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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
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 ...

SUPERIOR DONUTS
11/2 - 12/13/2025


Comedy set in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood

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 ...


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Latest Chicago Reviews


Review: PORGY AND BESS Raises the Roof at the Metropolitan


by Richard Sasanow - December 07, 2025

When I read that the Met, in the program notes for James Robinson’s production of PORGY AND BESS, called it “a supremely American operatic masterpiece” I couldn’t help but think of Stephen Sondheim’s answer (perhaps apocryphal) when he was asked whether SWEENEY TODD was an opera or a musical: “If it...

Review: Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music


by Scott Serio - December 07, 2025

Philadelphia Ballet's Holiday Staple The Nutcracker Returns to the Academy of Music in Center City Through New Year's Eve....

Review: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE-A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Fulton Theatre


by Rich Mehrenberg - December 07, 2025

I think this format might have worked better for me if it was associated with an original story with no source of comparison. Throughout the show, I continued to think about what was missing, rather than fully enjoying the experience for what it was....

Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL at The Music Hall by the Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - December 07, 2025

It is a clear sign of the December holidays when the Oqunquit Playhouse brings its theatrical magic to The Music Hall in Portsmouth. In their 11th year of collaboration, the season is blessed with a festive production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical....

Review: DISNEY'S THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL at Benaroya Hall


by Erica Miner - December 07, 2025

Bravo to the Seattle Symphony for offering these holiday feasts for all the senses as much-welcomed gifts of love and cheer....

Review: DISNEY'S THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL at Benaroya Hall


by Erica Miner - December 07, 2025

Bravo to the Seattle Symphony for offering these holiday feasts for all the senses as much-welcomed gifts of love and cheer....

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: A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD at Live Theatre Workshop


by Zach Wetzel - December 07, 2025

Based on the books by Arnold Lobel with music by Robert Reale and book/lyrics by Willie Reale, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD is like a warm cookie. ...

Review: THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY at The Kennedy Center


by Laurie Sara Oliver - December 07, 2025

The Improvised Shakespeare Company has kicked off their 8th annual tour at the Kennedy Center, running through December 23. Stop by any night, or on all of them, to see a unique performance by theatrical elites. ...

Review: WHO'S HOLIDAY at Open Stage


by Becky Winter - December 07, 2025

This production is directed by Chris Gibson and stars Rachel Landon. Who’s Holiday was written by Matthew Lombardo and follows Cindy Lou Who after the events of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. ...



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