Hannukatz the Musical opens Friday November 23rd through Saturday December 29th.

Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 3pm.

Tickets are $25.  Kids 12
and under are $10.

The National Pastime Theater presents its first annual holiday show, the only Hannukah musical on earth, HANNUKATZ THE MUSICAL. Family-friendly and the perfect first-date ice-breaker! The National Pastime Theater unveils Terry Abrahamson’s newly penned (newly spelled), rocking, irreverent, interactive theater event for “that other December holiday.”

HANNUKATZ THE MUSICAL  is inspired by Terry Abrahamson's best-selling “Mad Magazine Meets the Talmud” retelling of history’s first oil crisis, HANNUKATZ SAVES HANNUKAH, the book for families.  HANNUKATZ THE MUSICAL is recommended for those who celebrate Hannukah and those who don't.

HANNUKATZ THE MUSICAL is a totally new spin on Dreidl Days as presented by the tie-dyed Meowmulkah-sporting title character on his Hannukah-eve visit to the Skokie-based Moskowitz family’s Hannukah-hating kids. Self-described in his Jerry Lee Lewis-inspired theme song as “a catnippy, kinda trippy, chocolate chippy old hippie,” Hannukatz is armed with an arsenal of rousing Hannukarols like “Do the Chhhh,” “No Jews Allowed,” and “Hannukah is Not the Jewish Christmas.” Grammy-winner Abrahamson (book/lyrics) and collaborator Michael Carlson (music) bring the audience into the musical world with  “Make a Chhhhh” contest and the sing-along battle hymn the “Open-a-Can-of-Potch-in-Tuchas (the kosher equivalent of opening a can of Whoop-Ass) March.”

See the book that started it all!