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In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the premiere of Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz, a Staged Reading is planned to coincide with World AIDS Day.

Midsommer Flight, a professional not-for-profit theatre company that was one of five Finalists for this year's League of Chicago Theatres Emerging Theatre Award, will stage Shakespeare's Twelfth Night for the third consecutive holiday season, complete with its acclaimed musical score.

Winifred Haun & Dancers will present their highly acclaimed new work, Trashed, as part of Links Hall's new Trade Routes: a Festival of Artistic Exchange, on November 30 and December 2.

Winifred Haun & Dancers will have four major performances for the upcoming 2017-18 season.

The holiday season comes to life as the Plainfield Dance Academy and Wheatland Dance Theater present the timeless classic 'The Nutcracker' at 3 p.

First Floor Theater will close its sixth season with the world premiere of Lucas Baisch's shocking dystopian thriller, REFRIGERATOR, directed by Artistic Director Hutch Pimentel.

Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N.

Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment will perform their next series of LIVE podcasts in December.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the Chicago premiere production of the Obie Award-winning play You Got Older, written by Clare Barron and directed by Jonathan Berry.

On November 12, 2017, the Auditorium Theatre held its Annual Fall Gala, honoring Sonia Florian of the NIB Foundation with the second annual Adler and Sullivan Award.

Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to bring back its steamy cabaret sensation this time, with a holiday twist! Handbag diva Caitlin Jackson recreates Bette Midler's historic concert at New York's Continental Baths in BETTE, LIVE AT THE XMAS BATHS, playing two nights only, December 12 & 13, 2

Other Theatre continues its 4th season with the third revival of its holiday hit BARNEY THE ELF, a campy and irreverent musical comedy, written by Bryan Renaud with lyrics by Renaud and Emily Schmidt.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W.

Burlesque powerhouse Vaudezilla offers a special 12 days series of FREE dance & art classes for adult human beings.

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the premiere of Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz a Staged Reading is planned to coincide with World AIDS Day.

They are running everything but no one knows who THEY actually are? Using the text of Stanislaw Witkiewicz, Theyexamines who THEY are and if the secret government really exists.

Trap Door Theatre presents.

The Second City Training Center (SCTC), the world's largest school of improvisation and part of Chicago's legendary comedy institution, The Second City, will bring its groundbreaking Improv for Autism classes to the Western suburbs.

Hell in a Handbag Productions concludes its 15th Anniversary Season with its most popular show ever: the holiday hit RUDOLPH THE RED-HOSED REINDEER 2017 by David Cerda*, co-directed by Becca Holloway and AJ Wright*.

After thrilling more than 8 million people worldwide, CORTEO will embark on a new journey next March as the same enchanting production but now in arenas, giving more people the opportunity to enjoy a Cirque du Soleil show in their own town.

Highland Park Players announces auditions for its newest Theater for Young Audiences production of Busytown, the Musical.

The following are acts performing at City Winery Chicago, 1200 W.

The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce, sole service provider of Special Service Area (SSA) #33, is proud to announce the artists and venues for its fifth annual ChillFest pop musical festival.

Before Scrooge.

Other Theatre will continue its 4th season with the third revival of its holiday hit BARNEY THE ELF, a campy and irreverent musical comedy, written by Bryan Renaud with lyrics by Renaud and Emily Schmidt.