When the clock strikes 12, everyone has a chance to start the year anew – but half the fun is ending the old one in style.
At Heron PR, we know the celebrations start well before midnight, which is why we’ve created the ultimate guide to New Year’s Eve in Chicago. Looking to watch the fireworks from a spectacular view? Check out the breathtaking views from El Tapeo, located on the 9th floor of Chicago’s hottest new hotel Le Méridien Chicago – Oakbrook Center. Want a relaxing, romantic way to end the year with your loved one? Look no further than Geja’s Café’s intimate NYE dinner. From hotel extravaganzas and fabulous champagne toasts to prix-fixe dinners and special one-night concerts, Heron PR has an event for everyone looking to ring in 2015 in style.
Guests of Oak Brook’s newest hotel, Le Méridien Chicago – Oakbrook Center can ring in 2015 with live entertainment by JC EXPRESS, drinks and delectable dining at El Tapeo, located on the 9th floor of the hotel, featuring breathtaking views of Chicago and floor-to-ceiling windows. With the special New Year’s Eve Package, guests will be treated to a dinner for two at 8:30 pm, dancing, party favors and a midnight sparkling toast. Guests who purchase the New Year’s Eve Package will also be granted a waived $35 cover charge and a $150 Food & Beverage Credit toward an a-la-carte dinner at El Tapeo. For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.lemeridienoakbrook.com
Ring in the New Year with romance at Geja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage Ave. Geja’s will offer New Year’s Eve revelers a romantic repast featuring fondue and champagne in a festive, yet intimate, atmosphere complete with complete with classical/flamenco guitar music. Guests will enjoy a four-course fondue dinner complete with cheese fondue appetizer, salad, lobster, shrimp and beef entrée, and Geja’s famous flaming chocolate dessert fondue. The evening’s packages will also include Pol Roger Champagne. Reservations will be taken from 9 am – 4 pm, Monday through Friday beginning Monday, December 8 at 9 am. For more reservations, visit www.gejascafe.com or call 773.281.9101.
Back by frighteningly popular demand, Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont in Chicago, thrills patrons by presenting the third annual New Year’s Eve Monster’s Ball Wednesday, December 31 from 9 pm to 1 am. At this one-of-a-kind event, guests dressed in their most horrific, startling attire ring in 2015 with the ghosts and ghouls of Stage 773. Starting at just $70 per person and $120 per couple, the New Year’s Eve Monster’s Ball will feature unlimited specialty drinks, diabolically delicious appetizers, live music and a haunted house. The event will also include a “Cham-PAIN” toast to ring in the New Year. For tickets, call 773.327.5252 or visit at www.Stage773.com.
The Palace Theater, 564 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy South, a brand new, 800-seat, regional dinner theater in Wisconsin Dells, will host a special dinner and performances of Disney’s MARY POPPINS, directed and choreographed by Multi Jeff Award-winner Marc Robin (co-directed by Walter Buddy Reeder), on Wednesday, December 31 at 1 pm and 7 pm. Guests will be treated to a champagne or sparkling juice toast and chef choice appetizers. Tickets begin at $49.95 for the Special New Year’s Eve performance. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.dellspalace.com.
Enjoy a special New Year’s Eve performance of the romantic and richly textured tale of East versus West, THE KING AND I, at The Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, on December 31 at 8 p.m. Nick Bowling (Juno and The Normal Heart at Timeline Theatre) makes his Marriott Theatre directorial debut with a fresh take on this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, merging history and romance with today’s social and political issues. THE KING AND I follows the tumultuous relationship of the strong-willed British Governess Anna (Jeff Award-nominee Heidi Kettenring) and the larger than life King of Siam (Andrew Ramcharan Guilarte), as they try to find common ground between Siamese and British traditions. For tickets, call 847.634.0200 or visit www.MarriottTheatre.com.
Indulge in a sumptuous three-course New Year’s Eve Dinner and special performance of CAMELOT at Drury Lane Theatre on December 31 from 6 to 8:30 pm. As midnight approaches, celebrate with a complimentary champagne toast and dancing throughout the night. Add to the festivities with a special performance of the Tony Award-winning musical, CAMELOT! Tickets begin at $55. For more information or to make a reservation, call 630.530.8300.
Ring in 2015 with beloved Beatles tribute band American English as they magically present “The Complete Beatles Tribute!” on Wednesday, December 31 at 6 and 10 pm at Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ first visit to America, the show will include the entire “Hard Day’s Night” album with precise attention to every musical detail, vintage instruments and special effects. Costume changes to represent the Beatles’ different stages of musical evolution are a staple of American English shows, which include the rich sound of Keyboard-dueled horn and strings. Tickets are $20 for the student show (6 pm) and $40 for the adult show (10 pm). Dinner and adult performance tickets are $63 plus tax; dinner and student performance are $48 plus tax. For tickets or more information on Theatre at the Center, visit TheatreAtTheCenter.com.
