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Commedia Beauegard brings their new production of 'A Klingon Christmas Carol' written by Christopher Kidder-Mostrom and Sasha Walloch and translated into Klingon by Laura Thurston, Bill Hedrick, Chris Lipscombe, and Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, to the ECC Arts Center, on the Elgin Community College C

2013 MIDWINTER'S TALES: SIMPLE GIFTS - A Celebration of the Season in Music and Musings, benefiting both Oak Park Festival Theatre and Prevail (formerly Oak Park River Forest Walk In Ministry) will be held at 7 PM, tonight, December 7, 2013, at the Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois.

Jonathan Groff will make his Ravinia debut tonight, December 7th of this year, in Bennett Gordon Hall.

Now in its 10th year, Goodman Theatre's 2013 New Stages festival features five FREE new plays-two fully staged workshop productions performed in repertory plus three staged readings-in the Owen Theatre, today, December 7 - 22.

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Akvavit Theatre (They Died Where They Lied) will present the US premiere of MISHAP!, by Icelandic playwright Bjarni Jonsson, directed by Akvavit Producing Artistic Director Chad Eric Bergman, translated by Hilmar Ramos and playing at The Side Project, 1439 W.

American Theater Company continues its 2013-2014 Season with the Chicago Premiere of Sons of the Prophet, written by Stephen Karam, and directed by Artistic Director PJ Paparelli.

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The Music Theatre Company (TMTC), Highland Park's critically-acclaimed Equity theatre, is pleased to announce the full casting for Triumph of Love, the first Chamber Musical of their 2013-14 Season.

The Neo-Futurists celebrate the year's end with the Best of 2013 and a New Year's Eve performance.

The Music Theatre Company (TMTC), Highland Park's critically-acclaimed Equity theatre, has announced its 2013-2014 season.

Spartan Theatre Company will present 'The Pillowman' at the Den Theatre, tonight, December 6, 7, 13, 14 at 7:30 PM, and December 8, 15 - at 3:00 PM.

The much beloved Chicago tradition of the presentation of THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER returns to Mercury Theater Chicago, 3745 N.

Chicago Commercial Collective is thrilled to announce The Off-Loop Tour, aiming to export the best of Chicago theatre to the rest of the region and beyond.

Nationally acclaimed authors Scott Turow and Sara Paretsky, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (6th District), Illinois State Representative (12th District) Sara Feigenholtz and Chicago society scribe "Candid Candace" Jordan are among some of Chicago's favorite not-so-old, not-necessarily-Jewi

The Ho- Ho- Holidays are here! And what better way to spend them than with the Geek Girls of Gorilla Tango Burlesque? One night only, GTB is proud to present its Holiday cabaret: STOCKINGS AND GARTERS: A GEEK GIRL HOLIDAY STRIPTACULAR, performing Thursday, December 19, 2013 at 9pm.

Lyric Opera of Chicago and composer Jimmy Lopez are the recipients of the Prince Charitable Trusts 2013 Prince Prize for Commissioning New Original Work - the first time ever the Prince Prize has been awarded for an opera commission.

First Floor Theater is thrilled to present the Chicago Premiere of THE RECKONING OF KIT AND LITTLE BOOTS (TROKALB), Nat Cassidy's rip-roaring metaphysical buddy comedy, directed by Gus Menary, playing February 8 - March 2, 2014 at The Den Theatre.

Elemeno Pea by Molly Smith Metzler opens tonight, Dec 5, at the Redtwist Theatre.

Continuing its 26th Season, Lookingglass Theatre Company presents The Little Prince, produced in Association with The Actors Gymnasium, by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, and directed by Ensemble Member David Catlin.

Casting is complete for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Chicago-premiere production of Tribes by Nina Raine.

Wicker Park upscale sports bar The Fifty/50 (2047 W Division St) will throw an all-inclusive New Year's Eve party starting at 8pm on Tuesday, December 31 featuring a five-hour premium bar package, a food buffet, midnight champagne toast, party favors, and a DJ spinning all night long.

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Members of the National Touring Company of WICKED will host "THE WICKED NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS," a staged holiday performance at The Laugh Factory (3175 N.