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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 ...

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 ...

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! ...

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 ...

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. ...

Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays


Chicago’s Tony-Award winning Lookingglass Theatre Company, is proud to announce multi-award winner Anthony Rapp in the world premiere of a seasonal and intimate cabaret, Anthony ...

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 ...

Laugh Along Live!
Laugh Along Live!
10/17 - 12/20/2025


Chicago’s brand new Stars & Garters, 3914 N Clark St, presents Laugh Along Live! produced by Coco Ruins Everything Productions, now playing every third Friday ...

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
Dorian
11/28 - 12/21/2025


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

DORIAN
11/28 - 12/21/2025


Modern remix of Dorian Gray and the life 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 ...


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Review: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, Ambassadors Theatre


by Franco Milazzo - December 15, 2025

London is a city built on ghosts. Romans, plague pits, abandoned Tube stations and the collective memory of audiences who still shudder about The Woman in Black. There’s even a theatre supposedly inhabited by a ghost dolphin called Flipper....

Review: PRINCESS LOCKEROOO’S THE NUTWAACKER at The Guggenheim Museum


by Gabby Ziccarelli - December 15, 2025

Presented by Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Princess Lockerooo’s The NutWAACKer a seasonal reimagining that also serves as a declaration: dance is art, street styles belong on the world’s most revered stages, and in movement born of resistance, we find freedom....

Review: PLAID TIDINGS at Revolution Stage Company


by Eri Gold - December 15, 2025

Grab Grandpa, the kids, and all of your retro-loving pals some tickets to Revolution Stage Company’s production of Plaid Tidings this holiday season!...

Review: BREAKING BACH at Marquee TV


by Cheryl Markosky - December 15, 2025

What did our critic think of BREAKING BACH at Marquee TV?...

Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS at Susquehanna Stage


by Jason Davis - December 15, 2025

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Review: THE 1968 CHERRY COLA PITTS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL at Vincent Victoria Presents


by Brett Cullum - December 15, 2025

It’s a fantasy idea that a black gay man could have a Christmas special in 1968 that would revel in his own identity so unapologetically. It sure wasn’t the world of that time, and it sure isn’t the world of today. But in some strange way, you will leave wishing it were the world we live in....

Review: RUTHLESS! at New Conservatory Theatre Center


by Steve Murray - December 15, 2025

Mix one part All About Eve, one part Gypsy, and a healthy shot of The Bad Seed in a blender and you’ve got the recipe for Ruthless!, a delightfully dark comedy alternative to the typical holiday fare. A reboot from their 2023 production, Ruthless! is a delight for theatre and old movie references an...

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Portland Playhouse


by Krista Garver - December 15, 2025

Portland Playhouse’s annual production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL continues to be essential holiday viewing. It’s a gorgeous piece of theatre that honors tradition while finding ways to surprise even its most devoted returnees. Consider me among them, already looking forward to next year....

Review: CHICAGO at The Contemporary


by Greer Firestone - December 15, 2025

City Theatre Company’s CHICAGO was met with a warm audience response on opening night—and deservedly so. Now celebrating its 32nd year, CTC has long occupied a vital place in Delaware’s theatrical landscape, with current Artistic Director Kerri Kristine McElrone integral to the company since its inc...

Review: LITTLE BULB'S THE NUTCRACKER, Saint Martin’s Theatre


by Christiana Rose - December 15, 2025

Little Bulb’s The Nutcracker arrives in the West End as a celebration of imagination, music and collective joy. This Olivier Award nominated production proves why the company is so beloved by family audiences, offering a festive adventure that is both wildly silly and deeply thoughtful. With its hom...



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