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Big Fans
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Big Fans

Veteran improvisers Mark Raterman (Cook County Social Club, Comedy Central), Neal Dandade (NBC’s Chicago Med, FX’s Justified: City Primeval), and Forest Hynes (Chaos Theory) create…

Thursday, December 5th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Revival
906 S Wabash Ave
The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!
Dec5
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roys of Succession Do Something Normal: An Improvised Show!

The famously dramatic leads from Succession – including Logan, Kendall, Shiv, Roman, and Connor Roy – try to accomplish something normal in a one hour…

Thursday, December 5th
9:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
Into The Woods
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Into The Woods

Escape into a fantastical fairytale adventure where wishes come true, but not always for free. A trove of storybook characters’ paths intertwine as they chase…

Friday, December 6th
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Frozen: The Broadway Musical

THE REGIONAL PREMIERE! Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, this sparkling Disney fairytale has been reimagined for the stage. The theatrical production of…

Friday, December 6th
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Dec6
Dec7
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, December 6th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, December 7th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
League of Chicago Theatres
Dec6
Dec9
Theatre & Performing Arts

Encounters with Light

Encounters with Light features Martha Graham’s 1931 masterpiece, Primitive Mysteries as well as a world premier by guest artist, Vershawn Sanders Ward. Original choreography by…

Friday, December 6thMonday, December 9th
Newhart Family Theatre
1020 W. Sheridan Rd.
Antigone
Dec6
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Antigone

Sophocles’ Antigone, translated by poet and MacArthur Fellow Anne Carson, remains unequaled in its ability to combine all the fundamental contradictions of the human condition…

Friday, December 6thSunday, December 15th
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dec6
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Experience the magic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory like never before! Follow the adventures of Charlie Bucket, a kindhearted boy who wins a golden…

Friday, December 6thSunday, December 15th
The Marriage of Figaro
Dec6
Dec27
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Marriage of Figaro

Join Lyric Opera of Chicago for Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, an intimate study of human relationships and one of the greatest operas ever written.…

Friday, December 6thFriday, December 27th
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
The Joffrey Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Dec6
Dec28
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Joffrey Ballet’s 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…

Friday, December 6thSaturday, December 28th
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr., Ste. 860
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec6
Dec30
Theatre & Performing Arts

Boy Gets Girl

A mystery thriller by Rebecca Gilman. The life of a successful career woman takes a terrifying turn when a seemingly innocent blind date spirals into…

Friday, December 6thMonday, December 30th
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec6
Jan14
Theatre & Performing Arts

Bottle Fly

World Premiere of a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger, author of last seasons’ Babel. This beautiful depiction of queer survival in the Everglades captures the…

Friday December 6, 2024Tuesday January 14, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec6
Feb5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella celebrates the timeless enchantment of this magical fairy tale. Follow the classic story of Cinderella and her quest to attend the…

Friday December 6, 2024Wednesday February 5, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
The Nutcracker
Dec6
Dec28
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Nutcracker

On a magical Christmas Eve, mere months before the opening of Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair, Marie and her mother, a sculptress creating the fair’s iconic…

Friday, December 6th
7:00 a.m.Saturday, December 28th
2:00 a.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
League of Chicago Theatres
Dec6
Jan5
Theatre & Performing Arts

Throbbin’ Wood

PrideArts continues its holiday tradition of presenting its adults-only British pantos. The fine folk of Got-wood Forest are terrorized by taxes imposed by the wicked…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday January 5, 2025
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Marriott Theatre Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences concludes its 2024 children’s theatre season with the beloved fairy tale adventure, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Full of warmth and…

Friday, December 6th
10:00 a.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical

Chicago Kids Company’s Holiday Classic returns for the 25th Year!  Our biggest and most colorful show will put you in the Holiday Spirit in no…

Friday, December 6th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Apollo Theater
2550 N. Lincoln Ave.
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Dec6
Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions, Theatre & Performing Arts

New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes

Envisioned as the first in a series of interventions that engage monuments in and outside of the United States, New Monuments | Chicago by Brendan Fernandes seeks…

Friday, December 6th
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

LOVE SONG by John Kolvenbach from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

CHICAGO – Remy Bumppo Theatre Company is pleased to announce the cast, creative and production teams for Love Song, written by John Kolvenbach and directed…

Friday, December 6th
2:30 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Curious Theatre Branch announces with a world premiere from Jenny Magnus, The Good

CHICAGO – Curious Theatre Branch, continues its 35th anniversary season with a world premiere from Founding Co-Artistic Director Jenny Magnus, The Good, March 29 –…

Friday, December 6th
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60642
Teatro Zinzanni
Dec6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale Now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/ for Love, Chaos, & Dinner ! Teatro Zinzanni returns to the vibrant Chicago Loop inside the velvet walls…

Friday, December 6th
6:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Spiegeltent – Cambria Hotel
32 W. Randolph
Little Orphan Boy The Musical!
Dec6
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…

Friday, December 6th
6:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
The Infinite Wrench
Dec6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday, December 6th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Who’s Holiday!
Dec6
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…

Friday, December 6th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
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