Find Touch Tours, ASL-Interpreted, Audio-Described, Open-Captioned and Autism-Friendly performances on our Access calendar.
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+
Home for the Holidays: An Evening with Tony Award Winner Levi Kreis
Holiday
Runs Dec 02 - Dec 03, 2025
Home for the Holidays: An Evening with Tony Award Winner Levi Kreis December 2, 2025, 7:30 pm December 3, 2025, 2:00 pm Tickets: $40 Experience an unforgettable evening as Tony Award Winner Levi …
7:30PM Tue, Dec 02, 2025
$40
2:00PM Wed, Dec 03, 2025
$40
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
Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs 'A Christmas Carol' Again
Holiday, One Person Show
Runs Dec 04 - Dec 28, 2025
Now over 200 years old, Charles Dickens finds himself once again booked to perform his overly familiar Christmas tale just as he has every December since 1853. Dickens, however, has other ideas.
8:00PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
$30
8:00PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$30
8:00PM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
$30
7:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$60
8:00PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$45
8:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$45
8:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$45
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$45
8:00PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$45
8:00PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$45
8:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$45
3:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$45
8:00PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$45
3:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$45
8:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$45
3:00PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
$45
Set In Chicago: Holiday Style
Holiday, Improv, Musical
Runs Dec 04 - Dec 18, 2025
Set In Chicago is back just in time for the holidays.
8:30PM Thu, Dec 04, 2025
$20.00
8:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$20.00
8:30PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$20.00
Chicago a cappella Presents
Holidays a cappella
Holiday, Music
Dec 05, 2025
Warm up your holidays with songs that glow with the comfort of hearth and home!
7:30PM Fri, Dec 05, 2025
$45 – $55
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
The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party
Children's/Family, Holiday, Literary Adaptation, Music, Puppetry
Runs Dec 06 - Dec 28, 2025
Four adorable Beatrix Potter favorites come to life in this mesmerizing, interactive trunk and puppet show, complete with original music. Storytellers weave Potter’s classic narration with gentle interactive …
9:30AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Dec 06, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
2:00AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
9:30AM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
11:30AM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
9:30AM Wed, Dec 24, 2025
11:30AM Wed, Dec 24, 2025
9:30AM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
11:30AM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
9:30AM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
11:30AM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
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
Chicago a cappella Presents
Holidays a cappella
Holiday, Music
Dec 07, 2025
Warm up your holidays with songs that glow with the comfort of hearth and home!
4:00PM Sun, Dec 07, 2025
$45 – $55
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
Holiday Spirits: A collection of Victorian Yuletide Ghost Stories
Drama, Holiday, Literary Adaptation
Runs Dec 11 - Dec 12, 2025
As the December skies darken, join Ghostlight Ensemble and the Driehaus Museum by the fireplaces as we
revive the Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories at Yuletide with a multi-story (and multi-storied)
immersive twist.
6:00PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
$20 – $40
6:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$20 – $40
The Phantom of the Opera
Classic, Musical
Runs Dec 11, 2025 - Feb 01, 2026
THE BRILLIANT ORIGINAL RETURNS “MORE SPECTACULAR THAN EVER” – Sunday Express The Phantom is back to thrill audiences once again! Cameron Mackintosh presents a revitalized new production of Andrew …
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+
6:30PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Dec 16, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Dec 17, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Dec 18, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
6:30PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Dec 23, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Dec 24, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
6:30PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Dec 30, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Dec 31, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Dec 31, 2025
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Fri, Jan 02, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Jan 02, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Jan 03, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Jan 03, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Jan 04, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Jan 06, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Jan 07, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Jan 07, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Jan 08, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Jan 09, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Jan 10, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Jan 10, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Jan 11, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Jan 13, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Jan 14, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Jan 14, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Jan 15, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Jan 16, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Jan 17, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Jan 17, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Jan 18, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Jan 20, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Jan 21, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Jan 21, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Jan 22, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Jan 23, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Jan 24, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Jan 24, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Jan 25, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Tue, Jan 27, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Wed, Jan 28, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Wed, Jan 28, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Thu, Jan 29, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:00PM Fri, Jan 30, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
2:00PM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
7:30PM Sat, Jan 31, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
1:00PM Sun, Feb 01, 2026
$$50 – $$100+
Noseda Conducts Debussy & Prokofiev 4
Music
Runs Dec 11 - Dec 13, 2025
A work of dark, searching grandeur, Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony gathers sumptuous themes from his ballet music, revised in the postwar shadow of Stalin’s Russia. Britten’s Violin Concerto, a …
7:30PM Thu, Dec 11, 2025
from $49
1:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
from $49
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
from $49
Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas
Music
Runs Dec 12 - Dec 14, 2025
Step into the spirit of the season with Rocky Mountain High Experience®: A John Denver Christmas—an intimate, nostalgic journey back to the 1970s, when John Denver’s music filled the …
2:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
2:00PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
1:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
6:30PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
Home Alone in Concert
Music
Runs Dec 12 - Dec 13, 2025
This true holiday favorite features John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by members of the CSO. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old …
3:00PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
from $69
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
from $69
1:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
from $69
Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Clowns
Holiday
Runs Dec 12, 2025 - Jan 04, 2026
A mystery adapted from the short story "The Flying Stars" by G.K. Chesterton and from the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 13, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 14, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 19, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 20, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 21, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
7:30PM Fri, Dec 26, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
7:30PM Sat, Dec 27, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
3:00PM Sun, Dec 28, 2025
$15.00 – $28.00
7:30PM Fri, Jan 02, 2026
$15.00 – $28.00
7:30PM Sat, Jan 03, 2026
$15.00 – $28.00
3:00PM Sun, Jan 04, 2026
$15.00 – $28.00
Under the Streetlamp: Hip to the Holidays
Classic, Holiday, Music
Dec 12, 2025
Under the Streetlamp: Hip to the Holidays brings retro-cool to the ECC Arts Center on Friday, December 12. Featuring former stars of the Tony-Award winning musical "Jersey Boys," this high-energy performance brings a fresh twist to beloved seasonal tunes.
7:30PM Fri, Dec 12, 2025
$$65 adults – $$20 for children under 12