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Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec8
Jan16
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…

Sunday December 8, 2024Thursday January 16, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec8
Feb7
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…

Sunday December 8, 2024Friday February 7, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
League of Chicago Theatres
Dec8
Jan7
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 8, 2024
7:30 a.m.Tuesday January 7, 2025
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Festive Tea at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago
Dec8
Dec31
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…

Sunday, December 8th
11:00 a.m.Tuesday, December 31st
2:00 p.m.
The Ritz Carlton Chicago
160 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec9
Jan2
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 9, 2024Thursday January 2, 2025
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec9
Jan17
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…

Monday December 9, 2024Friday January 17, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec9
Feb8
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…

Monday December 9, 2024Saturday February 8, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec10
Jan3
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 10, 2024Friday January 3, 2025
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec10
Jan18
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 10, 2024Saturday January 18, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec10
Feb9
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 10, 2024Sunday February 9, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec11
Jan4
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 11, 2024Saturday January 4, 2025
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec11
Jan19
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 11, 2024Sunday January 19, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec11
Feb10
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 11, 2024Monday February 10, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
League of Chicago Theatres
Dec11
Jan10
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 11, 2024
7:30 a.m.Friday January 10, 2025
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec12
Jan5
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 12, 2024Sunday January 5, 2025
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec12
Jan20
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 12, 2024Monday January 20, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec12
Feb11
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 12, 2024Tuesday February 11, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
League of Chicago Theatres
Dec12
Jan11
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 12, 2024
7:30 a.m.Saturday January 11, 2025
3:00 a.m.
Pride Arts Center
4139 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613
Antigone
Dec13
Dec22
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 13thSunday, December 22nd
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dec13
Dec22
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 13thSunday, December 22nd
Boy Gets Girl peeking through blinds
Dec13
Jan6
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 13, 2024Monday January 6, 2025
Skokie Theatre
7924 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL, 60077
Bottle Fly world premiere
Dec13
Jan21
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 13, 2024Tuesday January 21, 2025
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Rodgers & Hammersteins Ciderella
Dec13
Feb12
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 13, 2024Wednesday February 12, 2025
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069
It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play
Dec13
Dec29
Theatre & Performing Arts

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Inspired by the classic American film, It’s a Wonderful Life, “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” is performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast in front…

Friday, December 13th
7:00 a.m.Sunday, December 29th
2:00 a.m.
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
2936 N. Southport Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60657
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