| Seussical |
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Drury Lane- Oakbrook |
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| A musical for all ages, SEUSSICAL is an enchanting celebration of friendship, compassion, bravery, and the power of the imagination. Audiences will be transported to the fantastical world of the Whos, with elements from Dr. Seuss classics including The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who, Horton Sits on the Egg, Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories, McElligot's Pool, and Oh, The Places You'll Go! The musical initially premiered on Broadway in 2000 and has since had two U.S. National Tours and a U.K. Tour. SEUSSICAL was co-conceived by Eric Idle and features a Book by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, with Music by Flaherty and Lyrics by Ahrens. |
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| Sex a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs |
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Chemically Imbalanced Theater |
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| Jack Greenberg is the new sheriff of Teaneck, New Jersey. Unfortunately, the corrupt town is run by Tad Theaterman, a crime boss armed with henchmen and a legion of hookers and gigolos. The Mayor and townsfolk fear Tad, but love the money the sinful brothels bring in! When Jack meets Hillary, a recent divorcee, it's love at first sight, but there's a showdown that's closin' in on our hero! Will Jack save Teaneck, get the girl, and defeat Tad? Or will the wieners and boobs prevail?! |
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| The Silent Language |
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TUTA Studio Theatre |
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| The Silent Language, a U.S. premiere, by Serbian playwright Miodrag Stanisavljevic, translated by Zoran Paunovic, is a highly musical and darkly comedic fairy tale. Written in the 1981, The Silent Language is an adaptation of an old Serbian folk tale originally called Nemusti Jezik. It follows the journey of a young village servant named Poor Gasho as he gains the ability to understand the "the silent language." As defined in this story, it is the language that only animals can speak and understand. On a larger scale, the script also speaks to the things we see and hear in everyday life, but fail to recognize due to our inabilities to listen and focus on details. |
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| Sleeping Beauty |
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Provision Theater Company |
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| Provision Theater for Young Audiences invites you and your family on a journey of magic, wonder and imagination. Princess Amber has fallen asleep under the spell of the evil fairy, Magenta. Prince Hunter and the Palace Sisters of Color Land must climb a mountain, sail across the ocean and face a fiery dragon in order to save her. Only time will tell if this brave and determined bunch of adventurers will be able to break the spell and save the princess before it's too late. Find out if love really conquers all in Provision Theater's enchanting production of the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. |
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| Smokey Joe's Cafe |
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Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre at
Royal George Theatre |
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| Come share the evening with Smokey Joe and a cast of 9 in a musical revue showcasing 39 pop standards, from rock-and-roll to rhythm and blues, from legendary songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The soundtrack, including "Stand by Me," won the Grammy in 1996. |
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| So I Killed A Few People |
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Annoyance Theatre |
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| Originally written by Gary Rudoren and David Summers, the show tackles the issue of our country's appetite for violence and our skewed fascination with grotesque criminals. It opened in Chicago, March, 1997 and went on to triumphant reviews in San Francisco, New York, and Edinburgh. The play was published in the anthology "Plays & Playwrights for the New Millennium." |
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| South Pacific |
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Marriott Theatre In Lincolnshire |
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| It's one enchanted evening with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC! Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, SOUTH PACIFIC is considered one of the greatest musicals of all time. Based on James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific, the ground breaking story follows U.S. nurse Nellie Forbush, a “Cockeyed Optimist,” who falls in love with a French plantation owner yet struggles to accept his past. The legendary score includes “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Younger Than Springtime,” and the haunting “Bali Ha’i.” |
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| Speech and Debate |
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American Theatre Company |
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| Speech & Debate is a quick-witted and timely comedy that tells the story of three misfits who team up to expose their teacher's online secrets while forming their high school's first Speech and Debate club. With a searing script by columbinus co-writer Stephen Karam, Artistic Director PJ Paparelli remounts this hysterical yet touching tale of three teens' quest for fame and free speech. Under newly-appointed Artistic Director PJ Paparelli's direction, Speech & Debate made its Chicago Premiere at ATC in 2008 to critical and popular success, garnering 3 Jeff Award nominations for Best Mid-Size Play, Best Director, and Best Actress for Sadieh Rifai's portrayal of Diwata. |
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| Split and Phat Beethoven: Boy Geniuses |
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Playground Theater |
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| Presented by Scott Goldstein, this comedy double feature includes John O'Toole's one-man show SPLIT and Phat Beethoven: Boy Geniuses. John recently finished a cruise ship contract with The Second City aboard the Norwegian Pearl. He performs at iO with the Harold team Meridian and with "Time Pelican" at Upstairs Gallery. TimeOutChicago called Phat Beethoven "hands down one of the strongest teams" at this year's Chicago Sketchfest, citing "bizarre, well written sketches that were perverse and dark without trying too hard." |
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| Spoon River Anthology |
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Provision Theater Company |
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| Edgar Lee Masters' stirring 1915 poem cycle is transformed into an emotional theatrical experience, as the deceased citizens of one small American town tell their stories from their home on cemetery hill. Newly adapted and directed by Timothy Gregory, Spoon River Anthology captures the tragedies, turmoil and triumphs, along with the everyday joys and sorrows of the all-too-human residents, revealing some surprising secrets along the way. This Provision Theater production features an ensemble cast of veteran Chicago actors, led by company members Lia Mortensen and Colin Wasmund. |
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| Stella and Lou |
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Northlight Theatre |
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| On a quiet night at Lou's bar, two kindred spirits seek solace as they navigate changing times and relationships past. From the author of The Outgoing Tide comes an intimate exploration of friendship, forgiveness, and the longing for companionship that grows with the passage of time. |
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| Storytown |
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Stage 773 |
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| From superheroes to undersea adventures, princesses to dinosaurs, Storytown takes you on an interactive, fully improvised adventure. The actors use audience suggestions and ideas to create a different story every week. Kids design the setting and help shape the story. The actors, artists and musicians bring it to life. When the possibilities are endless, no two stories are ever the same. |
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| A Study in Scarlet |
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Promethean Theatre Ensemble at
Athenaeum Theatre |
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| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story, published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, introduces the "consulting detective" and his sidekick to each other, and to an adoring fan base that still thrives today. In this inaugural tale, Holmes and Watson pursue a mysterious murderer who writes, in blood, the word "Rache" (German for "revenge") on the wall above his victims. |
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| Supernatural Chicago |
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Excalibur Nightclub |
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| "Is it real? Or isn't it?," marvels the Chicago Tribune. So will you, when you experience this funny and slightly creepy one-man show by Neil Tobin, Necromancer that explores the true stories of Chicago's paranormal past, and brings them to life for the audience through interactive demonstrations of psychic magic. It all takes place in the landmark (and reputedly haunted) Excalibur nightclub. |
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| Tea with Edie and Fitz |
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Dead Writers Theatre Collective at
The Greenhouse Theater Center |
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| Tea with Edie and Fitz chronicles the tempestuous meeting of literary icons Edith Wharton (Patti Roeder) and F. Scott Fitzgerald (Madison Niederhauser) at her estate for tea in the 1920s. In scenes that jump backward and forward chronologically and span the entire globe (from glittering expatriate Paris to roaring post-WWI Manhattan), the play examines the lives of two authors at the height of their powers and imagines what may have happened in that meeting that led them to never speak again. Particular attention is paid to their relationships with their equally legendary partners: Fitzgerald and his beautiful and troubled Southern wife, Zelda (Nora Ulrey), and Wharton with the ghost of her mentor and longtime companion Henry James (Michael D. Graham). Tea with Edie and Fitz calls into question themes of gender, sanity, time, the purpose of art and the nature of love and loss. |
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| That's Weird, Grandma |
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Barrel Of Monkeys at
Neo-Futurists |
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| An assortment of scenes and songs created by Chicago Public School students and produced by actors, musicians, comedians and playwrights. The hour-long show changes each week, based on audience votes. |
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| The Timey Wimey Fantastic Brilliant Extravaganza |
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RBP Rorschack |
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| A handful of actors, a colorful scarf, a bowtie (they're cool...), a screwdriver, a robot dog, a big blue box, and an adventure nearly 50 years in the making... The Timey Wimey Fantastic Brilliant Extravaganza (Geronimo!): The ultimate loveletter to the most infamous doctor the universe has ever known. |
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