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Broadway In Chicago is proud to announce the off season specials available with the 2010 Broadway In Chicago Season Series.

The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State Universit proudly presents the triumphant return to its stage, for the first time since 2001, of Chicago's celebrated international dance company Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) for one night only, Saturday, Jan.

By Martin McDonagh, Directed by Jonni Pera and Traci Brant.

In response to the high demand for tickets, First Folio is adding 5 more performance dates for Jeeves In Bloom.

Chicago -Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar has announced the Midwestern premiere of Ann Marie Healy's new play WHAT ONCE WE FELT directed by Krissy Vanderwarker.

Goodman Artistic Director Robert Falls, acclaimed Canadian director Jennifer Tarver and celebrated star Brian Dennehy team up again for a Broadway-bound double bill, Hughie/Krapp's Last Tape; Now- February 21, 2010 in the Goodman's Albert Ivar Theatre.

Seanachaí Theatre Company announces that the first show at its new home, The Irish American Heritage Center (4626 N.

Two staged readings of 'Palmer Park,' a play about a Detroit neighborhood's valiant fight to maintain racial integration during one of the nation's worst race riots, will coincide with Northwestern University's Martin Luther King Jr.

Writers' Theatre Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M.

SiNNERMAN Ensemble presents the world premiere "Days of Late," written and directed by Braden LuBell.

In response to the high demand for tickets, First Folio is adding 5 more performance dates for Jeeves In Bloom.

Chills.

Two staged readings of 'Palmer Park,' a play about a Detroit neighborhood's valiant fight to maintain racial integration during one of the nation's worst race riots, will coincide with Northwestern University's Martin Luther King Jr.

Lukaba Productions' Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, the world's largest festival exclusively dedicated to the art of sketch comedy, opens Thursday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 17th.

The Noble Fool Theatricals Performing Arts Academy invites local youth to audition for several opportunities during the winter session, including: NFT Youth Ensemble's musical production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the NFT Show Choir, and the children's musical performance program of You're a

Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), is pleased to announce that the beloved 'Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah' will return to Chicago's National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre for a special tribute to the legacy of the Rev.

Lukaba Productions' Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival returns for its 9th smash year this January, hosting the best in local, national and international performers for the world's largest festival exclusively dedicated to the art of sketch comedy.

Village Players Theater has decided the best way to warm up their Studio stage is with HOT STORIES, a late night event with hot soup and even hotter stories, on January 16th 2010 at 10:45pm.

The award-winning Infamous Commonwealth Theatre begins their eighth season with the 5th annual ICT 24 Hour Project, a collection of four short plays written, rehearsed and performed within a strict 24 hour timeframe.

Two-time Tony Award-winner Brian Dennehy has thrilled Chicago audiences in unforgettable productions over the past two decades&#8212Desire Under the Elms, Long Day's Journey into Night, The Iceman Cometh and Death of a Salesman; now, his portrayal of contrasting roles in the double-bill of Hughie by

The new year coincides perfectly with Village Players Theatre's season of New American Classics in it's mainstage theatre.

Winnetka Theatre promises another hour of fun, suspense, adventure and giggles as it presents this season's Especially for Kids production of Sleeping Beauty, directed by professional director/choreographer Stacey Flaster (Evanston).

STEPPIN' OUT! An Evening with Michael Ingersoll will play a one-night only engagement at the Paramount Theatre Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8:00 p.

Brett Batterson, executive director of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (ATRU), is pleased to announce that the beloved 'Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah' will return to Chicago's National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre for a special tribute to the legacy of the Rev.

Goodman Artistic Director Robert Falls, acclaimed Canadian director Jennifer Tarver and celebrated star Brian Dennehy team up again for a Broadway-bound double bill, Hughie/Krapp's Last Tape; January 16- February 21, 2010 in the Goodman's Albert Ivar Theatre.