Holiday shows for families
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“Seussical The Musical”
Location: Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, (847) 634-0200 or marriotttheatre.com
Showtimes: through Saturday, Dec. 31; 10 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays (no show Monday, Dec. 5); Also at 12:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 15-17; Monday, Dec. 26; Thursday, Dec. 29; and Friday, Dec. 30
Tickets: $15 (tax and service charges extra)
“Harold and the Purple Crayon: A Dance Adventure”
Location: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago, (312) 334-7777 or HarrisTheaterChicago.org
Showtime: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4
Tickets: $15
#8220;Goodnight Moon The Musical#8221;
Location: Chicago Children's Theatre at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.: (773) 871-3000 or chicagochildrens theatre.org
Showtimes: through Friday, Dec. 23; 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Also 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9
Tickets: $35; $25 kids
#8220;Pinkalicious: The Musical#8221;
Location: Emerald City Theatre at Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago, (800) 775-2000 or broadwayin chicago.orgShowtimes: through Jan. 7; 10 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays; Also 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, Tuesday to Friday, Dec. 27-30; Monday, Jan. 2, and Thursday, Jan. 5Tickets: $16-$22#8220;If You Give a Cat a Cupcake#8221;Location: Emerald City Theatre at Apollo Theatre, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, (773) 935-6100 or emeraldcitytheatre.comShowtimes: through Saturday, Jan. 7; 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4; 10:15 a.m. Mondays, Dec. 5, 12 and 19; Tuesday, Dec. 20; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28; Friday, Dec. 30; and Saturday, Jan. 7 Tickets: $10-$27#8220;The Secret Garden#8221;Location: Light Opera Works at Northwestern University's Cahn Auditorium, 600 Emerson St., Evanston, (847) 920-5360 or LightOpera Works.comShowtimes: Monday, Dec. 26, through Sunday, Jan. 1: 2 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, Dec. 26-28, and Sunday Jan. 1; 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 29-30; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31Tickets: $32-$92; New Year's Eve: $34-$94 ($6 handling charge per order)Holiday fare: Drury Lane Theatre for Young Adults' #8220;A Christmas Carol#8221;Location: Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace: (630) 530-0111 or Drurylaneoakbrook.comShowtimes: through Tuesday, Dec. 20: 10 a.m. Mondays through Fridays (no show Dec. 6); Also noon Fridays, Dec. 9 and 16, and Tuesday, Dec. 20; 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. SaturdaysTickets: $10-$12The House Theatre of Chicago's #8220;The Nutcracker#8221;Location: Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago, (773) 769-3832 or thehousetheatre.com Showtimes: through Friday, Dec. 30: 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, also 3 p.m. Sundays Dec. 11 and 8, and Friday, Dec. 23 (no show Sunday, Dec. 25; 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24)Tickets: $25; $10 studentsJunie B. Jones in #8220;Jingle Bells, Batman Smells#8221;Location: Emerald City Theatre at Apollo Theatre, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, (773) 935-6100 or emeraldcitytheatre.comShowtimes: 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, Dec. 6 and 13 Tickets: $10-$24Also at:Location: Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, off I-57 at Sauk Trail, University Park, (708) 235-2222 or centertickets.netShowtime: 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4Tickets: $5.25-$22.50#8220;Mrs. Claus! A Holiday Musical#8221;Location: Chicago Kids Company Theatre for Children at St. Patrick High School's Stahl Family Theater, 5900 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, (773) 205-9600 or ChicagoKidsCompany.com Showtimes: through Wednesday, Dec. 21; 10:30 a.m. Monday to Wednesday, Dec. 5-9; Tuesday, Dec. 13; Monday to Wednesday, Dec. 19-21; 10:30 a.m. and noon Friday, Dec. 16; and 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17
Tickets: $10
Also at:
Location: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, (773) 205-9600 or ChicagoKidsCompany.comShowtimes: through Friday, Dec. 23; 10:30 a.m. Monday Dec. 5; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to Friday, Dec. 7-9; Tuesday, Dec. 20; 10:30 and noon Tuesday to Friday, Dec. 13-16; Monday, Dec. 19; Wednesday, Dec. 21; Thursday, Dec. 22; and Friday, Dec. 23; 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 18Tickets: $10#8220;Babes in Toyland#8221;Location: Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, (800) 511-1552 or theatreatthecenter.comShowtimes: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 Tickets: $7-$8.50#8220;The Christmas Schooner#8221;Location: Mercury Theater, 3745 N. Southport Ave.: (773) 325-1700 or mercurytheaterchicago.com.Showtimes: through Saturday, Dec. 31: 3 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. Sundays Tickets: $30-$49.50; dinner packages $15-$25 extra#8220;Babes in Toyland#8221;Location: Chicago Folks Operetta at Nineteenth Century Club, 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park, (708) 383-2742 or chicagofolksoperetta.org Showtimes: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 Tickets: $15; $12 seniors; $10 kids#8220;Amahl and the Night Visitors#8221;Location: Chamber Opera Chicago at the Harold Washington Library Center Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, 401 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, (312) 951-7944 or chamberoperachicago.org
Showtime: 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 Tickets: $25; $20 seniors/students; $10 kids#8220;Sing-Along With Santa#8221;Location: Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 587-8521 or SteelBeamTheatre.com Showtimes: through Sunday, Dec. 18: 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays; 1 p.m. Sundays Tickets: $14; $10 kids ages 16 and under