| Alice in Wonderland |
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Chicago Kids Company at
St. Patrick Performing Arts Center- Stahl Family Theater |
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| Follow Alice down the Rabbit Hole and into a land of wonder! Meet the Cheshire Cat, the March Hare, the Mad Hatter, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, the Queen of Hearts, and many more. This hilarious musical version features six original songs and a sing-along with Alice. Expect lots of fun for everyone and audience participation. Recommended for ages 2-12. |
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| Ambrose Bierce: Tales and Times |
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Lincoln Square Theater |
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| Stories of soldiers and civilians and things that can never be. Satirist. Essayist. Poet. Storyteller. Bierce remains one of America’s most original voices. Nine new adaptations demonstrate why his lean stories of war, fantasy and horror still resonate nearly a century after the enigmatic author disappeared into the Mexican desert. Includes excerpts from the ‘Devil’s Dictionary’ and ‘Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ described by Kurt Vonnegut as “…the best short story ever written.” |
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| America: All Better! |
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Second City |
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| Its official – the United States is moving forward. We have a new President taking office, sweeping international economic crisis, and the effects of global warming all around us. It’s time to fire up the Rahminator and transplant a little Midwestern charm to Washington making America: All Better! |
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| An Apology For the Course and Outcome of Certain Events Delivered by Doctor John Faustus on This His Final Evening |
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Theater Oobleck at
Chopin Theatre |
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| A lean, tragicomic version of the Faustus story, An Apology … presents Doctor Faustus in the last hour of his final night on earth – irritated, whining, drunk, and repentant of nothing save his failure to keep a proper diary. Over the course of this hour he rails against his silent servant Mephistopheles and tells the fantastic tale of his life – a life filled with wonders, as well as an immeasurably vast evil. |
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| Arsenic and Old Lace |
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Northwestern University Theatre at
Ethel M. Barber Theater - Northwestern |
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| Never have murder and mayhem been this much fun! Directed by Tony Award-winner Frank Galati, Joseph Kesselring’s classic macabre farce-comedy features acclaimed Chicago artists John Mohrlein and Dennis Zacek and award-winning Northwestern faculty Cindy Gold and Mary Poole as the sinister, but hilarious sisters. |
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| As You Like It |
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Loyola University Theatre |
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| What happens when you’re banished from your kingdom, you’re in love with a wrestler, and you have to dress as a boy just to get by? It’s a classic case of mistaken identity and forbidden love in Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy, centering on relationships between young refugees finding shelter and discovering romantic possibilities in the countryside. The beautiful, banished Rosalind disguises herself as a boy to survive in the forest and win Orlando, challenging social boundaries in the process. In the end, however, exile and readjustment result in unexpected pairings and a reinvented expatriate community in the Bard’s classic gender-bending romp. |
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| The Audacity of Nope or How I Fell for a Pansy Scheme |
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GayCo Productions at
Strawdog Theatre |
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| In their newest comedy, GayCo dives into the gap: The gap between generations, between activists and pessimists, between what we expect and what we get. Skydiving lesbians try to say their vows before they cross state lines; Activists cross the line to Whactivism; young twinks and bitter old queens face-off in a final countdown; and Obama discovers that his BGFF's expect him to make good on his promises (as if!). |
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| Bastards of Young |
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Tympanic Theatre Company at
Side Project |
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| Assassins. Vultures. Cannibals. These are just a few of the lowly characters featured in Tympanic’s upcoming evening of explosive new work. With a colorful cast of killers, misfits, and just about every other offbeat outcast under the sun, there eight world premieres explore the horror, comedy, and humanity found in the most surreal dregs of society. Often twisted, often hilarious, and always armed to the teeth, Bastards of Young is a night of short plays unlike any other. |
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| The Berenstain Bears |
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Northbrook Musical Theatre for Young Audiences at
Northbrook Theatre |
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| There’s always lots to do in Bear Country! There’s a baby cub in the den and Papa Bear has to build a new bed. The treehouse is a mess and Mama Bear wants it cleaned up! Brother Bear is dealing with a neighborhood bully. An indoor soccer game causes trouble for the entire family. And to top it off, Sister Bear is starring in the Bear Country School production of “Grizzlystiltkins” and has stage fright. Northbrook Musical Theatre For Young Audiences brings to life Stan and Jan Berenstain’s delightfully classic Berenstain Bear Books. |
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| Best Of Second City |
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Second City |
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| The Second City Touring Company presents best scenes and songs from the company's 45-year history, plus improv, with a different show each week. |
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| The Black Duckling |
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Dream Theatre |
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| In the darkness of the city, one light refuses to be extinguished. Part fantasy, part burlesque show, part macabre melodrama. Jeremy Menekseoglu takes you into a dark Dickensian city where a young girl struggles to keep her innocence in a world drowning in perversion and misery. |
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| Blue Man Group |
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Briar Street Theatre |
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| Blue Man Group is best known for its award-winning theatrical productions which critics have described as "ground-breaking," "hilarious," "visually stunning" and "musically powerful." These performances feature three enigmatic bald and blue characters who take the audience through a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre, percussive music, art, science and vaudeville into a form of entertainment that is like nothing else. |
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| Burlesque Is More |
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Annoyance Theatre |
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| Burlesque Is More is a holiday-themed burlesque show modeled after the very popular and very racy Burlesque/Improv show “Late Night Tit-Bits.” Combining the sexiness of burlesque with the hilarity of quality improv, the only thing more sparse than the clothing are the paper-thin plots - just the way it oughta' be. |
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| buROCKracy: Comedy by Committee |
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Cornservatory |
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| Corn Productions is pleased to announce the winners of The Original Improv Gladiators: Season Seven - buROCKracy. Oh, it was a brutal battle between the warrior improv teams in this hotly contested round, but at the sold-out Grande Finale on August 29th, like cream in a milk jug, buROCKracy rose to the top and captured the title, and we at Corn couldn’t be happier for them! Now they begin their victory lap with their show, buROCKracy: Comedy by Committee. buROCKracy: Comedy by Committee will be two kinds of shows, alternating every week. The first and third weeks will be a long form show with a special guest opener. The second and fourth weeks will be a Comedy Key Party, where invited improvisers will join in and then pull names out of a hat to choose the rosters of teams for that night. |
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| Butch LaRue: Shotgun Wedding Planner |
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Theatre Building Chicago |
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| Sketch comedy group Butch LaRue takes a turn toward the absurd in their third irreverent revue. Foul-mouthed penguins on the lam, out-of-control kids, and way-off-Broadway musical numbers are just the beginning. Expect to laugh out loud at Butch LaRue’s take on relationships and social situations from the bedroom to the boardroom. Anything is fair game for these performers, who will charm you with larger-than-life characters and the occasional tune. The group’s last show at Theatre Building Chicago, Butch LaRue and the Underwear Gang, played to sold-out audiences. Don't miss their return engagement! |
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| Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play |
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Pub Theater at Fizz Chicago |
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| Bye Bye Liver is an over-the-top comedic romp through the joys and pitfalls of Chicago's favorite past time. Complete with interactive drinking games that pit audience versus cast, male versus female, you get the picture. |
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| C'est la vie |
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Light Opera Works at
McGaw YMCA |
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| In 1950s Paris, Dominique and Fatiguée - two fading chanteuses - eke out a meager existence, forced to perform the songs of their archrival, the legendary Edith Piaf. Then one hilarious night, they take over the cabaret to give the show of their lives, with their own songs! |
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