| Home Nov 11 - Dec 12, 2010 |
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Court Theatre |
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| Originally produced by the legendary Negro Ensemble Company in 1981, Home is an enduring and poetic story of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit told against the backdrop of the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s. In 2008, Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson) directed an Audelco Award-winning production of Home at Signature Theatre Company in New York, which the New York Times called “a portrait of the black experience…that finds a homey beauty not in suffering but in carrying on.” |
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| A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration Nov 11 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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Northlight Theatre |
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| On Christmas Eve in 1864, a fugitive from slavery and her young daughter have become separated in unfamiliar Washington, DC. As the desperate mother searches the snowy streets for her child and Mary Todd Lincoln searches for the perfect Christmas tree for the White House, familiar faces from our nation’s history cross paths and storylines in this uplifting epic filled with traditional music and themes of family, reconciliation and communal hope. |
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| The Iliad Nov 12 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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A Red Orchid Theatre |
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| Adapted by Craig Wright specifically for our young, all-female cast, this version of The Iliad offers a provocative and playful new spin on Homer’s age-old tale of the Trojan War. Vengeance, loyalty, or honor: which is most important? And, in this saga of bloody battles and huge male egos, where exactly do women and children fit in? Packed with swordplay, gender politics, and even a few songs, this is one war you don’t want to miss. |
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| Brainpeople Nov 12 - Dec 12, 2010 |
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UrbanTheater Company at
Batey Urbano |
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| A wealthy woman invites two strangers to join her in a strange feast commemorating the death of her parents. Mayannah has done this every year but her dark purpose remains unclear. All that will change tonight when two damaged souls find their way to her table. Taking place in a not-so-distant future, the sounds of a war-torn Los Angeles fill the air. Tensions rise, true colors are revealed and the main course is not the only thing with claws. |
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| Ethan Claymore Nov 12 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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Attic Playhouse |
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| Ethan Claymore, a reclusive artist and struggling egg farmer, has given up looking for love or laughter…even if Christmas is just a week away. Much to his surprise, Ethan is visited by the spirit of his long-estranged older brother, who - along with an enthusiastically meddlesome neighbor and the town's pretty, new school teacher - is determined to bring the sparkle back into Ethan's life. An uplifting and magical holiday comedy by the same author of "Drinking Alone" and "The Affections of May". A Chicago Area Premiere! |
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| A Masked Ball Nov 15 - Dec 10, 2010 |
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Lyric Opera |
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| Conspirators plot to assassinate the Swedish king, who shares a secret love with Amelia — and she's none other than the wife of his most loyal protector! Friendship turns to rage when suspected infidelity is revealed! And a gypsy fortuneteller's terrible prediction comes true as revelers dance at a masked ball. |
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| Boojum! Nonsense, Truth, and Lewis Carroll Nov 16 - Dec 19, 2010 |
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Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguar at
Storefront Theater |
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| “For the Snark was a Boojum, you see/,” /sets the stage for this
fun-filled romp through the mind of writer Lewis Carroll. Part
existential musical theatre and part fantasy adventure story, this riff
on Carroll’s epic poem “The Hunting of the Snark/” /examines the
psychological life of Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the man behind
the Lewis Carroll pen name. As his poem warns, “catching Snarks is all
well and good, but if your Snark is a Boojum, you will softly and
suddenly vanish away.” But while the hunting party moves towards its
fateful catch, they discover with Carroll and his Alice that Nothing is
quite what it seems. Caffeine Theatre and Chicago Opera Vanguard
collaborate on the US stage premiere of this hit Australian musical. |
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| Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Nov 18 - Dec 31, 2010 |
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The Greenhouse Theater Center |
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| The setting is a walk-up apartment on Manhattan's West Side where, as the curtain rises, Frankie (a waitress) and Johnny (a short-order cook who works in the same restaurant) are discovered in bed. It is their first encounter, after having met several weeks ago on the job, and Frankie is hopeful that Johnny will now put on his clothes and depart, so she can return to her usual routine of watching TV and eating ice cream. But Johnny, a compulsive talker (and romantic), has other ideas. He is convinced that he loves Frankie, a notion that she, at first, considers to be ridiculous. She has had more disappointments than delights in life, and he is the veteran of one broken marriage already. And neither of them is in the bloom of youth. |
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| Wizard Of Oz Nov 18 - Jan 2, 2011 |
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Emerald City Theatre Company at
Apollo Theater |
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| One of the most memorable stories ever created, Dorothy Gale and her beloved dog Toto are swept away to a land somewhere over the rainbow. You’ll hear memorable songs like "If I Only Had a Brain" and "Follow the Yellow Brick Road." In Emerald City Theatre’s production you’ll be a part of the merry ol’ land of Oz! |
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| A Christmas Carol Nov 19 - Dec 31, 2010 |
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Goodman Theatre |
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| A Christmas Carol is the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is opposed to holiday cheer and indifferent to the sufferings of the poor in Victorian London. Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who offer him the opportunity to sympathize with his fellow man. Dickens’ famous characters include Scrooge's kind-hearted clerk, Bob Cratchit, and his family, including Tiny Tim; the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future; the merry-making Fezziwig couple; and the Ghost of Jacob Marley. |
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| The Importance Of Being Earnest Nov 24 - Jan 9, 2011 |
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Remy Bumppo Theatre at
The Greenhouse Theater Center |
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| Charming bachelors Jack and Algernon lead double lives in order to pursue two proper young ladies, while avoiding obligatory lunches with terrifying aunts. When they are caught in their public lies, the result is one of the funniest plays ever written. Wilde dishes up delicious criticisms of identity, manners and the customs of courtship, delivered with his outrageous wit and the sting laughter. |
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| Wicked Dec 1 - Jan 23, 2011 |
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Cadillac Palace Theatre |
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| Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One - born with emerald-green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. Wicked tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. |
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| Aurelia's Oratorio Dec 1 - Dec 12, 2010 |
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater |
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| Strange things seem familiar, and the familiar seems strange...Magic and whimsy take center stage as international sensation Aurélia Thiérrée brings her dazzling display of illusion to Chicago. Behind her velvet curtain, a stunning world of dance, acrobatics and puppetry is revealed, inspired by the magic of French cirque nouveau. Following the successful engagements of brother James Thiérrée, who thrilled CST audiences with Farewell Umbrella and Bright Abyss, Aurélia Thiérrée promises to amaze and astound with this madcap display of surreal surprises. |
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| Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Dec 2 - Feb 6, 2011 |
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Steppenwolf Theatre |
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| On the campus of a small New England college, George and Martha invite a new professor and his wife home for a nightcap. As the cocktails flow, the young couple finds themselves caught in the crossfire of a savage marital war where the combatants attack the self deceptions they forged for their own survival. Ensemble members Tracy Letts and Amy Morton face off as one of theatre’s most notoriously dysfunctional couples in Albee’s hilarious and harrowing masterpiece. |
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| Legally Blonde The Musical Dec 3 - Dec 5, 2010 |
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Rosemont Theatre |
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| Sorority star Elle Woods doesn't take "no" for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious,” Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. |
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| The Mikado Dec 6 - Jan 21, 2011 |
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Lyric Opera |
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| Wit, charm, fabulous music and lyrics — it's the most celebrated operetta in the English-speaking world, and it’s been tickling funny bones for more than a hundred years! How can you not have a good time visiting the town of Titipu, where Nanki-Poo (second trombone in a minstrel band) wants to marry the lovely schoolgirl Yum-Yum? Alas — she's promised to Ko-Ko (a tailor), who's changed his occupation to Lord High Executioner so he can save himself from being beheaded for the horrible crime of...flirting! But the Mikado, ruler of all, insists that heads must roll! |
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| Hello, Dolly! Dec 26 - Jan 2, 2011 |
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Light Opera Works at
Cahn Auditorium |
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| In Hello, Dolly! irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Levi is hired to
arrange a marriage for the tightfisted half-millionaire Horace
Vandergelder; she finds him the perfect mate – herself! First she has to
meddle with the affairs of her “husband to be” before he gets hitched to
somebody else. |
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