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National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Four Athenians run away to the forest in the name of love (reciprocated and otherwise). They find themselves in the midst of a war between…

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

It’s The Golden Age of Hollywood, and the streets of Los Angeles teem with aspiring starlets. When Vera Stark-maid to “America’s Sweetie Pie,” Gloria Mitchell-lands…

Swingin Little Christmas
A Swingin’ Little Christmas

Classic holiday tunes come to life as Jane Lynch, Kate Flannery, Tim Davis, and the Tony Guerrero Quintet take the stage in “A Swingin’ Little…

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Throbbin’ Wood

PrideArts continues its holiday tradition of presenting its adults-only British pantos. The fine folk of Got-wood Forest are terrorized by taxes imposed by the wicked…

Bill Maher
Bill Maher

For more than twenty-five years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.  First on “Politically Incorrect”…

Mean Girls
Mean Girls

Direct from Broadway, MEAN GIRLS is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer TINA FEY (“30 Rock”), composer JEFF RICHMOND (“Unbreakable…

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