| Miracle on 34th Street |
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Porchlight Music Theatre at
Theatre Building Chicago |
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| In a new holiday tradition, Porchlight Music Theatre presents a world-premiere production based on the classic story Miracle on 34th Street. When a white-bearded gentleman claims to be the real Santa Claus he brings about a genuine ‘Miracle on 34th Street,’ spreading a wave of love throughout New York City, 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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| The Modern Prometheus |
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RBP Rorschack |
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| In the midst of the Franco-Prussian war, Ingolstadt’s substitute doctor is not exactly what he seems to be. Victor Frankenstein is brilliant, yes, but not a traditional physician by any means. Pastor Friedmann already has deep suspicions, but when Elizabeth, Victor’s fiancé, arrives unexpectedly, she ignites a dangerous spark that pits science against religion for the very souls of Ingolstadt, and possibly the world. Passions are high as Victor is convinced science will usher in a brave new world; but this has dangerous repercussions for the institutions of church and state. Elizabeth, as well as the audience, is caught in the middle, forced to consider the dangerous implications of a seemingly impossible future. |
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| Mojo Mickybo |
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Seanachaí Theatre Company at
The Artistic Home |
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| Like their heroes Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, it's wee lads Mojo and Mickybo against the world in this bittersweet tale of innocence lost. Two actors play 17 characters in Owen McCafferty's rollicking and poignant thrill ride through 1970 Belfast. |
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| Mrs. Grubers Ding Dong School |
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Robot vs. Dinosaur at
Gorilla Tango Theatre |
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| Ding dong! Ding dong! Do you hear the school bell ring? What shall we learn about today? Science? Geography? How about soul-crushing reality? Or what happens when a monkey meets a toaster? Oh, so much to learn! Welcome to Mrs. Gruber’s Ding Dong school! |
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| Murder in Green Meadows |
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Citadel Theatre at
Gorton Center |
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| The story involves two couples living in a quiet suburban neighborhood where beneath their middle-American exteriors lurks something truly rotten. The diabolical plot continues to thicken throughout the performance until the final tense showdown between a murderer and an aggrieved widow. With performances held at the intimate setting of the Grotto in the Gorton Center, audience members will get up close and personal with these sensational characters. |
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| The Music Man |
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Rising Stars Theatre Company |
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| Classical Broadway musical by Meredith Wilson featuring such songs as 76 trombones, Gary, Indiana and Till There Was You. The show revolves around a slick, fast talking traveling salesman who wins over a small Iowa town with the promise of a kids band while falling in love with their stubborn spinster librarian. |
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| Musical DEEP |
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Go Bo Bo Productions at
Gorilla Tango Theatre |
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| Musical DEEP is an experimental musical parody about a group of young hipsters who come together with one goal in mind: to create a DEEP piece of experimental theatre. Through musical vignettes and the mysterious guidance from an Elder Artist, the new-generation hipsters come to the conclusion that the way to successfully create DEEP experimental theatre is to corrupt their personal lives in order to create in a RAW, RISK-TAKING manner. What they come to discover is their own hopelessness, confusion, and self-worth that goes along with growing up as an ARTIST. Though their journey to the DEEP tears them apart emotionally, it DOES unite them in one finale song and dance number the whole family is bound to enjoy! |
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| My Three Angels |
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Attic Playhouse |
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| Set in French Guiana, a region where on Christmas Eve the temperature has graciously dropped to 104 degrees, three amiable convicts are employed as roofers above the Ducotel's general store. The roof winds up being the least of the family's troubles. On the way from France is Henri - an evil-minded cousin and owner of the flailing store, and his nephew Paul - who recently jilted the Ducotel's fanciful young daughter. The three warm-hearted convicts are passionate believers in true justice, and decide it's their job to take the visitors on as they plot to set matters right. A captivating and comedic holiday treasure also known as "We're No Angels." |
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| The Mystery of Irma Vep |
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Court Theatre |
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| Two actors take on innumerable dramatis personae in Ludlum's high-camp quick-change act. Vep satirizes all that is ridiculous in Gothic horror, Victorian melodrama, classic film, and conventional theater--and it's also a contender for the funniest American play of the last quarter-century. |
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| Night of the Living Dead: The Musical |
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Riverfront Playhouse |
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| With script and lyrics by Jack Schultz and 11 new songs written by Kathleen Dooley and Jack Schultz, the play is based on the classic movie Night Of The Living Dead by George Romero and John Russo. The play tells the story of seven people trapped in a rural house by re-animated corpses who hunt down the living to subsist on human flesh. Victims of these undead creatures also become reanimated and turn on their living counterparts. |
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| 1985 |
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The Factory Theater at
Prop Theatre |
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| Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. There will be no loyalty, except loyalty toward BEAR NATION. There will be no love, except the love of Papa Bear. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on Packers & the like who are helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot shuffling across a human face... Forever! Bear Down! |
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| The Nutcracker on Horseback |
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Noble Horse Theatre |
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| This timeless Nutcracker tale comes alive on horseback. This unique production features a dreamy young girl, a magic prince, a mysterious old man, and a cast of beautiful horses. The Nutcracker on Horseback captures the whimsy and magic of Tchaikovsky's original. |
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| A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas |
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Emerald City Theatre Company at
Apollo Theater |
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| Taking its source material from ETA Hoffman's tale and the famous ballet, A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas remixes the story for a whole new generation of theatergoers. This new spin follows Fritz, a video game obsessed boy, and a heroic female Nutcracker as they chase down and stop the dastardly Mouse King from ruining Christmas. Suited for families with children ages 3 and up. |
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| ObamaNation: Revised Edition! |
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4 Days Late at
Playground Theater |
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| Barack Obama is our new President, and 4 Days Late wants to know… now what? Once described as “a drunken professor taking a leak on a Norman Rockwell painting”, 4 Days Late pokes fun at our new obsession with change in the newly revised and remounted edition of their latest sketch comedy review, ObamaNation. Those who worship Obama, those who fear him, and those who expected just a little bit more, all hit the stage at an absurd angle in ObamaNation: Revised Edition. If you miss this show AGAIN, everything stays the same. |
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| Oh Coward! |
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Writers' Theatre |
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| You’re invited to a marvelous party! Weaving together songs and literary delights, Oh Coward! celebrates one of the theater’s greatest entertainers, Noel Coward. His effervescent music and charming quips combine for an unforgettable evening of the most memorable tunes of the 20th century. |
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| The Original Improv Gladiators - Season Eight |
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Cornservatory |
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| Besides Thanksgiving, November is a boring month…stuck between Halloween and Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza etc etc…So why not get into some improv competition with The Original Improv Gladiators – Season Eight! On the heels of the success of TOIG – Season Seven comes a fun filled packed season of great improv teams, great improv judges and of course great improv gladiators, all here to get your comedy juices going! |
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| Perseus and Medusa: Or it's all Greek to me! |
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Piccolo Theatre |
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| A story of monsters, gods and true love, Perseus and Medusa takes the audience on a wild ride through a world of slightly skewed Greek mythology. Deceived by an evil king and desperate to win the heart of the beautiful Princess Andromeda, the brave Perseus sets off on a quest to retrieve the head of Medusa, whose very glance turns men to stone. Along for the ride are two bait-shop boys, a wisecracking god, and the clueless Dame. Will Perseus survive the quest and return home in time to rescue his mother from the evil king? Will his bravery prove his love to the Princess? His fate rests in the hands of the gods and the audience! |
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