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Who’s Holiday!
Dec6
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…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
BLANK! The Musical
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

BLANK! The Musical

Gather your friends, grab your phone, and share your ideas. At BLANK! The Musical, you create an entire Broadway-style production. This incredible show is completely improvised.…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.

ANTARANGA: Between You and Me
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

ANTARANGA: Between You and Me

ANTARANGA: Between You and Me is set in a world in deep crisis (much like our own) where most people have lost their ability to…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Links Hall
3111 North Western Avenue
420 Shakespeare
Dec6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

420 Shakespeare

Chicago’s Own Shakespeare-friendly Comedy Show! What happens when five actors attempt to perform one of Shakespeare’s hit plays while one or more of them get……

Friday December 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Your Budz
3722 N Southport Ave
Ananya Dance Theatre presents: “ANTARANGA: Between You and Me”
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Ananya Dance Theatre presents: “ANTARANGA: Between You and Me”

ANTARANGA: Between You and Me is set in a world in deep crisis (much like our own) where most people have lost their ability to…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Links Hall
3111 North Western Avenue
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
James M. Nederlander Theatre
24 W. Randolph St.
The Nutcracker
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr. , Chicago, IL, 60606
The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Murder Mystery Co’s Dinner Theater Show

A two-hour-long comedic murder mystery where even YOU can be the killer!  Join us for the event everyone is dying to attend! Friday Events: 7:00…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Jenny’s Steak and Banquets
11041 Menard Avenue
Sofa King Queer
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Sofa King Queer

NOTHING WITHOUT A COMPANY announces the album release and 7-show extension of the critically acclaimed WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL SOFA KING QUEER Tickets available HERE November 22 –…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Berger Park Cultural Center
6205 N Sheridan Rd
The RSC’s Pericles
Dec6
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…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Grossman Ensemble – World Premieres I
Dec6
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Grossman Ensemble – World Premieres I

Since its inception in 2018, the resident ensemble of the University of Chicago’s Center for Contemporary Composition has premiered 60 new musical works. Conductor Kiki…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Logan Center for the Arts – Performance Hall
915 East 60th Street
The House Without a Christmas Tree
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Onward and Overwhelmed
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Second City
1616 N. Wells St.
Happy Holly-Daze Performance
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Cornservatory
4210 N Lincoln Ave
13 Suits: A Mother’s Monologues
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Raven Theatre Company
6157 N. Clark St.
Falsettos
Dec6
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…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Court Theatre
5535 S. Ellis, Chicago, IL, 60637
& Juliet There's live after Romeo
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Yippee Ki Yay – A Diehard Parody
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
175 E. Chestnut St .Chicago, IL 60611
Macaulay Culkin and A Screening of Home Alone
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

Macaulay Culkin and A Screening of Home Alone

Join us for a special screening of the timeless classic, Home Alone, followed by an exclusive moderated interview and audience Q&A with the one and…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Rosemont Theatre
Redtwist Theatre Presents “The Totality of All Things”
Dec6
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…

Friday December 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Redtwist Theatre
1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave
Marriott Theatre Presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
Dec6
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 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
Marriott Theatre
10 Marriott Dr.
The Lincoln Lodge
Dec6
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Lincoln Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge stand-up comedy and variety showcase plays every Friday and Saturday night in Chicago’s glamorous Logan Square! In addition to The Lodge’s rotating…

Friday December 6, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Lincoln Lodge Theater
2040 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Adverses
Dec6
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…

Friday December 6, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Aguijón Theater
2707 N. Laramie Ave.
The Worm My Sister
Dec6
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…

Friday December 6, 2024
8:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.

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