Rediscover a Dickens’ classic with an adaptation that “makes you believe kindness can win” (Chicago Tribune). Follow Ebenezer Scrooge, a businessman whose disdain for the holidays is transformed on Christmas Eve.
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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.
Comedy, Holiday, One Person Show, Women's History Month
Runs Nov 28 - Dec 27, 2025
Christmas Day is in our grasp. Why the vodka? Glad you asked! The tot from The Grinch has grown, you see — she's cursing and drinking, just super messy. Her FIVE YEARS at Theater Wit have been nothing but trouble, and this year, we fear, she might make it a DOUBLE.
Recommended for ages 6+
**Pay What You Can performance on 11/25/25 at 7:30pm
**American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performance on 12/4/25 at 7:30pm
**Open Caption performance on 12/6/25 at 2:00pm
Charles Dickens' enchanting tale of redemption, generosity, and hope comes to life in Arlington Heights' favorite holiday tradition. On a snowy Christmas Eve brimming with memorable characters, ghostly apparitions, and festive holiday music, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge visits the past, present, and future and discovers the true meaning of Christmas. Metropolis' updated, record-breaking production returns to delight audiences of all ages.
Nov 20 – Dec 21 | Thur - Sat 7:30p, Sun 3p
Playhouse Theatre
$43 Senior* | $45 Adult*
Final chapter of the Christmas at Pemberley trilogy – secrets are revealed, …
Year after year, Corn Productions brings the holiday magic in a tradition spanning over a decade. Happy Holly-Daze is a sketch comedy show about all things Holly, and …
George Bailey – the Everyman from small town Bedford Falls whose dreams of escape and adventure were stopped by family obligation and civic duty – has fallen onto …
Phony Award Winning features the city's best musical improvisers. Each week the ensemble will perform a brand new show using the themes and musical style of the hit holiday musical "Rudolph". All based on audience suggestions.
The North Pole is in trouble. Santa and all the North Pole power players are indicted for fraud and it’s up to the women to try and save their families from financial ruin.
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.
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 …
1 actor, 19 characters! In Dickens’ Christmas Carol, Scrooge gets a chance to amend his ways, but what happened to his partner Jacob Marley? Find out in Lifeline Theatre’s production of Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, a one-man show written by Goodman Theatre’s own Scrooge, Tom Mula, featuring a Jeff-nominated performance by longtime Chicago actor and Lifeline ensemble member, Phil Timberlake.