| Independent Stars Christmas Spectacular! Dec 11 |
|
|
Independent Stars at
Elmwood Park Auditorium |
 |
| |
| Come join Independent Stars as we bring your loved Christmas carols to life! Carols, Dancing, and a Live Nativity are sure to warm your heart and spread Christmas cheer! |
| |
| |
|
 |
| The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Dec 11 - Dec 20, 2009 |
|
|
Albright Theatre Company |
 |
| |
| The Best Christmas Pageant Ever focuses on the unruly, ill-behaved children of the Herdman family who decide to take over the town’s church and Christmas pageant one Sunday. The Herdman children, who have never heard the Christmas story before, are cast in the pageant against the advice of fellow church members. The Christmas pageant is the most unusual one that the town has seen, but quite possibly the best one ever. |
| |
| |
|
|
| The Nutcracker Dec 12 |
|
|
Center For Performing Arts |
 |
| |
| Salt Creek Ballet with the Chicago Youth Symphony. Enjoy our traditional holiday presentation filled with swirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers, giant mice and sugar plum fairies. |
| |
| |
|
|
| Civic Ballet's The Nutcracker Dec 12 - Dec 13, 2009 |
|
|
Centre East |
 |
| |
| Celebrate the holiday season with the company that brought you Chicago's original Ruth Page Nutcracker ballet. This family tradition continues to bring magical holiday joy to children of all ages.(Post-show Sugar Plum Party is available for an additional $10 - call the box office for more information.) |
| |
| |
|
|
| Salsa-Sketch Dec 13 |
|
|
Salsation Theatre Company at
Gorilla Tango Theatre |
 |
| |
| Salsa-Sketch is an exciting studio project from Salsation Theatre Company, the people who brought you “The Devil Wears Chanklas.” Three directors will lead three teams of six performers on a day-long project that culminates in an evening of three half hour long sketch comedy shows. |
| |
| |
|
|
| In the Heights Dec 15 - Jan 3, 2010 |
|
|
Cadillac Palace Theatre |
 |
| |
| Experience an exilarating journey one of Manhattan’s most vibrant communities, where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. Welcome to In the Heights, the 2008 Tony® Award winning Best Musical, with an amazing cast, incredible dancing and a gripping tale of hope and self-discovery. |
| |
| |
|
|
| Mid-Winter's Tales '09 Dec 18 - Dec 21, 2009 |
|
|
ShawChicago at
Ruth Page Center For Arts |
 |
| |
| This evening of theater and music, a celebration of the Winter Solstice, draws from stories and songs from a variety of different cultures and generations. This treasured holiday tradition will feature the best of '08 and surprises for '09. |
| |
| |
|
|
| 500 Clown Christmas Dec 18 - Dec 23, 2009 |
|
|
Madden Theater at North Central College |
 |
| |
| Three Clowns welcome the audience into a musical celebration of action-based performance and improvisation that would make Fezziwig proud, complete with a holiday toast, gift-giving and original live music written by John Fournier. A three-piece band cranks out Fournier’s songs of family, commercialism and peace on earth, while the Clowns clamor through their holiday party in search of the meaning of Christmas. |
| |
| |
|
|
| Twas the Night Before Christmas Dec 19 |
|
|
Center For Performing Arts |
 |
| |
| Inspired by the timeless poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" and by the real life of its author, Clement Moore, this hilarious musical introduces Santa in a particularly beneficent light. |
| |
| |
|
|
| A Christmas Carol Dec 22 - Dec 27, 2009 |
|
|
Von Feldt Entertainment at
Lyric Opera |
 |
| |
| A stellar cast of show business luminaries, including Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee James Garner and popular character actors Wayne Knight (“Seinfeld”) and George Wendt (“Cheers,” Second City) will bring Charles Dickens’ beloved tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his visit from the three Ghosts of Christmas to life on the stage. |
| |
| |
|
|
| George Gershwin Alone Dec 23 - Dec 31, 2009 |
|
|
Drury Lane- Water Tower Place |
 |
| |
| A celebrated work about the legendary American composer, George Gershwin Alone is a delightful play with music that incorporates the Gershwins' best-known songs, from The Man I Love and Someone to Watch Over Me, through passages and songs from An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess, to a complete performance of Rhapsody in Blue. The first popular composer to use jazz as the foremost musical element in the serious concert hall, Gershwin absorbed the musical styles, rhythms and sophistication of the American spirit and created a musical language that made its mark on both classical and popular music throughout the world. |
| |
| |
|
|
| The Pirates of Penzance Dec 26 - Jan 3, 2010 |
|
|
Light Opera Works at
McGaw YMCA |
 |
| |
| Lock up your daughters! Everyone's favorite softhearted buccaneers are back, and they're in the mood for matrimony. Join the dashing Pirate King, the bumbling Sergeant of Police and the Modern Major General for a swashbuckling holiday good time! |
| |
| |
|
|
| Funny Girl Dec 31 - Mar 7, 2010 |
|
|
Drury Lane- Oakbrook |
 |
| |
| Funny Girl is the semi-autobiographical tale of Brice’s meteoric rise to fame and her stormy relationship with Nick Arnstein, a wealthy and charming gambler. From her start as a gawky Brooklyn teen fast-talking her way into show business to becoming the toast of New York to the unraveling of her personal life, Funny Girl is a stunning, richly told tour de force about one of Broadway’s biggest stars. The endearing, poignant musical features a parade of great tunes including "People,” “My Man,” and "Don't Let It Rain on My Parade.” |
| |
| |
|
|
| New Years Eve Cornstravaganza Dec 31 |
|
|
Cornservatory |
 |
| |
| Corn Productions has scheduled over two and half hours of sketch, improv and stand- up comedy with plenty of breaks for imbibing from the open bar and feasting on the fabulous spread of food... all leading up to the most dangerous improv game of all... the Double Bucket! Plus a champagne toast at midnight and then dancing and drinking 'til the cows come home... or they get tired and kick you out! |
| |
| |
|
|
| The Last of the Dragons Jan 2 - Feb 21, 2010 |
|
|
Lifeline Theatre |
 |
| |
| In Cornwall, every young princess is given over to a fire-breathing dragon so she can be rescued by a handsome prince. But the feisty young daughter of the current king doesn’t want to be rescued by a boy. In secret, she studies fencing and hatches a plan with a mathematically-minded prince to fight the last of the dragons herself! Journey to the heart of the dragon’s lair, and learn the meaning of bravery in this rousing musical fantasy for the whole family. |
| |
| |
|
|
| Private Lives Jan 6 - Mar 7, 2010 |
|
|
Chicago Shakespeare Theater |
 |
| |
| Following his celebrated production of Amadeus this season, CST's own Gary Griffin directs Noël Coward’s stylish, savvy comedy about the people we can neither live with—nor without. Divorcés Amanda and Elyot meet up again quite by accident—on their second honeymoons, with brand-new spouses in tow. Fireworks fly as their reunion reveals just how quickly romance—and rivalry—can be rekindled. |
| |
| |
|
|
| The 24th Annual Young Playwrights Festival Jan 7 - Jan 31, 2010 |
|
|
Pegasus Players at
Truman College- O'Rourke Theatre |
 |
| |
| An annual Chicago tradition and the oldest of its kind in the country, this year’s Young Playwrights Festival received over 800 plays written by teenagers throughout Chicago, marking a record number of submissions. Three winning teen playwrights will be selected to have their work receive a fully produced performance at Pegasus Players. Young Playwrights Festival showcases the next generation of playwrights, allowing audiences a unique glimpse into the minds of today's youth. |
| |
| |
|
|
