Theater openings in December
Indiana
December 1st. 10:00 am, Chicago Kids Company presents Mrs. Claus, Theater at the Center, Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster. $10. FYI (219) 836-3255 ext 1 or www.theatreatthecenter.com
December 2nd, 7:30 pm ET, Staged Reading, The Matchmaker, Stageworks, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI http://www.actingensemble.com
December 5th, 7:30 pm ET. The Cottage, The Acting Ensemble, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawaka Avenue, Mishawaka. FYI www.actingensemble.com.
December 5th, 7:30 pm, Hammond Community Theatre presents In-Laws, Outlaws, and Other People (That Should Be Shot), Beatniks on Conkey, 420 Conkey Street, Hammond. $20 (cash only at door), text 219-852-0848 for reservations or buy online at https://cur8.com/22368/project/133819
December 5th, 7:30 pm, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Towle Theater, 5205 Hohman Avenue, Hammond. $24. FYI (219) 937-8780 or www.towletheater.org
**** December 12th, 7:30 pm ET, The Best Christmas Pageant EVER, Wilson Auditorium, South Bend Civic Theatre, 403 N. Main, South Bend. $25-$37. FYI (574) 234-1112 or www.sbct.org.
Illinois
December 2nd, 7:00 pm, Elf, The Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
December 2nd, 7:00 pm, Six, CIBC Theatre, 18 W. Monroe, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
December 3rd, 7:30 pm, TUTA Theatre presents Thornton Wilder's The Long Christmas Dinner, Bramble Arts Loft, Beatrice Theatre, 5545 North Clark Street, Chicago. $20, $45, $60, $100 (plus a $3.00 ticket fee). FYI https://www.tutatheatre.org/the-long-christmas-dinner-tickets.
December 3rd, Chicago Opera Theatre presents Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle. Studebaker Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago. $50-$150. FYI chicagooperatheater.org/
December 3rd, 7:30 pm, The Unfair Advantage , Created and performed by Harry Mila, sleight of hand specialist. Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe. FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.
December 4th, 7:30 pm, Elsinore, A Theatre Ensemble presents A Picasso, Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. FYI https://www.greenhousetheater.org/tickets-showings
December 4th, 7:30 pm, Gaslight, Northlight Theatre, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.northlight.org
**** December 5th, 7:00 pm, The Joffrey Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon's The Nutcracker, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago. $49-$203. FYI www.joffrey.org
**** December 5th, 7:00 pm, Playmakers Laboratory presents That's Weird, Grandma: Holiday Party! Neo-Futurist Theater, 5253 Ashland Avenue, Chicago. $25* adults, $15* youth (*Ticket prices include a $2.50 processing fee ) FYI www.playmakerslab.org.
**** December 6th, 9:30 or 11:00 am, The Conductors, Kids Series, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood, Chicago. $23. FYI www.lifelinetheatre.com.
**** December 6th, 9:30 or 11:30 am, Beatrix Potter Holiday Party, Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Street, Chicago. Up to age 8. FYi (312) 374-8835 or chicagochildrenstheatre.org.
December 7th, 11:00 am, CORKS & COGS: BRASS, BUBBLES, & BRUNCH - A FUNDRAISER FOR OTHERWORLD THEATRE, Uvae Kitchen & Wine Bar, 5517 N. Clark Street, Chicago. $75-$165. FYI https://events.humanitix.com/corks-and-cogscorks-and-cogs?mc_cid=2581d15...
December 7th, 7:00 pm, Clownshow presents Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again with Blake Montgomery, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. $45. FYI (773) 975-8150 or www.theaterwit.org
December 8th, 7:30 pm, Porchlight Sings the Season, Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W. Morse Ave., Chicago. Tickets on sale September 30th. FYI PorchlightMusicTheatre.org
December 9th, 7:30 pm, Rivendell Theatre Ensemble presents a Benefit Screening of the film, Ghostlight, Davis Theater, 4614 N. Lincoln, Chicago. $50 GA; $250 Meet the Artists; $500 VIP; $1500 Ghostlight Screenwriter Experience. FYI (773) 334-7728 or https://www.rivendelltheatre.org/ghostlight
**** December 11th, 7:30 pm, EMMA, Young Ensemble Production, Lookingglass Theatre, in the historic Water Tower Water Works, 163 E. Pearson St. at Michigan Ave., Chicago. $11-$38. FYI (312) 337-0665 or LookingglassTheatre.org
**** December 11th, 7:00 pm, ‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil, The Chicago Theater, 175 N. State Street, Chicago. Tickets start at $39 at the Box Office, $51 online. FYI www.ticketmaster.com
December 12th, 7:00 pm, ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH EXPERIENCE® A JOHN DENVER CHRISTMAS, Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
**** December 12th, 7:00 pm, Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol, Studebaker Theater in the Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan, Chicago. Tickets start at $45. FYI fineartsbuilding.com/christmascarol.
December 14th, 3:00 pm, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE CHRISTMAS CLOWNS, City Lit Theater, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr, on the second floor (accessible via elevator) of the Edgewater Presbyterian Church. $23-$28. FYI (773) 293-3682 or www.citylit.org
December 16th, 7:00 pm, Staged Reading of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (Female Version) starring Victoria Garza & Leah Morrow, Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont, Chicago. Audience collection for Season of Concern. FYI www.theaterwit.org.
December 16th, 7:00 pm, CHRISTMAS WITH C.S. LEWIS, Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. FYI www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
**** December 18th, 6:30 pm, Hanukkah, Schmanukkah! Greenhouse Theatre Center, 2257 N. Lincoln, Chicago. Suggested age 5 and up. FYI https://www.greenhousetheater.org/tickets-showings
**** December 19th, 7:00 pm, Annie, Music Theater Works, The George Van Dusen Theater, North Shore Center For The Performing Arts In Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. FYI (847) 673-6300 or www.musictheaterworks.com
December 20th, 7:00 pm, MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS, Broadway in Chicago's Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago. FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.
Wisconsin
Michigan
December 5th, Scrooge in Rouge: An English Music Hall Christmas Carol, The Inspired Acting Company, 1124 E. West Maple Road, Walled Lake, MI. $32-$38. FYI https://app.arts-people.com/?show=289922
Elsewhere
International
**** Family Friendly