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Although he was my teacher, I, and many other students, considered him a friend.

Did Santa babysit the baby Jesus? Why were the Three Wise Men so lost? Do you know what the holiday classic Silent Night first sounded like? The answers to these and other humorous questions are answered in the hit holiday comedy Christmas Bingo: It’s a Ho-Ho Holy Night

The Music Institute of Chicago presents two January matinee concerts at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, spotlighting a variety of musical genres.

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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre presents the family-friendly, holiday classic A Christmas Carol December 2-24, 2021.

Step inside rehearsal for Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol returning to the stage for its 44th annual production in the heart of the Chicago Loop following a year of darkened stages.

BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, opens their 10TH Anniversary Season – BrightSide is BACK –with this family friendly holiday musical - Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play.

Is it a patchwork? Is it a cauldron? Is it a document that needs to abolish, essentially scrapped, and rewritten? It can be argued that The Constitution of the United States is any of these things.

Sara Sheperd steps into the lead role of musician, songwriter, and singer Carole King in the BEAUTIFUL national tour.

PlayMakers Laboratory will welcome back live audiences this winter with That's Weird, Grandma: Comes Home for the Holidays, directed by Artistic Director Brandon Cloyd, playing December 10 – 19, 2021 at the Neo-Futurist Theater, 5153 N.

The Den Theatre will present Golden Globe Award-winning and Emmy-nominated comedian Ramy Youssef for four performances December 3 – 4, 2021 on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N.

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, the professional Equity company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center, opens its 2021-2022 season with the world premiere of “Stove Toucher,” written and performed by BTE Ensemble Member Kurt Naebig.

Hell in a Handbag Productions continues its 20th anniversary season with the return of one of its most popular holiday musicals: Christmas Dearest.

Tony Award Winner and multi-Tony nominee André De Shields was honored by the Sarah Siddons Society and presented the organization’s 66th Annual Actor of the Year Award at their benefit on October 25th in Chicago.

Backed by their live, seven-piece band, the concert will feature songs by the group whose popularity was reignited by the Broadway show JERSEY BOYS.

Tellin' Tales Theatre has worked to shatter the barriers between the disabled and non-disabled worlds through the power of personal storytelling and theatre.

Popular Last Comic Standing contestant Rocky LaPorte returns to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre for An Evening with Rocky LaPorte and Friends December 8, 2021.

Theatre Above the Law will present the world premiere of Ryan Stevens' Eb & Belle, Directed by Tony Lawry.

Raymond Rodriguez has announced Christopher Marney as the new Head of Studio Company and Trainees at the Academy.

Sheridan Music Studio Founder, Artistic Director and pianist Susan Merdinger will present a special run of a 'Ghost-Themed' concert, book presentation and discussion: A Halloween Haunting in Music and Literature.

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J.

Music of the Baroque (MOB) presents two must-see programs for this year's Holiday Season: Handel's “Messiah,” conducted by Nicholas Kraemer (Nov.

Popular Chicago vocal group The Lakeside Singers return to Metropolis Performing Arts Centre with their updated annual concert It's a Wonderful Feeling December 6, 2021.

Compass Theatre announces its live return to stage with the production of Wellesley Girl, written by playwright Brendan Pelsue and directed by James Fleming, Friday, Jan.

Thirteen years after its inception in 2008, the National Indo-American Museum, which builds bridges across generations and connects cultures through the diverse colorful stories of Indian Americans, marked a landmark moment with the inauguration of its Umang and Paragi Patel Center in Lombard, Illin