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Nov 18, 2008 - Dec 21, 2008Dublin CarolCSI's William Petersen returns to Chicago theatre for this antidote to typical holiday fare. A dubiously functioning alcoholic employed as an undertaker's assistant fields a difficult request from his long-estranged daughter on Christmas Eve. ... |
Nov 18, 2008 - Dec 19, 2008Porgy and BessIt’s been 56 years since this Gershwin masterpiece last graced the Civic Opera House stage. Don’t wait for the Haley’s Comet of opera to come back around; do get tickets to this production, mounted by the Washington National Opera for ... |
Nov 19, 2008 - Mar 15, 2009Ice Skating in Millennium ParkThe calendar says winter doesn't begin until December 21, but locals know it really starts with the opening of the ice rink in Millennium Park. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, weather permitting. ... |
Nov 22, 2008 - Dec 23, 2008A Very Neo-Futurist Christmas CarolNothing is sacred in this deconstructed take on the Dickens classic: Even Scrooge gets the boot. In place of the old codger’s visits from the spirits, the cast—and even audience members—reminisce about their own Christmases past and future. Caroling begins ... |
Nov 25, 2008 - Dec 7, 2008A Midsummer Night's DreamSouth Asian acrobats, dancers, martial artists, and musicians incorporate their native languages—Hindi, Sanskrit, and Tamil, among them—into Shakespeare’s prose in this much-buzzed-about international touring show. ... |
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