Holiday Shows

The Snow Queen (Scrap Mettle Soul)

The winter holidays bring a grab bag of theatrical productions, some family friendly and some adult oriented. Click on show titles for complete information.

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Barenaked Lads Save Christmas!, Holiday revue featuring all-nude singing and comedy, Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W. Belmont, 773-883-1090.

Black Nativity: A Gospel Song Play, Congo Square Theatre Company's annual musical presentation of Langston Hughes's poetic treatment of the Nativity, Duncan YMCA Chernin Center for the Arts, 1001 W. Roosevelt, 773-296-1108.

Blue Nativity, Quest Theatre Ensemble's free touring pageant, at various area churches, 312-458-0895.

A Child's Christmas in Wales, Scrap Mettle Soul's version of the Thomas classic, on a double bill with their version of The Snow Queen (see separate listing), Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church, 4511 N. Hermitage, 773-275-3999.

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens's classic tale, in its 29th annual edition at Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, 312-443-3800.

A Christmas Carol, Provision Theater's version, Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln, 773-871-3000.

Christmas: Computerized!!!!!, late-night comedy by Mark Chrisler and Tim Racine, Prop Thtr, 3502-4 N. Elston, 773-539-7838.

The Christmas Schooner, the "farewell voyage" of the family musical about a Great Lakes schooner captain bringing Christmas trees to 1880s Chicago, Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W. Belmont, 773-883-1090.

500 Clown Christmas, a musical circus/theater production by 500 Clown, Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph, 312-742-8497.

Frosty's Shakes-N-Dogs, a children's musical by Li'l Buds Theatre Company, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, 773-327-5252.

The Hipmas Carol, HeadCheese Fat Boss Productions' hipster-blues rendition of the Dickens tale, Apollo Theater studio, 2540 N. Lincoln, 773-935-6100.

It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, an old-fashioned radio-style version of the classic Capra movie, American Theater Company, 1909 W. Byron, 773-929-1031.

Mrs. Claus, a Holiday Musical!, Chicago Kids Company's children's musical, Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th, 773-205-9600.

The Nutcracker and the King of Mice, Incurable Theater's puppet adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann's fairy tale, Chicago Cultural Center studio theater, 77 E. Randolph, 773-742-8497.

A Nutcracker Christmas, Emerald City Children's Theatre's update of the Hoffmann story, Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln, 773-935-6100.

The Nutcracker on Horseback, equestrian dinner-theater production, Noble Horse Theatre, 1410 N. Orleans, 866-468-3401.

Roasting Chestnuts: Gina Wants You!, Noble Fool Theatricals' spoof of Christmastime TV specials, Pheasant Run Resort & Spa, 4051 E. Main (Rte. 64), Saint Charles, 630-584-6342.

Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer, Hell in a Handbag Productions' irreverent holiday show about a cross-dressing Rudolph, Bailiwick Repertory, 1229 W. Belmont, 773-883-1090.

The Santaland Diaries, based on humorist David Sedaris's monologue about working as a department-store elf, starring Lance Baker, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, 773-327-5252.

The Snow Queen, a world-premiere musical based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, created by Frank Galati, Michael Smith, and Blair Thomas, Victory Gardens Theater at the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln, 773-871-3000.

The Snow Queen, Scrap Mettle Soul's musical version of the Andersen tale, on a double bill with A Child's Christmas in Wales (see separate listing), Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church, 4511 N. Hermitage, 773-275-3999.

A Wonderful Life, a musical adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life, presented by Porchlight Music Theatre, Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 W. Belmont, 773-327-5252.

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