Theater

Grand opening planned for early March.

The Performing Arts Guild of Mt. Morris will present a dessert theater titled “Christmas Eve in Chaos” from Jan. 10-12.

The powerhouse performance features more than 40 taiko drums at this benefit gala event Feb. 23.

The enchanting acrobatic show will be at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates Feb. 13-16.

Fight cabin fever with anticipation of theater productions under the stars in just a few months, presented by American Players Theatre and Peninsula Players.

The auditions are open to anyone age 18 and up

Dragons & Mythical Beasts will take the stage ar the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Now in its 13th season, Aurora's Paramount Theatre has emerged as the nation’s largest subscription theater with more than 37,000 subscribers.

Theater construction upgrades still underway; grand opening will be March 2 with the National Touring Broadway Show, “Spamilton."

Improv Playhouse Theatre joyfully returns to bring audiences an immersive live-staged radio play of Frank Capra’s timeless classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

The new musical comedy cabaret gets creative with nostalgic inspiration from the television specials of those "happy golden days of yore."

This touring production is funny, sweet and deserving of a longer run.

The Polo Area Community Theatre will perform “Fruitcakes,” a holiday play is about a quirky Southern community and a runaway boy who comes to appreciate the town’s residents.

Polo Area Community Theatre perform "Fruitcakes" on Dec. 13 to 15 at Polo Town Hall.

Stephen Connell reprises his role as Ebenezer Scrooge in this holiday treasure.

The Polo Area Community Theatre is preparing for its annual Christmas show, “FrUiTCaKeS,” which will be performed Dec. 6, 7, 8, 13 and 14 at the Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave. in Polo.

Here's a list of where you can find holiday performances in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.

Events include special visits and breakfasts with Santa, annual interactive dinner theater.

Going to the theatre to see 'The Nutcracker' ballet is a special holiday tradition for many families.

With a change of venues from St. Charles for the past seven years to Elmhurst, a new collection of original plays will have their time to shine at GreenMan Theatre.

A superb cast stars in the Marriott's Theatre for Young Audiences production of the Rodgers & Hammerstein classic, crystallized into one beautiful hour of entertainment.

Glenbard West High School student Sia Erter will portray the role of "Clara" in Salt Creek Ballet's "The Nutcracker."

"Million Dollar Quartet" is a fictionalized account of an impromptu December 1956 meeting between rock ‘n’ roll pioneers Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley at the Sun Records studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

“Scrooge the Comedy” is an interactive dinner theater loosely based on Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol.” White Pines has been putting on the holiday show at 6712 W. Pines Road for over 30 years.

The classic holiday ballet will be at the McAninch Arts Center on Dec. 14 & 15.

Performances are Jan. 10–12 at the Allure of Pinecrest Grove Theater, 500 Evergreen Lane, Mt. Morris.

The beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast.

The Copley Theatre in Aurora, Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, Sandwich Opera House and more have dazzling holiday productions scheduled in November and December.

Engage Dance Theatre and Raue Center for the Arts present “The Nutcracker” Dec. 21 and 22 in Crystal Lake.

The beloved film, now a musical, is a heartwarming family show that entertains all ages.

Captivating performances and puppetry charm audiences of all ages.

At the Goodman, the 8-year-old impressed audiences last summer playing 4-year-old Tommy in the Broadway-bound “The Who’s Tommy” rock opera.

The smartly written book for this biographical show elevates “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” above the din of many jukebox musicals.

Elmhurst’s GreenMan Theatre Troupe presents “The Cover of Life,” a play filled with charm, humor, heartache and hope based on the true-life story of three sisters-in-law living with their husbands’ mother while their men serve in World War II.

The Rialto Square Theatre's holiday performance lineup is filled with music, film and theatre events for the whole family in downtown Joliet.

In another stunner for Paramount Theatre, the Midwest regional premiere proves to be an enchanting spectacle.

The Irving Berlin musical is a nostalgic treat performed by a superlative cast and ensemble.

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas will be at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet on Thursday, Nov. 14.

For more than 50 years, the Northern Illinois University College of Visual and Performing Arts has sought to nurture the arts. But the college’s reach has extended far beyond DeKalb and the school’s impact only continues to lengthen and deepen.

A truly unique theatrical production is playing through Nov. 17 at The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College. The Tony-winning play literally dives into Ovid's mythology.

Tickets are on sale now for “Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through The Change” at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

The State Ballet Theatre Ukraine presents “The Sleeping Beauty” Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet.

A lesser-known play by Shakespeare is in the excellent hands of England’s Royal Shakespeare Company, which presents "Pericles" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater through Dec. 7.

The city of Lockport held a special screening of the first two episodes of HBO's Somebody Somewhere, which shot in the city for it's three-season run, at the Roxy Theater on Wednesday night.

PM&L Theatre will be hosting auditions for “She Loves Me!”

Dixon High School will perform "Thirteen Past Midnight" from Nov. 1-3 at Dixon High School's James A. Wiltz Auditorium.

The City of Lockport is hosting a special invitation-only screening of HBO's "Somebody Somewhere" season 3 opening episodes at the Roxy Theatre Wednesday night. The show's stars and creator will be in attendance.

The cast's initial attraction to the play was the sharp, witty, often hilarious dialogue of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.

Joliet's The Rialto Square Theatre reopened Tuesday night to the delight of more than 1,200 people who came out for the performance by Vitamin String Quartet. The theater was closed for 4 months.

Participants will learn from Emily Kristen Morris, a New York City-based actor, singer, dancer and certified vocal instructor, who is currently starring as Elsa in “Frozen” at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora.