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Irving Berlin's White Christmas


Pageantry and spectacle come to life in this iconic holiday production. WWII is over, former GIs Bob and Phil have become a highly popular song ...

RCSA presents A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol


A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol Written by Chris Sorensen & Chris Armbrister with Original Music by James Mablin.  Show Dates:  November 21 | December 5 ...

A Carpenters Christmas


A Carpenters Christmas WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2025 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $43, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An ...

Jingle Belles Comedy


Jingle Belles Comedy THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025 | 8:00 PM Tickets start at $34, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An ...

A Soulful Motown Christmas Holiday Cabaret


A Soulful Motown Holiday Cabaret – Live On Stage at The Harris Theater Millennium Park Chicago!

Concert Holiday Show

Miracle on South Division Street


The Nowaks of Buffalo, NY, have always believed in their family`s miraculous Christmas Eve story—until Ruth decides to turn it into a one-woman show, only ...

Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays


There’s nowhere star of Broadway stage and screen, Anthony Rapp, than home in Chicago for the Holidays this December!

Amadeus
Amadeus
11/6 - 1/4/2026


Steppenwolf Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season continues with Peter Shaffer's  Amadeus,  extended again by popular demand. In its four-star review,  The Daily Herald  called it "absolutely ...

An [Urban] Christmas Carol - Bah Humbug with Groove! Dec 5, 2025 Madison Street Theater, Oak Park


Our professionally produced performance, An [Urban] Christmas Carol is inspired by Charles Dickens' 1843 classic tale of the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge. Our original dance ...

Holidays a cappella


Warm up your holidays with songs that glow with the comfort of hearth and home. Enjoy a signature mix of cherished classics and rare discoveries!

Jim Witter's Christmas Memories


ECC Arts Center favorite Jim Witter celebrates the music of Christmases past with Christmas Memories.

REJOICE! The Springfield Choral Society's Annual Messiah Concert December 6, 2025


The best choral group in the Springfield area, the Springfield Choral Society, will present its annual Christmas concert December 6 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. ...

Winter Wonderland


Chicago Tap Theatre (CTT) is pleased to announce the return of Chicago Tap Allstars’ Winter Wonderland, Saturday, Dec.  6 at 12 p.m., at the Harold ...

You Win Some, You Dim Sum: a comedy show at the Lincoln Lodge | December 6, 2025


We don't celebrate our wins enough!! Carve out some time in your week to come to You Win Some, You Dim Sum, a show where ...

A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol


Celebrate the holiday season with a fresh take on Dickens’ most beloved classic! A Cripple Creek Christmas Carol brings the timeless tale of redemption, generosity, ...

A VERY HITCHC*CK CHRISTMAS!
A VERY HITCHC*CK CHRISTMAS!
12/6 - 12/7/2025


PlayGround presents its fourth annual "twisted" holiday show: A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS, BACK FOR THE FOURTH TWISTED YEAR! Featuring five cinnamon-spiced, deliciously dark short plays ...

Duck Soup
Duck Soup
10/24 - 12/7/2025


The Conspirators present Duck Soup by Harry Ruby and Burt Kalmar, adapted from the Marx Brothers’ movie for the stage by Sid Feldman and directed ...

Friends With Guns
Friends With Guns
11/7 - 12/7/2025


You think you know your friends, your neighbors, your spouse, but what happens when you suddenly find out they have a garage full of guns? ...

Friends with Guns
11/7 - 12/7/2025


A Short Leap Theatre Co. presents the regional premiere of Stephanie Alison Walker’s dark comedy, Friends with Guns, which runs from November 7 to December ...

Holidays a cappella


Warm up your holidays with songs that glow with the comfort of hearth and home. Enjoy a signature mix of cherished classics and rare discoveries—from ...

Naperville Men's Glee Club Presents - Christmas Presence Concert


Take a break from shopping for those Christmas presents by attending The Naperville Men’s Glee Club’s, “Christmas Presence” concert on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at ...

Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
12/6 - 12/7/2025


The Ruth Page Center for the Arts is proud to present its annual live production of “Ruth Page’s The Nutcracker” featuring original choreography by the ...

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents: A Very Merry Metropolis Holiday Concert


Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents A VERY MERRY METROPOLIS HOLIDAY CONCERT Produced by Duchak and Deadman's Cabaret & Concerts  December 9–10, 2025 | Arlington Heights, ...

You've Got A Friend


Pull up a chair and join us on Wednesday, December 10 at 7:30pm, at Hey Nonny, for a music cabaret, "YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND". During ...

Jingle Belles Comedy


Jingle Belles Comedy THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025 | 8:00 PM Tickets start at $34, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An ...

Elgin Symphony Orchestra


ELGIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2025 | 8:00 PM Tickets start at $63, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An ...


The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Chad Goodman, will return to the Raue Center for the Arts on December 12, 2025, for the ...

Holiday Spirits
Holiday Spirits
12/11 - 12/12/2025


During the long nights of midwinter, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum once again by the fireplace(s) as we return to the Victorian tradition ...

Let It Be Christmas


Let it Be Christmas (The Gospel According to Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, George, and Ringo) is Epic Theatre Company’s original rock-opera nativity story, told ...

Under the Streetlamp: Hip to the Holidays


Get ready to swing into the season with the retro cool of Under the Streetlamp's Hip to the Holidays.

A LIVE Old Time Holiday Radio Show


Parker Players Brings 1940s Holiday Radio Magic to the Stage Holiday 2025 – A Live Old Time Holiday Radio Show Barrington, IL — Parker Players ...

Chicago Nerdlesque
Chicago Nerdlesque
9/13 - 12/13/2025


Chicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, is proud to host Chicago Nerdlesque, every second Saturday of the month at 10 p.m. ...

Dark Side of the Yule


Classical Blast’s “Dark Side of the Yule” SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2025 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $39, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 ...


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Latest Chicago Reviews


Review: ELF THE MUSICAL at Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - December 04, 2025

Thanks to Buddy the Elf, ELF THE MUSICAL has plenty of holiday cheer. Jack Ducat has large shoes to fill as the beloved film character Buddy, a now adult man raised on the North Pole by Santa (Andrew Hendrick) and his elves— who must then venture into the wilds of New York City to meet his human fat...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Goodman


by Zac Thriffiley - December 04, 2025

This year's timeless and timely production, under the thoughtful yet daring direction of Malkia Stampley, runs through December 31....

Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET CHRISTMAS at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire IL


by Tina St. Angelo - November 28, 2025

Don’t forget where you came from. Words spoken by Sam Phillips, founder and owner of Sun Records, to Elvis Presley. The holiday production at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre is Million Dollar Quartet Christmas. It continues the story where Million Dollar Quartet ends. ...

Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL


by Tina St. Angelo - November 25, 2025

An aptly titled song from one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, Irving Berlin. The holiday offering at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Jeff Award-winning director Stephen Schellhardt has created a musical that will stay with you long after the last note ...

Review: AMADEUS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company


by Rachel Weinberg - November 17, 2025

AMADEUS at Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a lively and sprawling production of Peter Shaffer’s play. Director Robert Falls, the recently retired former Goodman Theatre Artistic Director, makes his Steppenwolf directorial debut with one of the best uses of Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater I’ve seen. ...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago


by Rachel Weinberg - November 13, 2025

HELL’S KITCHEN, the Alicia Keys jukebox musical now making its Chicago premiere as part of the first national tour, has a messy storyline wrapped in slick packaging. While the show is loosely based on Keys’s childhood in Manhattan, the storytelling is generic, and the songs are often awkwardly incor...

Review: Kokandy's JEKYLL & HYDE at the Chopin Theatre is not to be missed


by Misha Davenport - October 27, 2025

What did our critic think of JEKYLL & HYDE at Kokandy Productions?...

Review: THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at BrightSide Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo - October 25, 2025

It’s just a jump to the left… famous words that the audience is waiting for.  The first show at BrightSide Theatre for its 14th season dedicated to For the Fun of It is Richard O’Brien’s campy, cult classic The Rocky Horror Show....

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at The James M. Nederlander Theatre


by Tina St. Angelo - October 25, 2025

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Nederlander?...

Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at Chicago Shakespeare Theater


by Rachel Weinberg - October 17, 2025

This new PARANORMAL ACTIVITY play (based on Paramount Pictures’ PARANORMAL ACTIVITY horror films) has terrific stage effects and absolutely creeped me out. Based on the merits of the script alone, there’s not much to recommend in the material. But it leaves plenty of room for creepy effects and terr...



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