Events for December 2nd, 2008
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Tuesday - December 2nd
Theater / Theater Event
A Christmas Carol
Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
12 p.m.
Tom Creamer's stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the true meaning of Christmas.
Theater / Theater Event
Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 151 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
The Broadway touring production of the classic musical film (both written by Eleanor Bergstein) about a privileged girl who falls in love with a male professional dancer from the wrong side of the tracks.
Theater / Theater Event
Ruined
Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
7:30 p.m.
A drama by Lynn Nottage ("Crumbs from the Table of Joy") about a savvy businesswoman who runs a brothel in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amidst the ongoing civil war.
Theater / Theater Event
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier - 800 E. Grand Ave. - Chicago (Streeterville)
Lovers pursue each other through the woods with the help of the king of fairies in Shakespeare's romantic comedy. This production features 23 actors, dancers, martial arts experts, musicians and street acrobats from across India and Sri Lanka, performing in eight different languages with half...
Theater / Theater Event
Siberian Mouth
The Side Studio - 1520 W. Jarvis Ave. - Chicago (Rogers Park)
A comedic take on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short story "White Nights" in which the Siberian tundra, a disappearing fiance, a czar's bizarre taste for imperiled animal hybrids and a shared ferocious independence hinder a would-be couple in their search to discover a cure for shared loneliness.
Theater / Theater Event
Don't Dress for Dinner
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Jeffrey Donovan (from USA-TV's "Burn Notice") stars in a comedy of errors by Marc Camoletti ("Boeing-Boeing") in which a husband's attempt at a cozy weekend with his mistress while his wife is out of town go awry.
Events / Tours and Vacation
'Behind the Emerald Curtain' tour
Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre - 24 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
Get a behind the scenes peek at "Wicked" with costumes and props from the show, a model of the set, film footage about the musical and a discussion with cast members.
Theater / Theater Event
Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
Theatre Building Chicago - 1225 W. Belmont Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
7 p.m. opening night
Local writer-actor Tom Mula stars in a solo show based on his book of the same title, a behind-the-scenes look at Marley's humorous and dramatic efforts to save Ebenezer Scrooge’s soul.
Theater / Theater Event
Jersey Boys
Bank of America Theatre - 18 W. Monroe St. - Chicago (Loop)
The 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about four blue-collar kids who gained pop stardom as The Four Seasons. Features "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Oh What a Night" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."
Theater / Theater Event
Wicked
Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre - 24 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
The Tony Award-winning musical's Chicago run continues with Dee Roscioli (Elphaba) and Annaleigh Ashford (Glinda). The story follows the odyssey of two unlikely friends in the Land of Oz: the fiery Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.
