Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center

Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center
4450 N Clark St
Chicago, 60640
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Current Productions

We have no current productions for this theater right now.

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Past Productions

Musical

Dynamite Divas

Chicago

Closed: August 19, 2006

Play

The Other Cinderella

Chicago

Closed: January 27, 2002

Musical

The Jackie Wilson Story (My Heart is Crying, Crying)

Chicago

Closed: April 28, 2002

Muddy Waters (The Hoochie Coochie Man)

Chicago

Closed: April 28, 2002

Sweet Mama Stringbean (The Story of Ethel Waters)

Chicago

Closed: June 30, 2002

Musical

Chicago’s Golden Soul

Chicago

Closed: August 11, 2002

Musical

Doo Wop Shoo Bop

Chicago

Closed: January 5, 2003

Musical

Ella: The First Lady of Song (The Ella Fitzgerald Song)

Chicago

Closed: January 4, 2003

Musical

Nothin’ But The Blues

Chicago

Closed: February 23, 2003

Musical

The Way We Were

Chicago

Closed: April 6, 2003

Musical

The Wvon Story

Chicago

Closed: June 1, 2003

Whatever Happened To…

Chicago

Closed: August 31, 2003

Musical

Mama Said There’ll Be Days Like This (The History of The Girl Groups)

Chicago

Closed: January 19, 2005

Play

The Other Cinderella

Chicago

Closed: January 4, 2004

Musical

The Way We Were: The History of Colored Entertainment

London

Closed: December 31, 2006

Musical

The House That Rocked

Chicago

Closed: May 1, 2004

Musical

Great Women in Gospel

Chicago

Closed: July 4, 2004

Musical

Somebody Say Amen (Great Women of Gospel)

Chicago

Closed: October 9, 2004

Family/Kids

The Other Cinderella

Chicago

Closed: December 30, 2005

Musical

Nina Simone: The High Priestess Speaks

Chicago

Closed: March 12, 2006

Don’t Make Me Over

Chicago

Closed: October 29, 2006

Musical

Don’t Shed A Tear

London

Closed: July 19, 2007

Musical

Memphis Soul Stew

Chicago

Closed: May 13, 2007

Musical

Those Sensuous Seductive ’70’s

Chicago

Closed: January 1, 2008

Musical

Sounds So Good, Makes You Wanna’ Holler

Chicago

Closed: November 20, 2007

I Am Who I Am: The True Story of Teddy Pendergrass

Chicago

Closed: December 31, 2008

Those Sensational Soulful ’60’s

Chicago

Closed: August 31, 2008

Musical

The Jackie Wilson Story

Chicago

Closed: March 18, 2012

The Marvin Gaye Story

Chicago

Closed: July 29, 2012

Musical

One Name Only (A Different Kind of Reality Show)

Chicago

Closed: November 11, 2012

Play

From Doo Wop To Hip Hop

Chicago

Closed: April 14, 2013

Play

It’s All-Right To Have A Good Time (The Story of Curtis Mayfield)

Chicago

Closed: June 23, 2013

Play

Howlin At The Moon (The Story of Howlin Wolf)

Chicago

Closed: September 15, 2013

Play

Chicago’s Golden Soul

Chicago

Closed: January 5, 2014

Musical

Jackie Taylor’s The Other Cinderella

Chicago

Closed: January 19, 2020

Musical

The Other Cinderella

Chicago

Closed: January 19, 2020

Concert/Event

Joy to the World

Chicago

Closed: December 22, 2019

Concert/Event

New Year’s Eve

Chicago

Closed: December 31, 2019