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Raks Inferno: A Holiday Circus Cabaret
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Raks Inferno: A Holiday Circus Cabaret

“Seductive, fearless performances.” – Metromix Experience an intimate holiday speakeasy, nominated “Best of Chicago” by the Chicago Reader! Featuring circus artists, fusion bellydancers, and more…

Friday, December 13th
7:00 p.m.8:45 p.m.
The Newport Theater
956 W. Newport Ave.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Nutcracker
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
Hubard Street Dance Chicago Season 47: Fall Series
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hubard Street Dance Chicago Season 47: Fall Series

Hubard Street Dance Company (HSDC) is kicking off Season 47: Fall Series with a historic partnership with The Verdon Fosse® Legacy, making HSDC the only…

Friday, December 13th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St.
The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Roar Speakeasy: A Prohibition Era Experience

Go back in time to Chicago’s Prohibition Era at The Roar on Rush! A lively Speakeasy that lights the way to a hidden 4-room cocktail…

Friday, December 13th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Roar on Rush
437 N. Rush Street
Ballet Chicago’s 30th Anniversary: The Nutcracker
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
Jackalope Theatre Company’s The Singularity Play
Dec13
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,…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Edgewater’s Berger Park
6205 N. Sheridan Rd.
Hedwig and The Angry Inch
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Hedwig and The Angry Inch

With music and lyrics by Stephen Trask and a book by John Cameron Mitchell, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows the journey of Hedwig Robinson,…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 N Milwaukee Ave
Alabama Story
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
after-words bookstore
23 East Illinois Street
Alabama Story
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Alabama Story

As the Civil Rights movement is brewing in Montgomery, Alabama, a segregationist senator and the state librarian clash over the content of a children’s book…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Haymarket House
800 W. Buena Ave.
Boy Gets Girl
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Choose Chicago
7924 Lincoln Ave
The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Elephant in the Room by Priyanka Shetty

South Asia Institute presents the Chicago debut with just two exclusive shows of “The Elephant in the Room”, a critically acclaimed one-woman show by Priyanka…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
South Asia Institute
1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Onward and Overwhelmed
Dec13
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Onward and Overwhelmed

Onward and… Overwhelmed! is a continuation of the show “Onward and Off My Parents’ Health Insurance”.  The show features original sketch comedy, songs, musical improv,…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Second City
230 West North Avenue
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
Dec13
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,…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
Happy Holly-Daze Performance
Dec13
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Happy Holly-Daze Performance

Year after year, Corn Productions brings the holiday magic in a tradition spanning over a decade. Happy Holly-Daze is a sketch comedy show about all…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.
Bramble Theatre Company’s Festival of Unfinished Work
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Dinner with Friends
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dinner with Friends

Bluebird Arts  kicks off its sixth season with Donald Margulies’ Dinner with Friends at Theater Wit (Chicago, IL). The show runs Saturday, October 19 through…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Theater Wit
Chicago a cappella Presents “Holidays a cappella”
Dec13
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Chicago a cappella Presents “Holidays a cappella”

The ten singers of Chicago a cappella brings the nostalgic joys of friendship, family, and the magic of Christmas come to musical life, as guest actor Greg Vinkler…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut Street
& Juliet There's live after Romeo
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody
Dec13
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…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Dec13
Theatre & Performing Arts

Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas

Enjoy one of America’s most cherished silver screen classics, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, as it finds its way to the Marriott Theatre stage this holiday…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement
Dec13
Dec14
Theatre & Performing Arts

GDC: “Season 61 | UNLIMITED!” Spring Harris Theater Engagement

Giordano Dance Chicago, America’s original jazz dance company, presents their spring engagement at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St. at…

Friday, December 13th
7:30 p.m.Saturday, December 14th
9:30 p.m.
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