| The Hundred Dresses Nov 3 - Dec 2, 2010 |
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Chicago Children's Theatre at
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
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| Based on Eleanor Estes’ beloved young adult novel, The Hundred Dresses tells the story of Wanda Petronski, an imaginative young girl who struggles to fit in with her new American home ― and harder yet, her new classmates. Replete with a myriad of colorful and buoyant characters, The Hundred Dresses is a timeless tale that tackles the subject of bullying head on, while taking audiences of all ages on an unforgettable journey that explores the bonds of friendship, the willingness to be yourself, and the courage that it takes to stand up to others ― even when you’re standing alone. Recommended for children ages 6 and older |
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| The Piano Teacher Nov 4 - Dec 5, 2010 |
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Next Theatre Company |
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| When the sweet, cookie loving Mrs. K, the epitome of the caring grandmotherly piano teacher, reaches out to her old students, she discovers a chain of startling secrets that she can no longer keep hidden inside her piano bench. With breath-taking theatricality and stunning language, Julio Cho takes us on a journey of discovery that brings international responsibility into the sanctity of our family kitchen. |
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| It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Nov 5 - Dec 26, 2010 |
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Noble Fool Theatricals |
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| Inspired by the beloved American holiday classic, you'll become a part of WVL Radio's live broadcast as actors bring the fateful story of George Bailey to life. Take your seat in the studio audience to relive the beloved tale of regret and redemption told through insightful storytelling, familiar characters, engaging sound effects and musical commercial breaks by the local children's choir. A complete 1940s radio broadcast perfect for the whole family! Rating: G |
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| A Midsummer Night's Dream Nov 5 - Nov 23, 2010 |
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Lyric Opera |
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| Oberon, the Fairy King, is having a tiff with his lovely Queen Tytania because she won't let him have what he wants. Four young lovers break up and make up thanks to a magic flower that seems to make everything clear. And a bumbling troupe of amateur actors performs (in one of opera's funniest scenes!) for a royal couple on their wedding night. This captivating masterpiece reminds us all that while the course of true love never did run smooth — the journey is magical all the same. |
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| Kennedy's Children Nov 5 - Dec 5, 2010 |
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Promethean Theatre Ensemble at
City Lit Theater |
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| Where were you when it happened? One rainy day several years after a tragedy that paralyzed the nation and shocked the world, a group of individuals are drawn to an urban bar. While they are deeply isolated from each other due to their rich inner lives and personal histories, each of them has been sculpted by a time of great turmoil into one of Kennedy’s Children. |
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| Travels With My Aunt Nov 9 - Mar 27, 2011 |
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Writers' Theatre |
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| Henry Pulling, a mild-mannered retired banker, leads a quiet life tending his beloved dahlias and never straying too far from his Southwood, England home. But when his eccentric and outrageous Aunt Augusta suddenly appears in his life with mysterious information about his past, Henry is drawn from the safety of his flower beds into a series of absurd and exotic international adventures. Henry, Aunt Augusta and more than 25 characters are brilliantly and inventively portrayed by just four actors who switch identities, nationalities, ages and genders in this exciting theatrical escapade. Adapted from the celebrated novel by Graham Green, Travels with My Aunt takes you on an irreverent, often hilarious and absolutely unforgettable adventure... |
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| It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Nov 11 - Dec 12, 2010 |
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Theatre At The Center |
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| Kris Kringle takes on the cynics among us in It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, a musical adaptation of the popular holiday favorite “Miracle on 34th Street”. In his inimitable style, Meredith Willson, the author of The Music Man and The Unsinkable Molly Brown, tells the classic story of a white-bearded gentleman claiming to be the real Santa Claus as he brings about a genuine Miracle on 34th Street. Spreading a wave of love throughout New York City, this man inspires the city, fostering camaraderie between Macy's and Gimbel's Department Stores and convincing a divorced, cynical single mother, her somber daughter and the entire state of New York that Santa Claus is no myth. |
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| Home Nov 11 - Dec 12, 2010 |
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Court Theatre |
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| Originally produced by the legendary Negro Ensemble Company in 1981, Home is an enduring and poetic story of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit told against the backdrop of the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s. In 2008, Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson) directed an Audelco Award-winning production of Home at Signature Theatre Company in New York, which the New York Times called “a portrait of the black experience…that finds a homey beauty not in suffering but in carrying on.” |
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| A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration Nov 11 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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Northlight Theatre |
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| On Christmas Eve in 1864, a fugitive from slavery and her young daughter have become separated in unfamiliar Washington, DC. As the desperate mother searches the snowy streets for her child and Mary Todd Lincoln searches for the perfect Christmas tree for the White House, familiar faces from our nation’s history cross paths and storylines in this uplifting epic filled with traditional music and themes of family, reconciliation and communal hope. |
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| The Iliad Nov 12 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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A Red Orchid Theatre |
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| Adapted by Craig Wright specifically for our young, all-female cast, this version of The Iliad offers a provocative and playful new spin on Homer’s age-old tale of the Trojan War. Vengeance, loyalty, or honor: which is most important? And, in this saga of bloody battles and huge male egos, where exactly do women and children fit in? Packed with swordplay, gender politics, and even a few songs, this is one war you don’t want to miss. |
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| Brainpeople Nov 12 - Dec 12, 2010 |
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UrbanTheater Company at
Batey Urbano |
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| A wealthy woman invites two strangers to join her in a strange feast commemorating the death of her parents. Mayannah has done this every year but her dark purpose remains unclear. All that will change tonight when two damaged souls find their way to her table. Taking place in a not-so-distant future, the sounds of a war-torn Los Angeles fill the air. Tensions rise, true colors are revealed and the main course is not the only thing with claws. |
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| Ethan Claymore Nov 12 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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Attic Playhouse |
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| Ethan Claymore, a reclusive artist and struggling egg farmer, has given up looking for love or laughter…even if Christmas is just a week away. Much to his surprise, Ethan is visited by the spirit of his long-estranged older brother, who - along with an enthusiastically meddlesome neighbor and the town's pretty, new school teacher - is determined to bring the sparkle back into Ethan's life. An uplifting and magical holiday comedy by the same author of "Drinking Alone" and "The Affections of May". A Chicago Area Premiere! |
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| A Masked Ball Nov 15 - Dec 10, 2010 |
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Lyric Opera |
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| Conspirators plot to assassinate the Swedish king, who shares a secret love with Amelia — and she's none other than the wife of his most loyal protector! Friendship turns to rage when suspected infidelity is revealed! And a gypsy fortuneteller's terrible prediction comes true as revelers dance at a masked ball. |
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| Boojum! Nonsense, Truth, and Lewis Carroll Nov 16 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguar at
Storefront Theater |
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| “For the Snark was a Boojum, you see/,” /sets the stage for this
fun-filled romp through the mind of writer Lewis Carroll. Part
existential musical theatre and part fantasy adventure story, this riff
on Carroll’s epic poem “The Hunting of the Snark/” /examines the
psychological life of Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the man behind
the Lewis Carroll pen name. As his poem warns, “catching Snarks is all
well and good, but if your Snark is a Boojum, you will softly and
suddenly vanish away.” But while the hunting party moves towards its
fateful catch, they discover with Carroll and his Alice that Nothing is
quite what it seems. Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguard
collaborate on the US stage premiere of this hit Australian musical. |
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| Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Nov 18 - Dec 31, 2010 |
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The Greenhouse Theater Center |
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| The setting is a walk-up apartment on Manhattan's West Side where, as the curtain rises, Frankie (a waitress) and Johnny (a short-order cook who works in the same restaurant) are discovered in bed. It is their first encounter, after having met several weeks ago on the job, and Frankie is hopeful that Johnny will now put on his clothes and depart, so she can return to her usual routine of watching TV and eating ice cream. But Johnny, a compulsive talker (and romantic), has other ideas. He is convinced that he loves Frankie, a notion that she, at first, considers to be ridiculous. She has had more disappointments than delights in life, and he is the veteran of one broken marriage already. And neither of them is in the bloom of youth. |
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| Wizard Of Oz Nov 18 - Jan 2, 2011 |
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Emerald City Theatre Company at
Apollo Theater |
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| One of the most memorable stories ever created, Dorothy Gale and her beloved dog Toto are swept away to a land somewhere over the rainbow. You’ll hear memorable songs like "If I Only Had a Brain" and "Follow the Yellow Brick Road." In Emerald City Theatre’s production you’ll be a part of the merry ol’ land of Oz! |
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| A Christmas Carol Nov 19 - Dec 31, 2010 |
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Goodman Theatre |
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| A Christmas Carol is the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is opposed to holiday cheer and indifferent to the sufferings of the poor in Victorian London. Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who offer him the opportunity to sympathize with his fellow man. Dickens’ famous characters include Scrooge's kind-hearted clerk, Bob Cratchit, and his family, including Tiny Tim; the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future; the merry-making Fezziwig couple; and the Ghost of Jacob Marley. |
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