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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 3rdFriday, December 27th
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec3
Jan11
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…

Tuesday December 3, 2024Saturday January 11, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec3
Feb2
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…

Tuesday December 3, 2024Sunday February 2, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
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 4thSaturday, December 28th
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec4
Jan12
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…

Wednesday December 4, 2024Sunday January 12, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec4
Feb3
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…

Wednesday December 4, 2024Monday February 3, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
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
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 5thSunday, December 29th
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec5
Jan13
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024Monday January 13, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec5
Feb4
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…

Thursday December 5, 2024Tuesday February 4, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
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
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
Festive Tea at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
Dec6
Dec29
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Festive Tea at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago

Enjoy a delightful afternoon of scrumptious holiday-inspired treats during Festive Tea at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago every weekend from November 29 through December 22. Tea service…

Friday, December 6th
11:00 a.m.Sunday, December 29th
2:00 p.m.
The Ritz Carlton Chicago
160 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec7
Dec31
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, December 7thTuesday, December 31st
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec7
Jan15
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…

Saturday December 7, 2024Wednesday January 15, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec7
Feb6
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…

Saturday December 7, 2024Thursday February 6, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
League of Chicago Theatres
Dec7
Jan6
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 December 7, 2024
7:30 a.m.Monday January 6, 2025
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Once Upon a Symphony: The Little Red Hen
Dec7
Feb1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Once Upon a Symphony: The Little Red Hen

A cat, dog and mouse all turn down the Little Red Hen’s requests for help planting wheat, grinding flour and baking bread – and are…

Saturday December 7, 2024
10:00 a.m.Saturday February 1, 2025
10:00 a.m.
Festive Tea at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
Dec7
Dec30
Festivals, Fairs & Special Events

Festive Tea at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago

Enjoy a delightful afternoon of scrumptious holiday-inspired treats during Festive Tea at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago every weekend from November 29 through December 22. Tea service…

Saturday, December 7th
11:00 a.m.Monday, December 30th
2:00 p.m.
The Ritz Carlton Chicago
160 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611
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