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The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party
Four adorable Beatrix Potter favorites come to life in this mesmerizing, interactive trunk and puppet show, complete with original music. Storytellers weave Potter’s classic narration…
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…
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts
Woodland Critter Christmas
The woodland critters have a yearly celebration where they gather to celebrate the winter solstice as friends. This has worked for the majority of the…
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…
Theatre & Performing Arts
A Space Of Rest And Reflection Curated By Ciera McKissick | Pop-Up Installation
Mon, Jul 10-Thur, Dec 24 / Level 2 South Cantilever Lounge Inspired by our summer-long celebration of light and connection along with the themes found…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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,…
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