Manual Cinema’s “Christmas Carol”/Photo: Jenn Udoni, Franco Images

1
Manual Cinema’s “Christmas Carol”
(Studebaker Theater)
Manual Cinema looks to establish a new, puppet-driven holiday classic in its second year at the Fine Arts Building.
Opens December 12

2
John C. Reilly in “Mister Romantic”
(Steppenwolf Theatre)
The hometown kid comes back with a new vaudeville persona for a short run of crooning performances from the Great American Songbook.
December 4-7

3
Gaslight
(Northlight Theatre)
Northlight stages this Victorian mystery about a conniving husband who deceives his wife while making her question her own sanity, coining a term that would eventually become Merriam-Webster’s word of the year in 2022.
Opens November 28

4
Chicago Opera Theater Presents “Falstaff”
(Studebaker Theater)
A great companion to Steppenwolf’s production of “Amadeus.” Take the train south to see the Chicago premiere of Mozart rival Salieri’s comic opera.
December 3-7

5
Shakespeare Project of Chicago Presents Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory”
(The Newberry)
A holiday performance for the literary-minded, with holiday music and hot chocolate to boot.
December 6