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Kokandy Productions is pleased to launch its 2016 season with the Chicago premiere of the dark 'mean teen' comedy HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, based on the hit 1980s cult film of the same name, from the award winning-team of creative team of Kevin Murphy (Reefer Madness, Desperate Housewives), Laurence O'

Lifeline Theatre Artistic Director Dorothy Milne and former Live Bait Theater Artistic Director Sharon Evans are pleased to announce the 19th Annual Fillet of Solo Festival, running January 15–31, 2016.

Victory Gardens Theater announces the next show of its 41st season, the World Premiere of Cocked by Sarah Gubbins, directed by Associate Artistic Producer Joanie Schultz.

CSz Theater Chicago announces upcoming special holiday/winter programming in its 28th anniversary season - please add/update listings, and call for photos, media comps, and additional information:

The Palmer House Hilton Hotel, 17 E.

American Blues Theater, Chicago's second oldest Equity ensemble, is proud to announce the return of the critically acclaimed IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: LIVE IN CHICAGO!, on the main stage of the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N.

The Hypocrites are thrilled to continue their 2015-16 with return of The Ruffians' critically acclaimed holiday hit, BURNING BLUEBEARD by Jay Torrence, directed by Halena Kays and featuring last season's full cast.

The Second City is proud to announce the opening of their 104th Mainstage Revue, Fool Me Twice, Deja Vu.

Filament presents Pinocchio: a Folk Musical a new musical adaptation by Tyler Beattie (Hungry Hungry Hippos film in development with Hasbro).

Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quire will present two performances of their 37th annual 'Don We Now' holiday concert on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 5:00 p.

The Art Institute of Chicago will unveil on December 13, 2015 its unprecedented Edlis/Neeson gift, announced earlier this year, in an installation titled The New Contemporary .

Bailiwick Chicago is pleased to present EASE ON DOWN, a dazzling, sizzling one-night-only concert packed with favorite tunes from The Wiz, Wicked, The Wizard of Oz and some fun surprises, performed by a talented line-up of award-winning Bailwick Chicago performers.

Halcyon Theatre, the Albany Park-based Equity theater company fiercely committed to making the stage as diverse as the city of Chicago, is proud to announce that hilarious comedy troupe Broken Lizard is coming to Chicago with Meow What? 

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON returns for a seven-week limited engagement, June 29 - August 14, 2016, at the Bank of America Theatre (18 West Monroe).

Emerald City's holiday production of A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS is a treat for young and old alike.

Accompanied by recommendations from the Chicago Reader, Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's interactive world premiere, PALACE OF THE OCCULT, opened November 20 and runs through December 20, 2015 at Prop Thtr, 2502 N.

ShPIeL-Performing Identity proudly announces the world premiere of Angina Pectoris, written by Michal Aharoni and directed by ShPIeL Producing Artistic Director David Y.

The fantastical, magical musical Seussical will open November 11 and run through December 30, 2015 with a press opening on Saturday, November 21 at The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL.

This original radio play, written for Springboard by Sami Avigdor, follows Nicetown's premiere detectives, Jimmy (RT Hardiman) and Tabitha (Nora O'Malley) as they work to solve their hardest case yet.

The fantastical, magical musical SEUSSICAL began November 11 and run through December 30, 2015 with a press opening today, November 21 at The Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL.

Quest Theatre Ensemble will bring its visual artistry and immersive theatricality to the Alan Menken-Lynn Ahrens musical version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University presents Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn tonight, Nov.

RPM Productions presents the world premiere of the full-scale production of 'Day of the Gypsy,' a highly innovative dance-theater collaboration with choreography by Ruth Page Award winner Gordon Peirce Schmidt and featuring live accompaniment by Grammy Award-winning musician John Jorgenson and the J

As the grand finale to their spectacular 25th Anniversary 2015 Season, Theatre at the Center presents the beloved holiday classic, A CHRISTMAS STORY, running now through December 27, with a press opening this Sunday, November 22 at 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana.