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Imagine There’s No Hell Below Us

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The Christians – Steppenwolf

 

What happens when the minister of an enormous and financially solvent megachurch (think Joel Osteen),

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A Blast From Christmas Past

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The Rip Nelson Holiday Spectacular – Hell in a Handbag

 

Anyone of a certain age will fondly remember family gatherings around the television, in order to enjoy the many

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Another Shipload of Love Sets Sail

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The Christmas Schooner – Mercury Theatre

 

Even if you’ve sailed on the Molly Doone before, and certainly this joyous, heartwarming show has become as much

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The Chamber Opera “Joseph’s Gift” Imagines the Second Father’s Love Story

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Joseph’s Gift Opera – St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

 

Jesus’ surrogate father gets short shrift in the stories surrounding Jesus’ birth, right up to the crucifixion. The

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God Bless Us Everyone

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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