Whether you are a longtime Chicagoan or visiting for the holidays, the windy city sets the stage for several landmark locations and unforgettable productions that you’ll want to put on your wishlist to Santa.
The best part? Chicago’s theater district is just blocks away from Bill Goat Tavern’s on Lake Street. Sounds like the perfect pairing of dinner & a show to us!
The Goodman Theater’s “A Christmas Carol”: Now thru December 27, 2015
To most theater-goers, it’s just not Christmas without seeing A Christmas Carol at the Goodman Theater. Since its debut in 1978, millions of Chicagoans – adults and children alike – have been thrilled by this timeless tale of Scrooge and his voyage into Christmas past, present, and future.
http://goodmantheater.org/
The Goodman Theater’s “Twist Your Dickens”: Now thru December 27, 2015
Goodman Theatre and The Second City team up to present a hilarious send-up of the Dickens holiday classic A Christmas Carol. Written by former The Colbert Report writers Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort and featuring nods to beloved yuletide specials, Twist Your Dickens makes for a heaping host of holiday hilarity. Word of advice: leave the kids at home for this one!
http://goodmantheater.org/
“Beautiful – The Carole King Musical” at Ford Oriental Theatre: Now thru Feb 21, 2016
BEAUTIFUL tells the inspiring Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.
John Oliver at The Chicago Theatre: December 30 & 31, 2015
Emmy and Writers Guild Award-winning writer John Oliver returns to stand-up comedy for two nights only at The Chicago Theatre. Not only was Oliver a correspondent and guest host on the multi-award winning The Daily Show with John Stewart, but he has appeared as a regular guest on the sitcom Community, as the voice of Vanity Smurf in The Smurfs movie and its sequel The Smurfs 2, and recently appeared on The Simpsons as Marge and Homer’s next-door neighbor, Booth Wilkes-John.
Afterwards, join us for Cheeseburgers, Chips, and a Coke. Forget about making dinner reservations – at Billy Goat Tavern, you can Butt in Anytime.
