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From the writer of Lend Me a Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo comes a sidesplitting comedy of mistaken identities and harebrained schemes.

For three weekends, January 14 - 31, Goodman Theatre audiences have the rare opportunity to witness Companhia Triptal Director Andr? Garolli's acclaimed contemporary interpretation of three Eugene O'Neill Sea Plays.

Chicago Cabaret Professionals (CCP) and Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, 175 E.

Porchlight Music Theatre will present the exotic musical Pacific Overtures at Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont.

THE QUIET MAN TALES, a riveting new play presented by Smock Alley Theater Co.

After six sold-out houses and repeated audience requests, Far From Freud has added an additional performance by popular demand: Friday, January 30 at 8 PM.

In his new role as artistic director of the Theatre and Interpretation Center (TIC) at Northwestern University, Henry Godinez will direct Karen Zacaras' compelling drama about a 17th century poet-nun and her quest for artistic freedom and social equality as the third production of the TIC 2008-09 ma

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, the theatrical version of Disney's Emmy Award-winning mega-hit, sings and dances its way onto Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences' stage from March 10th through May 9th and is expected to be the hottest ticket in the Chicago-land area for families and young audiences.

TimeLine Theatre Company announces the world premiere of Not Enough Air by Masha Obolensky.

LIVING GREEN Offers a Free pre-show discussion with Ronald Holt at 6pm on Thurs.

Now in its 10th year, the Guthrie's annual Shakespeare Classic returns on Sunday, March 15 at 1 p.

Strawdog Theatre Company continues their 21st season with Curt Columbus' translation of Anton Chekhov's classic 'Cherry Orchard' (note this translation doesn't have 'The' in the title); directed by Strawdog Artistic Associate Kimberly Senior.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2008-2009 season, an exploration of the imagination, with Art by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by ensemble member Rick Snyder.

In conjunction with its world premiere production of Not Enough Air by Masha Obolensky, TimeLine Theatre Company will present a series of concert readings of the landmark play that inspired Obolensky's work, MACHINAL by Sophie Treadwell.

Broadway In Chicago and the producers of CHICAGO The Musical are thrilled to announce that Charlotte d'Amboise will star as Roxie Hart in a limited engagement of the hit musical.

After six sold-out houses and repeated audience requests, Far From Freud has added an additional performance by popular demand: Friday, January 30 at 8 PM.

Lifeline Theatre concludes its 26th anniversary MainStage season with the world premiere adaptation of Dorothy L.

Million Dollar Quartet will host an evening to benefit GRAMMY Foundation programs in the Chicago area with one-night-only extended encore featuring Chicago Blues' legendary harp player and singer Billy Branch on January 29, 2009, at The Apollo Theater, 2540 N.

MidTangent Productions Wins the 2008 Pressie for Best Local Theater Company.

Celebrating 35 years of bringing award-winning musical theater to Chicagoland, the Marriott Theatre will open its 2009 Season with the mega-hit musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT.

Two fourth-year dance students from the Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences in Turku, Finland, are visiting Northwestern University during the 2008-09 winter quarter.

The House Theatre of Chicago invites Chicagoans to be captivated by fairy tale, witches, myth and magic with its newest production ROSE AND THE RIME, written by the creative team Chris Mathews, Jake Minton and Nathan Allen.

Broadway In Chicago presents Broadway's surprise hit musical XANADU at Chicago's Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place.

First Folio Theatre's Season of Passion will continue this February with Design for Living, No?l Coward's comedic masterpiece of two men with a passion for the same woman, whose machinations lead to fireworks, love, and laughter.

16th Street Theater, a part of the North Berwyn Park District, is proud to announce its production of Anna Deavere Smith?s Fires in the Mirror directed by Artistic Director Ann Filmer