Theater
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Plan Ahead: Well-Strung 'boy band' plays Batavia Fine Arts Centre
Dec 4, 2018 6:00 AM - Get your tickets now: Well-Strung tours to the Batavia Fine Arts Centre, "A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage" comes to Rosemont Theatre, and the New Philharmonic performs "Die Fledermaus" in Glen Ellyn. -
Marlowe Middle School puts on 'Carol of the Snow Queen' Dec. 7-8Dec 3, 2018 10:51 PM - Marlowe Middle School presents "Carol of the Snow Queen"on Dec. 7-8. Based on the works of Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen, "Carol of the Snow Queen" moves the classic English Christmas story north -- to Scandinavia, where we find the "hero" of our story, Lady Ebenezer Skrooge.
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Harvest Christian Academy presents 'You Can't Take It With You'
Dec 3, 2018 10:04 PM - Harvest Christian Academy in Elgin will put on its winter play, "You Can't Take It With You" on Dec. 6-9. This comedy begins with a bang as the audience takes a glance into the lives of the Sycamore family -- a happy, fun loving household. Upon closer glance, you begin to realize that this family has quirks unlike any family you have ever met. -
Timely treats: Holiday shows dominate suburban and city stages
Dec 5, 2018 11:17 AM - Time-honored productions of "A Christmas Carol" and "It's a Wonderful Life" compete with new shows about goblin hunters, toy soldiers and winter wolves this holiday season. -
Actors sought for Antioch playDec 2, 2018 5:56 PM - Open auditions for "The Game's Afoot" will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, and Tuesday, Dec. 18, at PM & L Theatre's Tribute Hall, 877 Main St., Antioch.
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Lombard native finds success on Chicago stages
Dec 2, 2018 7:30 AM - Actress/musician Nicole Bloomsmith picked up a violin as a preteen and never put it down. Now the Lombard native and COD grad makes her living performing on Chicago stages, most recently in Strawdog Theatre's "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins." -
Best Bets: 'Colors of Christmas' plays Genesee, 'Nutcracker' at Rosemont Theatre
Dec 2, 2018 7:00 AM - Choose from "The Colors of Christmas" with Peabo Bryson, Taylor Dayne, Jon Secada and Deniece Williams at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre, "The Great Russian Nutcracker" at Rosemont Theatre and many more fun events this weekend. -
Theater events: Agency remounts Chicago holiday dramedy "Hellcab"
Nov 30, 2018 6:00 AM - The Agency Theater remounts seasonal favorite "Hellcab"; Silk Road presents "Christmas Mubarak"; and T.R. Knight stars in Chicago Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," this week in Chicago-area theater. -
Danai Gurira's warmhearted 'Familiar' debuts at Steppenwolf
Nov 28, 2018 1:06 PM - The revelation of a long-held secret prompts soul-searching among members of a Zimbabwean-American family in "Familiar," writer/actress Danai Gurira's emotionally resonant dramedy in its regional premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre. -
Theater spotlight: Second City debuts its 107th main stage revue
Nov 28, 2018 6:00 AM - Second City premieres its 107th main stage revue; Goodman adapts David Sedaris' "Santaland Diaries" for its stage; Rosemont hosts holiday shows; and Strawdog Theatre premieres family-friendly Hanukkah tale, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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