Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
Club Cabaret: Make 'Em Laugh
Cabaret, Comedy, Music, Variety
Runs Nov 21 - Nov 22, 2025
Club Cabaret is back at the ECC Arts Center with "Make 'Em Laugh," a joyful tribute to musical theatre's wittiest moments with clever classics and hidden gems.
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$$35
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$$35
MFA Collaboration Series: Among the Dead
Performance Art
Runs Nov 21 - Nov 23, 2025
Ana, a Korean American, travels to Seoul in 1975 to retrieve her recently deceased father’s ashes. When a bellboy named JC shows up at Ana’s hotel with a package containing her father’s WW2 diary, three separate time periods collide in the small hotel room. We meet Luke, a young American soldier fighting in the jungles of Myanmar in 1944 and Number Four, a Korean comfort woman camping out on a bridge in Seoul in 1950, waiting for the return of the young American soldier who fathered her daughter. Time, space, and Ana’s own origin story are connected by a shape-shifting Jesus in this dark comedy about a family broken apart by betrayed promises and how they find each other again through SPAM, journals, and Jesus. Mostly Jesus.
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$8 – $20
2:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$8 – $20
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$8 – $20
2:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$8 – $20
Rapornzel
Comedy, Holiday, Musical
Runs Nov 21 - Dec 14, 2025
Bawdy British panto for mature audiences only
7:30PM Fri, Nov 21, 2025
$25.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$25.00
7:30PM Mon, Nov 24, 2025
$35.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$35.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$35.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
$35.00
7:30PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
$35.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$35.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$35.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$35.00
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$35.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$35.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$35.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$35.00
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra presents
NIGHT MOVES
The Planets, E.T., and Star Trek
Classic, Music
Nov 22, 2025
The nighttime sky will never look the same after a concert of this nature! Climb aboard our audio version of the U.S.S. Enterprise as IPO takes you on …
3:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$50 – $86
CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS
Improv
Nov 22, 2025
A one-person improv show disguised as an acting class, from the creator of the Dead Eyes podcast.
7:00PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$20.00 – $22.0
Pat Tomasulo
Comedy
Nov 22, 2025
By day, he’s one of the hosts of the #1 rated WGN Morning News. By night, he’s one of the most in-demand stand-up comedians working in Chicago. Pat Tomasulo brings his dry wit and topical humor back to the MAC for an evening of stand-up sure to have audiences roaring with laughter
7:30PM Sat, Nov 22, 2025
$30 – $40
"Top of the World" - A Carpenters Tribune
Music
Nov 23, 2025
Heralded as one of the best, this Carpenters tribute band brings the most authentic versions of the Carpenters music to the stage.
3:00PM Sun, Nov 23, 2025
$45 – $55
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Children's/Family, Holiday
Runs Nov 28 - Dec 27, 2025
Set in Victorian-era London, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol tells the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the spirited ghosts that visit him one fateful Christmas Eve hoping to persuade him to change his miserly ways. Complete with falling snow and magical illusions, A Christmas Carol is a visually stunning experience and, at one hour long, perfect for children of all ages. Continue your tradition or start a new one by gathering the whole family for this truly memorable holiday classic.
10:00AM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
10:00AM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
12:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
10:00AM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
10:00AM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
10:00AM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
12:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
10:00AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
12:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
10:00AM Tue, Dec 09, 2025
10:00AM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
7:00PM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
10:00AM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
10:00AM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
12:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
10:00AM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
12:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
10:00AM Tue, Dec 16, 2025
10:00AM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
7:00PM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
10:00AM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
10:00AM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
12:00PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
10:00AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
12:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
10:00AM Mon, Dec 22, 2025
10:00AM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
10:00AM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
12:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
Dorian
Classic, Drama, Pride
Runs Nov 28 - Dec 14, 2025
A contemporary re-imaging of Oscar Wilde's novel
7:30PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
$30.00
3:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$30.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$30.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$30.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$30.00
How to Train Your Dragon in Concert
Music
Runs Nov 28 - Nov 30, 2025
A young Viking named Hiccup defies tradition when he befriends a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless, and together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save …
7:30PM Fri, Nov 28, 2025
from $75
7:30PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
from $75
3:00PM Sun, Nov 30, 2025
from $75
Vienna Boys Choir: Christmas in Vienna
Music
Nov 29, 2025
For six centuries, the child musicians of the Vienna Boys Choir have been enthralling the world with their lively singing style and purity of tone. With members hailing …
1:00PM Sat, Nov 29, 2025
from $39
The Long Christmas Dinner
Drama, Experimental, Holiday
Runs Dec 01 - Dec 28, 2025
Thornton Wilder's Holiday Classic
7:30PM Mon, Dec 01, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Tue, Dec 02, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
3:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Mon, Dec 22, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
3:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
$$23.00 – $$63.00
CSO Chamber Music: Elysian Trio
Music
Dec 02, 2025
The Elysian Trio explores the richly expressive world of clarinet, cello and piano trios. From the balanced textures of Beethoven and the lyrical warmth of Bruch to the …
6:30PM Tue, Dec 02, 2025
Elf
Comedy, Holiday, Musical
Runs Dec 02 - Dec 14, 2025
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 mistakenly crawls …
7:00PM Tue, Dec 02, 2025
7:00PM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
7:00PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
7:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
1:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
6:30PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
7:00PM Tue, Dec 09, 2025
1:00PM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
7:00PM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
7:00PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
7:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
1:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
SIX
Musical
Runs Dec 02 - Dec 14, 2025
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 of 21st century …
7:00PM Tue, Dec 02, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
6:30PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Dec 09, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Beverly Arts Center
Children's/Family, Holiday, Musical
Runs Dec 03 - Dec 23, 2025
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 time. Join the new Elf Class of 2025 as they try to find the missing “list” in time for Christmas.
10:30AM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Dec 09, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Dec 10, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$18 – $22
11:00AM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Mon, Dec 15, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Dec 16, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$18 – $22
11:00AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$18 – $22
11:00AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Mon, Dec 22, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
$18 – $22
Till Eulenspiegel & Bullock Sings Aucoin
Music
Runs Dec 04 - Dec 07, 2025
Richard Strauss brings humor and charm to Till Eulenspiegel, a lively portrait of the mischievous prankster. Brahms never revealed a story behind his Third Symphony, but its four movements …
7:30PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
from $49
1:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
from $49
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
from $49
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
from $49
It's A Wonderful Life - A Live Radio Play
Holiday
Runs Dec 05 - Dec 20, 2025
Ring in the Holiday's With George and Clarence! This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble …
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$15.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$15.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$15.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$15.00
Once Upon a Symphony: The Ugly Duckling
Children's/Family, Music
Runs Dec 06, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026
A young duckling is teased for being different. After facing loneliness and other struggles, the duckling matures into a stunning swan, realizing true beauty comes from within. Explore …
10:00AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
from $20
11:45AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
from $20
10:00AM Sat, Jan 10, 2026
from $20
11:45AM Sat, Jan 10, 2026
from $20
10:00AM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
from $20
11:45AM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
from $20
Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
Children's/Family, Classic, Dance, Holiday
Runs Dec 06 - Dec 07, 2025
Returning to The Center after sold-out performances in 2024, this beloved holiday family classic is the only production that recreates the original version’s full-length staging. Little Clara, her …
1:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$20 – $50
5:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$20 – $50
3:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$20 – $50
The Second City: "Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire"
Comedy, Holiday
Dec 06, 2025
Expect seasonal songs, sharp sketches, and a healthy dose of improv, all wrapped up in a hilariously irreverent package.
5:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$32 – $49
8:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$32 – $49
Jim Witter's Christmas Memories
Holiday, Music
Dec 06, 2025
Jim Witter brings nostalgic holiday harmonies to the ECC Arts Center stage on December 6 with "Christmas Memories."Experience the magic of the season with the heartwarming holiday celebration that transports you to Christmases past.
7:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$$50 adults – $$20 for children under 12
A Chanticleer Christmas
Holiday, Music
Dec 09, 2025
“The one Christmas concert to rule them all” (12/), Chanticleer’s signature holiday program returns to Orchestra Hall. The Grammy Award-winning men’s chorus presents an evening of joyous carols, …
7:30PM Tue, Dec 09, 2025
from $45
Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical at the Stahl Family Theatre
Children's/Family, Holiday, Musical
Runs Dec 11 - Dec 23, 2025
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 time. Join the new Elf Class of 2025 as they try to find the missing “list” in time for Christmas.
10:30AM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Mon, Dec 15, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Dec 16, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Mon, Dec 22, 2025
$18 – $22
10:30AM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
$18 – $22