Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol returns to Chicago’s historic Studebaker Theater for limited run this holiday season December 12th – 28th || Tickets now on sale for Manual Cinema’s imaginative rendition of the Charles Dickens classic; audiences invited on stage after each performance for a special interactive holiday experience
THEATER OF THE MIND, CHICAGO’S NEWEST DOWNTOWN CULTURAL ATTRACTION, CREATED BY TALKING HEADS FRONTMAN DAVID BYRNE & WRITER MALA GAONKAR AND PRODUCED BY GOODMAN THEATRE, ANNOUNCES INITIAL DATES FOR SPRING ENGAGEMENT AT THE REID MURDOCH BUILDING: MARCH 11th - MAY 31st || **TICKETS FOR THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE GO ON SALE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AT 10 AM**
***WITH MORE THAN 124 THEATER OF THE MIND PERFORMANCES/WEEK, THE GOODMAN OFFERS NEARLY 4,000 OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THEATER DURING ITS 100TH SEASON, SERVING NEARLY 300,000 PEOPLE***
CHRISTOPHER DONAHUE RETURNS AS SCROOGE, 9-YEAR-OLD ELLA BOPARAI DEBUTS AS TINY TIM IN THE GOODMAN’S 48TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL, NOVEMBER 15th – DECEMBER 31st || **DIRECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY MALKIA STAMPLEY, THIS YEAR’S 34-PERSON COMPANY INCLUDES FRESH FACES AND FAMILIAR FAVORITES** || ***CHIKÉ JOHNSON (ASHLAND AVENUE) APPEARS AS SCROOGE IN 10 PERFORMANCES***
Adults-only holiday fun: Who's Holiday! brings R-rated Cindy-Lou Who back to Theater Wit for her fifth year, November 28th - December 28th || Veronica Garza returns to her Jeff-nominated role as Cindy-Lou Who, now 40, flirty, and ready to spill the green tea about the Grinch
Cast and creative team in rehearsal for Steppenwolf Theatre’s Production of AMADEUS, Written by Peter Shaffer, Directed by Robert Falls || Featuring ensemble members Ian Barford, Robert Breuler, Ora Jones and Yasen Peyankov with David Darrow, Andrés Enriquez, Jodi Gage, Michael Kingston,
Aaron Kirby, Greg Komorowski, Jaye Ladymore, Gregory Linington, John Lister, Matt Miles, Aja Singletary, Joey Slotnick, Sawyer Smith and Erica Stephan ||
Now Extended Through January 11th in Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater
Rivendell Celebrates its 30th Anniversary with three World Premiere plays, a new play festival and the development of 2026 MacArthur fellow Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Folded Map || The season features playwrights Alex Lubischer, Melissa Ross, Eliza Bent and work by Artistic Director Tara Mallen, Keith Kupferer, Hallie Gordon, Ashley Neal, Glenn Obrero, Eric Slater, Jessica Fisch, Devon de Mayo and the RTE debut of Katherine Mallen Kupferer
WILD DOOR THEATER MAKES ITS CHICAGO DEBUT WITH NOAH HAIDLE’S SMOKEFALL AT THEATER WIT, NOVEMBER 10th – DECEMBER 21st ||
Gallant Directs the Poetic Meditation on how Families Fracture, Endure and Find Grace in the Ordinary.
BTE PRESENTS “GEORGIANA AND KITTY: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY,” THE FINAL CHAPTER IN LAUREN GUNDERSON AND MARGOT MELCON’S AUSTENESQUE HOLIDAY TRILOGY AT THE MAC NOVEMBER 20th – DECEMBER 21st || Paige Klopfenstein and Charlotte Foster reprise their roles as Mrs. Darcy and Jane Bingley respectively || Aly Greaves Amidei, recipient of a 2024 Jeff Award for Costume Design for BTE’s Production of “Miss Bennet,” returns to costume design; Christopher Kriz completes the trilogy as sound designer
Marriott Theatre Celebrates the Season with Rockin’ Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
50th Anniversary Season! Full Casting Announced for Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s THE DANCE OF DEATH || Written by August Strindberg, In a new version by Conor McPherson, Directed by ensemble member Yasen Peyankov, Featuring ensemble members Cliff Chamberlain, Kathryn Erbe and Jeff Perry || January 29 – March 22, 2026 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater
