Events for November 25th, 2009
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Wednesday - November 25th
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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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Bear Down!
Fizz Bar & Grill - 3220 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lakeview)
A new comedy in which a group of diehard football fans gear up for a winning year--fueled by visits from the ghosts of former Chicago Bears quarterbacks--but succumb to frustration when the season takes a turn for the worse.
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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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Cirque du Soleil's Banana Shpeel
The Chicago Theatre - 175 N. State St. - Chicago (Loop)
A new production written and directed by David Shiner ("Kooza") is heavy on comedy and choreography, blending slapstick with such dance forms as tap and hip-hop.
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A Christmas Carol
Goodman Theatre - 170 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (Loop)
7:30 p.m.
Chicago actor Larry Yando recreates his role as Scrooge in Tom Creamer's stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the true meaning of Christmas.
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Blue Man Group
Briar Street Theatre - 3133 N. Halsted St. - Chicago
8 p.m.
This long-running and constantly evolving hit show combines performance art and slapstick comedy into a unique theatrical event.
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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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End Days
Next Theatre Company - 927 Noyes St. - Evanston
1 p.m.
A comedy in which a teenage goth girl attempts to cope with her mother's religious conversion, her father's post-9/11 refusal to change out of his pajamas and the affections of her neighbor, a teenage Elvis impersonator.
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Hairspray
Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire - 10 Marriott Drive - Lincolnshire
A 16-year-old big Baltimore girl decides to dance her way onto TV's most popular show in the national touring production of Tony Award-winning musical comedy based on John Waters' cult classic film.
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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.
