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Best Broadway Shows in December 2024

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at James M. Nederlander Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Wands at the ready. J.K Rowling and Jack Thorne's theatrical heavyweight, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is heading on tour! Following record-breaking and multi-award-winning runs on London's West End and Broadway, Chicago audiences can now experience the magic of the astounding production as it launches the trek with a 21-week engagement at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, beginning in fall 2024. A continuation of The Boy Who Lived's story, 'Cursed Child catches up with Harry and co as grown-ups where the challenges of adulthood, jobs, and kids prove far scarier than anything Voldemort could have cooked up!

& Juliet at Cadillac Palace Theater

& Juliet

Nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best New Musical! If you've been waiting for a musical that features the hits of Britney Spears, The Backstreet Boys and The Weeknd, then your day is finally here! Following its rapturous run on Broadway, & Juliet features music by songwriter extraordinaire Max Martin and now is heading out on tour! This new brand new tuner is bound to be a season highlight and unforgettable night out!

Dear Evan Hansen at Genesee Theater

Dear Evan Hansen

Following its hugely successful run at Broadway's Music Box Theater, this darkly comic musical is touring across the country once more. The six-time Tony-winning, poignant and thought-provoking production has received rave reviews from critics for its unexpectedly touching portrayal of misunderstood youth, young love, and the search for acceptance, with a score from the composing team behind 2017's Academy Award-winning La-La Land, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul.

Les Miserables at Cadillac Palace Theater

Les Miserables

One of the greatest musicals of all time, Les Miserables is heading on a North American tour. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, and based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables is a sweeping epic set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, and contains the classic songs 'One Day More' and 'I Dreamed A Dream'.

Mean Girls at Auditorium Theatre

Mean Girls

Tina Fey's Drama Desk award-winning Broadway musical, based on the 2004 Lindsay Lohan film, Mean Girls is out on tour! With a book by Fey, direction by Book of Mormon's Casey Nicholaw, music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond, and Legally Blonde's Nell Benjamin - which includes tracks "Apex Predator" and "I'd Rather Be Me"- it's no surprise that the musical is a Broadway smash hit, earning 12 Tony nominations along the way.

Legally Blonde at North Shore Center

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde follows sorority star Elle Woods, an underestimated blonde who doesn't take "no" for an answer. When her boyfriend dumps her for someone more "serious," Elle puts down the credit card and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.