Events for December 9th, 2009
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Wednesday - December 9th
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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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My Fair Lady
Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire - 10 Marriott Drive - Lincolnshire
In Lerner and Loewe's classic musical (adapted from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion"), a phonetics professor makes a wager that he can transform an unrefined, Cockney flower girl into a lady.
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace - 100 Drury Lane - Oakbrook Terrace
A Tony Award-winning musical about a small-town, marriage-minded girl who moves to New York and becomes a flapper. Problems arise when she checks into a hotel with an unscrupulous proprietress who runs a white-slavery ring.
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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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Million Dollar Quartet
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
This musical--which moves to the Apollo directly from a run at Goodman Theatre--recreates a legendary, impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session featuring Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis and includes the hit songs "Blue Suede Shoes," "My Baby," "16 Tons" and more.
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The Christmas Schooner
Theatre at the Center - 1040 Ridge Rd. - Munster
A musical tale of pioneer families overcoming hardships to celebrate the Christmas spirit.
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Oh Coward!
Writers' Theatre - 664 Vernon Ave. - Glencoe
2 p.m.
A musical comedy revue features songs, scenes and quips by humorous British playwright Noel Coward.
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Black Playwrights Festival
Black Ensemble Theater - 4520 N. Beacon St. - Chicago (Uptown)
7 p.m. Act One of "Nothin’ but the Blues," by Joe Plummer and David Barr
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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When She Danced
TimeLine Theatre - 615 W. Wellington Ave. - Chicago
A comedy set in Paris in the '20s about the artistic and financial struggles of modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan.
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Beethoven, As I Knew Him
Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place - 175 E. Chestnut St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Actor-pianist Hershey Felder ("George Gershwin Alone") celebrates the life and work of Ludwig von Beethoven in a dramatization based on a true story as seen through the eyes of the composer's frequent companion during the last two years of his life.
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