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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: LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center


by Jarrod Michael - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of LESLIE ODOM JR. - THE CHRISTMAS TOUR at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center?...

Review: CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre


by Steve Murray - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of CINDERELLA at Hillbarn Theatre?...

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Virginia Samford Theatre


by Cade Lott - December 13, 2025

To Kill a Mockingbird' at the VST is a potent and timely revival of a classic story. With sharp direction and a deeply affecting performance by the cast, this production brings Harper Lee's tale of justice, prejudice, and childhood innocence vividly to life. It is a stirring courtroom drama and a po...

Review: DISNEY'S ALICE IN WONDERLAND, JR at Gettysburg Community Theatre


by Andrea Stephenson - December 13, 2025

At a time in which it is easy to feel like who you are is not enough, this production reminds us all that we never have to be anyone other than who we are. What a beautiful message for us all to keep in our hearts. Gettysburg Community Theatre’s Penguin Project is a gift to the actors, the productio...

Review: JOHN HUGHES YOUR OWN ADVENTURE- LIVE is 90-Minutes of Pratfalls, Sight Gags, & Buffoonery


by James Lindhorst - December 13, 2025

John Hughes Your Own Adventure - LIVE is a whole lot of fun for anyone familiar with Hughes work. Hughes enthusiasts and aficionados will be laughing through their tears. The sold-out runaway hit was the headliner at STL Fringe and one of last summer’s hottest theater tickets. St. Louis Fringe and C...

Review: THE GIFT, Citizen's Theatre


by Natalie O'Donoghue - December 13, 2025

A mountain of discarded wrapping. A lonely child with an active imagination. It’s often the cardboard boxes, not the gifts inside that are the most fun. Is the true gift the joy that can come from the imagination?...

Review: QUATTRO MAMME SCELTE A CASO al TEATROSOPHIA


by Ettore Farrattini - December 13, 2025

QUATTRO MAMME SCELTE A CASO al TEATROSOPHIA NAPOLI E MATERNITA', UN DUO IMPRESCINDIBILE...

Review: RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre


by R. Scott Reedy - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH at Merrimack Repertory Theatre?...

Review: SHREK is a Triumph of Filipino Artistry, Skill, and Theatrical Vision


by Gilbert Kim Sancha - December 13, 2025

Newport Performing Arts Theater has been transformed into a fantastical swamp teeming with color, laughter, and heart....

Review: LIT! A FESTIVE HOLIDAY MIX STARRING BROADWAY STAR MANDY GONZALEZ at Sheldon Theatre


by Jared Fessler - December 13, 2025

What did our critic think of LIT! A FESTIVE HOLIDAY MIX STARRING BROADWAY STAR MANDY GONZALEZ at Sheldon Theatre?...



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