The Joffrey Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Dec19
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 19th
Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Dr., Ste. 860
The Phantom of the Opera
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Phantom of the Opera

THE BRILLIANT ORIGINAL RETURNS “MORE SPECTACULAR THAN EVER” – Sunday Express The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again! Cameron Mackintosh presents a revitalized…

Friday, December 19th
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St. , Chicago, IL, 60601
Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre
Dec19
Dec20
Theatre & Performing Arts

Comedy Hour at Annoyance Theatre

Each week, Chicago comics bring the freshest, most experimental new material to the Annoyance for the Comedy Hour. The weekly show is an eclectic mix…

Friday, December 19th
12:00 a.m.Saturday, December 20th
1:00 a.m.
Annoyance Theatre & Bar
851 W. Belmont Ave., 2nd Fl.
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at Stahl Family Theatre
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at Stahl Family Theatre

Chicago Kids Company’s Holiday Classic returns for the 26th Year!  Our biggest and most colorful show will put you in the Holiday Spirit in no…

Friday, December 19th
10:30 a.m.11:00 a.m.
Stahl Family Theatre
5900 W Belmont Ave
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Beverly Arts Center
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Beverly Arts Center

Chicago Kids Company’s Holiday Classic returns for the 26th Year!  Our biggest and most colorful show will put you in the Holiday Spirit in no…

Friday, December 19th
10:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago
2407 W. 111th St. , Chicago, IL, 60655
A Christmas Carol
Dec19
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…

Friday, December 19th
2:00 p.m.
Goodman Albert Theatre
170 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60601
Millennium Park Holiday Sing-Along
Dec19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Millennium Park Holiday Sing-Along

The Millennium Park Holiday Sing-Along invites Chicagoans and visitors to sing out and celebrate Chicago’s diverse holiday traditions at 6 p.m. on Fridays between December…

Friday, December 19th
6:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.
Cloudgate Plaza in Millennium Park
201 E Randolph St
Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again

Clownshow is proud to present Blake Montgomery in his award-winning solo production Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again, at Theater Wit, 1229 W.…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
The Infinite Wrench
Dec19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

The Infinite Wrench

Don’t miss the longest running late-night show in Chicago! At The Infinite Wrench you’ll see 30 original plays in 60 minutes written and performed by…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
The Neo-Futurist Theater
5153 N. Ashland Ave.
Who’s Holiday! at Theater Wit
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Who’s Holiday! at Theater Wit

Christmas Day is in our grasp. Why the vodka? Glad you asked! The tot from The Grinch has grown, you see! She’s cursing and drinking,…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.8:00 p.m.
Theater Wit
ComedySportz Chicago
Dec19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
ComedySportz Chicago
Dec19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

ComedySportz Chicago

Chicago’s longest running and best interactive improv comedy experience. ComedySportz is comedy played as a sport, not comedy ABOUT sports (whew). Refs, fouls, points, games…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Malarkey Comedy Company
1501 N Kingsbury St
The Nutcracker
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Nutcracker

With its inspiring story, exquisite music, and masterful choreography, The Nutcracker captures the spirit of the holiday season. As the city’s only annual traditional Nutcracker, Ballet Chicago’s production…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

The magic of ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil is back for a limited run this holiday season at The Chicago Theatre, December…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
The Chicago Theatre
175 N. State
Christmas with C.S. Lewis
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Christmas with C.S. Lewis

Get in the holiday spirit with Christmas with C.S. Lewis, arriving in Chicago at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place. This evocative theatrical experience…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Broadway Playhouse
175 E. Chestnut Ave. , Chicago, IL, 60611
Much Ado About Nothing
Dec19
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…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Shakespeare Courtyard Theater
800 E. Grand, Chicago, IL, 60611
Teatro Zinzanni
Dec19
Music & Comedy, Theatre & Performing Arts

Teatro Zinzanni

Tickets are on sale now at https://zinzanni.com/chicago/tickets/ “Best Night Out” – CS Magazine | “You must see to believe!” – Forbes Teatro ZinZanni, Chicago’s most…

Friday, December 19th
7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
Teatro ZinZanni – Cambria Hotel
32 W Randolph St
Amadeus
Dec19
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…

Friday, December 19th
7:30 p.m.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1650 N. Halsted St. , Chicago, IL, 60614
Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol

Manual Cinema’s awe-inspiring, one-of-a-kind rendition of the Dickens classic returns to the Studebaker Theater this holiday season! Avowed holiday skeptic Aunt Trudy has been reluctantly…

Friday, December 19th
7:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Building | Studebaker Theater
410 South Michigan Avenue
The Long Christmas Dinner
Dec19
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…

Friday, December 19th
7:30 p.m.8:45 p.m.
Bramble Arts Loft
The Improvised Shakespeare Company®
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

The Improvised Shakespeare Company®

The Improvised Shakespeare Company® proudly presents its critically-acclaimed, long-running hit show Improvised Shakespeare Chicago, now in its 19th year! Join us for an evening of…

Friday, December 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
iO Theater
1501 N. Kingsbury St.
It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!

George Bailey – the Everyman from small town Bedford Falls whose dreams of escape and adventure were stopped by family obligation and civic duty –…

Friday, December 19th
7:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.
American Blues Theater
5627 N Lincoln Blvd
‘Twas The Night Before… By Cirque du Soleil
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

‘Twas The Night Before… By Cirque du Soleil

Due to overwhelming success, the celebrated holiday theatrical ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil is returning to The Chicago Theatre for a limited…

Friday, December 19th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
Chicago Theatre
Music of the Baroque: Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts
Dec19
Theatre & Performing Arts

Music of the Baroque: Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts

Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer directs this decades-long Chicago tradition for the very first time. The Chorus and Brass Ensemble bring to life festive music…

Friday, December 19th
7:30 p.m.9:30 p.m.
St. Michael Church in OId Town
1633 North Cleveland