• Viva variety: Cirque's 'Banana Shpeel' reinvents vaudeville
• American Ballet Theatre schedule plays it safe
• Musical takes country singer to 'Lofty' heights
• Peter Gallagher shows off theatrical side in solo show
• Backstage at the opera, in cinema-verite style
• American Ballet Theatre schedule plays it safe
• 'G.I.F.T.' should be returned to sender
• Eclipse has a hoot over two centuries
• 3 choreographers' pieces almost in lockstep
• An 'Addams Family' musical by the numbers
• Hip-hop tragedy 'Hopera' overcomes flaws in story
• Cedar Lake pushes the envelope on contemporary ballet
• 'Billy Elliot' individual tickets on sale Nov. 20
• A 'Little Women' in need of music and inspiration
• Mira Hermoni-Levine's ‘Red Dress’ girl a secret no longer
• Felder keys in on Beethoven for latest show
• Pair of Scrooges ready to entertain the kids
• Theater listings
• Speaking With: Daniel Beaty
• Black comedy club with touch of class
• Dogs visit with Mr. Scrooge
• Company raising its Profile with new hits
• Jewish family gets holiday pounding
• Stage notes: Company raising its Profiles with winning works
• Those flitting around Isadora
• Review: 'Free For All: Joe Papp, the Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told'
• 'Million Dollar Quartet' one year old -- and still rock solid
• Reeve Carney will star as 'Spider-Man'on Broadway
• Grande dame
• Bernstein's 'Mass' is celebrated
• ‘Fallen Hero’ mixes opera and hip-hop, adds Othello
• Fresh life breathed into 'Young Frankenstein'
• Alan Gross returns with 'High' expectations
• American Theater Company making big plans
• Viva ELVIS is name of Cirque du Soleil’s new show
• Angela Lansbury to get 1st Stephen Sondheim Award
• With 'End' result, Next affirms human nature
• Colbert coming to Chicago for Second City anniversary
• Second City 50th anniversary schedule
• Second cast of 'Faust' heats up the Civic Opera House
• Some dazzling surprises launch Dance Chicago
• Laughter on tap at Humanities Festival
• Obama brings back Halloween spirit at White House
• Funny business at Humanities Fest
• Drury Lane assembles a thoroughly delightful 'Millie'
• Brooks turns 'Young Frankenstein' into monster smash
• 'Silk Road Cabaret' leads to triumph of diversity
• Halloween event a Square deal
• Irish stage traditions fold into 'Farce'
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• Redmoon's White House plans become less ghostly
• Redmoon to do Halloween show at the White House
• Ogre comes over with pals for an early 'Shrek' kickoff
• 'Silk Road' leads to triumph of diversity
• Giordano dancers keep up 'Dynamic' pace
• This monster's hard to follow
• Rhoads finds humor among thieves
