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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
10/9 - 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 ...

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 ...

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: MADAM SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre


by Harker Jones - December 16, 2025

Director-writer Justin Meyer has made magic with his energetic and talented co-horts, both on- and off-stage, launching what should become a holiday tradition....

Review: CHICAGO at Casino De Paris


by Patrick Honoré - December 16, 2025

The Paris revival remains polished and efficient, but once again raises a familiar question: has Chicago become more concert than theatre?...

Review: A MAGICAL HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS AT THE JOAN at Cygnet Theatre


by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2025

Cygnet Theatre’s “A Magical Holiday: Christmas at The Joan” is precisely what its title promises: a bright, polished, joy-forward holiday revue that knows its job is to lift spirits, sparkle confidently, and send you back into December humming. ...

Review: A HOLIDAY POPS! with Melinda Doolittle and the National Symphony Orchestra, Steven Reineke Conductor at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - December 16, 2025

At this festive time of year, everyone has a favorite tradition. One of mine is attending YOUR National Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) annual A Holiday Pops! concert. It is always guaranteed to showcase a top notch singer and a superb choir, while giving the audience one audible pleasure after another a...

Review: A HOLIDAY POPS! with Melinda Doolittle and the National Symphony Orchestra, Steven Reineke Conductor at Kennedy Center


by Elliot Lanes - December 16, 2025

At this festive time of year, everyone has a favorite tradition. One of mine is attending YOUR National Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) annual A Holiday Pops! concert. It is always guaranteed to showcase a top notch singer and a superb choir, while giving the audience one audible pleasure after another a...

Review: THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT at Theatre Artists Studio


by Herbert Paine - December 16, 2025

Theatre Artists Studio’s THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT is a whirlwind of wit, whimsy, and moral purpose. An imaginative, brisk, and highly entertaining staging....

Review: WHO’S HOLIDAY! at National Broadway Theatre


by Brian Hilbrand - December 16, 2025

A story, although not written by Seuss, is an after-story of sorts, detailing what happens the night after Cindy Lou Who meets the Grinch, who, interestingly enough, and without giving too much away, end up getting married.  The wild and crazy events that go down as a result of that are nothing shor...

Review: FROZEN at Manatee Performing Arts Center


by Jacob Ruscoe - December 16, 2025

Manatee Performing Arts Center’s production of Frozen under the direction of Rick Kerby, is a theatrical delight that captures the heart, spectacle, and magic that have made this story a modern classic. From its cinematic origins to its Broadway evolution, Frozen has always relied on technical wizar...

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think Of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at the Ambassadors Theatre?


by Aliya Al-Hassan - December 16, 2025

James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are… Inspired by the iconic, terrifying film series, Paranormal Activity is a new story live on stage. What did the critics think?...

Review: RENT at New Village Arts


by ErinMarie Reiter - December 16, 2025

'Rent' is a show I quite literally grew up with, lyrics memorized and belted years before I had any idea what Collins meant by “Stoli.” To say I have a soft spot for it is an understatement. Which also makes 'Rent' tricky. Beyond its now-legendary mythology, its original cast,  its cultural impact, ...



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