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ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!

The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12…

Sunday December 1, 2024
11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.
Greenhouse Theater Center
2257 North Lincoln Avenue
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
Dog Man – The Musical
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Dog Man – The Musical

Back by popular demand, Dog Man: The Musical is a hilarious production based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain…

Sunday December 1, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue Fine Arts Building
Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
1:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Falsettos
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Falsettos

Tony Award-winning Falsettos is a tribute to family and its many forms; a playful interrogation of faith and identity; and a celebration of the beauty, complexity, and…

Sunday December 1, 2024
2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
The RSC’s Pericles
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The RSC’s Pericles

Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years as part of a new, ongoing partnership with CST Direct from a run…

Sunday December 1, 2024
2:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Christmas Bingo
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Christmas Bingo: It’s a Ho-Ho-Holy Night

Did Santa babysit the baby Jesus? Why were the Three Wise Men so lost? The answers to these and other humorous questions are answered in…

Sunday December 1, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Madison Street Theater
1010 Madison St.
Who’s Holiday!
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Adverses
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
3:00 p.m.4:30 p.m.
Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.
Christmas Bingo: It’s a Ho-Ho-Holy Night
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Christmas Bingo: It’s a Ho-Ho-Holy Night

Did Santa babysit the baby Jesus? Why were the Three Wise Men so lost? What are your favorite holiday movies and why? The answers to…

Sunday December 1, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Madison Street Theater
1010 Madison St.
13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
3:00 p.m.5:00 p.m.
Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.
Seven Guitars
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Seven Guitars

The Chicago non-Equity premiere of this searing August Wilson drama about six friends in the Hill District of Pittsburgh in 1948 mourning the death of…

Sunday December 1, 2024
3:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
City Lit Theater
1020 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660
ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

ANNIE returns to Chicago this holiday season!

The iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE is returning to Chicago this holiday season with a limited three-week engagement at The Chicago Theatre from November 12…

Sunday December 1, 2024
4:00 p.m.6:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
The RSC’s Pericles
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The RSC’s Pericles

Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years as part of a new, ongoing partnership with CST Direct from a run…

Sunday December 1, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Falsettos
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Falsettos

Tony Award-winning Falsettos is a tribute to family and its many forms; a playful interrogation of faith and identity; and a celebration of the beauty, complexity, and…

Sunday December 1, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
Adverses
Dec1
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…

Sunday December 1, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.
Into The Woods
Dec2
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…

Monday December 2, 2024
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division Street
Frozen: The Broadway Musical
Dec2
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…

Monday December 2, 2024
Paramount Theatre
23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, IL, 60506
New Monuments | Chicago Brendan Fernandes
Dec2
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…

Monday December 2, 2024
11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.
Grant Park
301 S Columbus Dr
Who’s Holiday!
Dec2
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…

Monday December 2, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Dec2
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…

Monday December 2, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
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