Experience the magic of the holiday season with your favorite holiday theatre classics, concerts, and more! Check out ChicagoPlays.com to find a full list of performances happening this month and beyond, plus experience these shows and more for a discount on Hot Tix.
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Want to find everything playing this holiday season? View the League of Chicago Theatre’s 2023 Holiday Theatre Guide.
The Nutcracker
Dance
Joffrey Ballet at Lyric Opera House
Dec. 2 – 27
Witness the magical 1893 Chicago World’s Fair with young Marie and her Nutcracker Prince in two-time Tony Award® winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s holiday masterpiece. It’s a celebratory Christmas Eve, and thanks to a surprise visit from the enchanting Great Impresario, Marie embarks on a spellbinding adventure into a realm of spectacle and wonder. Experience our holiday magic in this must-see tradition boldly reimagined for a new generation. Check for discounted tickets at Hot Tix
Jim Henson’s Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
Musical
Studebaker Theater
Now playing – Dec. 31
It’s three days before Christmas and Mayor Fox has just announced a Christmas talent contest with a grand prize of fifty dollars! Meanwhile, times are tough for Ma and Emmet Otter since Pa passed away, and winning that prize money would allow them to secretly buy each other a Christmas gift. As Christmas Eve and the talent contest quickly approach, will Ma and Emmet sacrifice what little they have, or will their Christmas wishes come true? Check for discounted tickets at Hot Tix!
The Lion in Winter
Drama
Court Theatre
Now playing – Dec. 3
It is Christmas in the 12th century, and Henry II’s family is in tatters. His once-loving wife and now sworn enemy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has been released from prison and is seeking vengeance at any cost; his three sons – Richard, Geoffrey, and John – are profoundly incompetent, consumed by petty sibling squabbles and gridlocked in duplicitous scheming; and his mistress (who just happens to be betrothed to his son) is running out of patience,
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