Articles filed under Theater
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Spotlight: Practical Theatre Company toasts 2025 in annual revueDec 15, 2025 10:25 am - Close out 2025 with some laughs courtesy of Practical Theatre Company and Chris O’Connor headlining Chicago Improv in Schaumburg and Steve Rannazzisi playing Zanies in Rosemont.
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Things to do Dec. 19-25: Light shows, ‘The Nutcracker,’ Christmas concerts, holiday events and moreDec 15, 2025 9:42 am - Make plans for multiple productions of “The Nutcracker,” Christmas concerts throughout the suburbs, holiday light shows, markets and craft fairs and more.
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Things to do Dec. 12-18: ‘Nutcracker’ variations, Tom Arnold, Handel’s ‘Messiah,’ Santa events and moreDec 11, 2025 6:55 am - Make plans for variations of “The Nutcracker,” Tom Arnold at American Place Casino, Under the Streetlamp’s “Hip to the Holidays,” the International Gem and Jewelry Show in Rosemont, dining with Santa, Handel’s “Messiah” and more.
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A classic for a reason: At Northlight Theatre, new ‘Gaslight’ adaptation still thrillsDec 10, 2025 3:42 pm - Tense and briskly paced with a shot of well-placed humor, Northlight Theatre’s revival of “Gaslight” — adapted by Steven Dietz from Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play — is a first-rate take on a classic thriller.
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Spotlight: ‘Annie’ opens at Music Theater Works and Second City comes to the MetropolisDec 09, 2025 9:10 am - Music Theater Works revives “Annie,” Metropolis Performing Arts Centre hosts Second City’s “Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire,” and Manual Cinema stages its unique interpretation of “A Christmas Carol” at Chicago’s Studebaker Theater.
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Things to do Dec. 5-11: Tree lightings, Dickens in Dundee, Jingle Bell Jubilee and moreDec 05, 2025 12:51 pm - Make plans for Dickens in Dundee, tree lightings, Warrenville Holly Days, Jingle Bell Jubilee, Mundelein Winter Tree Lighting Festival, West Chicago Frosty Fest and more.
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‘Nutcracker’ takes center stage with classic and jazz-style productions across the suburbsDec 03, 2025 10:30 pm - Enjoy twists on the classic ballet, such as “Nutcracker All Jazzed Up” featuring a modern, up-tempo score, and “Duke It Out! Nutcracker,” pitting classical and jazz versions against each other.
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Metropolis artistic director reflects on ‘A Christmas Carol’ and her ‘wonderful new community’Dec 03, 2025 3:26 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre artistic director Johanna McKenzie Miller freshens up the Arlington Heights theater’s annual production of “A Christmas Carol” with a new adaptation taken from a first edition of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s ‘Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley’ continues through Dec. 21 at the MACDec 02, 2025 10:35 pm - The play "Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley" is the third installment of the "Christmas at Pemberley" trilogy, exploring themes of love, societal norms, sisterhood, and personal growth.
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Lake Park students take on Scrooge’s journey in ‘A Christmas Carol’Dec 02, 2025 4:13 pm - Lake Park High School Theatre Department is performing "A Christmas Carol" on Dec. 4-6. The production features some changes, including a narrator portraying Charles Dickens himself and a dance number added to the Fezziwig scene.