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League of Chicago Theatres
Nov29
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 November 29, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday December 29, 2024
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
Nov29
Theatre & Performing Arts

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women

Captivating readers for generations, this beloved classic shines in an all new stage adaptation. A timeless tale of family, resilience, and a determined young writer…

Friday November 29, 2024
7:30 a.m.Sunday December 29, 2024
7:30 a.m.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL, 60077
A Christmas Carol
Nov29
Dec28
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Christmas Carol

A Drury Lane tradition since 1989, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the fateful night he was visited…

Friday November 29, 2024
10:00 a.m.Saturday December 28, 2024
12:00 p.m.

Blue on stage
Nov30
Dec15
Theatre & Performing Arts

Blue

Blue is destined to become an American classic. Co-produced by Lyric, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Washington National Opera, the opera presents the moving story of…

Saturday November 30, 2024Sunday December 15, 2024
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Nov30
Dec24
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…

Saturday November 30, 2024Tuesday December 24, 2024

League of Chicago Theatres
Nov30
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…

Saturday November 30, 2024
7:30 a.m.Monday December 30, 2024
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Blue on stage
Dec1
Dec16
Theatre & Performing Arts

Blue

Blue is destined to become an American classic. Co-produced by Lyric, The Glimmerglass Festival, and Washington National Opera, the opera presents the moving story of…

Sunday December 1, 2024Monday December 16, 2024
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec1
Dec25
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024Wednesday December 25, 2024

League of Chicago Theatres
Dec1
Dec31
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
7:30 a.m.Tuesday December 31, 2024
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec2
Dec26
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…

Monday December 2, 2024Thursday December 26, 2024

Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec3
Dec27
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…

Tuesday December 3, 2024Friday December 27, 2024

Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec4
Dec28
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…

Wednesday December 4, 2024Saturday December 28, 2024

League of Chicago Theatres
Dec4
Jan3
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…

Wednesday December 4, 2024
7:30 a.m.Friday January 3, 2025
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Antigone
Dec5
Dec14
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024Saturday December 14, 2024
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dec5
Dec14
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024Saturday December 14, 2024
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec5
Dec29
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024Sunday December 29, 2024

League of Chicago Theatres
Dec5
Jan4
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024
7:30 a.m.Saturday January 4, 2025
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
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 6, 2024Sunday December 15, 2024
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 6, 2024Sunday December 15, 2024
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 6, 2024Saturday December 28, 2024
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 6, 2024Monday December 30, 2024

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 6, 2024
7:00 a.m.Saturday December 28, 2024
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
Antigone
Dec7
Dec16
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…

Saturday December 7, 2024Monday December 16, 2024
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