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The Holiday Radio Show of 1943 – Three Cat Productions
Holiday shows have a more difficult job than you might think. They have to appeal to everyone at once and find a way to present songs and stories most people know even if they don’t know they know them. The Holiday Radio Show of 1943, performed in the cozy confines of the Berger Park Coach House, finds a charming way to do that.
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Getting the Best of the Bogeyman
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins–at Strawdog Theatre
Getting the Best of the Bogeymen
Presented like a holiday vaudeville show aimed at younger audiences, this lively, laughter-provoking entertainment is actually a play-within-a-play.
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Learning to Be True to Yourself
Book of Merman–by Flying Elephant Productions
Learning to Be True to Yourself
With the phenomenal success of Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez’s cleverly written, irreverent and infectious musical comedy, “The Book of Mormon,” it was inevitable that someone would eventually write a parody of this mega popular Broadway show.
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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…
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
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
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!
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
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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