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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 ...

Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
12/13 - 12/14/2025


Timber Lake Playhouse presents “Home for the Holidays” starring Kristin Wetherington featuring Caroline Desmarais, Gabriela Hernandez, and Morgan Milone with Dan Rutzen as musical director. This captivating Christmas ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MIKA SCROOGE URBAN CHRISTMAS PLAY


THIRD ANNUAL PRODUCTION Mika Scrooge: A Hip-Hop Holiday Remix Back for its third year!

Miracle on South Division Street


MIRACLE ON SOUTH DIVISION STREET” is the story of the Nowak family, living amidst the urban rubble of Buffalo, NY’s East Side. Maybe the neighborhood ...

Rapornzel
Rapornzel
11/21 - 12/14/2025


An adult pantomime by Tom Whalley, author of last season’s SLEEPING WITH BEAUTY. Many years ago, the King and Queen of a far off kingdom ...

Rocky Mountain High Experience®: A John Denver Christmas


Step into the spirit of the season with  Rocky Mountain High Experience®: A John Denver Christmas —an intimate, nostalgic journey back to the 1970s, when ...

Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
12/13 - 12/14/2025


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 ...

SIX
SIX
12/2 - 12/14/2025


From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the  SIX  wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a ...

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


Six the Musical is coming to Broadway In Chicago this Spring! Get ready as the iconic musical comedy takes the stage and conquers the CIBC ...

The House That Will Not Stand
The House That Will Not Stand
10/28 - 12/14/2025


In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch ...

The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
11/14 - 12/14/2025


Deception, disguise, and desire. What if we want to be tamed?   The richest man in town has two daughters and one big problem: he ...

Magic Mondays Chicago
Magic Mondays Chicago
10/20 - 12/15/2025


Experience an unforgettable night of wonder at Magic Mondays!! Starring award-winning magician John Sturk, this monthly showcase features Chicago's top conjurors performing mind-blowing illusions and ...

DOM WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
DOM WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
12/15 - 12/16/2025


Dominick Pupa, nightclub sensation and cohost of the hit podcast FixingFamousPeople, returns to Chicago – and for the first time to The Den Theatre - with ...

DOM WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
DOM WE NOW OUR GAY APPAREL
12/15 - 12/16/2025


Dominick Pupa, nightclub sensation and cohost of the hit podcast FixingFamousPeople, returns to Chicago – and for the first time to The Den Theatre - with ...

Swan Lake: International Ballet Stars in Champaign, IL! On December 16, 2025


Timeless. Majestic. Unforgettable. This production features all-new, hand-painted sets and over 200 custom-designed scenery elements, transforming the stage into a dreamlike landscape. With world-renown ballet ...

“Together: Dave and Dan Duet”- A Gay Holiday Cabaret with Sing-along


Experience the joy and spirit of the season at “Together: Dave and Dan Duet,” a heartwarming Gay-Themed Holiday Cabaret that promises laughter, love, and an ...

Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts


Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer directs this decades-long Chicago tradition for the very first time. The Chorus and Brass Ensemble bring to life festive music ...

Las Locas Comedy Presents: Chingona Comedy Hour - December 2025


CALLING ALL CHINGONAS!! Let's close out 2025 with the last Chingona Comedy Hour of the year! You still have time to regift that one thing ...

Stars & Garters After Dark
Stars & Garters After Dark
9/18 - 12/18/2025


Chicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, presents Stars & Garters After Dark, every Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Rouge Room. ...

Engage Dance Theatre presents The Nutcracker- Sensory Performance


Engage Dance Theatre Presents The Nutcracker FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2025 | 6:00PM TICKETS* $25 Adults $17 Students A SWEET HOLIDAY TRADITION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! ...


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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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