'Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish': Holiday musical at Chicago's Greenhouse Theater invites Iowa girl with special Christmas wish

Sunday, December 29, 2019
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A special guest was in the audience at Chicago's Greenhouse Theater for a play about a rag doll named Eleanor with a special Christmas wish.

The guest is also named Eleanor, and she had her own Christmas wish.
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The 8-year-old wrote a letter convincing city leaders in her hometown of Asbury, Iowa, to hold a tree lighting ceremony.

In Chicago, the producer of "Eleanor's Very Merry Christmas Wish" heard the story and invited Eleanor to see the play.
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Eleanor said she never thought her letter would bring her to Chicago.
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