Theater This Week
Now Playing in Indiana:
December 6th, 7:30 pm ET, StageWorks Staged Reading, Ada and the Engine, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawauka Avenue, South Bend. $10. FYI (574) 232-2559 or www.actingensemble.com/box-office
Through December 11th, Dickens Christmas Carol Dinner Show, Theatre at the Center, 1040 "Ridge Road, Munster. Show only $30. FYI (219) 936-3255 or www.cvpa.org/christmas-dinner-show. Additional dinner option $25 FYI Trama Catering (219) 836-1930 ext 2
**** Through December 11th, The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon, Footlight Players, 1705 Franklin Street, Michigan City. Adults $10, Children under 12 $10. FYI (219) 874-4035 or www.footlightplayers.org.
**** Through December 17th, Twas the Night before Christmas, Chicago Street Theater, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso. $20-$22. FYI (219) 464-1636 or www.chicagostreet.org.
**** Through December 18th, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jr. South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N Main St. South Bend. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
**** December 9th-11th, 16th-18th, A Fabulous 50's Christmas, Towle Theater, 5205n Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $21. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
**** December 9th through 18th, Elf the Musical Jr., Memorial Opera House, 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso. $21-$23. FYI (219) 548-9137 or www.memorialoperahouse.com
December 9th through 18th, A Nice Family Christmas, Hammond Community Theatre, Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $18 (cash only at the door) FYI (219) 852-0848 or www.showtix4u.com/event-details/68698
December 9th through 18th, Dysfunctional Family Christmas, L'arc en Ciel Theatre Group, 13109 S. Wicker Avenue (Rt. 41), Cedar Lake. FYI text Angie @ (219) 776-0888.
December 9th through 18th, The Bird Boy, Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawauka Avenue, South Bend. $19. FYI (574) 232-2559 or www.actingensemble.com/box-office
Now Playing in Illinois:
**** December 5th, 6:30 & 8:30 pm, PlayMakers Laboratory celebrates its 25th anniversary with 25 Years of Students’ Stories, Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago. $25. FYI playmakerslab.org.
December 7th & 8th, Porchlight Revisits The Apple Tree, Porchlight Music Theatre, at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N Dearborn St., Chicago. FYI (773) 777-9884 or PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.
December 11th, 7:00 pm, 2022 RefrAction Lab Showcase, Refracted Theatre Company, iO Theater –The Weed Cabaret (2nd floor), 1501 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago. $10. FYI www.seetickets.us/wafform.aspx?_act=fullsearchv3&v3=yes&s=refraction%20l...
**** Through December 11th, The Christmas Schooner, The Drama Group, 330 202nd Street, Chicago Heights. Tickets $23, $21 Seniors. https://dg.booktix.com/ FYI (708) 755-3444 or www.dramagroup.org.
**** December 6th through 11th, A Magical Cirque Christmas, MagicSpace Entertainment, Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com or www.MagicalCirqueChristmas.com.
**** December 8th through 11th, The Christmas Schooner, directed by David Zak, Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th Street, Chicago. $40. FYI https://thebeverlyartscenter.com/event/the-christmas-schooner/.
Through December 11th, RENT, Porchlight Music Theatre, at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N Dearborn St., Chicago. FYI (773) 777-9884 or PorchlightMusicTheatre.org.
Through December 11th, World Premiere, A Mile in the Dark, Co-Produced by Interrobang Theatre Project and Rivendell Theatre Ensemble. Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, 5779 N. Ridge Avenue, Chicago. $28-$38. FYI (773) 334-7728 or www.RivendellTheatre.org
**** Through December 11th, Dooby Dooby Moo, KidSeries, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. $35-$35 FYI (773) 761- 4477 or www.lifelinetheatre.com
Through December 11th, Among the Dead, Jackalope Theatre Company, Jackalope Theatre in the Broadway Armory, 5917 N Broadway, Chicago. $15-35 FYI (773) 340-2543 or https://jackalopetheatre.org
Through December 11th, World Premiere, Malapert Love, The Artistic Home, Den Theatre's Upstairs Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. $35. FYI (773) 697-3830 or thedentheatre.com
Through December 17th, Mosque4Mosque, About Face Theatre, The Den, 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago. Pay-what-you-can tickets ($5-$35) on sale Sept. 15th. FYI www.aboutfacetheatre.com.
December 10th, 11th, 17th, & 18th, Jackie Taylor’s Joy to the World: A Holiday Celebration, Black Ensemble Theater, Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark Street, Chicago. $50-$55. FYI (773) 769-4451 or www.blackensemble.org.
Through December 18th, PrideArts’ holiday Panto extravaganza, Jack Off The Beanstalk, Pride Arts, 4139 N. Broadway, Chicago. $25. FYI www.goelevent.com/pridearts/e/JackOffTheBeanstalk
Through December 18th, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Midsommer Flight, Show House Room of the beautiful Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 North Stockton Drive, Chicago. Pay-what-you-can. Suggested donation $30.00. FYI www.midsommerflight.com
Through December 18th, New Stages Festival, Owen Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through December 18th, Title X, Artemisia Theatre, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $25-$40. FYI (773) 975-8150, TheaterWit.org or artemisiatheatre.org
Through December 18th, It Runs in the Family, Citadel Theatre, 300 S. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest. $40-$45. FYI (847) -735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org
Through December 18th, Seasons Greetings, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. FYI (630) 942-4000 or www.atthemac.org
Through December 18th, Trouble in Mind, TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago. $42-$57. FYI (773) 281-8463 x6 or timelinetheatre.com
Through December 18th, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Kokandy Productions, Chopin Theater, 1543 W Division St., Chicago. FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.
Through December 23rd, It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago! American Blues Theater, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, Chicago. FYI (773) 654-3103 or www.americanbluestheater.com
Through December 23rd, The Second City’s Holiday Revue: I Saw Mommy Kissing The Second City, Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. 18 and older. $35 FYI (630) 896-6666 or ParamountAurora.com,
Through December 24th, Rolling World Premiere, Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 www.northlight.org/subscribe.
Through December 24th, Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol, Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
**** Through December 24th, Saturdays & Sundays at 9:30 & 11:30 am, The Beatrix Potter Holiday Tea Party, Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine, Chicago. Ages 2 - 6. Tickets start at $45 including both show and tea party. FYI chicagochildrenstheatre.org.
**** Through December 27th, The Nutcracker, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, Joffrey Ballet, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. FYI (312) 386-8905 or www.joffrey.org.
**** Through December 30th, A Christmas Carol, The Theatre for Young Audiences, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
Through December 30th, Who's Holiday? Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. $24-$50. FYI (773) 975-8150 or www.theaterwit.org.
Through December 30th, The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, The Obligatory Holiday Special, Hell in a Handbag Productions, The Hoover Leppen Theater at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., Chicago. $29 in advance, $34 at the door, $48 VIP/reserved seating with drink ticket. FYI handbagproductions.org or buytickets.at/hellinahandbagproductions/775153.
December 6th through 31st, Dear Evan Hansen, Broadway in Chicago, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
**** December 11th through 31st, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, Strawdog Theatre, The Edge Theater Off-Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago. www.strawdog.org.
Through December 31st, The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque©, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI (773) 404-7336 or www.greenhousetheater.org/.
**** Through December 31st, The Wizard of Oz, Marriott's Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com/shows/childrens-theatre
**** Through December 31st, 45th Annual production of A Christmas Carol, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago. Tickets start at $29. FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
Through December 31st, Mondays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 3:00 pm, The Best of The Second City Holidays, The Second City, 230 W North Ave, Chicago. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com
Through January 1st, Thursday through Saturday, 8:00 pm, Sundays, 7:00 pm, What the Elf? The Second City, 230 W North Ave, Chicago. Tickets start at $29. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com
**** Through January 1st, Christmas Bingo by Vicki Quade, a Family Friendly Holiday Classic, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $37. FYI (773) 404-7336 or www.greenhousetheater.org.
Through January 1st, Sundays at 12:00 pm, The Second City’s Holiday Improv Brunch, The Second City, 230 W North Ave, Chicago. Tickets start at $35. FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com
**** Through January 1st, A Christmas Story, The Musical, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.co
Through January 1st, Clue, Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 North Southport Avenue, Chicago. FYI www.MercuryTheaterChicago.com.
Through January 1st, A Christmas Carol in the Dark, Original Audio Play, available to stream. A Theatre in the Dark. Single stream purchase: $15 (or $12 with code CAROL 22), FYI On sale now at www.atheaterinthedark.com
Through January 6th, Fridays only, FORTS: Adult Night, a BYOB version of FORTS: Build Your Own Adventure, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. MIlwaukee, Chicago. $15. FYI www.filamenttheatre.org
**** Through January 8th, FORTS: Build Your Own Adventure, Filament Theatre, 4041 N. MIlwaukee, Chicago. $15. FYI www.filamenttheatre.org
**** Through January 8th, Sound of Music, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
**** Through January 8th, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Lookingglass Theatre in Water ToWorld Premiere, wer Water Works, 821 N. Michigan, Chicago. FYI (312) 337-0665, www.lookingglasstheatre.org
**** Through January 9th, Elf the Musical, Drury Lane Oakbrook, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.
**** Through January 14th, Disney’s The Lion King, Broadway in Chicago, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Through January 15th, World Premiere, Bold Sisters, Ensemble Theatre in Honor of Helen Zell, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago. FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org
Through January 15th, The Twenty-Sided Tavern, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago. $40-$65. www.thetwentysidedtavern.com FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Through April 23rd, Cabaret Zazou's Luminaire, Randolph Entertainment LLC, Spiegeltent, 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago. $125-$210 (Show only $75). FYI (312) 488-0900 or www.CabaretZaZou.com
Open Run, A Murder in the Court of Xanadu, Original Audio Play, available to stream November 3rd. A Theatre in the Dark. $25 "season pass" FYI https://www.theatreinthedark.com/a-matter-of-red-herrings
Open Run, A Matter of Red Herrings, Original Audio Play, available to stream. A Theatre in the Dark. $25 "season pass" FYI https://www.theatreinthedark.com/a-matter-of-red-herrings
Open Run, Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $49.95-$79.95. FYI (773) 404-7336 or www.sextipsplay.com.
Open Run, Saturdays @ 5:00 pm, Sundays @ 2:00 pm, Late Night Catechism, Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $37. FYI (773) 404-7336 or www.greenhousetheater.org/.
Open Run, James M. Barrie's The New Word, Mesalliance Repertory Theatre. 30 minute radio play.. Free, Now streaming at www.misalliancerepertory.org
Open run, 2 live performances per week, The Infinite Wrench The Neo-Futurists Theater, 5153 N Ashland Ave, Chicago. $10. FYI www.neofuturists.org.
Open Run, Thursdays-Sundays at 7:00pm, Fridays and Sundays at 10pm, The Signature Show, Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark St., Chicago. $50-$80. FYI (312) 366-4500 or chicagomagiclounge.com.
At Second City
Open Run, Tuesdays through Thursdays. 8:00 pm, Fridays & Saturdays, 7:00 & 10:00 om, Sundays, 7:00 pm, 110th Revue, Do the Right Thing, No Worries If Not, Mainstage, The Second City. 1616 N. Wells, Chicago. Tickets start at $39. FYI www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Thursdays, 8:00 pm, Fridays & Saturdays, 7:00 & 10:00 pm, Sundays, 4:00 pm, Secret Altercations, e.t.c. Theatre, The Second City, 230 W. North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $30. FYI www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Thursdays–Saturdays, 8:00 pm; Sundays at 7:00 pm, Queer Eye: The Musical Parody, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $29.00. FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Tuesdas & Wednesdays, 8:00 pm, The Best of The Second City, Chicago Style, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago. Tickets start at $39.00. FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Sundays, 12:00 noon, The Second City’s Improv Brunch, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago. $35. FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Mondays, 8:00 pm, Saturdays, 3:00 pm, The Best of The Second City, Main Stage, The Second City, 1616 N. Wells, Chicago. Tickets start at $39.00. FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Fridays & Saturdays, 11:00 pm, The Second City’s Late Night Date Night, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago. $25. FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Saturdays, 7:30 & 9:00 pm, Baby Wants Candy, the completely improvised, full band musical, Donny's Skybox Theatre, 4th Floor, The Second City, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago. $25. FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Open Run, Saturdays, 7:30 pm, Clued In: An Improvised Murder Mystery, The Blackout Cabaret, The Second City, 230 W North Avenue, Chicago. $25. FYI 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com.
Now Playing in Michigan:
Now Playing in Wisconsin:
Now Playing Elsewhere:
Through December 19th, Stones in His Pockets, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. $20-$54. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
Through December 24th, A Christmas Carol, West Theatre at TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. $20-$54. FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.
Now Playing in London:
Link to London guide: https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/your-guide-to-london-theatre-shows
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