December 26, 2024

Holiday Plays and Activities- 2020 into 2021

 

Oak Park Festival Theatre: “Christmas Comes But Once a Year”  December 12th 7 p.m.

Tickets available at www.oakparkfestival.com

 

American Blues Theater- “It’s A Wonderful Life”  Frank Capra’s movie done as a live radio show starting now- Interactive on ZOOM- www.americanbluestheater.com ( A Chicago Tradition) on December 24th, Santa will be on with the cast.

 

Goodman Theatre: “A Christmas Carol” from 12/1- 12/31 FREE- get to view Larry Yando as Ebenezer Scrooge in the Goodman production of this classic. A treat for everyone in your family.

www.goodmantheatre.org

 

Strawdog Theatre Company: “Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins”  Live and virtual 12/5- 12/20

www.strawdog.org    Saturdays and Sundays 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.  Family fun

 

Writers Theatre:    “Manuel Cinema’s Christmas Carol” – hundreds of paper puppets performed LIVE

Michael Halberstam’s one man production of “A Christmas Carol” 12/8- thru 1/3/21

www.writerstheatre.org

Ballet Chicago will stream “The Nutcracker” on December 18th-20th

The Joffrey Ballet will feature the Emmy-winning documentary “Making a New American Nutcracker on their website from 12/1- 12/31 www.joffreyballet.org

 

Lookingglass Theatre “ The Steadfast Tin Soldier” based on the story by Hans Christian Anderen is back via zoom/stream December 1st – 27th www.lookingglasstheatre.org

 

Steppenwolf will present “Wally World” thru the month of December

 

PlayMakers Laboratory Theatre “That’s Weird, Grandma: House Par-Tay” Decmber 7- 28th online via patreon

 

Porchlight Music Theatre will debut “Happy Holidays From Porchlight” from 12/11- January 3rd– , a variety of holiday classics

 

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre   “Peter Pan”  2018 75 minute production for the family.

 

For a complete list you can visit www.ChicagoPlays.com and www.HotTix.org

Nuns4fun are back. You can stream the hilarious “Christmas Bingo: It’s a Ho-Ho-Holy Night” and revisit the days of yesteryear when Bingo was exciting at the Catholic Church ( even if you were not a Catholic)

This show will be available from November 27th-December 27th as follows

Wednesdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 6 p.m.

Tickets are a mere $20 and a portion of the ticket sales will go to the retirement fund of the Benedictine Sisters of Chicagoland. More info visit www.nuns4fun.com  or www.Ticketleap.com

 

Holiday Lights:

“Illumination”  The lights at the Morton Arboretum- November 20th thru January 3rd

Drive thru and hear the music a syour family enjoys the beauty of nature and the holidays. www.mortonarb.org/illumination

@9-$49 per vehicle

 

“Lightscape”  visit Chicago Botanic Garden- walk the trail and enjoy the beauty of nature and the holidays  www.chicagobotanicgarden.org

 

Drive Thru light show at Northbrook Court- something new where Macy’s used to be; opens daily thru January 9th from 4:30- info@shinelightsshow.com to order tickets ( must have reservations)