‘Twas the Night Before… by Cirque du Soleil

The crazy-athletic whimsy merchants at Cirque du Soleil bring the troupe's Christmas-themed show to the Chicago Theatre, accompanied by an international cast of dancers, acrobats and clowns. The storyline follows a jaded young girl named Isabella who finds herself in a topsy-turvy wonderland filled with characters straight out of the classic "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem—except they can do crazy flips and death-defying aerial stunts, too.