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On stage: 'Pete the Cat' bounds onto the McAninch Arts Center stage
Nov 15, 2019 6:00 AM - Firebrand revives Patsy Cline tuner; holiday-themed "Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish" premieres; and Second City sends up holiday movies, this week in Chicago-area theater. -
Weekend at play: Laugh with Jimmy Pardo in Rosemont and Rita Rudner in Crystal Lake
Nov 14, 2019 10:30 AM - Rita Rudner returns to the Raue Center, Jimmy Pardo records "Never Not Funny" at Zanies in Rosemont and Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" begins at the Paramount Theatre. Here are five things to do this weekend. -
Writers Theatre's 'The Niceties' wages an intellectual war over history
Nov 14, 2019 4:44 PM - A student and professor battle over history and power in "The Niceties," a searing 2018 college drama by Eleanor Burgess in a brilliant Chicago-area premiere at Writers Theatre in Glencoe. -
Historical society preserves 210-year-old theater curtain
Nov 13, 2019 12:38 PM - The Rhode Island Historical Society has preserved a rare, 210-year-old theater curtain depicting a sweeping view of Providence
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Spotlight: 'Christmas Carol' returns to the Goodman
Nov 12, 2019 3:22 PM - Goodman stages the 42nd production of "A Christmas Carol," Drury Lane Theatre revives "Mary Poppins," and Citadel Theatre stages the family-friendly "Annie," this week in Chicago-area theater. -
Weekend picks: Christopher Titus at Schaumburg's Improv, Chazz Palminteri at St. Charles' Arcada
Nov 9, 2019 7:32 AM - Comedian Christopher Titus does standup at Schaumburg's Improv, "So You Think You Can Dance Live!" tours to Waukegan's Genesee and Chazz Palminteri returns to perform "A Bronx Tale" at St. Charles' Arcada Theatre. -
Marriott production shines welcome light on darker side of 'Oliver!'
Nov 14, 2019 10:37 AM - Director Nick Bowling highlights income inequities and the grittiness of Charles Dickens' original 1839 novel "Oliver Twist" in "Oliver!" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. -
On stage: Determined Teddy bear seeks missing button in Emerald City's 'Corduroy'
Nov 8, 2019 6:00 AM - Emerald City Theatre and Broadway in Chicago stage the children's tale "Corduroy," Otherworld Theatre hosts a sci-fi and fantasy play festival, and Windy City Playhouse extends "Every Brilliant Thing," this week in Chicago-area theater. -
Spotlight: Paramount promises blockbuster 'Beauty and the Beast'
Nov 6, 2019 6:00 AM - Aurora's Paramount Theatre promises a blockbuster revival of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," The House Theatre of Chicago revives its no-dance "Nutcracker" and American Blues Theater celebrates humanity with "It's a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!," this week in local theater. -
New opera lets veterans tell their stories through music
Nov 6, 2019 7:28 PM - For the first time, veterans' stories are being told through the new opera "The Falling and The Rising." Petite Opera Productions proudly presents the Chicago premiere in Park Ridge.
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