| Admiral Earth: a working title |
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Stage 773 |
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| In the year 2053, the City of Chicago will find itself in peril due to over-pollution, an extremely evil doctor, and excessive throwbacks to the 1990’s. At least, that’s the plot of the upcoming original rock opera Admiral Earth: a working title. Written by Matthew Asciutto and Anthony Venturini, this show chronicles the journey of eco-friendly superhero Admiral Earth as he attempts to defeat the evil Dr. Greenhauseffect, save his true love (Mother Earth), and preserve the beauty of the one thing he holds most dear: the Brown Line. |
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| Alex in Wonderland |
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Hydrate |
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| Written and directed by MidTangent Productions’ Artistic Director Tony Lewis and company member Michael Elm, ALEX IN WONDERLAND continues MidTangent’s dedication to bringing original works with a familiar twist to the Chicago GLBTQ community, providing once again the chance to relive your childhood with stories that are close to your heart, told the way you’ve always wanted. In their version of the tale, Alex learns that there is more than what you see (even in your own looking glass) as he journeys through a tale of love, acceptance and identity. MidTangent is proud to again collaborate with Hydrate Nightclub as they continue to reach out to various parts of the community and expand their evening programming. This production features Chicago’s own Madame X and many of the Midtangent Productions Artistic Ensemble.
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| Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day |
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Emerald City Theatre Company at
Apollo Theater |
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| Some days are just epically horrid. Alexander is having that day-gum in his hair, kissing on TV, railroad pajamas and no one EVEN CARES! In this larger-than-life musical written by the classic picture book's author even the copy machine come alive to conspire against Alexander. And how do you deal with all this frustration? Pack for Australia. |
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| All Girl Moby Dick |
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Chicago Mammals Theater Company at
Zoo Studio |
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| Erin Orr (Chicago Mammals Company member) plays Ishmael, a malcontent who embarks on a whaling voyage in the hopes that the adventure will sate the violent rage inside her. On this voyage that she encounters Captain Ahab, played by Amy Harmon (Babes with Blades Ensemble Member and Managing Director) a maddened whaling captain in pursuit of the grand white whale who torn off Ahab's leg in a previous encounter. |
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| Angels in America |
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Court Theatre |
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| "The Great Work Begins." The year is 1985: Ronald Reagan has just been reelected to a second term, and the deadly AIDS epidemic is at its height in New York City. Tony Kushner’s two-part epic historical drama captures the lives of the HIV-positive Prior; Louis, his lover who abandons him; Joe, a closeted gay Mormon; his Valium-addicted wife Harper; Roy Cohn, a notorious lawyer from the McCarthy hearings, dying of AIDS; Belize, his African-American nurse; Hannah, Joe’s mother from Utah; and the Angel, a terrifyingly beautiful herald of the apocalypse. As these characters discover, confront, and seduce each other during a time of death, hypocrisy, and tumultuous change, Kushner summons a restless pastiche of the historical and the supernatural, the theological and the political—all told with surging theatricality by a company of eight actors. Having directed Kushner’s Caroline, or Change and The Illusion, Court’s Artistic Director Charles Newell will direct Millennium Approaches and a newly-revised Perestroika in repertory performance, giving Court audiences the unique opportunity to experience Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning magnum opus in its magnificent entirety. |
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| Arcadia |
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New Leaf Theatre at
Lincoln Park Cultural Center |
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| Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, quietly unravels the mysteries of the universe in the midst of an English estate's worth of intrigue. Nearly two centuries later, Hannah Jarvis tries to put the pieces together and discover meaning in the debris. Three generations pursue passion and knowledge through the chaos of history. |
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| Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner: A Full House Musical |
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Gorilla Tango Theatre |
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| In this original musical, the true life of Danny Tanner and his family is exposed; promises will be broken, sinister paths explored, lives (maybe even of main characters!) will be lost, and yes, songs will be sung. Whether you're a member of the Full House fan club or scoff in a superior fashion when you hear someone utter "Cut It Out", you will find both a touch of nostalgia and an illuminating light shining brightly on the Tanners' most clandestine realities in this black comedy with a twist. Come see the Tanners as you've never seen them before. Attend the Tale. |
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| Bachelorette |
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Profiles Theatre - The Alley Stage |
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| Ten years out of high school, three unhappy friends show up “not-quite-invited” to their classmate’s hotel room for the perfect bachelorette celebration. Half a bathtub of booze later, the former prom queen is melting down, the nice-girl cokehead is on a mission to mend the mauled wedding dress, and the lacerating maid of honor finds her picture-perfect life less stable than it seemed. A smash hit Off Broadway, Leslye Headland’s shrewd and biting play is an aria to the anxiety and self-loathing of a generation.
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| Bang the Drum Slowly |
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Raven Theatre |
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| A moving look at life, loyalty and America's pastime, this touching drama unfolds during a season of baseball with the New York Mammoths, focusing on the friendship between a world-wise star pitcher and a country boy catcher struggling to cope with devastating news. |
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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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| Bodies |
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MPAACT at
The Greenhouse Theater Center |
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| The church is a place of faith and refuge, salvation and hope, support and nurturing. The religion oils the machine, but it's the people—the Reverend, his wife, the deacons and the sisters--who makes sure that it runs. But, the New Light Missionary Baptist Church with church heads the Rev. Joseph Black and his wife Corena Black are different. When it comes to dealing with family, well it's a bit more complicated. The reverend's brother Calvin has encountered a few troubles. Ten Years ago his marriage ended abruptly leaving him to raise his young daughter alone. As questions of his sexuality begin to surface, Rev. Joseph thinks the answer is for his brother to marry a woman from the church, but Corena, begins to think there are other questions to be asked and she finds herself confronting the lengths she'll go to maintain her niece's well-being. |
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| Bombs, Babes and Bingo |
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Mortar Theatre Company at
Luna Central |
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| Bombs, Babes and Bingo is a play that deals with a war, the fallibility of memory, the division of family and the struggle by a scientist to make sense of his life and work after a traumatic brain injury. Dennis (Richard Perez) is the scientist, father and bomb maker. His wife (Stephanie Stroud*) keeps busy enrolled in Clown College and his daughter (Cruz Gonzalez) walks among the destruction her father’s designs have caused searching for meaning. Bookended by two fixed scenes, the additional scenes’ order is determined by a random pull of a bingo ball from the Bingo Girl (Megan Tabaque), creating a myriad of possibilities of story, character and comedy that plays out differently each performance. As Dennis' broken synapses fire and misfire in hope of making any connection, the pull of the bingo ball randomly summons forth his memories. Neither the audience nor the cast knows the order until the moment the bingo ball number is called. As a result, each performance of Bombs, Babes and Bingo is unique to that audience with 3,628,800 possible outcomes. |
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| The Boy Scout Musical (Knot Prepared) |
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Annoyance Theatre |
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| Going to Philmont Scout Ranch is every Boy Scout's dream. Dying, however, is not. Two troops embark on what's supposed to be a fun camping trip only to end up in the middle of a disastrous plane crash, facing danger at every turn. Created by a cast of eleven actual Eagle Scouts, “Tiny Fascists’” characters speak from real-life experience. |
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| Breaking Up is Hard to Do |
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Fox Valley Repertory |
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| It's the summer of 1960 - a great time to be young and in love! But after poor Marge gets dumped at the altar, she decides to go on her honeymoon to Esther's Paradise Resort in the Catskills Mountains with best friend Lois in search of good times during. A cruisin' adventure of colorful characters, mistaken identity, and romance! Relive the excitement of your first kiss while tappin' your toes along to 18 of rock-n-roll legend Neil Sedaka's chart-toppin' songs, including "Where the Boys Are," "Sweet Sixteen," "Love Will Keep Us Together," "Calendar Girl," and of course the title song, "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do." |
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| A Brown Bear, A Moon and A Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle |
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Chicago Children's Theatre at
Victory Gardens Theater - Biograph |
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| Featuring evocative music, stunning visual effects and innovative puppetry, Mermaid Theatre's all-new triple-bill brings to life three Eric Carle all-time family favorites - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. |
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| The Butcher of Baraboo |
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A Red Orchid Theatre |
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| Skewed family values and the deep and dark secrets they create become a life force for Valerie, the infamous butcher of Baraboo, Wisconsin. Once her husband has gone missing everyone suspects she played a hand, especially her nosy sister-in-law who just happens to be the town sheriff. Enter the drug-pushing pharmacist daughter who just might hold the key to the ultimate unanswered questions. |
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| ComedySportz |
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Comedy Sportz |
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| ComedySportz shows offer a unique blend of fast and funny improvisational comedy that is appropriate fun for all ages. The Red and Blue teams battle it out in front of a referee in games that the audience selects, and points are awarded based on how quickly and effectively the performers complete the games. The eternal battle of Red vs. Blue is improvised 6 times weekly, and the show is never the same twice! |
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