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A Q Brothers Christmas Carol – Yard @ Shakespeare Theatre
First published in 1843, Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday novella has become a classic, as immortal as the Ghost of Jacob Marley. Influenced by the author’s own
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No Mere Elf on the Shelf
Elf, the Musical – Paramount Theatre
The Christmas season provides audiences with so many different holiday movies, several that have
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A Drama About Race and Privilege
The Minutes – Steppenwolf Theatre
The storm rages outside. Amidst the loud thunder and flickering lights, the rain continues to fall outside. For the moment, all’s quiet within the cavernous town
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An Angel Gets His Wings
It’s a Wonderful Life -American Blues Theatre
What’s undoubtedly the most popular, best-loved holiday movie of all time? Well, here’s a hint: The name George Bailey has become synonymous with Christmas
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A Love Letter to Shakespeare
The Book of Will – Northlight Theatre
Over 400 years ago, when William Shakespeare wrote and performed in Elizabethan London, the theatre was notably different. There were no artificial lights, so
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Style and Sincerity Rule
The Importance of Being Earnest – Writers Theatre
Can there be a more exquisite comedy in the English language? Populated by some of literature’s most delightfully self-absorbed characters, Oscar Wilde’s comedy
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Acceptance in the Kingdom of Colors
Sleeping Beauty – Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences
Forget the Grimm Brothers, Charles Perrault or Walt Disney’s fairy tale versions of this story. Marc Robin takes familiar fairy tales and rewrites them for today’s kids.
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A Streamlined Journey to Redemption
Scrooge and the Ghostly Spirits – Citadel Theatre
Charles Dickens’ famous cautionary tale about the old miser who learns to love Christmas and his fellow man can be found in more variations than ice cream at a Baskin-Robbins.
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A License to Chill
Escape to Margaritaville – Broadway in Chicago
Jimmy Buffett is more than merely a composer and singer. He’s a Pop Culture legend. For the past 40 years he’s become the symbol of a more relaxed, carefree way of life. His
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Grrrl Power
Lizzie – Firebrand Theatre
Opening with the familiar sing-song refrain of the childish rhyme, “Lizzie Border took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks; and when she saw what she had done, she gave her
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