Events for December 8th, 2009
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Tuesday - December 8th
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The Addams Family
Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre - 24 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
Tony Award-winners Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth star as Gomez and Morticia in the pre-Broadway world premiere of the musical based on the bizarre family of characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams.
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Young Frankenstein
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 151 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
Tony Award-winners Roger Bart and Shuler Hensley recreate their Broadway roles as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein and The Monster respectively in Mel Brooks' and Thomas Meehan's adaptation of Brooks' classic film parody of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," in which a New York surgeon must face his family's...
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A Christmas Carol
Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace - 100 Drury Lane - Oakbrook Terrace
10 a.m.
The classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the true meaning of Christmas.
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Mrs. Claus
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago - 2407 W. 111th St. - Chicago (Beverly/Mt Greenwood)
A list of good boys and girls, belonging to Mrs. Claus and Santa, goes missing in this musical story for kids.
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Black Playwrights Festival
Black Ensemble Theater - 4520 N. Beacon St. - Chicago (Uptown)
7 p.m. Act One of “Memory Lane : The Imperfect Story of the Perfect Angel (The Story of Minnie Riperton)," by Cory Wright
The fifth annual fest features discussions and performances of scripts by African-American playwrights, including short works, readings and one full-length play.
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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."
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Oh Coward!
Writers' Theatre - 664 Vernon Ave. - Glencoe
A musical comedy revue features songs, scenes and quips by humorous British playwright Noel Coward.
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Souvenir
Northlight Theatre - 9501 Skokie Blvd - Skokie
A musical comedy based on the true story of Florence Foster-Jenkins, an ambitious New York socialite who performed at Carnegie Hall despite her complete lack of talent, as seen through the eyes of her beloved accompanist.
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Christmas Spirits: I'm a Lawyer, Get Me Out of Here!
Merle Reskin Theatre - 60 E. Balbo Drive - Chicago (South Loop)
More than 60 singing and dancing attorneys, judges and law students (aided by a professional band in the orchestra pit) perform in The Chicago Bar Association's 86th annual satirical revue of local and national political celebrities and the year's noteworthy events.
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Time Traveling Mom-Dad
Gorilla Tango Theatre - 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park)
In an attempt to save his recently deceased best friend's life, a man must escape prehistoric creatures, cure a heart attack, seduce his friend's parents and more.
