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Shows are rated on a ???? scale
• "Aftermath" ???½
Through Jan. 23 at Signal Ensemble Theatre
• "Barnum's FUNundrum" ???
Through Nov. 28 at the United Center
• "Billy Elliot the Musical" ? ? ? ?
Through Nov. 28 at the Oriental Theatre
• "The Four of Us" ???½
Through Dec. 4 at Theatre Wit
• "Home" ????
Through Dec. 12 at Court Theatre
• "The Hundred Dresses" ???½
Through Dec. 2 at North Shore Centre for Performing Arts
• "Kid Sister" ???½
Through Dec. 19 at Profiles Theatre
• "The Lion King" ????
Through Nov. 27 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
• "Million Dollar Quartet" ? ? ?½
Through May 29 at the Apollo Theater
• "The Music Man" ???
Through Jan. 9 at the Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire
• "The Nutcracker" ????
Through Dec. 26 by House Theatre at the Chopin
• "The Piano Teacher" ???
Through Dec. 5 Next Theatre, Evanston
• "Traces" ????
Through Jan. 1 at the Broadway Playhouse
• "To Master the Art" ???
Through Dec. 19 at TimeLine Theatre
• "Winter Pageant" ???
Through Jan. 2 at Redmoon Central
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