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Monthly Archives: November 2018

The Grandaddy of Holiday Stories

November 30, 2018 Comments Off on The Grandaddy of Holiday Stories

A Christmas Carol–at the Goodman Theatre

The Grandaddy of Holiday Stories

And, as it has been for the past 40 years, this show is everything. It’s what Christmas is all about, and we are so lucky to have it back in Chicago for another holiday season.

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Something Old, Something New…

November 30, 2018 Comments Off on Something Old, Something New…

Familiar – Steppenwolf Theater

Danai Gurira’s most recent play, Familiar, gets its Chicago premiere at the Steppenwolf Theater this month.

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Confronting the Past, Dreaming of the Future

November 26, 2018 Comments Off on Confronting the Past, Dreaming of the Future

HeLa – Sideshow Theater Company

HeLa, a new play by J. Nicole Brooks, produced by the Sideshow Theater Company premiered at the Greenhouse Theater Center this weekend. The play weaves together three stories.  

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Twice as Nice

November 26, 2018 Comments Off on Twice as Nice

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat–by Citadel Theatre

Twice As Nice

If you think you already know this show from seeing the countless productions of it that have already played in the Chicago area, a terrific holiday offering from Citadel may just possibly surprise you.

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Go, Go, Go, Go!

November 24, 2018 Comments Off on Go, Go, Go, Go!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat–at BrightSide Theatre

Go, Go, Go, Go!

If you think you already know this much-produced family musical, the current  production at BrightSide Theatre may just surprise you.

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Loving in Illyria

November 23, 2018 Comments Off on Loving in Illyria

Twelfth Night–at Writers Theatre

Loving in Illyria

There’s a lot of loving going on in the exotic fictionalized, coastal Kingdom of Illyria.

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Jane Austen’s Novel Comes to Life

November 21, 2018 Comments Off on Jane Austen’s Novel Comes to Life

Mansfield Park–by Northlight Theatre

Jane Austen’s Novel Comes to Life

In Jane Austen’s third novel, following her more popular Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, a young girl from an impoverished family is sent to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. Fanny Price, who’s sweet, shy, sensitive and virtuous, must adapt to being the “poor relation” amidst the snotty aristocrats who live and visit the mansion.

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Absolutely Over the Rainbow

November 20, 2018 Comments Off on Absolutely Over the Rainbow

The Wizard of Oz–by Paramount Theatre

Absolutely Over the Rainbow

Paramount Theatre has done it again! Each new production seems to top their previous offering, and that’s saying a lot.

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A New Christmas Pantomime

November 20, 2018 Comments Off on A New Christmas Pantomime

The Steadfast Tin Soldier–Lookingglass Theatre

A New Christmas Pantomime

We know it’s the holiday season at Lookingglass Theatre from the moment we enter the theatre. The act curtain has been transformed into a gigantic Advent calendar.

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Inspired by a Magazine Photo

November 20, 2018 Comments Off on Inspired by a Magazine Photo

Miss Saigon–at the Cadillac Palace Theatre

Inspired by a Magazine Photo

Throughout its 18 years, the Nederlander’s Broadway in Chicago corporation has grown into one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country.

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