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Pick up a copy of Going Places, our quarterly out-and-about guide, to have on hand at home. Inside: theater listings, reviews and ongoing show information.
A tale as old as time
Broadway in Chicago's performance of Disney's Beauty and the Beast our Belle-loving adult reviewer, and it's a good bet your little princess will come away equally enchanted.
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Windy City Circus
David and Dania Maas have decided it's time Chicago had its very own circus.
Aladdin magical for the whole family
Theater opportunities expanding for children with autism in Chicago
Chicago Children's Theatre has created was a theater experience where kids on the spectrum are free to be who they are.
Medieval Times in Schaumburg offers free knight training for kids
If your kids are fans of swash-buckling knights on horseback, let them try a little swordplay themselves under the guidance of some local knights in shining armor.
"Pinkalicious" is back on stage in Chicago
Even the show's title evokes bubbly, smile-inducing feelings, and the show's cast and production back it up with an hour-long pink-loving girl's heaven.
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