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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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!

It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play


University Park, IL – Governors State University presents It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at ...

Mixmasters Jingle Bash Reunion W/ TKA and The Mixmasters


Afterlife & Julian Jumpin’ Perez Present: The Jingle Bash Reunion w/ TKA & The Mixmasters Get ready to relive the magic of Chicago’s legendary dance ...

Open House
Open House
12/13


Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE), 1650 W Foster Ave, is excited to host an open house, Saturday, Dec. 13 from 1 - 4 p.m.   Join ...

Rag Doll on a Bomb Site
12/11 - 12/13/2025


Trap Door Theatre presents Rag Doll on a Bomb Site, a poignant exploration of a performer’s struggle for recognition in the shadow of trauma. Written, ...

SUPERIOR DONUTS
11/2 - 12/13/2025


Comedy set in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood

Superior Donuts
Superior Donuts
11/2 - 12/13/2025


Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to ...

As You Like It
As You Like It
10/30 - 12/14/2025


Facing exile at home, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind and niece Celia seek safety and refuge in the Forest of Arden. Lost amidst the ...

As You Like It
10/30 - 12/14/2025


Writers Theatre presents a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's As You Like It, featuring an original folk-pop score by Tony Award winner Shaina Taub. Directed by ...

ELF the Musical
12/2 - 12/14/2025


Elf The Musical is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back ...

Elf the Musical
Elf the Musical
12/2 - 12/14/2025


Elf The Musical , inspired by the hit film, is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of Buddy, a young orphan child whose life is changed forever when ...

Fareed Haque headlines 12.14.25 Second Sunday Salon to benefit ICIRR


The Second Sunday Salon Series is a series curated by Linda Solotaire since 2019. We create community, and safe space for artists to present new ...

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 ...


Mary, A Holiday Dansical is a modern retelling of Black Nativity that weaves together ballet, hip hop, tap, and contemporary dance. The story follows a ...


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Latest Chicago Reviews


Review: THE NUTCRACKER at Lyric Opera Of Chicago


by Tina St. Angelo - December 07, 2025

There are 2 artistic performances in Chicago when you know its Christmastime. One is the Goodman’s A Christmas Carol and the other is the Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Lyric....

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?...



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