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Monthly Archives: December 2016

God Bless Us Everyone

December 11, 2016 Comments Off on God Bless Us Everyone

A Christmas Carol – Goodman Theatre

 

This is what Christmas is all about in Chicago. The Grandaddy of all holiday productions, and the show that every

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The Mystery of Life

December 9, 2016 Comments Off on The Mystery of Life

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Broadway in Chicago

 

A young boy with special needs is shocked and deeply saddened to find Wellington, his neighbor’s dog, lying in the

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A Delicious Holiday Treat

December 9, 2016 Comments Off on A Delicious Holiday Treat

Jeeves Intervenes – Shaw Chicago

 

Featherbrained British upperclass playboy, Bertie Wooster, and his droll, faithful manservant, Jeeves, became the

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A Flower Girl Blooms Into a Lady

December 8, 2016 Comments Off on A Flower Girl Blooms Into a Lady

Pygmalion – Remy Bumppo

 

Known by most audiences as the play that inspired both the 1956 musical, “My Fair Lady,” as well as the 1964 film

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Skating on Thin Ice

December 5, 2016 Comments Off on Skating on Thin Ice

Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera – Underscore Theatre

 

Back in 1994 one of the biggest scandals in the sporting world occurred between two rival Olympic ice skaters. Nancy

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Much Ado About Morbidity

December 4, 2016 Comments Off on Much Ado About Morbidity

The Complete Deaths – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

 

There are no less than 75 onstage deaths in the accumulated works of William Shakespeare. Who knew? Well,

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