Holiday Theatre Preview: 2020 Virtual Edition

The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, join WDCB’s Gary Zidek to preview some of the virtual holiday theatre offerings coming up.

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The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, join WDCB's Gary Zidek to preview some of the virtual holiday theatre offerings they're looking forward to.

This holiday season is going to be quite a bit different, especially in terms of theater offerings. There aren’t any live in-person theater performances taking place, but there are a number of holiday-themed productions being presented virtually. And like we’ve seen all year, theater companies are getting creative with their approaches to creating and presenting programming.

The Chicago tradition of BURNING BLUBEARD returns, virtually, this year at Porchlight Music Theatre

Here are the virtual holiday-themed offerings the Dueling Critics are most looking forward to:

• It’s a Wonderful Life - American Blues Theater

• The Nutcracker - Ballet Chicago

• A Christmas Carol In the Dark - Theatre In the Dark

• Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins - Strawdog Theatre

• The Ruffians’ Burning Bluebeard - Porchlight Music

• That’s Weird, Grandma - Playmakers Laboratory

• The Rip Nelson Holiday Quarantine Special - Hell In a Handbag Productions

• Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure - Chicago Shakespeare

An image from Strawdog Theatre’s HERSHEL AND THE HANUKKAH GOBLINS

You can find a complete listing of all Chicago holiday theatrical productions being presented virtually this month at chicagoplays.com