The magical production features lavish costumes, exquisite sets, including a Christmas tree that grows before your eyes and sensational choreography.

The characters will perform songs from the unforgettable musical score of legendary composer Vince Guaraldi at the Dec. 8 show.

Check out these theaters across northern Illinois that are bringing holiday classics like "The Nutcracker" and "A Christmas Carol" to life this season.

Home for the Holidays, the Rialto Square Theatre’s annual season of festive special events, kicks off Nov. 21 in downtown Joliet.

The performance will include some of the biggest hits from Motown catalog, as well as many Christmas favorites.

The Joliet American Legion Band will perform Sunday, Dec. 14. The Jingle Mingle event is set for Dec. 4.

Classical Arts Entertainment presents “Swan Lake” Ballet at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet on Sunday, Nov. 16.

Black will bring his Back On The Blacktop Tour to the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet on Thursday, Nov. 13.

Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland blends the spellbinding grace and daredevil athleticism of today’s greatest circus performers with a musical mix of timeless seasonal music.

Young will be sharing the spirit of the season with his live take on holiday classics featured on his “It Must Be Christmas” album.

ngelbert Humperdinck will bring his “A Winter World of Love: A Night of Holiday Classics & Greatest Hits” show to the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet Friday, Dec. 5.

The show will honor iconic singer Meat Loaf on Sunday, Oct. 26 at the downtown Joliet theatre.

Artist Sijia Chen spent time meeting with Joliet residents this past week to explain the Dome of Unity design and gather their involvement.

The all-vocal country music group will spread holiday cheer at the Nov. 23 event.

Sijia Chen, the artist who is creating the sculpture, will be there to discuss the Unity Dome. Participants invited to bring photos and memorabilia to contribute their personal stories and reflect “community values,” city of Joliet said.

Jay White and The Sweet Caroline tour will be in Joliet on Saturday, Oct. 18.

The Seas the Night World Tour stops at the downtown Joliet theatre Oct. 30.

Country music Hall of Fame member John Anderson will be at the Joliet theatre Oct. 9.

Watch a screening of the 1981 cult classic horror film as a live string ensemble performs.

Cast members from "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" will perform their new improv show at the Joliet theatre Oct. 31.

The company’s premiere of “The Great Gatsby” is a Broadway-style take on the iconic story.

The Beatles tribute band will perform

Featuring a carefully curated setlist of their greatest hits, this show will showcase the powerful harmonies, soaring ballads and electrifying performances.

Classic Seger brings the energy, excitement and raw power of a vintage Bob Seger concert.

For more than a decade, Theresa Caputo—known worldwide as the Long Island Medium—has touched the lives of millions of fans,

Blackberry Smoke will rock the Rialto in downtown Joliet on Sunday, Sept. 28.

The Illinois Rock & Roll Museum hosted a Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Rialto Theatre in Joliet on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Performers include Richard Marx, Enuff Z'Nuff, Billy Branch with Elevation and more at the Sept. 14 ceremony.

Plans for a centerpiece sculpture were set back this week, but Joliet city officials say downtown square is on schedule for Route 66 anniversary and should be ready for holiday parade.

Isaak will perform at the downtown Joliet theatre on Friday, Dec. 12.

The Joliet City Council was to vote Tuesday on the sculpture for the new city square downtown. “We want to talk a little more about it internally,” Mayor Terry D’Arcy said.

The City Council will vote Tuesday on a $197,000 commission to be awarded for a sculpture in the new Joliet city square.

You’ll find traces of the past in the city’s scenic nature areas and public parks, the boutique shops, restaurants and entertainment venues housed in historic downtown buildings.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show: Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary Tour stop at Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre has been postponed until Aug. 6.

A crowd of about 100 friends, family and fellow stagehands gathered at Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre to honor the dedication and legacy of Lorin Lynch, who has served as a stagehand for five decades.

The operating profit may have been the first in the theater's 99-year history, Executive Director Wade Welsh told the Joliet City Council on Monday.

Joliet has provided nearly $210,000 so far to restaurants, bars and other small businesses to offset impact of construction from $20 million downtown improvement project.

The American Red Cross hoid its annual Route 66 Blood Drive in Joliet on Monday. Donors will receive a $15 Amazon gift card by email.

Brooks will open for blues icon Buddy Guy on June 28.

Blues legend Buddy Guy will perform Saturday, June 28 at the downtown Joliet theatre.

The kite festival in Homer Glen will include trick performances from Chicago Kite, games, giveaways, food trucks, music, raptor education and opportunity to fly one's own kite.

The Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet is getting ready for its 100th anniversary year by launching its annual funding campaign.

The comedy duo will perform at the downtown Joliet theatre May 8, 2025.

Tusk: The World’s #1 Tribute to Fleetwood Mac will be at the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet Friday, May 16.

Beatles tribute band coming to Joliet on Oct. 5. Tickets go on sale Friday.

More than 100 people from 34 counties became new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Joliet at the Rialto Square Theatre on Thursday.

Rialto gets $475,000, and Joliet Area Historical Museum gets $250,000.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois hosted a naturalization ceremony in which 105 new citizens from 34 countries were sworn in as United States citizens at the Rialto Square Theater in Joliet on Thursday, April 17, 2025.

The City Council already has put $475,000 for the Rialto and $250,000 for the Joliet Area Historical Museum in the 2025 budget.

The Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 will combine 2024 and 2025 inductions in a ceremony at the Rialto in September.