The Late Nite Mic with Vik Pandya at The Comedy Bar
Dec1
Music & Comedy

The Late Nite Mic with Vik Pandya at The Comedy Bar

2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Vik Pandya is a nationally touring…

Monday, December 1st
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
The House That Will Not Stand
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The House That Will Not Stand

In early nineteenth-century New Orleans, widowed mother Beartrice struggles to manage her headstrong daughters after the death of her second husband. But as the matriarch…

Monday, December 1st
7:00 p.m.9:15 p.m.
Windy City Playhouse
3014 W. Irving Park Rd.
Amadeus
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Amadeus

Vienna: a cacophony of music and intrigue. The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the flamboyant entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: prodigy and wild…

Monday, December 1st
7:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
The Long Christmas Dinner
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Long Christmas Dinner

THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER – nine decades long in just one 75-minute act – showcases the lives of several generations of the Bayard family. Wilder…

Monday, December 1st
7:30 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker

November 7 – December 7 | The Den Theatre written by Stephanie Alison Walker directed by Nathan Dale Short assistant direction by Emma Leeper You…

Monday, December 1st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Friends with Guns by Stephanie Alison Walker

You think you know your friends, your neighbors, your spouse; but what happens when you suddenly find out they have a garage full of guns?…

Monday, December 1st
7:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Den Theatre
1331 North Milwaukee Avenue
Music of the Baroque: Handel’s Messiah
Dec1
Theatre & Performing Arts

Music of the Baroque: Handel’s Messiah

Celebrate the season with Messiah, Handel’s beloved homage to hope, faith, and triumph. From the soul-stirring “Comfort ye, my people” to the exhilarating “Hallelujah” Chorus, this…

Monday, December 1st
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Chicago Symphony Center
220 S Michigan Ave
Chicago’s Best Stand Up
Dec1
Music & Comedy

Chicago’s Best Stand Up

Welcome to Chicago’s Best Stand Up at The Laugh Factory – Chicago! Join us on January 12, 2025, at 8:00 PM for a night of…

Monday, December 1st
8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
The Laugh Factory
175 N Broadway
Burna Boy – No Sign of Weakness World Tour
Dec1
Music & Comedy

Burna Boy – No Sign of Weakness World Tour

GRAMMY® Award-winning global icon Burna Boy will celebrate his eagerly awaited eighth studio album, No Sign Of Weakness, with an epic North American headline tour.…

Monday, December 1st
8:30 p.m.11:30 p.m.
United Center
1901 W Madison St.
Elf The Musical
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Elf The Musical

Elf The Musical, inspired by the hit film, is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of Buddy, a young orphan child whose life is changed forever when he…

Tuesday, December 2nd
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
SIX
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

SIX

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration…

Tuesday, December 2nd
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602
A Christmas Carol
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

A Christmas Carol

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Rediscover a Dickens’ classic with an adaptation that “makes you…

Tuesday, December 2nd
2:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Improvised Christmas Carol
Dec2
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Improvised Christmas Carol

In a cuckoo-bananas world, sometimes we all just need a good ‘ol fashion morality check. It’s time for Ebenezer Scrooge to get another supernatural wake-up…

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Second City
230 W North Ave., 2nd Floor
Tuesday Good Show
Dec2
Music & Comedy

Tuesday Good Show

Showcasing some of the best performers in the city, Tuesday Good Show is a free weekly variety show hosted by Nick Bonsignore and Keller Paulson.…

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
The Gallery Cabaret
2020 N Oakley Ave
Tomato Throw Show
Dec2
Music & Comedy

Tomato Throw Show

2-Item Minimum Per Guest First Come, First Served Seating No Outside Food or Beverage Valid ID Required at Entry Join us for the most fun…

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Comedy Bar
500 N. LaSalle St.
Much Ado About Nothing
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Much Ado About Nothing

Just in time for the holiday season, Shakespeare’s wittiest rom-com is “as merry as the day is long!” Beatrice is living it up as a…

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Amadeus
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

Amadeus

Vienna: a cacophony of music and intrigue. The emperor’s composer, Antonio Salieri, holds court until the flamboyant entrance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: prodigy and wild…

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
The Long Christmas Dinner
Dec2
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Long Christmas Dinner

THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER – nine decades long in just one 75-minute act – showcases the lives of several generations of the Bayard family. Wilder…

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:30 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
Fresh Faces of Chicago
Dec2
Music & Comedy

Fresh Faces of Chicago

Welcome to The Laugh Factory – Chicago, where the Fresh Faces of Chicago will light up the stage on February 12, 2025, at 7:30 PM.…

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
The Laugh Factory
175 N Broadway
Blind Guardian: Fall 2025 North American Tour
Dec2
Music & Comedy

Blind Guardian: Fall 2025 North American Tour

Legendary German power metal band Blind Guardian will perform live at Vic Theatre on Dec. 2, 2025.

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
The Vic Theatre
3145 N. Sheffield
Pentatonix – Christmas in the City 2025 Tour
Dec2
Music & Comedy

Pentatonix – Christmas in the City 2025 Tour

Pentatonix is scheduled to perform in Rosemont on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the Allstate Arena.The show is part of their “Christmas in the City”…

Tuesday, December 2nd
7:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
Allstate Arena
6920 Mannheim Road
Erykah Badu and Alchemist – Abi & Alan 2025 Tour
Dec2
Music & Comedy

Erykah Badu and Alchemist – Abi & Alan 2025 Tour

Erykah Badu and Alchemist will perform live at The Chicago Theatre on Dec. 2-3, 2025.

Tuesday, December 2nd
8:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Elf The Musical
Dec3
Theatre & Performing Arts

Elf The Musical

Elf The Musical, inspired by the hit film, is the hilarious and heartwarming tale of Buddy, a young orphan child whose life is changed forever when he…

Wednesday, December 3rd
Auditorium Theatre
50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
SIX
Dec3
Theatre & Performing Arts

SIX

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration…

Wednesday, December 3rd
CIBC Theatre
18 W. Monroe St. , Chicago, IL, 60602