Chicago Theater Shows December 2025

Find the best theater shows and Broadway musicals this month.
Embark on a cultural journey through Chicago and immerse yourself in our city’s diverse and vibrant spectacles. Chicago.Theater is your guide to epic theatre events: Broadway shows, musicals, operas, ballet performances, and other theater events to experience while in town. Some famous theatres in the city include The Lion Theatre, Mainstage At Second City Theater, Nederlander Theatre, Apollo Theater, CIBC Theatre, and more. Find your favorite theater events, check seating charts, and buy 100% guaranteed tickets for upcoming theater shows in Chicago at the lowest price. We’re sure you will find something that sparks your curiosity. Discover the city in different and vivid shades!

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Shows: 37
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    06
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $36
    Avg. price ~ $92
    Available Tickets: 83
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    06
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $31
    Avg. price ~ $119
    Available Tickets: 127
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    07
    2025
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $39
    Avg. price ~ $189
    Available Tickets: 123
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    07
    2025
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $36
    Avg. price ~ $102
    Available Tickets: 245
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    11
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $52
    Avg. price ~ $183
    Available Tickets: 369
    Tickets
  • The Nutcracker
    Dec
    12
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL | Capacity: 984
    60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $44
    Avg. price ~ $82
    Available Tickets: 285
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    12
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $55
    Avg. price ~ $199
    Available Tickets: 261
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    13
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $49
    Avg. price ~ $171
    Available Tickets: 213
    Tickets
  • The Nutcracker
    Dec
    13
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL | Capacity: 984
    60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $44
    Avg. price ~ $98
    Available Tickets: 168
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    13
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $58
    Avg. price ~ $199
    Available Tickets: 230
    Tickets
  • The Nutcracker
    Dec
    13
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL | Capacity: 984
    60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $40
    Avg. price ~ $119
    Available Tickets: 172
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    14
    2025
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $56
    Avg. price ~ $194
    Available Tickets: 287
    Tickets
  • The Nutcracker
    Dec
    14
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL | Capacity: 984
    60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $40
    Avg. price ~ $160
    Available Tickets: 141
    Tickets
  • Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
    Dec
    14
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    Rosemont Theatre | Capacity: 4400
    60018, 5400 North River Road, Rosemont, IL, US
    Prices from $55
    Avg. price ~ $142
    Available Tickets: 489
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    14
    2025
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $57
    Avg. price ~ $233
    Available Tickets: 523
    Tickets
  • Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
    Dec
    14
    2025
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Rosemont Theatre | Capacity: 4400
    60018, 5400 North River Road, Rosemont, IL, US
    Prices from $29
    Avg. price ~ $213
    Available Tickets: 1056
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    17
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $56
    Avg. price ~ $205
    Available Tickets: 386
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    18
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $61
    Avg. price ~ $246
    Available Tickets: 528
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    19
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Fri
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $52
    Avg. price ~ $158
    Available Tickets: 650
    Tickets
  • Ballet Chicago: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    19
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Harris Theater
    60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $66
    Avg. price ~ $100
    Available Tickets: 51
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    19
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $50
    Avg. price ~ $193
    Available Tickets: 403
    Tickets
  • Ballet Chicago: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    20
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Harris Theater
    60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $64
    Avg. price ~ $119
    Available Tickets: 84
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    20
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $61
    Avg. price ~ $196
    Available Tickets: 243
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    20
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $55
    Avg. price ~ $194
    Available Tickets: 416
    Tickets
  • Ballet Chicago: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    20
    2025
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Harris Theater
    60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $66
    Avg. price ~ $100
    43 tickets remaining!
    Tickets
  • Ballet Chicago: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    21
    2025
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Harris Theater
    60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $66
    Avg. price ~ $101
    32 tickets remaining!
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    21
    2025
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $52
    Avg. price ~ $172
    Available Tickets: 478
    Tickets
  • Ballet Chicago: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    21
    2025
    5:00 PM
    Sun
    Harris Theater
    60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $37
    Avg. price ~ $99
    43 tickets remaining!
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    21
    2025
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $45
    Avg. price ~ $172
    Available Tickets: 599
    Tickets
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    23
    2025
    2:00 PM
    Tue
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Prices from $66
    Avg. price ~ $177
    Available Tickets: 348
    Tickets
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All Shows This Month

As You Like It
As You Like It
Shows: 10
Writers Theatre - Alexandra C. & John D. Nichols Theatre
Dec 6, 2025 2:00 PM
Six The Musical
Six The Musical
Shows: 11
CIBC Theatre
Dec 6, 2025 2:00 PM
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
Shows: 35
Lyric Opera House - IL
Dec 6, 2025 2:00 PM
Michael Blaustein
Michael Blaustein
Shows: 1
Vic Theatre
Dec 6, 2025 5:00 PM
Greg Morton
Greg Morton
Shows: 2
Zanies Comedy Club - Rosemont
Dec 6, 2025 7:00 PM
Pat Tomasulo
Pat Tomasulo
Shows: 2
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Dec 6, 2025 7:00 PM
Clued In - An Improvised Murder Mystery
Clued In - An Improvised Murder Mystery
Shows: 7
Donny's Skybox Theatre at Second City - Chicago
Dec 6, 2025 7:00 PM
Che Durena
Che Durena
Shows: 2
The Comedy Bar - Chicago
Dec 6, 2025 7:00 PM
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Chicago's Best Stand Up
Shows: 24
The Laugh Factory - Chicago
Dec 6, 2025 7:00 PM
Elf - The Musical
Elf - The Musical
Shows: 11
Auditorium Theatre - IL
Dec 6, 2025 7:30 PM
Ira Glass
Ira Glass
Shows: 1
Cahn Auditorium
Dec 6, 2025 8:00 PM
Baby Wants Candy
Baby Wants Candy
Shows: 4
Donny's Skybox Theatre at Second City - Chicago
Dec 6, 2025 8:30 PM
Pete Correale
Pete Correale
Shows: 1
Des Plaines Theatre
Dec 6, 2025 9:00 PM
The Nasty Show: Tiny Thickemz
The Nasty Show: Tiny Thickemz
Shows: 4
The Laugh Factory - Chicago
Dec 6, 2025 11:30 PM
Second City Chicago: Rudolph Runs Wild
Second City Chicago: Rudolph Runs Wild
Shows: 16
Mainstage at Second City - Chicago
Dec 7, 2025 11:00 AM
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Shows: 52
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
Dec 7, 2025 2:00 PM
Sister Act
Sister Act
Shows: 7
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
Dec 7, 2025 2:00 PM
Gaslight
Gaslight
Shows: 23
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Dec 7, 2025 2:30 PM
Stone Cold and The Jackal
Stone Cold and The Jackal
Shows: 1
Zanies Comedy Club - Rosemont
Dec 7, 2025 3:00 PM
Mark Gagnon
Mark Gagnon
Shows: 1
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Dec 7, 2025 7:00 PM
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Chicago Theatres

A-Z List Of All Theaters in the City and Chicago Area
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
location 60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 58
Allstate Arena
location 60018, 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 19
Arie Crown Theater
location 60616, 2301 Lake Shore Dr At Mccormick Place, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 2
Auditorium Theatre - IL
location 60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 45
Avondale Music Hall
location 60641, 3336 N Milwuakee Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 1
Beat Kitchen
location 60618, 2100 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 2
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
location 60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 56
Cadillac Palace
location 60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 112
Cahn Auditorium
location 60201, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 1
CIBC Theatre
location 60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 138
City Winery - Chicago
location 60607, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 5
Copernicus Center
location 60630, 5216 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 1
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
location 60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 14
Des Plaines Theatre
location 60016, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 4
Donny's Skybox Theatre at Second City - Chicago
location 60614, 230 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 14
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
location 60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 140
Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 16
Evanston Space
location 60202, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 10
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
location 60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard
Shows & Musicals: 32
Harris Theater
location 60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 14
Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre
location 60622, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 5
Hideout - Chicago
location 60622, 1354 W Wabansia Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 5
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL
location 60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue
Shows & Musicals: 4
House Of Blues - Chicago
location 60654, 329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 1
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