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Side Project
Jet Black Chevrolet and We Three – Side Project
Or: Hammer Horror
I find is oddly fitting that the same haunted Lay-Z-Boy recliner should appear in both The Side Projects attempts at psychological horror in the
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From the Heart – Citadel Theatre
Short stories by great writers are timeless and, especially around the holidays, can provide a welcome change from the usual fare about Rudolph, Scrooge, George Bailey
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Porgy and Bess – Lyric Opera
Like many beloved, classic theatrical works of art, this “American Folk Opera,” with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, began its life
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The Nutcracker – House Theatre
With neither a tutu nor a ballet slipper in sight, the House Theatre presents its sixth production of their modern, family-friendly adaptation of
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Anthony Molinaro Concert at Ravinia
I never really experienced Ravinia much in the Fall and Winter months, but on the snowy night of Nov. 15, 2014, I made my way up to Bennett
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The Mousetrap – Northlight Theatre
The Grandfather of all theatrical chillers, Agatha Christie’s most famous murder mystery, still playing 62 years later in London, has the
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Holmes and Watson – City Lit
Specializing in theatrical adaptations of great novels and noteworthy literature, City Lit is reviving Terry McCabe’s previously presented 2006
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Nosferatu
F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent, black and white, German expressionist film was the cinematic adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic horror
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The BFG – Emerald City Theatre
One night, while sitting alone in her dark, dreary orphanage bedroom, little Sophie is suddenly snatched from her bed by a 24-foot giant with
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