Chicago Theater Shows December 2026

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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Upcoming Shows: 30
Chicago, IL
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    04
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    05
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    05
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    06
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
    Dec
    06
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sun
    Rosemont Theatre | Capacity: 4400
    60018, 5400 North River Road, Rosemont, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    06
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
    Dec
    06
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Rosemont Theatre | Capacity: 4400
    60018, 5400 North River Road, Rosemont, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    10
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    11
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    12
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    12
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    13
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    13
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    16
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    17
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Thu
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    18
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Fri
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    18
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Fri
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    19
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Dec
    19
    2026
    4:00 PM
    Sat
    Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
    Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL | Capacity: 984
    60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Chicago Theater Shows
    Dec
    19
    2026
    6:30 PM
    Sat
    Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show
    Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL | Capacity: 984
    60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    19
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    20
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    20
    2026
    6:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    22
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Tue
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    23
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Wed
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    23
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Wed
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    24
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Thu
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    26
    2026
    2:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    26
    2026
    7:00 PM
    Sat
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details
  • Joffrey Ballet: The Nutcracker
    Dec
    27
    2026
    1:00 PM
    Sun
    Lyric Opera House - IL | Capacity: 3563
    60606, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, US
    Event Details

All Shows This Month

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shows: 24
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Dec 1, 2026 7:00 PM
Second City Mainstage Revue
Second City Mainstage Revue
Shows: 35
Mainstage at Second City - Chicago
Dec 1, 2026 8:00 PM
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale
Shows: 1
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Dec 2, 2026 1:00 PM
Mary Mack
Mary Mack
Shows: 1
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Dec 2, 2026 7:00 PM
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Shows: 33
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
Dec 2, 2026 7:00 PM
Vape! The Grease Parody
Vape! The Grease Parody
Shows: 20
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
Dec 2, 2026 7:30 PM
Tom Thakkar
Tom Thakkar
Shows: 1
Zanies Comedy Club - Rosemont
Dec 3, 2026 7:00 PM
Learnmore Jonasi
Learnmore Jonasi
Shows: 1
Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre
Dec 3, 2026 7:15 PM
Best of Chicago Comedy
Best of Chicago Comedy
Shows: 3
The Foundation Room at House Of Blues - Chicago
Dec 3, 2026 7:30 PM
Home By 3
Home By 3
Shows: 1
Park West
Dec 3, 2026 7:30 PM
Roast Battle Chicago
Roast Battle Chicago
Shows: 2
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Dec 3, 2026 9:30 PM
Lenny Schmidt
Lenny Schmidt
Shows: 4
Zanies Comedy Club - Rosemont
Dec 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Desi Banks
Desi Banks
Shows: 2
Vic Theatre
Dec 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Kelsey Cook
Kelsey Cook
Shows: 4
Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre
Dec 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Leslie Liao
Leslie Liao
Shows: 5
Zanies Comedy Club - Chicago
Dec 4, 2026 7:00 PM
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
Shows: 26
Lyric Opera House - IL
Dec 4, 2026 7:00 PM
Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
Shows: 9
Lifeline Theatre
Dec 4, 2026 7:30 PM
Nate Jackson
Nate Jackson
Shows: 1
Auditorium Theatre - IL
Dec 4, 2026 7:30 PM
Cannoli, Latkes, And Guilt
Cannoli, Latkes, And Guilt
Shows: 4
North Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
Dec 4, 2026 8:00 PM
Annie
Annie
Shows: 7
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
Dec 5, 2026 3:00 PM
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Chicago Theatres

A-Z List Of All Theaters in the City and Chicago Area
1700 Theater at Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 5
Albert Ivar Goodman Theatre
location 60601, 170 North Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 52
Apollo Theater Main Stage - Chicago
location 60614, 2540 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 81
Arie Crown Theater
location 60616, 2301 Lake Shore Dr At Mccormick Place, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 3
Auditorium Theatre - IL
location 60605, 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 15
Beverly Arts Center
location 60655, 2407 W. 111th St.
Shows & Musicals: 4
Black Ensemble Theater
location 60640, 4520 North Beacon, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 49
Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
location 60611, 175 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 64
Cadillac Palace
location 60602, 151 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 30
Cahn Auditorium
location 60201, 600 Emerson Street, Evanston, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 3
Chicago Theater Works
location
Shows & Musicals: 1
Chop Shop Chicago
location 60647, 2033 W. North Ave
Shows & Musicals: 4
CIBC Theatre
location 60603, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 73
City Lit Theater Company
location 60660, 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Shows & Musicals: 79
City Winery - Chicago
location 60607, 1200 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 12
Courtyard Theater at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
location 60611, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 58
Des Plaines Theatre
location 60016, 1476 Miner St, Des Plaines, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 3
Downstairs Theatre At Steppenwolf Theatre - Chicago
location 60614, 1650 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 14
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace
location 60181, 100 Drury Ln, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 38
Evanston Space
location 60202, 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 1
George Van Dusen Theatre At North Shore Center For The Performing Arts
location 60077, 9501 North Skokie Boulevard
Shows & Musicals: 37
Harris Theater
location 60601, 205 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 3
Heath Mainstage At The Den Theatre
location 60622, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, US
Shows & Musicals: 43
Historic Main Stage at Athenaeum Center - IL
location 60657, 2936 North Southport Avenue
Shows & Musicals: 17
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