• Theater This Week

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    Now Playing in Indiana    

    **** Through November 23rd, South Bend Civic Theatre presents Disney's Finding Nemo Jr., Battell Community Center, 904 Main Street, Mishawauka.  FYI www.sbct.org.

    Through November 24th, Godspell (2012 Revised Version), 4th Street Theater, 125 N.  4th Street, Chesterton.  Reservations recommended.  FYI (219) 926-7875 or www.4thstreetncca.com

    November 22nd through 24th, AMP Theatre in partnership with Acting Ensemble presents  Amadine and Mucedorus, Ensemble on the Avenue, 602 E. Mishawauka Avenue, Mishawauka.  $10.  FYI http://www.actingensemble.com/amadine-and-mucedorus-presented-by-amp-theatre/

    **** November 22nd through December 15th, Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso.  $20-$22.  FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin 

    November 23rd through December 14th, The Twelve Dates of Christmas, Chicago Street Theatre, 154 W. Chicago Street, Valparaiso.  $20-$22.  FYI https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=cstin 

    Now Playing in Illinois:   

    Through November 19th, The Conspirators present Commedia Divina: It’s Worse Than That, Otherworld Theatre, 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago.  $30.  FYI conspirewithus.org.

    November 20th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, About Face Theatre hosts Black Trans Women at the Center: A Virtual New Play Festival Watch Party, Brave Space Alliance, 1515 E 52nd Pl, 3rd Floor, Chicago.  Admission is free and open to the public; food will be provided.  FYI www.aboutfacetheatre.com

    Through November 23rd, Babes With Blades Theatre Company (BWBTC), William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Edge Theater, 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago.  $28 - $35.  FYI BabesWithBlades.org.

    Through November 23rd, Inheritance - or - Brothers from the Deep, Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard St., Chicago.  FYI https://thefactorytheater1.thundertix.com/

    Through November 23rd, 8:00 pm Saturdays, SHE THE PEOPLE, UP Comedy Club, The Second City, 230 W North Ave, 2nd Floor of Piper’s Alley, Chicago.  Tickets start at $29.  FYI (312) 337-3992 or www.secondcity.com

    November 22nd, 7:00 pm, November 23rd & 24th, 2:00 & 5:00 pm, COD College Theater: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, McAninch Arts Center (MAC) on the campus of College of DuPage (COD), 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  $14 Youth, $16 Adults.  FYI (630) 942.4000 or  www.AtTheMAC.org.

    November 22nd through 24th, Living in the Light, written by & starring Bernard Lilly, Jr., Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark, Chicago.  FYI 773-769-4451 or www.blackensembletheater.org.

    November 22nd through 24th, MFA Collaboration: Sunday on the Rocks, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts.  Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater , 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston.  $20.  FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/mfa-collaboration-sunday-on-the-rocks/

    November 23rd, 7:30 pm, November 24th, 1:00 & 6:30 pm, Côté and Lepage’s The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph St., Chicago.  Tickets start at $59.  FYI (312) 334-7777 or www.harristheaterchicago.com

    Through November 24th, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph, Chicago.  FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com. 

    Through November 24th, The Comedians, An Audible Original, Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St. (at Granville), Chicago.  FYI (773) 338-2177 or raventheatre.com 

    Through November 24th, Antigone, Northwestern University, Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts.  Josephine Louis Theater, 
    20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston.  $20-$25.  FYI https://wirtz.northwestern.edu/antigone/

    Through November 24th, Hubbard Street Dance, FALL SERIES, At Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago.  Subscriptions begin at $104 plus $12 handling fee.  FYI www.hubbardstreetdance.com/subscribe

    Through November 24th, Jackie Taylor’s Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People, Black Ensemble Theatre, 4450 N. Clark, Chicago.  FYI 773-769-4451 or www.blackensembletheater.org.

    Through November 24th, Red Theater presents the World Premiere of DOGS.  The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave., Chicago.  $30.  FYI www.redtheater.org

    Through November 24th, Bottle Fly, Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago.  FYI (773) 728-7529 or www.redtwisttheatre.org.

    Through November 30th, The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

    **** Through December 1st, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment), Annie, Chicago Theatre, 150 N. State Street, Chicago.  Tickets start at $39 @ box office, $54.50 @ www.chicagotheatre.com/ANNIE

    Through December 1st, Lyric Premiere, Blue, Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago.  FYI lyricopera.org/newseason.

    Through December 1st, 30th Anniversary Production, Seven Guitars by August Wilson,  City Lit Theatre Company, second floor (accessible via elevator), Edgewater Presbyterian Church, 1020 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago.  $25-$35.  FYI (773) 293-3682 or www.citylit.org 

    Through December 1st, TheaterWorksUSA presents the Return of DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL, Studebaker Theater, Fine Arts building,  410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.  FYI www.DogManTheMusical.com.

    Through December 2nd, Nothing Without a Company (NWaC) presents the World Premiere of Sofa King Queer.  Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago.  $30-$60.  FYI NothingWithoutaCompany.org.

    Through December 8th, Falsettos, Co-Production with TimeLine Theatre Company; Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago.  FYI (773) 753-4472 or www.CourtTheatre.org.

    Through December 8th, Royal Shakespeare Company, Pericles, Jentes Family Courtyard Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, 600 E. Grand, Chicago.   FYI (312) 595-5600 or www.chicagoshakes.com.

    November 19th through December 15th, YIPPEE KI YAY, Richard Marsh’s re-telling of Die Hard, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, 175 E. Chestnut, Chicago.  FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com.

    Through December 15th, Dames at Sea, Citadel Theatre, West Campus building, Lake Forest School District, 300 S. Waukegan Rd., Lake Forest.  $45.  FYI (847) 735-8554, ext. 1 or www.citadeltheatre.org

    Through December 15th, The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), Playhouse Theatre, McAninch Arts Center on the campus of College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.  FYI www.btechicago.com. or www.AtTheMAC.org.

    Through December 15th, Adult Holiday Panto, Throbbin Wood, PrideArts, Pride Arts Center, 4139 N. Broadway, Chicago.  $35.  FYI (773) 857-0222 or www.pridearts.org.

    Through December 15th, World Premiere, Leroy and Lucy, Ensemble Theatre in Honor of Helen Zell, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted, Chicago.  FYI (312) 335-1650 or www.steppenwolf.org

    Through December 15th, Invictus Theatre Company presents The Tragedy of Macbeth, Windy City Playhouse, 3014 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago.  FYI (773) 609-1177 or www.invictustheatreco.com.  

    Through December 22nd, Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division St., Chicago.  $50. FYI royko.brownpapertickets.com.

    Through December 22nd, Into the Woods, Kokandy Productions, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division St., Chicago.  FYI www.kokandyproductions.com.

    November 21st through December 23rd, The Second City, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Sweater, Copley Theatre, 8 Galena Blvd, Aurora.  $43.  FYI www.paramountaurora.com

    November 20th through December 24th, A Christmas Carol, TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring Street in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas.  FYI (479) 777-7477 or theatre2.org/subscribe.

    **** November 24th through December 29th, A Christmas Carol, The Theatre for Young Audiences, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.

    Through December 29th, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

    **** Through December 30th, 47th Annual A Christmas Carol, Albert Theatre, Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, Chicago.  FYI (312) 443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.

    **** Through December 31st, The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party, Chicago Children's Theatre, 100 S. Racine Ave., at Monroe, Chicago.  4-play subscriptions start at $110 with 25% discount before July 27th. $30-$40.  FYI (312) 374-8835, groupsales@chicagochildrenstheatre.org or chicagochildrenstheatre.org

    Through December 31st, Love Chaos & Dinner, Teatro Zinzanni, Spiegeltent ZaZou, Hotel Cambria, 32 W. Randolph, Chicago.  $99-$129.  FYI https://zinzanni.com/chicago/

    **** Through January 5th, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, Marriott's Theatre for Young Audiences, Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire.  FYI (847) 634-0200 or www.marriotttheatre.com

    Through January 5th, Every Brilliant Thing, Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe.  FYI (847) 242-6000 or www.writerstheatre.org.  

    **** Through January 12th, Disney's Little Mermaid, Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. FYI (630) 530-0111 or www.drurylaneoakbrook.com. TicketMaster (312) 559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com.

    Through January 19th, Disney's Frozen, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd, Aurora. FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.

    Through January 28th, The Devil Is in the Detours, 112th Revue, Mainstage, The Second City. 1616 N. Wells, Chicago.  FYI www.secondcity.com.

    Through February 1stHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, James M. Nederlander Theatre, 24 W. Randolph, Chicago.  FYI (800) 775-2000, all Ticketmaster retail locations and www.BroadwayInChicago.com. 

    Through March 31st, 7:30 pm, Dennis Watkins in partnership with the Goodman Theatre & Petterino's announces The Magic Parlor with Dennis Watkins, 50 W. Randolph, Chicago.  $85 ($115 for performance + encore experience).  FYI (312) 443-3800 or TheMagicParlourChicago.com.

    Through June 29th, Million Dollar Quartet, Paramount’s new Stolp Island Theatre, 5 E. Downer Place, Suite G,, Aurora.  FYI (630) 896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.

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