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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 ...

Hanukkah Shmanukkah
Hanukkah Shmanukkah
12/18 - 12/21/2025


Melanie Ann Apel directs the world premiere of Esmé Raji Codell's  Hanukkah, Shmanukkah!,  a delightful story for the whole family this holiday season. Join Ms. Eb and her ...

Elton Rohn
Elton Rohn
12/27


Elton Rhon SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2025 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $59, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An $8 ...

American English


American English The Beatles in Bloom WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $53, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Picasso
12/4 - 12/21/2025


In the historical drama A Picasso, set in 1941 Occupied Paris, Pablo Picasso finds himself entangled in a dangerous game of deception when summoned by ...

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 ...

Doc Ashton and the Root Canals Christmas Big Band Extravaganza


Doc Ashton and the Root Canals expand their group to a 20 piece big band and will give a free all Christmas music concert on ...

DORIAN
11/28 - 12/21/2025


Modern remix of Dorian Gray and the life of Oscar Wilde.

Dorian
Dorian
11/28 - 12/21/2025


Modern remix of Dorian Gray and the lfie of Oscar Wilde.

Engage Dance Theatre presents The Nutcracker


Engage Dance Theatre Presents The Nutcracker SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025 | 12:00 PM AND 5:00 PM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2025| 12:00 PM AND 5:00 PM ...

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 ...

Jekyll & Hyde
10/10 - 12/21/2025


Kokandy Productions presents Jekyll & Hyde, opening October 10, 2025, in a chilling revival of the macabre musical. This adaptation explores the haunting duality between ...

Jekyll & Hyde
10/9 - 12/21/2025


Kokandy Productions presents a revival of Jekyll & Hyde, running from October 9 to December 21, 2025, at The Chopin Theatre. This production, directed by ...

Ring-a-Ding-Swing It's Christmas


Get ready to swing into the season with  Ring-A-Ding-Swing, It’s Christmas! —a festive holiday musical celebration with Gary Thomas and his jazz quartet, The Tom-Toms. ...

Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
12/20 - 12/21/2025


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 ...

Smokefall
Smokefall
11/10 - 12/21/2025


A new voice joins Chicago’s vibrant theater scene this fall as Wild Door Theater proudly launches its inaugural production, Smokefall, November 10 - December 21, ...

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 ...

A Christmas Carol
11/28 - 12/27/2025


Drury Lane Theatre will present a heartwarming production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, perfect for the whole family. Set in Victorian-era London, the story ...

Elton Rohn
Elton Rohn
12/27


Elton Rohn SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2025 | 7:00 PM Tickets start at $59, Members save 30% (All-in pricing includes $4 Box Office Fee. An $8 ...

FREE CHICAGO WORKSHOP MIC
FREE CHICAGO WORKSHOP MIC
9/28 - 12/28/2025


Chicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, presents Chicago Workshop Mic produced by Devon MacNerland, now playing every Sunday at 6 p.m. ...

Gaslight
Gaslight
11/28 - 12/28/2025


In this turn-of-the-century Victorian mystery, strange things start to happen as the seemingly perfect marriage of Jack and Bella devolves into something sinister. Why is ...

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 - ...

It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!


American Blues Theater celebrates its 24th Annual Production of It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! from Frank Capra’s film and directed by Executive Artistic ...

Lights, Camera, Distraction!
Lights, Camera, Distraction!
12/7 - 12/28/2025


Lights, Camera, Distraction! is an acid trip to the movies every Sunday in December. This hour-long sketch show spoofs, subverts, and satirizes the silver screen ...

Lights, Camera, Distraction!
12/7 - 12/28/2025


Lights, Camera, Distraction! is an hour-long sketch show that playfully spoofs and satirizes iconic moments in cinema history. Written and directed by Chris Kivlahan, the ...


Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol returns to Chicago's Studebaker Theater for the holiday season, running from December 12 to December 28, 2025. This unique adaptation of ...


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IN NOME DELLA MADRE all' OFF/OFF THEATRE E SE LA MADONNA FOSSE UNA DONNA NORMALE? TRASPOSIZIONE TEATRALE DEL ROMANZO DI ERRI DE LUCA...

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by Shanti M. Kennedy - December 21, 2025

'Mark Twain Tonight!' is a captivating one-man play developed by the talented Hal Holbrook. This show allows the audience to witness Mark Twain himself performing a dramatic reading of excerpts from his work, with a special emphasis on the humorous aspects....

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Review: Pierre Brault's A CHRISTMAS CAROL: SOLO at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe


by Courtney Castelino - December 20, 2025

Pierre Brault’s A Christmas Carol: Solo is back again this season at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe! This is an extraordinary interpretation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic....

Review: DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS at Des Moines Performing Arts


by DC Felton - December 20, 2025

One of my favorite parts of the Holiday season is seeing classic stories brought to the stage. For many people, their first experience in theatre is a production of “The Nutcracker” or “A Christmas Carol.” This season, we get the opportunity to add a third story to that growing list. On Tuesday, Dec...

Review: SNOW WHITE, Reconnect Regal Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 20, 2025

When Snow White’s wicked step mother, the Evil Queen of the land, finds out she will no longer be fairest of them all but instead it will be Snow White, she does everything in her power to get rid of her. Jealous of Snow White’s beauty, the wicked queen sends a huntsman to fetch her heart, but when ...



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