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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 Black Ensemble Holiday Spectacular 2025


A Joyful Celebration of Music, Magic & Community . Get ready to deck the halls and lift your spirits with  Black Ensemble’s Holiday Extravaganza —a ...

Christmas with C.S. Lewis
Christmas with C.S. Lewis
12/16 - 12/21/2025


In the early years of his young adult life C S Lewis believed the story of Christ’s birth was nothing more than feel-good myth. That ...

Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Beverly Arts Center


Chicago Kids Company’s Holiday Classic returns for the 26th Year!  Our biggest and most colorful show will put you in the Holiday Spirit in no time.  Join the ...

Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Stahl Family Theatre


Chicago Kids Company’s Holiday Classic returns for the 26th Year!  Our biggest and most colorful show will put you in the Holiday Spirit in no time.  Join the ...

A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
11/25 - 12/24/2025


Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents the annual production of A Christmas Carol, located in the heart of downtown Arlington Heights, 111 W Campbell St., November ...

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play


Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present the final production in its 2025 season, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, November 20 - ...

Annie
Annie
12/18 - 1/4/2026


Music Theater Works is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the fourth and final production of its 2025 season, Annie, in the ...

HADESTOWN
HADESTOWN
1/6 - 1/7/2026


COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE. Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best ...

Sister Act
Sister Act
11/12 - 1/11/2026


Based on the hit 1992 film, this divine, feel-good comedy will have you rejoicing with the whole family this holiday season....

Phantom in Concert
Phantom in Concert
1/9 - 1/18/2026


Experience the haunting romance of PHANTOM IN CONCERT, the stunning musical by Maury Yeston (NINE and TITANIC) and Arthur Kopit, inspired by Gaston Leroux’s classic novel. ...

39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival


Pegasus Theatre Chicago presents the 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, January 1 - 24, 2026 at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen.    For nearly four ...

Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons


Explore the intricate ties between fathers and sons in a captivating evening with Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony. J. S. Bach’s Orchestral ...

Music of the Baroque: Fathers & Sons


Explore the intricate ties between fathers and sons in a captivating evening with Demarre McGill, principal flute of the Seattle Symphony. J. S. Bach’s Orchestral ...

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
12/11 - 2/1/2026


THE BRILLIANT ORIGINAL RETURNS “MORE SPECTACULAR THAN EVER” – Sunday Express The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again! Cameron Mackintosh presents a revitalized ...

Stereophonic
Stereophonic
1/27 - 2/8/2026


The most Tony Award-winning Show of the year. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. Stereophonicmines theagony andtheecstasy ofcreation asit zoomsin onamusicstudio in1976. Here,anup-and-comingrockband ...

LES MISÉRABLES
LES MISÉRABLES
2/10 - 2/15/2026


Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES, makes a triumphant return to Peoria. This brilliant staging ...

Peter Pan
Peter Pan
10/24 - 2/20/2026


Follow Peter Pan and Tinkerbell to Neverland! The adventures are endless in a world of pirates and mayhem. Let your imagination fly to a place ...

Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile: The Musical


“For my lunch today I would like…a nice juicy little child!” He’s greedy, he’s grumptious, he’s beastly! The Enormous Crocodile is weaving his way through ...

Arthur and Friends Make a Musical


Music On Stage presents the first community theatre production of "Arthur and Friends Make a Musical." Based on the beloved children's show, this musical for ...

Eureka Day
Eureka Day
1/13 - 2/22/2026


Chicago’s acclaimed TimeLine Theatre Company returns to the Broadway Playhouse (following previous hit productions OSLO and THE LEHMAN TRILOGY)! At Berkeley, California’s ultra-progressive Eureka Day ...

The Outsider
The Outsider
1/23 - 2/22/2026


Oil Lamp Theater is proud to present the first production of its 2026 season, The Outsider, written by Paul Slade Smith and directed by Scott ...

The Outsiders
The Outsiders
2/10 - 2/22/2026


The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is  THE OUTSIDERS. Adapted from S.E. HINTON’s seminal novel and  FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’s  iconic film, ...

Legally Blonde, The Musical Jr.


LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's ...

The Wiz at James M. Nederlander Theatre


Chicago, have you been wondering ‘which where, which what, which why’ is on stage this spring? Been longing for that ‘feeling we once had’ when ...

Lucky Stiff
Lucky Stiff
1/21 - 3/7/2026


Laugh out loud with this hilarious murder mystery! Harry Witherspoon receives the unexpected news that he has received $6 million from his uncle, but only ...


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Latest Chicago Reviews


Review: THE OTHER SIDE STORY at GALA Hispanic Theatre


by Roger Catlin - December 14, 2025

Most know the musical “West Side Story,” where Puerto Rican and white gangs rumble on the Upper West Side 1950s New York in the manner of the Montagues and Capulets....

Review: Cheyenne Jackson Makes His Rapturous Carnegie Hall Solo Debut


by Rebecca Kaplan - December 14, 2025

The 30 ROCK and XANADU star made his Carnegie Hall solo show debut on December 8th as part of the Originals series, which continues February 2 with Patti LuPone. Read a review of Jackson's joy-filled show....

Review: AN IRISH CAROL at The Keegan Theatre


by Jackson Malmgren - December 14, 2025

DC holiday theatre isn’t complete without The Keegan Theatre’s AN IRISH CAROL- an uproarious, colorfully-phrased ode to Christmas. Modeled on Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol,” AN IRISH CAROL has become a classic in its own right....

Review: STEREOPHONIC at Hollywood Pantages Theatre


by Harker Jones - December 14, 2025

The actors are phenomenal musicians, playing the instruments themselves, and are extraordinary vocalists, with DeJean being particularly jaw dropping....

Review: ALADDIN, Adam Smith Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 14, 2025

Can Aladdin escape the clutches of the wicked sorcerer, unlock the secrets of the magic lamp,and win the heart of the beautiful Jasmine?...

THE WIZARD OF OZ Takes You “Over the Rainbow” at City Springs Theatre Company


by Caroline Powell - December 14, 2025

THE WIZARD OF OZ is one of City Spring Theatre Company’s best, perfect for the holiday season and theatre lovers of all ages. You’re guaranteed to leave with a smile on your face, and a song in your heart....

Review: THE DANGEROUS CHRISTMAS OF RED RIDING HOOD at FMCT / The Hjemkomst Center


by Brian Michaels - December 14, 2025

FMCT’s The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood is a whimsical, heartwarming, and joyfully mischievous holiday musical that spins the classic fairy tale on its head. ...

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Théâtre De Châtelet


by Patrick Honoré - December 14, 2025

La Cage aux Folles finally returns to its French roots at the Théâtre du Châtelet—and the homecoming is worth the wait. Olivier Py’s ambitious revival, led by a radiant Laurent Lafitte, blends glamour, wit, and quiet political force in a production that reclaims Jerry Herman’s musical as both specta...

Review: SARA SHEPERD: PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS at The Blue Strawberry Showroom And Lounge


by James Lindhorst - December 14, 2025

Watching Broadway’s Sara Sheperd perform her holiday themed cabaret, Please Come Home for Christmas, is akin to sitting in front of a cozy fire with a mug of hot cocoa. Sheperd, and her piano playing father Scott, shared more than a dozen of her favorite holiday songs peppered with a few seasonally ...

Review: WHAT THE DICKENS at TheatreWorks New Milford


by Jared Reynolds - December 14, 2025

If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve reviewed the same show, I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but I’m surprised that it took so long in my reviewing history to happen. It shouldn’t be a surprise, however, that in both cases, they are to review Christmas productions. For the first time si...



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