'Twas the Night Before...by Cirque du Soleil is back at the Chicago Theatre this holiday season! Andrea is joined by Jordan Smith, a professional hand-to-hand acrobat and one half of an Australian roller-skating duo with Alina Suvorina. Together on stage as the “Disco Lovers” in ’Twas the Night Before, Jordan and Alina are known for a dynamic, exhilarating performance that captivates audiences. It's a performance not to be missed!  Runs through 12/28. Tickets: cirquedusoleil.com or msg.com

Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol returns to the historic Studebaker Theatre this holiday season!  Co-Artistic Director Ben Kaufmann talks about toy puppetry, shadowboxing, great music and immersive sound design. The show features holiday skeptic Aunt Trudy who relearns the magic of the holiday season by retelling the classic Dickens' tale.  12/12-12/14. Tickets: fineartsbuilding.com 

Music, film and screen legend Alicia Witt is coming to Evanston for the holidays!  Alicia joins Andrea to talk about her show at Studio 5 on December 17th where she'll be singing songs from her new album, "I Think I'm Spending Christmas With You".  Tickets and information: studio5.dance

Ready for some classic 1920's and 30's style jazz?  The Chicago Cellar Boys are back at Studio 5 in Evanston on December 5th. Director and performer Andy Schumm talks about playing his vintage coronet, the upcoming show and what jazz enthusiasts can expect! Tickets and information: studio5.dance and ChicagoCellarBoys.com

And WTTW's Very Own Geoffrey Baer has a brand new 60-minute special, "CHICAGO WORKS" on December 9th!  He joins Andrea to give us an inside look of some of the places he visited - including the Shedd Aquarium and inside of the city's major recycling and processing centers!  Geoffrey talks to bridge operators, rides alongside Metra engineers and takes us atop the Wrigley Field scoreboard in this new episode! Information: wttw.com