Thanksgiving Weekend in Chicago – Make-a-Note from Picture this Post

Posted on November 16, 2016June 14, 2020 by Staff Writer

Lyric Opera Les Trojans — Lyric Opera THE TROJANS

Recently, we’ve met many a Chicagoan enjoying top-notch performances of opera, dance and theater who have the mistaken notion that Chicago’s thriving entertainment scene shuts down on Thanksgiving weekend.

Not so!

True, not much is happening on Thanksgiving Day proper (November 24), but there is no shortage of stellar entertainment of all kinds during that long holiday weekend.

Click a “READ MORE” button below for reviews and previews of selected music, dance, theater and other entertainment that Picture This Post suggests you Make-a-Note.

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Victory Gardens Theater Roz and Ray

Victory Gardens Theater ROZ AND RAY tells a story about a little known aspect of the AIDS epidemic, with excellent acting

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Hypocrites presents CINDERELLA IN THE THEATER OF POTATOES

Hypocrites CINDERELLA IN THE THEATER OF POTATOES is a whimsical take on the classic fairy tale with opera singing and singing parody

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Interrobang Theatre Project takes on gun violence in THE AMISH PROJECT

Interrobang Theatre Project takes on gun violence in THE AMISH PROJECT, with remarkable acting by Sarah Gise in this one-woman show

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Jackalope Theatre OCTAGON gives us a view of the slam poetry scene

Jackalope Theatre OCTAGON gives us a view of the slam poetry scene, quickly teaching us to speak the language of the slam poetry genre

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HAMILTON production by Broadway in Chicago lives up to its reputation

HAMILTON production by Broadway in Chicago lives up to and exceeds its reputation. Top recommendation for Chicago musical.

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Lyric Opera Les Troyens (The Trojans)–Awe Inspiring Review

Lyric Opera Les Troyens (The Trojans) by Hector Berlioz is an awe-inspiring production with David Govertsen, Susan Graham, more

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Theatre Y presents MACBETH-Fear in the Night Review

French Director Georges Bigot directs Theatre Y ensemble in MACBETH-Fear in the Night, with eerie resonance and insight into US culture

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About Face Theater presents I AM MY OWN WIFE Review

About Face Theater presents a real-life story of a transgender woman who survives Nazi and Communist rule, in I AM MY OWN WIFE

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Porchight Theater End of the Rainbow Review—Judy Garland Story

Porchlight Theater presents End of the Rainbow, the story of Judy Garland's tragedy filled life that started when she was a child star

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Eclipse Theatre The Little Flower of East Orange Review

Eclipse Theatre The Little Flower of East Orange by playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis showcases superb actors & compelling script

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Agency Theater Collective revives Chagrin Falls by Mia McCullough

Agency Theater Collective revives Mia McCullough's Chagrin Falls, exploring the human experience in the setting of a town with a death penalty prison

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Factory Theater's Zombie Broads Review in Picture This Post

Factory Theater's Zombie Broads is a comic horror account of the Zombie Apocalypse with stand out fight choreography and a Halloween season fit

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Lifeline Theatre pay homage to Sherlock Holmes in the feminist retelling of the classic detective story.

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Porchlight brings us Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights"

Porchlight brings Tony Award-Winning musical "In the Heights" by LIn-Manuel Miranda and directed by Brenda Didier to Chicago's Stage 773

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