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The yuletide season really is the most wonderful time of the year, especially when The Flaming Dames return to spike your eggnog with their brand new holiday-themed burlesque revue, Naughtier & Nicer. This December, the Dames will fill your stockings with a combination of song and dance that would even put a smile on the face of Ebenezer Scrooge. Learn more...

For over a decade, Puppetry of the Penis has been making audiences laugh worldwide with unclad "puppeteers" who stretch themselves to the limit performing genital origami. The two performers move through a series of tricks, contorting themselves into shapes such as the "Hamburger" and "Loch Ness Monster." Learn more...

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, known around the world for its innovative, athletic repertoire by top choreographers, presents its Winter Series. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Glenn Edgerton, the program includes Off Screen by Alejandro Cerrudo, Tabula Rasa by Ohad Naharin and Walking Mad by Johan Inger. Learn more...

Silent Theatre Company welcomes visitors into the mysterious underground world of a traveling carnival. In the midst of fire breathers, fortune tellers, bestial tamers and natural freaks, a somber secret lies - a curse that binds them all together. With a live band and physical acts of carnival performance, this original dark fable combines the styles of Tim Burton and Edward Gorey in a thrilling and enchanting ride through a world of whimsy and the macabre. Learn more...

This timeless Nutcracker tale comes alive on horseback. This unique production features a dreamy young girl, a magic prince, a mysterious old man, and a cast of beautiful horses. The Nutcracker on Horseback captures the whimsy and magic of Tchaikovsky's original. Learn more...

In the Golden Age of Magic, during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, Chicago was a major center for magic in the United States. Great magicians gathered here to amaze audiences in theaters and parlors, nightclubs and showrooms, restaurants and bars throughout the city. The Magic Cabaret reawakens the Chicago magic tradition and brings it to modern audiences eager for mystery and wonder. Learn more...

The Salt Creek Ballet presents holiday favorite The Nutcracker, featuring a talented cast of more than 75 local dancers, joined by the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. This fairy tale ballet for the entire family tells the story of young Clara, the debonair Nutcracker Prince and a thrilling Christmas Eve journey filled with swirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers, giant mice and sugar plum fairies. Learn more...

Amahl and the Night Visitors tells the story of how a crippled young shepherd boy's life is changed forever when he sees an amazing star in the sky. When Amahl and his mother encounter three kings following the star in their search for a wondrous child, the result is a timeless and inspiring message of how faith, charity, and unselfish love can work miracles. This production will be directed by Francis Menotti, based on his father's original 1951 production. Learn more...

Elmhurst Choral Union presents The Very Best Time of Year, featuring Christmas music by Bach, Handel, John Rutter, Leroy Anderson, colonial Americans, and recent and familiar carols, all with full orchestra and professional soloists. Learn more...

Von Heidecke Chicago Festival Ballet performs The Nutcracker at Heller Auditorium. This beloved holiday tradition tells the story of Clara and her Nutcracker prince, combining an internationally acclaimed choreographer, world class principal dancers and some of the Chicagoland's most talented dance students, making von Heidecke's rendition of The Nutcracker a must-see-event. This production is traditionally classical while featuring gymnastics and exciting athleticism. Learn more...