principal cast are in our report from earlier this week.
Chicago 30 around the city
- The Museum of Broadway puts Ann Reinking’s original Roxie Hart lace dress on display from November 14.
- Schmackary’s in Hell’s Kitchen is selling a Pop Six Chip cookie through November 30.
- Mama’s TOO! serves a limited-edition Chicago pizza at its Upper West Side and West Village locations, November 13–20.
- CycleBar Flatiron, at 39 W 21st St, hosts a free anniversary ride at noon on November 18. First-time riders book with the code CHICAGO, and every rider gets a free BLOOM drink.
- A new Pop Six Sip drink is released each Friday through November 27, at Papa San, Mokafe, Nothing Really Matters and Santi. Papa San, at 501 W 34th St, pours a free All That Jazz cocktail for anyone who shows a Chicago ticket.
- Little Words Project anniversary bracelets are on sale at the Ambassador Theatre during November and December.
Thirty years, 38 countries
The musical has now played more than 525 cities in 38 countries and been seen by more than 35 million people. Its English-language international tour is in China now, with Dubai, Mumbai and Manila to follow. A Korean-language production begins in Seoul on December 5, and in February 2027 the UK, Ireland and European tour relaunches with more than 35 stops, among them Wimbledon, Liverpool, Manchester, Dublin, Belfast and Lugano, Switzerland.
The revival has a book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Ebb. It is directed by Walter Bobbie, choreographed by Ann Reinking and produced by Barry and Fran Weissler. It won six Tony Awards in 1997, including Best Musical Revival, as well as two Olivier Awards and the Grammy for Best Musical Cast Recording. It is the longest-running show on Broadway and the longest-running American musical in Broadway history.
Chicago runs at the Ambassador Theatre, 219 W 49th St, on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2:30pm and 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm and 7pm. The box office is open 10am–8:30pm Monday through Saturday and noon–7:30pm on Sunday.
