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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Dec15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems’ Pigeon Sparks Holiday Havoc! CHICAGO – Building on two years of outstanding reviews, sold-out performances, and extraordinary attendance at weekday school matinees, The Young…

Sunday December 15, 2024
1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Miracle at Century High School
Dec15
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Miracle at Century High School

Miracle at Century High School is an original Christmas musical making its world premiere at The Annoyance Theatre. When the principal of a scandal-plagued high…

Sunday December 15, 2024
1:00 p.m.2:30 p.m.
The Annoyance Theatre
851 W. Belmont Ave.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

IT’S TIME TO BELIEVE IN MAGIC Broadway’s Spellbinding Sensation Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Chicago on its first-ever North American Tour. Join the…

Sunday December 15, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Nutcracker
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Nutcracker

Experience magic this holiday season with two-time Tony Award®-winner Christopher Wheeldon’s ‘The Nutcracker’. On a magical Christmas Eve, mere months before the opening of Chicago’s…

Sunday December 15, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
& Juliet There's live after Romeo
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

& Juliet

Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from “Schitt’s Creek,” this hilarious new musical flips the script on the greatest love story ever told. & Juliet asks: what would…

Sunday December 15, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody

Acclaimed retelling of classic film Die Hard from Richard Marsh – Fringe First-winner, London poetry slam champion, BBC Audio Drama Best Scripted Comedy Drama award-winner…

Sunday December 15, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
The Nutcracker
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Nutcracker

Hyde Park School of Dance’s spin on the holiday classic features more than classical ballet. Founding Artistic Director August Tye, longtime ballet mistress for Lyric…

Sunday December 15, 2024
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Mandel Hall, University of Chicago
1131 East 57th Street
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol

An avowed holiday skeptic, Aunt Trudy has been recruited to channel her late husband Joe’s famous Christmas cheer. From the isolation of her Chicago home,…

Sunday December 15, 2024
2:00 p.m.3:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
Asian Improv aRts Midwest: “Taiko Legacy 21”
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Asian Improv aRts Midwest: “Taiko Legacy 21”

AIRMW and Tsukasa Taiko  present with 21st edition of “Taiko Legacy.” The annual “Taiko Legacy” concert rooted is in the traditions of ozashiki (geisha chamber…

Sunday December 15, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.

Falsettos
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Falsettos

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 “Better than the 2016 Broadway revival…This is a very special show, one of the best Chicago productions…

Sunday December 15, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Ballet Chicago’s 30th Anniversary: The Nutcracker
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ballet Chicago’s 30th Anniversary: The Nutcracker

Ballet Chicago presents The Nutcracker as part of our 30th anniversary! Tickets are now on sale to both engagements of Ballet Chicago’s The Nutcracker at…

Sunday December 15, 2024
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Who’s Holiday!
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Who’s Holiday!

A Comedy with a twist of rhyme Remember little Cindy-Lou Who who was not more than two. What became of that tot, after that Grinch…

Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The House Without a Christmas Tree

The World Premiere Musical, THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE is based on the classic Christmas novel by Gail Rock and the beloved 1972 television…

Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Adverses
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Adverses

  Jealousy and intrigue run rampant in the city of Palacio. A mother and a daughter face off in a fight to the finish: The…

Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.
The Worm My Sister
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Worm My Sister

The Meat Machine presents A Red Orchid Incubator production of The Worm My Sister Conceived of and Directed by Ramona Rotten Devised and Performed by…

Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.

Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Little Orphan Boy The Musical!

The critically acclaimed original musical returns one more time to the Annoyance Theater just in time for the holiday season. Come enjoy some of Chicago’s…

Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues

13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues presented by The Outer Loop Theater Experience at Raven Theatre by Kathleen Kerrigan Duff & Michael Herman directed by Michael Herman, Aviva…

Sunday December 15, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.
Redtwist Theatre Presents “The Totality of All Things”
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Redtwist Theatre Presents “The Totality of All Things”

Award-winning Redtwist Theatre is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the headlining production in Twisted Playfest, The Totality of All Things, written…

Sunday December 15, 2024
3:30 p.m.5:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Christmas Ball At the Golden Dome Garlfield Field House
Dec15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts, Tours & Attractions

Christmas Ball At the Golden Dome Garlfield Field House

Come dance the night away in Chicago’s famous historic Golden Palace! A Regal Ball, with live musicians and dancing, waltz instruction, ornament making, decadent refreshments,…

Sunday December 15, 2024
4:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Garfield Fieldhouse
100 N Central Park Ave
The Nutcracker
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Nutcracker

Experience magic this holiday season with two-time Tony Award®-winner Christopher Wheeldon’s ‘The Nutcracker’. On a magical Christmas Eve, mere months before the opening of Chicago’s…

Sunday December 15, 2024
6:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
CHISME Holidays Extravaganza
Dec15
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events, Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

CHISME Holidays Extravaganza

iFeliz Chisme! Your favorite chismosas, Spenny and Kenny, are BACK for a HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA, filled to the brim with the hottest QUEER LATINE excellence. Our…

Sunday December 15, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
dorothy’s
2500 w chicago ave
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play

CHICAGO – Jackalope Theatre Company continues its 16th season at Edgewater’s Berger Park, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., with  the world premiere of The Singularity Play,…

Sunday December 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Boy Gets Girl
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Sunday December 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work

CHICAGO – Bramble Theatre Company, is proud to announce the third annual Festival of Unfinished Work at the new Bramble Arts Loft located on the…

Sunday December 15, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
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