| Sing-Along with Santa Nov 21 - Dec 20, 2009 |
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Steel Beam Theatre |
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| Ho ho hope you like to sing! Santa and his surprisingly musical crew of elves are here to lead an interactive holiday experience. There's singing, sitting on Santa's lap, and even bags of goodies for the kiddies (naughty and nice). |
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| Patchwork USA! Nov 21 - Dec 12, 2009 |
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Raven Theatre |
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| Raven Theatre presents this world premiere show for children, PATCHWORK U.S.A.! written and directed by Producing Artistic Director Michael Menendian. PATCHWORK U.S.A.! is a collection of three short stories; "How I Love to Read", "Pepito's Story" and "The Happiest Day of My Life". |
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| Peter Gallagher, Don't Give Up On Me Nov 22 - Dec 14, 2009 |
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Drury Lane- Water Tower Place |
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| Peter Gallagher, Don't Give Up On Me is a new musical play by stage and screen star Peter Gallagher. Featuring great American song selections from “Pal Joey,” “Guys and Dolls,” and songs by Cy Coleman, Bart Howard, Lyle Lovett, Leon Russell, Burt Bacharach, Dan Penn and others, this new musical play is the story of an actor’s apprenticeships with the legends he admires: James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, Peter O’Toole, Stubby Kaye and more and the journey he takes with them. |
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| Katya Kabanova Nov 22 - Dec 12, 2009 |
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Lyric Opera |
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| In this early drama of sexual and social repression in a provincial Russian town, the breathtaking Karita Mattila reprises one of her greatest roles. She is Katya — married to an ineffectual man who's still under his mother's thumb, emotionally beaten down by a mother-in-law from hell, and destroyed by guilt when she grasps at happiness by taking a lover. |
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| The Ten Tenors Nov 24 - Nov 29, 2009 |
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Auditorium Theatre |
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| The internationally renowned Australian singing group The Ten Tenors returns to Chicago for the holidays, featuring songs from their new album Nostalgica as well as holiday classics. The Ten Tenors captures the intimacy between themselves and the audience during live performances, whilst invoking nostalgic memories of people, places or times in history, with songs ranging from Mexican bestsellers to post-war classics to jazz, including “Granada,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and the Louis Armstrong classic “What A Wonderful World.” Also included is their all-time, most requested song, Irish favorite, “Danny Boy,” and “Besame Mucho.” |
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| South Pacific Nov 24 - Nov 29, 2009 |
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Rosemont Theatre |
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| Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples -- US Navy nurse Nellie Forbush and French plantation owner Emile de Becque and Navy Airman Joe Cable and a young local native girl Liat -- and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. Considered by many the finest musical ever written, the score’s songs include such classics as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” “Younger Than Springtime,” “Bali Ha’i,” “There is Nothin’ Like A Dame,” “This Nearly Was Mine” and “A Wonderful Guy.” |
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| The Snow Queen Nov 27 - Dec 27, 2009 |
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Victory Gardens Theater - Biograph |
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| Warm storytelling, amazing puppetry and Michael Smith's magical score combine for a wild ride into Hans Christian Andersen's beloved winter tale. Returning are Tony-winning director Frank Galati, master puppeteer Blair Thomas & Co., choreographer Jim Corti, as well as veteran cast and band members. A delight for kids eight and up, Smith's wickedly funny lyrics and sophisticated songs of the heart equally engage adults of all ages. |
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| It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play Nov 27 - Dec 27, 2009 |
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American Theatre Company |
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| Bedford Falls. 1948. ATC transforms into a 1940’s radio studio to tell Capra’s classic story of one man’s affect on his community. This year ATC brings new life to this holiday tradition with a new cast, new Foley sound, and new scenes. Free milk and cookies are served after every show. |
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| Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Nov 27 - Dec 18, 2009 |
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Annoyance Theatre |
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| Come watch Rudolph freak his parents out with his glowing nose. Have a blast watching Rudolph and Hermie being shunned from their respective societies because they are “different.” Scratch your head at the Island of Misfit Toys, and rejoice as Rudolph saves the day in the end. Of course, because it's the Annoyance, there will be special touches that you won't find anywhere else. |
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| The D-Cup Diatribes Nov 27 - Dec 19, 2009 |
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Gorilla Tango Theatre |
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| Breasts are visual and sexual…what else? Through the stories of six women and one 11-year old girl, the play explores… boobs, tatas, honeys, girls, honkers, nips, pillows, melons; blah, blah, blah. Breasts are BIG, larger than life. Melody ‘s compelling monologues take the audience on a journey into the muddled mind of a young girls’ pubescent transformation to the libertine life reminiscences of a 60-something former hippie wild child and their quizzical, quirky takes on body parts and their personal reloationship with them. |
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| It's a Wonderful Life: Live at The Biograph! Nov 27 - Dec 27, 2009 |
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American Blues Theater at
Victory Gardens Theater - Biograph |
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| The classic story, based on the 1946 Frank Capra masterpiece is performed as a period radio play complete with commercial breaks. The same creative team who brought this classic piece to Chicago audiences for six years once again brings the town of Bedford Falls to life, this time with a new adaptation at the new Victory Gardens Studio. |
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| It Came Upon a Midnight Queen Nov 27 - Dec 19, 2009 |
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Chemically Imbalanced Theater |
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| Dorchester Nebraska, population 700, is being hit hard by the tough economy. People are loosing jobs, and business are being closed. When ten year old Annie Mitchell finds out her town Community Center is going to close she decided to stage the BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER to save her town. All she needs is a big name celebrity to star in it. After she tries fan websites, and calls to managers she makes a Youtube video plea to get Nebraska born native Nick Nolte to be in the play. The video becomes an overnight viral sensation and Annie becomes the Celebrity needed to save her small town. She stars in the pageant she wrote "It Came Upon a Midnight Queen", the birth, life and death of Jesus inspired by the music of Queen. But is an internet star a big enough name to make the $10,000 needed to save her town? Find out in this hilarious and wild new holiday show. |
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| A Christmas Carol Nov 27 - Dec 24, 2009 |
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre |
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| Metropolis freshens up its holiday production, of the traditional family tale written by Charles Dickens, with adaptation by Krista Scott and musical arrangements by George Maurer. Don’t miss Tiny Tim, the Cratchit family and everyone’s favorite old miser Scrooge in this fun, bright, musical retelling of the beloved holiday tale. It’s perfect for the whole family. |
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| The Second City's Exceedingly Dysfunctional Holiday Revue Nov 27 - Dec 31, 2009 |
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The Second City at
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| The Holidays: it’s the season of joy and giving, the time to deck the halls and gather with your family to fight about who mom and dad love most as you hack into Aunt Rose’s burnt turkey. Let’s face it, no holiday gathering is perfect. But now, The Second City is here to make light of every holiday misstep, whether it’s making up your own “creative” words to traditional carols or a disgruntled elf ruining the North Pole’s Christmas party. This seasonal satire is the perfect addition to your dysfunctional holiday traditions. |
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| The Wind in the Willows Nov 27 - Jan 3, 2010 |
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City Lit Theater |
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| The Wind in the Willows centers on the exploits of Mr. Toad, an amphibian obsessed with motor cars, and his steadfast friends Rat, Mole and Badger, who attempt to break him of his terrible habit. It also concerns a class struggle in the Wildwood between these creatures and the weasels, ferrets, and stoats. |
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| The Nutcracker Sings! Nov 27 - Dec 12, 2009 |
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Jedlicka Performing Arts Center |
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| The Nutcracker Sings! features a singing and dancing cast of 26 including a Children’s Chorus of 12 kids from all over the Chicagoland Area. JPAC describes the show as “A hilarious family-friendly musical based on the timeless classic. Join Clara and the Nutcracker as they fight the evil Rat Queen and her army of mice to save Christmas!” |
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| A Christmas Carol Nov 27 - Dec 19, 2009 |
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Overshadowed Theatrical Productions |
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| This holiday classic visits our stage with a few "ghostly" surprises and an abundance of music and holiday fun. This adaptation by Romulus Linney brings the classic holiday story to life on the stage. It follows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge's fateful Christmas Eve journey from an embittered, ungenerous creature into a giving, caring human being at the hands of four spirits who show him what life means. The amazing redemption of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is sure to touch and inspire audiences of all ages with holiday magic. |
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