http://www.theatermania.com/ RSS to find Chicago theater listings for any show, including news, reviews, photos and more at TheaterMania.com! Get discount tickets too! en-us Copyright 2009 TheaterMania.com Inc. http://www.theatermania.com/images/rss.gif http://www.theatermania.com/ 12/31/2010 - 3/13/2011. The Chicago regional premiere of Spamalot, the side-splitting musical comedy "lovingly ripped off" from the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, will preview December 31, open January 6, and run through March 13, 2011. With a book and lyrics by Eric Idle and an entirely new score... 2009-08-12T13:07:43+00:00 2010-12-31 2011-03-13 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/spamalot_158499/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/spamalot_158499/ 11/5/2010 - 12/26/2010. Inspired by the beloved American holiday classic, in this special production of It's a Wonderful Life, you'll become a part of WVL Radio's live broadcast as actors bring the fateful story of George Bailey to life. Take your seat in the studio audience to relive the beloved tale of... 2009-10-04T15:27:05+00:00 2010-11-05 2010-12-26 Pheasant Run Resort and Spa Mainstage Theater, 4051 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/its-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-play_160277/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/its-a-wonderful-life-a-live-radio-play_160277/ 10/14/2010 - 12/19/2010. Set in Oregon in 1850, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is the story of Adam Pontipee, a man who simply goes to town looking for a bride. He finds Milly working in a restaurant and convinces her to marry him. Milly's ecstasy quickly sours when she finds she is to also take care of... 2009-08-12T13:05:24+00:00 2010-10-14 2010-12-19 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers_158498/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/seven-brides-for-seven-brothers_158498/ 10/9/2010 - 10/31/2010. A Lighted Match Theatre Company presents its premiere production, Jane Martin's edgy, insider comedy about life in the world of arts and entertainment. Industry Performance - Monday, October 19, 8pm Special Halloween Event - Saturday, October 31, 8pm 2009-09-29T18:00:33+00:00 2010-10-09 2010-10-31 Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657 A Lighted Match Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/anton-in-show-business_160100/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/anton-in-show-business_160100/ 9/2/2010 - 10/24/2010. Three love stories, a murder mystery, and a nuclear espionage...oh my! In Red Herring, it's 1952: America's on the verge of the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower's on the campaign trail, and I Love Lucy's on Monday nights. Meanwhile, Senator Joe McCarthy's daughter just got engaged to... 2009-10-04T15:22:20+00:00 2010-09-02 2010-10-24 Pheasant Run Resort and Spa Mainstage Theater, 4051 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Noble Fool Theatricals Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/red-herring_160276/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/red-herring_160276/ 8/12/2010 - 10/3/2010. Since its opening, thousands of audiences have enjoyed the hilarious Broadway musical Hot Mikado, which is an adaptation of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan tale, The Mikado set in the 1940s. This production will be directed by the writer of the book and lyrics himself, multi-Jeff... 2009-08-12T12:57:28+00:00 2010-08-12 2010-10-03 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hot-mikado_158496/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hot-mikado_158496/ 7/19/2010 - 8/22/2010. Written by Piven Theatre alum, Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Sarah Ruhl, the story of one woman's education and her search to find true love outside the box. Piven Theatre is pleased to reunite this remarkable team of Piven Theatre alumni: Sarah Ruhl, Jessica Thebus and... 2009-06-30T14:55:39+00:00 2010-07-19 2010-08-22 Piven Theatre, 927 Noyes St., Evanston, IL, 60201 Piven Theatre Workshop Season. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/late-a-cowboy-song_156990/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/late-a-cowboy-song_156990/ 7/19/2010 - 7/24/2010. What fun you will have in the Jungle of Nool, with the Cat in a Hat and Horton the Elephant, too. Gertrude McFuzz and Mayzie La Bird will be there, working together to save all of Whoville, including the Mayor. It's singing and dancing and fun from beginning to end. So, join us for all the... 2009-06-15T09:50:47+00:00 2010-07-19 2010-07-24 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/seussical-jr_156369/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/seussical-jr_156369/ 7/10/2010 - 8/8/2010. This darkly caustic comedy follows the idiosyncratic members of one very broken family in search of wholeness again. Both a viciously funny satire and poignant meditation on forgiveness, Escape from Happiness offers a unique and hilarious perspective on the many familial ties that bind. 2009-07-05T12:24:48+00:00 2010-07-10 2010-08-08 Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, 4845 North Harding #1, Chicago, Illinois, 60625 Comedy.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/escape-from-happiness_157121/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/escape-from-happiness_157121/ 7/9/2010 - 8/23/2010. Doug is a newly released petty criminal, forced to take reluctant residence with his sister's husband, their teenage son, and a tank of tropical fish. 2009-04-12T01:19:02+00:00 2010-07-09 2010-08-23 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-guide-for-the-perplexed_154168/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-guide-for-the-perplexed_154168/ 6/18/2010 - 6/27/2010. Join two unpredictable madcap doctors, Hawkey and Duke, as they campaign to get a young Korean to the United States and into a good school. 2009-08-21T15:15:15+00:00 2010-06-18 2010-06-27 Kimball Street Theater, Kimball Street and Dundee Avenue, Elgin, Il, 60120 Elgin Theatre Company Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mash_158830/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mash_158830/ 6/16/2010 - 8/1/2010. Adapted by Ensemble Member and Artistic Director David Catlin from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Lookingglass Alice is a muscular, acrobatic, and dizzyingly playful show for all ages. This Alice falls, floats, flies,... 2009-10-22T09:26:05+00:00 2010-06-16 2010-08-01 Lookingglass Theatre, 821 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611 Lookingglass Theatre Company Play.Experimental.Circus. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/lookingglass-alice_160811/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/lookingglass-alice_160811/ 6/14/2010. DirectorsLabChicago presents Directors on Directing, a frank and in-depth conversation with some of the city's most prominent stage directors as they discuss their varied approaches to their work. 2009-10-30T14:19:59+00:00 2010-06-14 2010-06-14 Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, IL, 60602 DirectorsLabChicago Event. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/directors-on-directing_161101/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/directors-on-directing_161101/ 6/9/2010 - 7/18/2010. In this world premier thriller written by Ben Viccellio, each staff member of the Dead Letter Office communicates in his or her own special manner. While examining the changing nature of language in our digital culture, the play surveys the staff sorting the backlog of the postal... 2009-10-30T13:34:11+00:00 2010-06-09 2010-07-18 Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601 Dog & Pony Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/dead-letter-office_161094/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/dead-letter-office_161094/ 6/5/2010 - 7/3/2010. Northlight presents the world premiere of Low Down Dirty Blues, by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman, with direction by Myler and music direction by Wheetman. From the very birth of the Blues, great musicians have captivated audiences with their Dirty Blues--music filled with... 2009-04-07T13:42:01+00:00 2010-06-05 2010-07-03 Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, 60076 Musical.Revue. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/low-down-dirty-blues_154020/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/low-down-dirty-blues_154020/ 6/3/2010 - 8/1/2010. Sugar originally debuted as the widely known film Some Like it Hot, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and the blonde goddess, Marilyn Monroe. The film then was transformed into the musical Sugar, which opened at the Majestic Theater in 1972, running for 505 performances and... 2009-08-12T12:53:36+00:00 2010-06-03 2010-08-01 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sugar_158495/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sugar_158495/ 5/23/2010 - 7/18/2010. When dirty meets clean, everything gets messy. Raven closes the season with the side splitting comedy, Neil Simon's The Odd Couple. The play that inspired a movie and a television sitcom hilariously explores the social and cultural revolution of the 1960's. Felix Unger, the neat freak... 2009-06-29T10:30:14+00:00 2010-05-23 2010-07-18 Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60660 Raven Theatre Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-odd-couple_156913/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-odd-couple_156913/ 5/14/2010 - 6/20/2010. Jack Shore, a well-known television personality, is appearing for one night only in a tribute to his grandfather, Jacob Shemerinsky, great star of the Yiddish Theatre. 2009-04-12T01:11:58+00:00 2010-05-14 2010-06-20 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/jacob-and-jack_154167/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/jacob-and-jack_154167/ 5/14/2010 - 6/27/2010. It's a family affair! Thirty years of marriage, divorce, heavy drinking, mental illness and death - all blended in a theatrical cocktail of irony, dark humor and satirical brilliance, by one of America's most gifted comic playwrights. Thought by many to be Mr. Durang's best play, this dark comedy... 2009-09-30T12:46:02+00:00 2010-05-14 2010-06-27 Village Players Theatre, 1010 W. Madison Street, Oak Park, IL, 60302 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-marriage-of-bette-and-boo_160129/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-marriage-of-bette-and-boo_160129/ 5/14/2010 - 4/23/2010. Dynamic performer and author E. Patrick Johnson seamlessly inhabits the many interviewees who comprise this fascinating oral history of black, gay southern life. The acclaimed book is brought to life in a co-production with the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the... 2009-09-18T11:31:17+00:00 2010-05-14 2010-04-23 About Face Theatre, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60613 About Face Theatre Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sweet-tea-black-gay-men-of-the-south_159682/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sweet-tea-black-gay-men-of-the-south_159682/ 5/13/2010 - 6/19/2010. Empty-nests and proctology exams, morning aches and gray hair... In your ears. Middle age has never been so much fun. This musical comedy goes where most people dare not venture - and takes you on an incredibly touching, joyous and hysterical ride through it all. There's something for everyone -... 2009-06-15T09:48:21+00:00 2010-05-13 2010-06-19 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/midlife-the-crisis-musical_156368/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/midlife-the-crisis-musical_156368/ 5/10/2010 - 5/15/2010. The SKALD 11 Storytelling Festival is a week-long event celebrating the art of storytelling and includes workshops and competitions for children (KIDSKALD), adults (MAELSTROM), and professionals (SKALD 11). The schedule is as follows: MAELSTROM Friday, May 14, at 7:30... 2009-10-30T14:15:35+00:00 2010-05-10 2010-05-15 Chicago Cultural Center's Studio Theatre, 77 East Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60602 WNEP Theater Festival. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/skald-11-storytelling-festival_161100/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/skald-11-storytelling-festival_161100/ 5/8/2010 - 6/19/2010. With an elegant, haunting interpretation of Strindberg's classic chamber play The Ghost Sonata opening May 15. This mesmerizing and complex narrative portrays a world where two families are imprisoned in their legacy of greed, duplicity and manipulation. Truax's vision highlights the play's... 2009-09-02T14:33:32+00:00 2010-05-08 2010-06-19 Oracle Theatre, 3809 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/termen-vox-machina_159179/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/termen-vox-machina_159179/ 5/4/2010 - 7/10/2010. One of the theatre's foremost directors takes on one of the country's greatest plays. After staging last season's nationally acclaimed production of Picnic and being hailed a "genius" by The Wall Street Journal, David Cromer returns to Writers' Theatre from his Broadway debut to... 2009-07-02T12:03:01+00:00 2010-05-04 2010-07-10 Writers' Theatre at Tudor Court, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL, 60022 Writers' Theatre Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-streetcar-named-desire_157083/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-streetcar-named-desire_157083/ 5/1/2010 - 5/2/2010. Ahoy mateys! Jump aboard the Hispaniola with young Jim Hawkins and sail away to Treasure Island. In its 2nd annual spring production, SOPA puts its students to the test, as they learn about swordplay and on-stage action for this classic coming of age tale. Join Captain Flint, Long John Silver,... 2009-06-15T09:46:28+00:00 2010-05-01 2010-05-02 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/treasure-island-metropolis_156366/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/treasure-island-metropolis_156366/ 4/30/2010 - 5/30/2010. Abandoned as an infant on a pile of vegetables, a Chinese girl is adopted by an American and grows up in America with only half a jade heart as a clue to her identity. Is she Chinese, American, or Chinese-American? Through dreams and remembrances, she seeks to find out why she was denied the life... 2009-06-18T16:28:10+00:00 2010-04-30 2010-05-30 Chicago Dramatists, 1105 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60622 CHICAGO DRAMATISTS Season. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/jade-heart_156547/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/jade-heart_156547/ 4/30/2010 - 6/20/2010. When Richard Mayhew stops to care for an injured girl on the street, he is drawn into a nightmare shadow world beneath the city of London. To return to his normal life, Richard must brave countless trials, uncover the truth behind a dark conspiracy, and face the indomitable Great Beast. Journey to... 2009-04-04T17:07:37+00:00 2010-04-30 2010-06-20 Lifeline Theatre, 6912 North Glenwood, Chicago, IL, 60626 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/neverwhere_153932/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/neverwhere_153932/ 4/28/2010 - 5/9/2010. If the golden age masters of stand-up comedy had a one-night stand with the irreverent liberal pundits of today, their love child might have been monologist Mike Daisey. Victory Gardens Fresh Squeezed is delighted to host Daisey in his raucous return to the city for two consecutive Chicago... 2009-10-01T14:32:07+00:00 2010-04-28 2010-05-09 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mike-daiseys-how-theater-failed-america-and-the-last-cargo-cult_160197/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mike-daiseys-how-theater-failed-america-and-the-last-cargo-cult_160197/ 4/25/2010. Winner of nine MAC Awards, Karen Mason "has few peers when it comes to ripping the roof off with her amazing voice that knows no bounds!" (TheatreScene.net) And after sharing the stage with amazing performers from Liza Minnelli to Rosemary Clooney to Luciano Pavarotti, Mason comes to the... 2009-06-15T09:45:04+00:00 2010-04-25 2010-04-25 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Cabaret. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/karen-mason_156365/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/karen-mason_156365/ 4/25/2010 - 5/29/2010. Chekhov's classic about a country doctor's forbidden love for his brother's beautiful wife gets a smoldering translation from former Steppenwolf Associate Artistic Director and current Artistic Director of Trinity Rep Curt Columbus. 2009-06-08T10:31:40+00:00 2010-04-25 2010-05-29 Strawdog Theatre, 3829 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Strawdog Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/uncle-vanya_156049/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/uncle-vanya_156049/ 4/24/2010 - 5/29/2010. Come on down! Winners, losers and cash prizes play their part in this interactive spring show. Inspired by the styles of classic televised game shows, return contestants defend their titles and winners take home cash prizes up to a third of the night's door sales. Games are mixed with short plays... 2009-06-24T15:29:10+00:00 2010-04-24 2010-05-29 Neo-Futurarium, 5153 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640-2831 The Neo-Futurists Season. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-very-neofuturist-game-show_156822/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-very-neofuturist-game-show_156822/ 4/23/2010 - 4/24/2010. Meet Bobby. He's a confused guy... and let's face it, what guy isn't confused, especially when it comes to women? And like most other guys, Bobby turns to his friends for advice. The problem is that Bobby's friends, who include a French womanizer, a retired army colonel and an elderly fisherman,... 2009-06-15T09:42:31+00:00 2010-04-23 2010-04-24 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-male-intellect-an-oxymoron_156364/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-male-intellect-an-oxymoron_156364/ 4/22/2010 - 6/13/2010. In the Tony Award-winning new musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, six of Putnam County's quirkiest and nerdiest spelling titans want nothing more than to be the B-E-S-T. These loveable spellers, played by adults, fiercely battle it out for the title only to... 2009-10-04T15:16:34+00:00 2010-04-22 2010-06-13 Pheasant Run Resort and Spa Mainstage Theater, 4051 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Noble Fool Theatricals Musical Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee_160275/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-25th-annual-putnam-county-spelling-bee_160275/ 4/19/2010. Who says women don't have balls? In April, Fresh Squeezed will partner with the stalwarts of late-night Chicago theater, The Neo-Futurists, to send you on a brazen date with some of the most prolific female writers this side of the Kennedy Expressway. For the first time in the company's 20-year... 2009-10-01T14:11:56+00:00 2010-04-19 2010-04-19 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-neofuturists-too-much-lady-makes-the-baby-go-blind_160196/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-neofuturists-too-much-lady-makes-the-baby-go-blind_160196/ 4/17/2010 - 5/23/2010. Known for sexy, witty, and politically-charged numbers, Cabaret is also a backdrop for one of the darkest moments in world history. Set in Weimar Berlin just prior to Nazi rule, the play highlights the impact of global conflicts on the lives of everyday people. The Hypocrites,... 2009-10-29T15:47:41+00:00 2010-04-17 2010-05-23 Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601 The Hypocrites Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cabaret_161071/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cabaret_161071/ 4/17/2010 - 5/10/2010. ShawChicago returns to the Studio Theater with a staged reading of Bernard Shaw's tale of Doctor Colenso Ridgeon. The newly knighted doctor has discovered a cure for tuberculosis but has only one slot left for the clinical trial. Should he choose a kindly medical colleague who ministers to the poor... 2009-10-30T13:30:39+00:00 2010-04-17 2010-05-10 Chicago Cultural Center's Studio Theatre, 77 East Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60602 ShawChicago Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-doctors-dilemma_161093/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-doctors-dilemma_161093/ 4/17/2010 - 6/13/2010. From Aaron Sorkin, the creator of A Few Good Men and The West Wing comes this fascinating new play direct from Broadway. It's the story of two ambitious visionaries -- Philo T. Farnsworth, an Idaho farmboy, and David Sarnoff, head of RCA -- battling each other for the rights to one of... 2009-05-21T12:42:21+00:00 2010-04-17 2010-06-13 TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL, 60657 TimeLine Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-farnsworth-invention_155441/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-farnsworth-invention_155441/ 4/16/2010 - 5/30/2010. A "spirited," timeless classic set in the 1940's. Not only is Joe Pendleton's soul accidentally plucked from his body and sent to heaven sixty years too early, but the angelic messengers are too late to restore him. Solution: take up residence in Jonathan Farnsworth's body, a rich business tycoon... 2009-08-19T11:51:20+00:00 2010-04-16 2010-05-30 Attic Playhouse, 410 Sheridan Road, Highwood, IL, 60040 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/heaven-can-wait_158702/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/heaven-can-wait_158702/ 4/15/2010 - 4/25/2010. When was the last time you revisited an old friend in the pages of a beloved novel from your childhood? In Alan Knee's Tony-award-winning musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's timeless novel, the battles on the home front take center stage in spectacular melodic form. While Father is away... 2009-09-21T20:06:23+00:00 2010-04-15 2010-04-25 Kathleen Mullady Memorial Theatre, 1125 W. Loyola, Chicago, IL, 60626 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/little-women_159773/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/little-women_159773/ 4/15/2010 - 5/16/2010. Can one man stop an empire? In 1936, Czech-born Karel Capek wrote a spooky, fantastical novel about the discovery of an intelligent race of giant salamanders, which humanity enslaves for profit and national advantage. This highly-anticipated adaptation comes to us from Artistic Director Emeritus... 2009-04-11T02:24:19+00:00 2010-04-15 2010-05-16 Next Theatre, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL, 60201 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/war-with-the-newts_154150/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/war-with-the-newts_154150/ 4/13/2010 - 4/20/2010. "I live in a crazy time," Anne notes in her beloved diary, but "I don't think of all the misery but the beauty that still remains." It is this strength of character and positive spirit that guided Anne and her family during all the turmoil of World War II. Metropolis begins a new annual tradition... 2009-06-15T09:36:34+00:00 2010-04-13 2010-04-20 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-diary-of-anne-frank_156361/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-diary-of-anne-frank_156361/ 4/11/2010 - 5/30/2010. The grand finale is a Porchlight favorite, Into the Woods. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale musical first played at Porchlight in 2000-2001 and received 4 Jeff Nominations, 1 Jeff Citation and 1 After Dark Award. When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed with... 2009-04-01T17:57:13+00:00 2010-04-11 2010-05-30 Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657 Porchlight Music Theatre Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/into-the-woods_153864/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/into-the-woods_153864/ 4/10/2010 - 5/20/2010. This rollicking new musical follows young cabin boy Jim Hawkins as he fights to survive while shipwrecked on a mysterious island. Accompanied by the singing shenanigans of a raucous band of pirate ghosts, Jim races to find notorious Captain Flint's fabled treasure before mutinous shipmates steal the... 2009-05-18T14:51:50+00:00 2010-04-10 2010-05-20 Adventure Stage Chicago, 1012 N. Noble Street, Chicago, IL, 60622 Adventure Stage Chicago Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-ghosts-of-treasure-island_155314/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-ghosts-of-treasure-island_155314/ 4/7/2010 - 5/23/2010. The world's elite circus performers, including veteran members of the Wallenda Family, Ringling Bros. and Cirque du Soleil, return to Chicago for Hephaestus: A Greek Mythology Circus Tale. A Silverguy Entertainment and Lookingglass Original sold-out hit in 2005 and 2008, Hephaestus is... 2009-10-22T09:15:40+00:00 2010-04-07 2010-05-23 Owen Bruner Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, 60601 Lookingglass Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hephaestus-a-greek-mythology-circus-tale_160810/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hephaestus-a-greek-mythology-circus-tale_160810/ 4/7/2010. Emcee and WJJG Radio Personality Kevin Moore and his cadre of Chicago's best cabaret artists return to their home away from home with an entirely new show. Featuring the greatest from Lloyd Webber, you'll hear the soaring songs of The Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Joseph... 2009-06-15T09:40:23+00:00 2010-04-07 2010-04-07 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Cabaret. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/kevin-moore-presents-scorebyscore-an-evening-of-andrew-lloyd-webber_156362/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/kevin-moore-presents-scorebyscore-an-evening-of-andrew-lloyd-webber_156362/ 4/1/2010 - 4/12/2010. Once upon a time, there was a boy named Peter Pan who decided never to grow up. So he flew off to Neverland and entered a world of pirates, Indians and lost boys. Now you can join Peter, Wendy, John and Michael on their adventures as they battle Captain Hook and rescue Princess Tiger Lily. It's a... 2009-06-15T09:32:52+00:00 2010-04-01 2010-04-12 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/peter-pan_156359/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/peter-pan_156359/ 3/27/2010 - 5/2/2010. Set during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and written in direct response to the McCarthy trials in the 1950s, this scathing indictment of censorship remains a timeless classic of American drama - a master study on the inherent frailty, delicate beauty and limitless possibility of the human spirit. 2009-07-05T12:22:04+00:00 2010-03-27 2010-05-02 Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, 4845 North Harding #1, Chicago, Illinois, 60625 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-crucible_157120/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-crucible_157120/ 3/27/2010. Developed as a collaboration between DCA Theater and the Chicago Performance Network, IN>TIME is an annual Chicago performance series of local, national, and international artists. The event features practitioners working with ideas of time and body, crossing the performing body with... 2009-10-30T14:08:42+00:00 2010-03-27 2010-03-27 Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, IL, 60602 Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Chicago Performance Network Festival. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/intime-2010-showcase_161099/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/intime-2010-showcase_161099/ 3/27/2010 - 4/25/2010. In the sequel to the late Hugh Leonard's most celebrated work, Da, John Mahoney stars in this evocative play about the evolution of friendships in a small Irish town. Desmond Drumm nears retirement and his memories come to life, reminding him of the triumphs and tragedies of his youth and... 2009-03-18T16:21:59+00:00 2010-03-27 2010-04-25 Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, 60076 Northlight Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-life_153467/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-life_153467/ 3/24/2010 - 4/4/2010. Come take a rare and intimate glimpse at Muslim life when Victory Gardens Fresh Squeezed hosts last year's hit from Berwyn's 16th Street Theater, Unveiled. Written and performed by local playwright and soloist Rohina, in Unveiled, five Muslim women in a post-9/11 world serve tea... 2009-10-01T14:09:21+00:00 2010-03-24 2010-04-04 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rohinas-unveiled_160195/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rohinas-unveiled_160195/ 3/24/2010. Take a trip to Metropolis and revisit some of your favorite songs from the 1920s, '30s and '40s with two of our favorite performers. Micky York has been Musical Director for many Metropolis productions including Speed Dating the Musical and last season's Baby while Lisa Rock has graced stages all... 2009-06-15T09:30:46+00:00 2010-03-24 2010-03-24 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Cabaret. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sentimental-journey_156358/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sentimental-journey_156358/ 3/21/2010 - 5/2/2010. Will Rogers: An American Original, written and performed by 3-time Jeff nominee Kevin McKillip. This one-man show explores the life and times of America's most popular humorist. At the time of his death in 1935, Will Rogers hosted the number one radio show in America, had a daily... 2009-06-24T18:23:36+00:00 2010-03-21 2010-05-02 Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1677 W. 31st St, Oak Brook, Illinois, 60523 First Folio Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/will-rogers-an-american-original_156833/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/will-rogers-an-american-original_156833/ 3/19/2010 - 4/25/2010. Three boys of the Dinka tribe are taken to of all places - Fargo, North Dakota - where encounters with drought, crocodiles and guerrillas are replaced with malls, video games, and Skittles. If you can't imagine being a continent, a culture, a language away from home, join these three boys who... 2009-04-12T01:11:47+00:00 2010-03-19 2010-04-25 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-lost-boys-of-sudan_154166/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-lost-boys-of-sudan_154166/ opens 3/18/2010. Billy Elliot is the funny, heartwarming tale of a young boy with a dream, and a celebration of his triumph against the odds. Set against the historic British miners' strike of the 1980s, the story follows Billy's journey as a boy in a small mining town who, after stumbling across a... 2009-11-13T15:17:12+00:00 2010-03-18 1900-01-01 Ford Center for the Performing Arts, 24 West Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60601 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/billy-elliot_161458/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/billy-elliot_161458/ 3/18/2010 - 5/23/2010. A nostalgic and powerful portrait of life in turn of the century America, Ragtime is based on E.L. Doctorow's distinguished novel. The musical intertwines the stories of a Harlem musician, a wealthy New York family and a Latvian Jewish immigrant. Ragtime poignantly explores... 2009-08-12T12:51:12+00:00 2010-03-18 2010-05-23 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/ragtime_158494/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/ragtime_158494/ 3/17/2010. Welcome everyone to Grapplin, Ireland. We're glad you could make the journey to join us in mourning the loss of dear ol' Flanagan. Father Fitzgerald would like to start us off with a word of prayer. Father Fitzgerald? Father! Put down your pint! We're starting! One of the longest running... 2009-06-15T09:29:13+00:00 2010-03-17 2010-03-17 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/flanagans-wake_156357/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/flanagans-wake_156357/ 3/15/2010 - 3/21/2010. When the NEA revoked funding to four artists in 1990 for work deemed indecent, Tim Miller and Holly Hughes were plaintiffs on the front line. The unprecedented censorship led to a Supreme Court ruling that permanently discontinued all NEA funding to individual artists. As queer performers, Miller... 2009-10-01T13:57:17+00:00 2010-03-15 2010-03-21 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/lay-of-the-land-and-the-dog-and-pony-show-bring-your-own-pony_160194/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/lay-of-the-land-and-the-dog-and-pony-show-bring-your-own-pony_160194/ 3/14/2010 - 5/2/2010. A Native American girl named Shadow feels blue because she knows nothing of her heritage. When she brings together four of her neighbors to share their friendship and storytelling traditions, Shadow learns to embrace who she is, and to celebrate the beauty of all cultures. Explore a whole world of... 2009-04-04T17:38:05+00:00 2010-03-14 2010-05-02 Lifeline Theatre, 6912 North Glenwood, Chicago, IL, 60626 Lifeline Theatre Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-blue-shadow_153935/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-blue-shadow_153935/ 3/14/2010 - 5/2/2010. In Cornwall, every young princess is given over to a fire-breathing dragon so she can be rescued by a handsome prince. But the feisty young daughter of the current king doesn't want to be rescued by a boy. In secret, she studies fencing and hatches a plan with a mathematically-minded prince to fight... 2009-04-04T17:26:37+00:00 2010-03-14 2010-05-02 Lifeline Theatre, 6912 North Glenwood, Chicago, IL, 60626 Lifeline Theatre Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-last-of-the-dragons_153934/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-last-of-the-dragons_153934/ 3/12/2010 - 4/18/2010. A Chorus Line takes the audience on an emotional thrill-ride as a group of auditioning dancers is put to the test and their rank is reduced to the group from which the director must make his final choice. 2009-09-30T12:32:38+00:00 2010-03-12 2010-04-18 Village Players Theatre, 1010 W. Madison Street, Oak Park, IL, 60302 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-chorus-line_160125/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-chorus-line_160125/ 3/11/2010 - 4/18/2010. Enter Metropolis as it transforms into a gritty 1960s New York jazz club in this bold, courageous drama. Winner of the 1999 Tony Award for Best Play and a Pulitzer Prize nominee, Side Man tells the story of Clifford and his father Gene, a brilliant musician whose career fades with the... 2009-06-15T09:25:03+00:00 2010-03-11 2010-04-18 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/side-man_156355/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/side-man_156355/ 3/8/2010. The New Colony strives to contribute original material to the American artistic canon and develop a new theater-going audience. Its new play, That Sordid Little Story, follows a man who believes that a 1963 concept album is really the story of his of his life. Part of The Studio... 2009-10-30T13:48:49+00:00 2010-03-08 2010-03-08 Chicago Cultural Center's Studio Theatre, 77 East Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60602 The New Colony Play.Workshop. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/incubator-showcase-for-that-sordid-little-story_161096/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/incubator-showcase-for-that-sordid-little-story_161096/ 3/8/2010 - 4/11/2010. Grappling with Alzheimers and the challenges of aging, a Holocaust survivor struggles to bear witness to his past in this beautiful exploration on the elusive nature of memory. Written and Directed by Emilie Beck, this moving one-man show will feature her father: Piven Ensemble member, Bernard... 2009-06-30T14:51:56+00:00 2010-03-08 2010-04-11 Piven Theatre, 927 Noyes St., Evanston, IL, 60201 Piven Theatre Workshop Season. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/number-of-people_156989/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/number-of-people_156989/ 3/6/2010 - 3/28/2010. John Patrick Shanley's Four Dogs and a Bone is a satire on the Hollywood film industry that delves into the plight of a hapless writer, a sleazy movie producer, a seemingly guileless newcomer and a brash character actress. The play follows these four dogs as they chomp to get the... 2009-08-02T10:55:48+00:00 2010-03-06 2010-03-28 Apple Tree Theatre, 1850 Green Bay Road, Suite 100, Highland Park, IL, 60035 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/four-dogs-and-a-bone_158187/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/four-dogs-and-a-bone_158187/ 3/5/2010 - 3/6/2010. Not to be missed. A cast member in Les Miserables on Broadway, playing the role of Cosette, Minyard has toured her cabaret show all over the country. Her Metropolis debut came in the spring of 2009 when she made an appearance in the All-Star Cabaret and earned an instant standing ovation -... 2009-06-12T09:36:40+00:00 2010-03-05 2010-03-06 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Cabaret. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/melissa-minyard-to-all-the-shows-ive-done-before-and-the-ones-that-got_156337/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/melissa-minyard-to-all-the-shows-ive-done-before-and-the-ones-that-got_156337/ 3/4/2010 - 4/3/2010. "This is the future" begins this darkly comic fable about urban developers, criminals, law enforcement, and even a witch, all fighting for the soul and vision of a city. Set in an urban landscape ripe for redevelopment, the parable of Beautiful City blends off-kilter characters,... 2009-10-29T15:31:46+00:00 2010-03-04 2010-04-03 Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601 Theater Mir Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/beautiful-city_161069/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/beautiful-city_161069/ 3/4/2010 - 4/11/2010. Theatre meets science when a diverse group of playwrights each agree to take a genealogical DNA test and revisit their assumptions about identity politics and the perennial "who am I" question. Self, family, community, and ethnicity are all up for grabs in this perception-defying... 2009-08-19T14:38:46+00:00 2010-03-04 2010-04-11 Silk Road Theatre Project at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington St., Chicago, IL, 60602 One-Acts. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-dna-trail-a-genealogy-of-short-plays-about-ancestry-identity-and_158718/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-dna-trail-a-genealogy-of-short-plays-about-ancestry-identity-and_158718/ 2/21/2010 - 3/27/2010. A trio of gods pass through Szechuan and bestow great wealth on the poor prostitute Shen-Te as a reward her for pure and charitable heart. Shen-Te struggles to maintain her decency as greedy locals and fair-weather lovers take advantage her good soul. Brecht's classic receives a new translation... 2009-06-08T10:27:39+00:00 2010-02-21 2010-03-27 Strawdog Theatre, 3829 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/good-soul-of-szechuan_156048/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/good-soul-of-szechuan_156048/ 2/21/2010 - 4/17/2010. Issues of race and class weigh heavy on this thrilling courtroom drama. Adapted from the 1954 teleplay of the same name, Twelve Angry Men follows the deliberation process of a murder trial where jurors must decide the fate of a young man, knowing that a guilty verdict also brings the... 2009-06-29T10:24:57+00:00 2010-02-21 2010-04-17 Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60660 Raven Theatre Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/twelve-angry-men_156911/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/twelve-angry-men_156911/ 2/18/2010 - 3/14/2010. A Love Lost Life tells of the bonds and barriers between fathers and sons manifesting in Brando's own efforts to understand fatherhood. The 90-minute biopic reveals his feelings towards his father and his confusion about being a father to his own children. Brando's final years inspired... 2009-09-22T02:54:46+00:00 2010-02-18 2010-03-14 Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657 T.M.R. Inc Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-love-lost-life-the-unauthorized-story-of-marlon-brando_159777/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-love-lost-life-the-unauthorized-story-of-marlon-brando_159777/ 2/16/2010 - 2/28/2010. The national tour of The 101 Dalmatians Musical is directed by Jerry Zaks and featuring a score by Dennis DeYoung and a book by B.T. McNicholl. Adapted from Dodie Smith's 1957 novel (which is well known due to Disney's beloved animated film version), the story revolves around a... 2009-11-10T11:02:28+00:00 2010-02-16 2010-02-28 Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60601 Musical.Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-101-dalmatians-musical_161352/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-101-dalmatians-musical_161352/ 2/15/2010 - 3/28/2010. Dorothy is locked in a lifeless marriage of empty domestic ritual until a fugitive Reptile man from another world arrives on her doorstep. With him, she finds forbidden love and experiences a rebirth of her spirit, even as her grasp on reality falters. Travel with Dorothy through the fragile... 2009-04-04T16:58:54+00:00 2010-02-15 2010-03-28 Lifeline Theatre, 6912 North Glenwood, Chicago, IL, 60626 Lifeline Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mrs-caliban_153931/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mrs-caliban_153931/ 2/15/2010. In the second year of this stunning night of music, actors from all throughout Metropolis history return to sing their hearts out and blow the audience away with some of the greatest songs from Broadway. Many of our performers have gone on to perform all over the country. It's a fantastic show you... 2009-06-12T09:35:03+00:00 2010-02-15 2010-02-15 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Cabaret. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-night-of-allstar-cabaret_156336/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-night-of-allstar-cabaret_156336/ 2/13/2010. We go years without hearing from these guys. They don't write, they don't call, they just show up and expect to do a show. Does this sound like your dating life? Why do you do it? For the excitement? The danger? We let them back because they're funny. This time they take on Valentine's Day and hand... 2009-06-12T09:33:24+00:00 2010-02-13 2010-02-13 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/bikerman-and-the-jewish-avenger-love-hurts_156335/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/bikerman-and-the-jewish-avenger-love-hurts_156335/ opens 2/13/2010. The Building Stage will present a non-operatic theatrical re-imagining of the Richard Wagner opera cycle, The Ring of the Niebelung, entitled The Ring Cycle. This epic project will synthesize 16 hours of opera into a 6-hour theater piece co-directed by artistic director Blake... 2009-08-14T09:27:14+00:00 2010-02-13 1900-01-01 The Building Stage, 412 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, Illinois, 60622 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-ring-cycle_158567/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-ring-cycle_158567/ 2/12/2010 - 3/7/2010. Ann Marie Healy's long anticipated production is a futuristic thriller that will have its premiere production at Lincoln Center this fall. In a city by the river, society divides along the lines of imperfect DNA, trashy bestsellers and downloadable babies. Macy O. Blonsky, author of "the last... 2009-09-18T11:27:18+00:00 2010-02-12 2010-03-07 About Face Theatre, 3656 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60613 About Face Theatre Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/what-once-we-felt_159679/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/what-once-we-felt_159679/ 2/11/2010. What do you do when your home is destroyed by forces beyond your control? Based on transcripts of 2007 interviews with New Orleans residents, this docu-drama chronicles the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, following the journeys of twelve individuals before, during, and after the storm.... 2009-09-21T19:58:34+00:00 2010-02-11 2010-02-11 Kathleen Mullady Memorial Theatre, 1125 W. Loyola, Chicago, IL, 60626 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/katrina-the-k-word_159772/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/katrina-the-k-word_159772/ 2/10/2010 - 5/18/2010. Audiences are invited to witness the performance of classic radio scripts by voice actors, sound effects artists and, often, live musicians. The AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players stay faithful to the original model by having to get it right the first time - no retakes... 2009-10-30T14:02:44+00:00 2010-02-10 2010-05-18 Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street, Chicago, IL, 60602 AFTRA/SAG Senior Radio Players Event. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/aftrasag-senior-radio-players_161097/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/aftrasag-senior-radio-players_161097/ 2/6/2010 - 3/13/2010. As a picture says a thousand words, this production tells a thousand stories and inspires a thousand ideas. Greg Allen taps his roots as a darkroom photographer with this inventive homage to the photo. A photography centered experiment with themes of vision, objectivity and identity, this physical... 2009-06-24T15:06:22+00:00 2010-02-06 2010-03-13 Neo-Futurarium, 5153 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640-2831 The Neo-Futurists Season. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/i-am-a-camera_156809/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/i-am-a-camera_156809/ 2/5/2010 - 2/22/2010. Part memoir, part editorial, all comedy, Wiggerlover is the totally too-good-to-be-true story of an interracial family in 1979 Chicago. Actor/writer James Anthony Zoccoli gives a retrospective account of his life as little Jimmy: a half-Italian, half-Polish kid who thinks he's all... 2009-10-29T15:21:26+00:00 2010-02-05 2010-02-22 Chicago Cultural Center's Studio Theatre, 77 East Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60602 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/wiggerlover_161067/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/wiggerlover_161067/ 2/4/2010 - 3/28/2010. A domestic cocktail party goes hilariously and horrifically awry exposing the obsessions, prejudices and petty competitiveness of the party-goers. A suburban comedy of manners, and satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s. The play, developed... 2009-08-14T09:36:53+00:00 2010-02-04 2010-03-28 A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL, 60610 A Red Orchid Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/abigails-party_158569/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/abigails-party_158569/ 2/4/2010 - 2/13/2010. Clever 5th grader Nick Allen has a knack for causing trouble in the classroom but none of his schemes seem to work on his tough new teacher Mrs. Granger. That is until he learns how words are created and decides to create a word of his own: "frindle." Frindle catches on with Nick's... 2009-06-12T09:29:55+00:00 2010-02-04 2010-02-13 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/frindle_156334/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/frindle_156334/ 2/4/2010 - 3/28/2010. In Over the Tavern, it's 1959 in Buffalo, New York - Elvis, drive-ins, and The Honeymooners made life fun and simple. Not for the Pazinski household though! Polish-Catholics Chet and Ellen live above their tavern with their four teenagers, each questioning family values in their own... 2009-10-04T15:10:18+00:00 2010-02-04 2010-03-28 Pheasant Run Resort and Spa Mainstage Theater, 4051 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Noble Fool Theatricals Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/over-the-tavern_160274/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/over-the-tavern_160274/ 2/4/2010 - 3/7/2010. Does your heart lead you home? 1948 marked the birth of the Jewish state and the exodus of 500,000 Palestinians from Israel. Safiyeh and Said fled during the fighting and were forced to leave their infant son behind in his crib. Holocaust survivors Ephraim and Miriam arrive in Haifa where they are... 2009-08-19T11:11:00+00:00 2010-02-04 2010-03-07 Next Theatre, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL, 60201 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/return-to-haifa_158698/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/return-to-haifa_158698/ 2/2/2010 - 3/28/2010. It's Harlem in the Spring of 1943. Elizabeth and Quilly, sisters of a certain age, are quietly nursing their loneliness when their lives together change abruptly. Husband Witherspoon, a handsome young boarder, moves to New York from the country in search of his fiancée, and ends up finding... 2009-07-02T12:01:29+00:00 2010-02-02 2010-03-28 Writers' Theatre at Tudor Court, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL, 60022 Writers' Theatre Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-old-settler_157082/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-old-settler_157082/ 1/31/2010 - 5/23/2010. A breakthrough theatrical event: three interconnected plays by a brilliant new American voice. Grand in scope, yet intimate and heartfelt, Tarell Alvin McCraney's plays are daring, funny and genuine. On the banks of a steamy bayou, the tiny community of San Pere, Louisiana springs to life with... 2009-10-19T12:49:45+00:00 2010-01-31 2010-05-23 Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Steppenwolf Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-brothersister-plays_160691/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-brothersister-plays_160691/ 1/30/2010 - 2/28/2010. In a cramped Bronx tenement during the Great Depression, a working-class Jewish family copes with financial hardship even as they dream of a brighter future. Bessie Berger's fierce determination keeps her family afloat, whatever the cost. Gritty, passionate, funny and heartbreaking, Odets' 1935... 2009-03-18T16:19:27+00:00 2010-01-30 2010-02-28 Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, 60076 Northlight Theatre Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/awake-and-sing_153466/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/awake-and-sing_153466/ 1/29/2010 - 3/14/2010. Britain's master of the modern farce penned this fresh, split-second-timed romp. Set in the doctor's common room of a London hospital, Dr. David Morton is rehearsing his speech for the prestigious Ponsonby Lecture, which almost certainly will propel his career into the stratosphere. In bursts an... 2009-08-19T11:45:21+00:00 2010-01-29 2010-03-14 Attic Playhouse, 410 Sheridan Road, Highwood, IL, 60040 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/it-runs-in-the-family_158701/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/it-runs-in-the-family_158701/ 1/27/2010 - 2/28/2010. This sequel to First Folio's hit production of Jeeves Intervenes features the return of Christian Gray as the lovably loopy Bertie Wooster and Jim McCance as his unflappable butler Jeeves. When Bertie gets himself into another scrape, Jeeves must resign his service and re-invent himself as... 2009-06-24T18:19:39+00:00 2010-01-27 2010-02-28 Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1677 W. 31st St, Oak Brook, Illinois, 60523 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/jeeves-in-bloom_156832/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/jeeves-in-bloom_156832/ 1/27/2010 - 2/24/2010. It's the show that ran at Metropolis for over a year and it's back for a limited engagement. Featuring true stories of women from around the world, The Vagina Monologues is a poignant, provocative tour of...well,that area. The stories are funny, witty and always candid, creating an... 2009-06-12T09:28:31+00:00 2010-01-27 2010-02-24 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-vagina-monologues_156333/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-vagina-monologues_156333/ 1/25/2010. Wishbone Theatre Collective produces original works of theatre that encourage diverse audiences to embrace the thrill of chance and the incredible possibilities that lie in the unknown. This ensemble-developed project will explore the complexities of heroism as it relates to the individual and... 2009-10-30T13:48:46+00:00 2010-01-25 2010-01-25 Chicago Cultural Center's Studio Theatre, 77 East Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60602 Wishbone Theatre Collective Play.Workshop. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/incubator-showcase-for-untitled-the-heroes-project_161095/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/incubator-showcase-for-untitled-the-heroes-project_161095/ 1/23/2010 - 3/6/2010. Upon returning from the Crusades (one of them, anyway), a pious Knight, his ribald Squire, and a cunning Captured Servant behold lush, natural overgrowth where once there was an industrious kingdom. Is this what happens when the women are left in charge? Absurd carnage ensues as the Knight restores... 2009-09-02T14:05:41+00:00 2010-01-23 2010-03-06 Oracle Theatre, 3809 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-castle_159176/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-castle_159176/ 1/23/2010 - 3/21/2010. Recipient of a Drama Desk Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Play in 1982, 'Master Harold' ... and the Boys is considered Athol Fugard's masterpiece, valued for both its universal themes of humanity and its skilled theater craft. Set in South Africa during the 1950s era of... 2009-05-21T12:40:54+00:00 2010-01-23 2010-03-21 TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL, 60657 TimeLine Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/master-harold-and-the-boys_155440/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/master-harold-and-the-boys_155440/ 1/22/2010 - 2/28/2010. Imagine being haunted by four generations of ancestors, all during one sleepless night. That's the plight of Lewis, a middle-aged, divorced, black math professor forced to confront the insistent ghosts of his great-grandfather, his younger brother and others entwined in his life. 2009-04-12T01:10:13+00:00 2010-01-22 2010-02-28 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/blue-door_154165/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/blue-door_154165/ 1/20/2010 - 6/13/2010. Court Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre, and TimeLine Theatre present Fugard Chicago 2010, featuring three of Athol Fugard's bravest plays, at three of Chicago's acclaimed theaters. "Athol Fugard has created theater of power, glory, and majestic language." - The New York... 2009-11-20T12:30:28+00:00 2010-01-20 2010-06-13 Various Locations, , Chicago, IL, 60622 Festival. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/fugard-chicago-2010_161646/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/fugard-chicago-2010_161646/ 1/20/2010. Few have a list of credits comparable to Kander & Ebb or Jerry Herman. Between them, they have composed the music and written the lyrics to over 30 musicals, including Kander & Ebb's Cabaret, Zorba and Chicago, and Herman's Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles. For one very special evening,... 2009-06-12T09:26:45+00:00 2010-01-20 2010-01-20 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Cabaret. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/kevin-moore-presents-scorebyscore-an-evening-of-kander-and-ebb-and-herman_156331/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/kevin-moore-presents-scorebyscore-an-evening-of-kander-and-ebb-and-herman_156331/ 1/16/2010. See what happens when a group of playwrights, directors, actors and musicians gather to create and stage a collection of original plays - all inspired by different definitions of REDEMPTION - in just 24 hours. 2009-07-05T12:16:55+00:00 2010-01-16 2010-01-16 Infamous Commonwealth Theatre, 4845 North Harding #1, Chicago, Illinois, 60625 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/5th-annual-ict-24-hour-project_157119/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/5th-annual-ict-24-hour-project_157119/ 1/16/2010 - 2/24/2010. In Hughie, high-rolling gambler Erie (Brian Dennehy) and Hughie (Joe Grifasi), the credulous night clerk at his apartment building, were confidants. Hughie admired Erie for his bold lifestyle and Erie considered Hughie his good luck charm. When Hughie dies unexpectedly, Erie's luck... 2009-10-30T12:05:04+00:00 2010-01-16 2010-02-24 Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, 60601 Goodman Theatre One-Acts.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hughie-and-krapps-last-tape_161091/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hughie-and-krapps-last-tape_161091/ 1/15/2010 - 2/21/2010. The (edward) Hopper Project brings to life a mosaic of characters inspired by the paintings of American realist artist Edward Hopper. In a series of vignettes and short moments written by WNEP company members, a dozen actors follow Hopper's New York from dawn to dark and thrust the... 2009-10-29T15:17:03+00:00 2010-01-15 2010-02-21 Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601 WNEP Theater Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-edward-hopper-project_161066/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-edward-hopper-project_161066/ 1/15/2010 - 2/21/2010. Neil Simon's touching story--and Pulitzer Prize-winning play--of an eccentric New York family in crisis in the summer of 1942. On the run from a loan shark, a frightened and weak-willed father leaves his two teenage boys, Jay and Arty, with their domineering grandmother, who runs a candy store in... 2009-09-30T12:26:46+00:00 2010-01-15 2010-02-21 Village Players Theatre, 1010 W. Madison Street, Oak Park, IL, 60302 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/lost-in-yonkers_160124/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/lost-in-yonkers_160124/ 1/14/2010 - 2/20/2010. Secrets, affairs and a dead body... You know, politics. Conservative Junior Minister Richard Willey will do whatever it takes to keep his affair with the lovely Miss Worthington, a typist for his political opposition, a secret. Willey manages to fool everyone from his angry wife and bumbling,... 2009-06-12T09:23:43+00:00 2010-01-14 2010-02-20 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/out-of-order_156330/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/out-of-order_156330/ 1/14/2010 - 2/14/2010. Joan Didion adapts her own acclaimed memoir to the stage. A fiercely intelligent, courageous, and comic exploration of loss, this monumental one-woman journey will be performed by Mary Beth Fisher in its Chicago premiere. 2009-11-03T11:44:28+00:00 2010-01-14 2010-02-14 Court Theatre, 5535 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637 Court Theatre Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-year-of-magical-thinking_161176/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-year-of-magical-thinking_161176/ 1/8/2010 - 1/23/2010. Introduced to American audiences by public television, Are You Being Served? depicts the antics of the staff of Grace Brothers, a somewhat old-fashioned and past-its-prime department store. The show focuses on the adventures of the Ladies' Intimate Apparel and the Gentlemen's... 2009-08-21T15:11:04+00:00 2010-01-08 2010-01-23 Kimball Street Theater, Kimball Street and Dundee Avenue, Elgin, Il, 60120 Elgin Theatre Company Farce. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/are-you-being-served_158827/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/are-you-being-served_158827/ 1/8/2010. It's time to head back to the classroom for more of Sister's life lessons. In this side-splitting, interactive show, Sister gives her take on the seven deadly sins, the golden rule and all the current events. So dress in your Sunday best, mind your manners and watch out for Sister's ruler as you... 2009-06-12T09:21:19+00:00 2010-01-08 2010-01-08 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/put-the-nuns-in-charge_156327/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/put-the-nuns-in-charge_156327/ 1/7/2010 - 3/7/2010. in New York City in the early 1920s, Funny Girl is the semi-autobiographical tale of Brice's meteoric rise to fame and her stormy relationship with Nick Arnstein, a wealthy and charming gambler. From her start as a gawky Brooklyn teen fast-talking her way into show business to... 2008-09-28T17:13:01+00:00 2010-01-07 2010-03-07 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/funny-girl_148103/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/funny-girl_148103/ 12/23/2009 - 12/30/2009. A celebrated work about the legendary American composer, George Gershwin Alone is a delightful play with music that incorporates the Gershwins' best-known songs, from "The Man I Love" and "Someone to Watch Over Me," through passages and songs from An American in Paris and Porgy and... 2009-07-27T14:15:43+00:00 2009-12-23 2009-12-30 Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place, 175 E Chestnut St., Chicago, IL, 60611 Musical.Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/george-gershwin-alone_157909/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/george-gershwin-alone_157909/ 12/22/2009 - 12/27/2009. This production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" affords the audience an opportunity to see six beloved, much-admired actors on stage in a production faithful to the original 1943 novella. 2009-10-14T16:00:08+00:00 2009-12-22 2009-12-27 Civic Opera House, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol_160590/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol_160590/ 12/18/2009 - 12/23/2009. 500 Clown, a nonprofit theater, presents its holiday hit 500 Clown Christmas for a limited holiday 2009 engagement at North Central College's Madden Theater. Three Clowns welcome the audience into a musical celebration of action-based performance and improvisation that would make... 2009-11-11T14:53:46+00:00 2009-12-18 2009-12-23 North Central College, Madden Theater, 171 E. Chicago Ave, Naperville, IL, 60540 500 Clown Improv.Live Music.Clown Show. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/500-clown-christmas_161397/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/500-clown-christmas_161397/ 12/16/2009 - 2/14/2010. The final show of the season is the timeless classic My Fair Lady. This endearing and enchanting Lerner and Loewe family favorite follows the story of Eliza Doolittle. It's 1910 in London, and a bet has been made to see if Eliza, a cockney flower girl, can be passed off as a duchess. Along... 2008-08-26T17:29:20+00:00 2009-12-16 2010-02-14 Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069 The Marriott Theatre Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/my-fair-lady_147078/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/my-fair-lady_147078/ 12/13/2009 - 12/15/2009. GreenMan's next show is an interactive murder mystery dinner theatre production, and auditions are right around the corner. GreenMan will hold auditions for Speakeasy or Die Hard at the First United Methodist Church in Elmhurst on Sunday, December 13 at 1 p.m., Monday, December 14 at 7 p.m. and... 2009-11-13T10:42:56+00:00 2009-12-13 2009-12-15 First United Methodist Church of Elmhurst, temp reserved, , , GreenMan Theatre Troupe Dinner Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/auditions-for-speakeasy-or-die-hard_161447/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/auditions-for-speakeasy-or-die-hard_161447/ 12/12/2009 - 1/3/2010. For the holiday season, Apple Tree presents a newly revised musical adaptation of The Gift of the Magi. The creative team includes Apple Tree favorites Ross Lehman (book/lyrics), Mark Lococo (director) and Mark Weston (music) with Doug Frew (book/lyrics). The Gift of the Magi... 2009-08-02T10:18:20+00:00 2009-12-12 2010-01-03 Apple Tree Theatre, 1850 Green Bay Road, Suite 100, Highland Park, IL, 60035 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-gift-of-the-magi_158186/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-gift-of-the-magi_158186/ 12/12/2009. Set to Tchaikovsky's beloved score, The Nutcracker is a classic fairy tale ballet about young Clara, the debonair Nutcracker Prince, and her fantastic Christmas Eve journey filled with swirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers, giant mice and sugar plum fairies. Salt Creek Ballet's... 2009-11-13T16:18:20+00:00 2009-12-12 2009-12-12 The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park, Illinois, 60466-0975 Salt Creek Ballet Dance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-nutcracker_161469/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-nutcracker_161469/ 12/9/2009 - 12/20/2009. A work about the life and music of legendary composer, Frédéric Chopin. Audiences are invited to a private piano lesson that actually took place on March 4, 1848 in the opulent Parisian salon of the Polish maestro. As the lesson unfolds, Chopin reveals secrets about the art of the... 2009-07-27T14:20:06+00:00 2009-12-09 2009-12-20 Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place, 175 E Chestnut St., Chicago, IL, 60611 Musical.Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/monsieur-chopin_157911/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/monsieur-chopin_157911/ 12/9/2009 - 12/23/2009. Musical Selections performed by 16" rod puppets* La Boheme by Puccini (Act 1: "Love Duet", "O souve fanciulla"; Act 3: COMPLETE)* Christmas Interlude featuring three magically staged Christmas carols 2009-05-02T12:35:23+00:00 2009-12-09 2009-12-23 Opera in Focus / Rolling Meadows Park District Theater, 3000 Central Road, Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008 Opera in Focus Musical.Children/Family.Opera.Puppet Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/selections-from-la-boheme-and-a-christmas-offering_154846/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/selections-from-la-boheme-and-a-christmas-offering_154846/ 12/7/2009. The original Vampire Lesbians of Sodom are together again. This unpredictable evening of conversation with alt-theater mainstays Charles Busch and Julie Halston will be the cheekiest gift you've given yourself in years. Known for his drag star alter-egos in works like Die, Mommie, Die! and Psycho... 2009-10-01T13:35:45+00:00 2009-12-07 2009-12-07 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Event. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/an-evening-with-charles-busch-and-julie-halston_160192/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/an-evening-with-charles-busch-and-julie-halston_160192/ opens 12/6/2009. While hope and change won't stop you from getting sick, they may help you pay the hospital bills. And if you believe that, we have a great policy to sell you. We're sick of the flu, sick of the health care system, and sick of the cameras catching us running the red lights. Although technology &... 2009-11-13T16:17:30+00:00 2009-12-06 1900-01-01 Second City, 1616 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/taming-of-the-flu_161467/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/taming-of-the-flu_161467/ 12/5/2009. These smooth and soulful hit makers bring excitement, comedy and romance to Chicago's Southland this holiday season, with music to please every palate. From "Under the Boardwalk" to "Only You," "Please Mr. Postman" and "Yakety Yak," together these three groups boast a non-stop show of familiar hits... 2009-11-12T10:00:21+00:00 2009-12-05 2009-12-05 The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park, Illinois, 60466-0975 Concert. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/holiday-hop-featuring-cornell-gunters-coasters-the-platters-and-the_161426/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/holiday-hop-featuring-cornell-gunters-coasters-the-platters-and-the_161426/ 12/5/2009 - 1/2/2010. Rudolph, The Red-Hosed Reindeer is a story very near and dear to my heart. I immediately related to the original story as a child, as did any kid who felt 'different. I'm obviously not the only one who feels this way given the shows long shelf life. We had our first reading in 1997... 2009-10-27T16:57:03+00:00 2009-12-05 2010-01-02 Mary's Attic, 5400 North Clark St, Chicago, IL, 60640 Hell in a Hand Bag Productions Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rudolph-the-redhosed-reindeer_160959/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rudolph-the-redhosed-reindeer_160959/ 12/5/2009 - 1/3/2010. A jubilant cast of children celebrates the life of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the controversial religion, in uplifting pageantry and song. The actual teachings of The Church of Scientology are explained and dissected against the candy-colored backdrop of a traditional nativity play. 2009-04-11T02:24:02+00:00 2009-12-05 2010-01-03 Next Theatre, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL, 60201 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-very-merry-unauthorized-childrens-scientology-pageant-next-theatre_154148/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-very-merry-unauthorized-childrens-scientology-pageant-next-theatre_154148/ 12/4/2009 - 1/23/2010. Aliens, Ghosts, Noir...Breed With Me (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, Chicago Reader) is the Mammals' Hardboiled story of a man whose sexual appetites have forced him to run away from his past into the American desert where he falls into the clutches of the ultimate femme... 2009-11-13T16:18:05+00:00 2009-12-04 2010-01-23 Zoo Studio, 4001 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, IL, 60613 The Mammals Theatre Company Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/breed-with-me_161468/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/breed-with-me_161468/ 12/4/2009 - 12/6/2009. Hailed by Vanity Fair as "dementedly good fun!" and as seen on HBO's Real Sex, Puppetry of the Penis is the most outrageous show in the history of comedy! Don't miss the show Time Out New York calls "comedic brilliance!" Make no mistake, there are no sock puppets in this... 2009-11-11T15:59:54+00:00 2009-12-04 2009-12-06 Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60657 Comedy.Experimental. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/puppetry-of-the-penis_161413/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/puppetry-of-the-penis_161413/ 12/3/2009 - 2/7/2010. In a cluttered, run-down Chicago junk shop, three small-time crooks plot to steal a valuable buffalo nickel. As the heist unravels, the men's frustration and paranoia intensify. Ensemble member Amy Morton directs this groundbreaking American play that weaves humor and menace throughout an... 2009-09-10T11:42:47+00:00 2009-12-03 2010-02-07 Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Steppenwolf Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/american-buffalo_159345/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/american-buffalo_159345/ 12/3/2009 - 12/20/2009. Chad's back! A modern Christmas fable set in TVland of the 1960s, this is the story of a fading star who fights the odds to hang on to his beloved television special. Chad's star shines brighter than ever in this heartwarming, holiday comedy. 2009-09-30T12:48:39+00:00 2009-12-03 2009-12-20 Village Players Theatre, 1010 W. Madison Street, Oak Park, IL, 60302 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/chad-mortons-tv-christmas-miracle_160130/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/chad-mortons-tv-christmas-miracle_160130/ 12/3/2009 - 1/24/2010. A Fool Such As I is the story of a loner, a drifter, and a fool whose world suddenly changed one hot Sunday afternoon over a torn bag of groceries. It is "a wickedly amusing portrait of fatal obsession," that leads to tragedy and regret because of a younger man's love affair... 2009-11-14T11:50:45+00:00 2009-12-03 2010-01-24 ETA Creative Arts Theater, 7558 S. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60619 Drama.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-fool-such-as-i_161476/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-fool-such-as-i_161476/ 12/3/2009 - 12/27/2009. American Blues Theater, Chicago's second oldest Equity ensemble company, kicks off its 2009-2010 season with It's a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph! Marty Higginbotham directs a new adaptation of the classic story based on the Frank Capra masterpiece and performed as a period... 2009-11-17T11:42:32+00:00 2009-12-03 2009-12-27 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 American Blues Theater Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/its-a-wonderful-life-live-at-the-biograph_161541/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/its-a-wonderful-life-live-at-the-biograph_161541/ 12/3/2009 - 12/12/2009. Chicago based actress and writer, Shanna Shrum bares the souls of six incredibly different women in her hilarious one woman show, Skinny Dipping. She makes Chicago the 3rd stop on her four city tour, which includes venues in St. Louis, Kansas City and New York City. Skinny... 2009-11-18T16:00:55+00:00 2009-12-03 2009-12-12 Davenport's, 1383 North Milwaukee, Chicago, IL, 60622 Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/skinny-dippingnot-your-mamas-one-woman-show_161593/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/skinny-dippingnot-your-mamas-one-woman-show_161593/ 12/2/2009 - 12/13/2009. The Dreamers is the tale of a band of old rock and rollers anxiously awaiting word of a possible record contract and tour. Before word arrives the band is thrown into chaos, and threatened with dissolution. Can Guardian Angels sent by Elvis himself save the band? 2009-11-17T14:17:47+00:00 2009-12-02 2009-12-13 Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-dreamers_161559/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-dreamers_161559/ 12/2/2009 - 12/16/2009. Slippery Handles is an improvised show about handling--and shirking--the responsibilities of womanhood. Each week, the talented, all-female cast of comic actors delivers a hilarious and at times heartbreaking series of improvised scenes, interspersed with real-life stories, journal... 2009-11-14T16:14:46+00:00 2009-12-02 2009-12-16 Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60647 GTT Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/slippery-handles_161482/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/slippery-handles_161482/ 12/1/2009 - 12/15/2009. Stars in the Attic asks the essential human question "how do you love something you know you must inevitably lose?" through the lens of Danielle ("Dan") and Gizele ("Giz"), a couple whose relationship faces an unusual difficulty: Danielle has dreams in which she can... 2009-11-11T15:13:06+00:00 2009-12-01 2009-12-15 Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60647 PROJECT THEATRE Drama.One-Acts. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/stars-in-the-attic-a-play-about-a-future_161408/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/stars-in-the-attic-a-play-about-a-future_161408/ 11/28/2009 - 11/29/2009. In Paris, Athens, Dubai and in US cities including Las Vegas and Atlantic City, audiences have been thrilled by the theatrical wizardry and jaw-dropping spectacle of Cirque Le Masque. This European-style circus features death defying feats, colorful costumes, spectacular effects and... 2009-11-09T14:02:09+00:00 2009-11-28 2009-11-29 North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, 60077 Circus. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cirque-le-masque_161322/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cirque-le-masque_161322/ 11/28/2009 - 12/13/2009. It's 1959 and Rydell High's head "greaser" Danny and new (good) girl Sandy try to relive the high romance of their "Summer Nights" as the rest of the gang sings and dances its way through such songs as "Greased Lightnin'", recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard and Elvis Presley. 2009-02-22T10:55:47+00:00 2009-11-28 2009-12-13 Noble Fool Theatricals at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, 60174 NFT Youth Ensemble Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/grease_152844/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/grease_152844/ 11/28/2009 - 1/3/2010. Have you always wondered: Did Baby Jesus get to ride in the sleigh? Was Santa in the manger with the Holy Family? Did the elves guide the Three Wise Men? Holy Holidays! Mother Superior will answer these questions in Vicki Quade's new Christmas Holiday comedy, Mother Superior's Ho-Ho-Holy... 2009-10-27T16:00:34+00:00 2009-11-28 2010-01-03 Royal George Theatre, 1641 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mother-superiors-hohoholy-night_160956/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mother-superiors-hohoholy-night_160956/ 11/28/2009 - 12/19/2009. It's Princess Aurora's sixteenth birthday, and her three colorful Aunts must use their fairy magic to save her from the spell of an evil sorceress. This classic fairytale, performed by the NFT Youth Ensemble, features memorable songs from the beloved film including Once Upon a Dream as well as... 2009-11-05T17:41:05+00:00 2009-11-28 2009-12-19 Noble Fool Theatricals at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sleeping-beauty_161279/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sleeping-beauty_161279/ 11/27/2009 - 12/24/2009. One of the most popular and enduring stories of the season, A Christmas Carol is a tale of holiday cheer and one man's change of heart. This fun and bright retelling of Charles Dickens' classic follows Scrooge on his journeys with the Spirits of Christmas and watches the miserly,... 2009-06-10T13:11:48+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-24 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol_156195/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol_156195/ 11/27/2009 - 12/11/2009. The Madame Barker Holiday Variety Show features Molly Brennan as 500 Clown's lusty lunatic Madame Barker, singing original songs by John Fournier, including cuts from 500 Clown Christmas and 500 Clown and the Elephant Deal. Barker and Fournier welcome some of... 2009-11-11T15:11:32+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-11 Prop Thtr, 3502-4 N. Elston, Chicago, IL, 60618 500 Clown Variety Show.Clown Show. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-madame-barker-holiday-variety-show_161406/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-madame-barker-holiday-variety-show_161406/ 11/27/2009 - 12/12/2009. The Nutcracker Sings! features a singing and dancing cast of 26 including a Children's Chorus of 12 kids from all over the Chicagoland Area. JPAC describes the show as "A hilarious family-friendly musical based on the timeless classic. Join Clara and the Nutcracker as they fight the... 2009-11-17T16:31:45+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-12 Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 South Central Avenue , Cicero, IL, 60804 JPAC Theatre Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-nutcracker-sings_161572/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-nutcracker-sings_161572/ 11/27/2009 - 1/2/2010. The holiday classic returns, once again starring Mitchell Fain who played to rave reviews and soldout houses in 2008. Don't miss Chicago's favorite holiday show. A celebration of the desperation of unemployment, the insanity of Christmas shopping and the ineffable "cheer" of the holiday spirit and... 2009-11-13T12:38:43+00:00 2009-11-27 2010-01-02 Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657 Theater Wit Comedy.Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-santaland-diaries_161451/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-santaland-diaries_161451/ 11/27/2009 - 12/31/2009. The Holidays: it's the season of joy and giving, the time to deck the halls and gather with your family to fight about who mom and dad love most as you hack into Aunt Rose's burnt turkey. Let's face it, no holiday gathering is perfect. But now, The Second City is here to make light of every... 2009-06-10T13:20:48+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-31 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell Street, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-second-citys-exceedingly-dysfunctional-holiday-revue_156198/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-second-citys-exceedingly-dysfunctional-holiday-revue_156198/ 11/27/2009 - 12/27/2009. Based on Hans Christian Andersen's beloved winter tale about a boy lost in the cold, and the girl who won't give up until she finds him, Victory Gardens' The Snow Queen is the rare family musical that sings to children, and speaks to adults. Clever, evocative puppetry, warm... 2009-04-12T00:04:15+00:00 2009-11-27 2009-12-27 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-snow-queen_154164/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-snow-queen_154164/ 11/24/2009 - 11/29/2009. Directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher and presented by the Lincoln Center Theater, this classic comes to Chicago in November! Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples -- US Navy nurse Nellie Forbush and French plantation owner... 2009-10-01T15:32:57+00:00 2009-11-24 2009-11-29 Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Rd., Rosemont, IL, 60018 Lincoln Center Theater Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rodgers-and-hammersteins-south-pacific_160201/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rodgers-and-hammersteins-south-pacific_160201/ 11/22/2009 - 1/3/2010. In a new holiday tradition, Porchlight Music Theatre presents a world-premiere production based on the classic story Miracle on 34th Street. When a white-bearded gentleman claims to be the real Santa Claus he brings about a genuine 'Miracle on 34th Street,' spreading a wave of love throughout New... 2009-04-01T17:52:18+00:00 2009-11-22 2010-01-03 Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657 Porchlight Music Theatre Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/miracle-on-34th-street_153863/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/miracle-on-34th-street_153863/ 11/22/2009 - 12/14/2009. Featuring great American song selections from Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls, and songs by Cy Coleman, Bart Howard, Lyle Lovett, Leon Russell, Burt Bacharach, Dan Penn and others, this new musical play is the story of an actor's apprenticeships with the legends he admires: James Cagney, Jack... 2009-07-27T13:58:28+00:00 2009-11-22 2009-12-14 Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place, 175 E Chestnut St., Chicago, IL, 60611 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/peter-gallagher-dont-give-up-on-me_157898/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/peter-gallagher-dont-give-up-on-me_157898/ 11/21/2009 - 12/12/2009. Follow Mary Lou, Pepito and Vasken as they discover their strengths and build their dreams in the great melting pot of America. In "How I Love to Read", Mary Lou, an elderly black woman, shares her life story and her search for education. Her quest not only takes her to new places but also connects... 2009-11-02T16:19:11+00:00 2009-11-21 2009-12-12 Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60660 Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/patchwork-usa_161161/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/patchwork-usa_161161/ 11/21/2009 - 12/27/2009. A spellbinding drama with pitch dark humor about a writer accused of perpetrating the very acts depicted in his murderous stories. The Pillowman is a vicious whirlpool of dazzling storytelling at the hysterical edge of creepy and encroaching, despair and doom. Directed by Kimberly... 2009-11-03T15:41:44+00:00 2009-11-21 2009-12-27 Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL, 60660 Redtwist Theatre Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-pillowman_161197/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-pillowman_161197/ 11/21/2009 - 12/19/2009. World War II is going poorly for Hitler and the Nazi party. So the Fueher decides the best way to turn the tide in the war is to kidnap Santa Claus and take control of Christmas and all of Santa's magical secrets. The only thing standing in the way of their evil plot is a misunderstood elf, a misfit... 2009-10-28T15:34:15+00:00 2009-11-21 2009-12-19 ComedySportz Theatre, 2851 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60657 The Hot Karl Comedy.Musical.Musical Comedy.Musical Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/santa-claus-conquers-the-nazis_161017/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/santa-claus-conquers-the-nazis_161017/ 11/21/2009 - 12/20/2009. This is the comedic and musical true story of Florence Foster-Jenkins: a New York socialite whose tin ear couldn't keep her off the stage at Carnegie Hall. Seen through the eyes of her beloved accompanist, Souvenir is a touching and comic tribute to Ms. Jenkins' sincerity, ambition,... 2009-03-18T16:14:54+00:00 2009-11-21 2009-12-20 Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, IL, 60076 Northligh Theatre Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/souvenir_153465/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/souvenir_153465/ 11/20/2009 - 12/31/2009. Larry Yando returns as Scrooge in the Goodman Theatre's 32nd annual production of A Christmas Carol, November 20-December 31. Adapted from Charles Dickens' famous story, A Christmas Carol is the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is opposed to holiday cheer and... 2009-10-22T14:51:42+00:00 2009-11-20 2009-12-31 Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, 60601 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol-goodman_160839/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol-goodman_160839/ 11/20/2009 - 12/19/2009. By Joe Gehr Directed By: Joshua Graves Who doesn't like watching TV all day and eating well cooked meals without lifting a finger? The American dream, right? Well, there's a little work involved. What with signing the social security checks of the recently deceased, not to mention the... 2009-11-09T17:25:54+00:00 2009-11-20 2009-12-19 Factory Theater at The Prop Thtr, 3504 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL, 60618 Factory Theater Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hunky-dory_161340/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hunky-dory_161340/ 11/20/2009 - 12/19/2009. A story of monsters, gods and true love, Perseus and Medusa takes the audience on a wild ride through a world of slightly skewed Greek mythology. Deceived by an evil king and desperate to win the heart of the beautiful Princess Andromeda, the brave Perseus sets off on a quest to retrieve the head of... 2009-09-30T11:11:36+00:00 2009-11-20 2009-12-19 Piccolo Theatre, 600 W. Main, Evanston, IL, 60202 Piccolo Theatre Comedy.Interactive.Children/Family.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/perseus-and-medusa-or-its-all-greek-to-me_160120/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/perseus-and-medusa-or-its-all-greek-to-me_160120/ 11/20/2009 - 12/20/2009. The side project theatre company will present the world premiere of Laura Eason's Rewind as the first production of its 9th season. The production is the next in a series of successful stagings of Eason's works around the country - including Sex with Strangers, a breakout hit of... 2009-09-02T12:43:49+00:00 2009-11-20 2009-12-20 The Side Project, 1439 W. Jarvis, Chicago, IL, 60626 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rewind_159166/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rewind_159166/ 11/19/2009 - 1/3/2010. Banana Shpeel is a roller-coaster mix of styles that blends comedy with tap, hip hop, eccentric dance and slapstick, all linked by a hilarious narrative that ignites a succession of wacky adventures. This is not circus, or a musical or a variety show, or even vaudeville. It is... 2009-09-09T12:42:46+00:00 2009-11-19 2010-01-03 Chicago Theatre, 175 North State Street, Chicago, IL, 60601 Cirque du Soleil Circus.Vaudeville.Variety Show. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/banana-shpeel-a-new-twist-on-vaudeville_159334/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/banana-shpeel-a-new-twist-on-vaudeville_159334/ 11/19/2009 - 12/20/2009. Silent Theatre Company welcomes visitors into the mysterious underground world of a traveling carnival. In the midst of fire breathers, fortune tellers, bestial tamers and natural freaks, a somber secret lies - a curse that binds them all together. With a live band and physical acts of carnival... 2009-05-19T08:38:59+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-12-20 Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph, Chicago, IL, 60601 Silent Theater Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/carnival-nocturne_155340/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/carnival-nocturne_155340/ 11/19/2009 - 12/6/2009. The journey of Ebenezer Scrooge's quest to find the true meaning of Christmas accompanied by three spirits. With a book by Lynn Ahrens (Seussical, Schoolhouse Rock) and music by Alan Menken (Aladdin, Beauty & the Beast) this version of the classic Dickens tale is larger than life. The... 2009-10-15T16:01:59+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-12-06 Christian Arts Auditorium, 2500 Dowie Memorial Dr., Zion, IL, 60099 Christian Youth Theater Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol_160630/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol_160630/ 11/19/2009 - 11/28/2009. Erica Watson - actor, comedian, director and commentator for the Oxygen Network and BET - returns to her hometown Chicago with the solo show Fat Bitch! This five-night only run is a funny yet thought-provoking look at how society's obsession with weight, race and class have... 2009-09-16T15:41:50+00:00 2009-11-19 2009-11-28 Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green Street, Chicago, IL, 60622 Tree Falls Productions Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/fat-bitch_159605/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/fat-bitch_159605/ 11/18/2009 - 12/20/2009. BackStage Theatre Company begins its 10th Anniversary Season by inviting its audience to step inside the home of a woman called Lemon. Lemon has a story to tell. What begins as a deceptively simple coming-of-age yarn about her seemingly ordinary family soon becomes a complex meditation on the... 2009-10-13T14:56:19+00:00 2009-11-18 2009-12-20 Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division Street, Chicago, IL, 60622 Comedy.Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/aunt-dan-and-lemon_160526/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/aunt-dan-and-lemon_160526/ 11/18/2009 - 12/21/2009. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the miserly old man, who receives a Christmas Eve visit from the ghost of his partner, Jacob Marley, warning him to mend his selfish ways. During the night three spirits appear before Scrooge, showing him visions of Christmas Past,... 2009-10-28T12:14:04+00:00 2009-11-18 2009-12-21 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Drury Lane Oakbrook Children/Family.Dinner Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol_160984/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol_160984/ 11/17/2009 - 3/21/2010. You're invited to a marvelous party! Weaving together songs and literary delights, Oh Coward! celebrates one of the theater's greatest entertainers, Noel Coward. His effervescent music and charming quips combine for an unforgettable evening of the most memorable tunes of the 20th... 2009-07-02T11:58:49+00:00 2009-11-17 2010-03-21 Writers' Theatre on Vernon, 664 Vernon Avenue, Glencoe, IL, 60022 Writers' Theatre Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/oh-coward_157080/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/oh-coward_157080/ 11/13/2009 - 12/19/2009. Click here to see a video preview! Winston Smith is sick of losing. The major sports teams in Chicago let him down time and time again. He's through with it. Or is he? What will O'Brien do? Can Julia save him? Does any of... 2009-10-16T15:33:57+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-19 Factory Theater at The Prop Thtr, 3504 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL, 60618 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/1985_160657/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/1985_160657/ 11/13/2009 - 1/10/2010. Broadway In Chicago hosts the world premiere pre-Broadway engagement of The Addams Family, a new musical based on the bizarre family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams. The production will feature direction and design by Phelim McDermott and Julian... 2008-10-30T08:28:39+00:00 2009-11-13 2010-01-10 Ford Center for the Performing Arts, 24 West Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60601 Broadway In Chicago Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-addams-family_149119/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-addams-family_149119/ 11/13/2009 - 12/6/2009. Beethoven, As I Knew Him is a dramatization of a little known true story as told in 1870, forty-three years after Beethoven's passing, by the person who spent a good part of the maestro's last two years by his side. With a narrative spanning several generations, Hershey Felder combines his... 2009-07-27T14:03:41+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-06 Drury Lane Theatre at Water Tower Place, 175 E Chestnut St., Chicago, IL, 60611 Musical.Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/beethoven-as-i-knew-him_157903/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/beethoven-as-i-knew-him_157903/ 11/13/2009 - 1/2/2010. This holiday season, the Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences presents A Christmas Carol, the Musical. It is the endearing combination of a treasured tale with the soaring music by a Disney musical genius - and the result is breathtaking. Composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid,... 2009-10-28T12:18:43+00:00 2009-11-13 2010-01-02 Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069 Marriott Theatre Children/Family.Musical Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol-the-musical_160985/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-christmas-carol-the-musical_160985/ 11/13/2009 - 12/19/2009. On November 13, the Holiday season kicks into high gear--NMTC is turning last Christmas's smash hit show into a new holiday tradition for Chicago. Cap off a visit to the Macy's Windows and Christkindlmarket with a trip to the Spiders From Mars Space Station with The David Bowie Hepzikat Funky... 2009-10-31T02:53:09+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-19 National Pastime Theater, 4139 North Broadway Street, Chicago, IL, 60613-2104 New Millennium Theatre Company Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-david-bowie-hepzikat-funky-velvet-flarney-solstice-spectacular-live_161113/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-david-bowie-hepzikat-funky-velvet-flarney-solstice-spectacular-live_161113/ 11/13/2009 - 12/13/2009. Dr. Harlon's Keys to Better Living features self-help guru/infomercial celebrity Dr. Harlon Stewart, who claims to have the answers to a better way of life, and ten devotees who have chosen to follow his dubious advice.In a series of monologues, interspersed with video segments that... 2009-10-12T12:50:03+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-13 Royal George Theatre, 1641 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/dr-harlons-keys-to-better-living_160483/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/dr-harlons-keys-to-better-living_160483/ 11/13/2009 - 12/20/2009. Set in French Guiana, a region where on Christmas Eve the temperature has graciously dropped to 104 degrees,three amiable convicts are employed as roofers above the Ducotel's general store. The roof winds up being the least of the family's troubles. On the way from France is Henri - an evil-minded... 2009-11-02T14:55:56+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-20 Attic Playhouse, 410 Sheridan Road, Highwood, IL, 60040 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/my-three-angels_161146/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/my-three-angels_161146/ 11/13/2009 - 12/12/2009. Break out the eggnog and the leggings! MidTangent Productions presents its spectacle sequel Snow White and the Drag Queen Who Stole X-Mas, a one-act holiday extravaganza and drag performance aftershow on the Hydrate Nightclub stage. Come experience this drag-tastic mash-up of holiday... 2009-10-11T10:01:35+00:00 2009-11-13 2009-12-12 Hydrate, 3458 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, 60657 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/snow-white-and-the-drag-queen-who-stole-xmas_160466/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/snow-white-and-the-drag-queen-who-stole-xmas_160466/ 11/13/2009 - 1/3/2010. A Red Orchid's first holiday offering and smash hit returns! Based on the tremendous critical and artistic success of last year's Chicago Premiere, the Pageant is back. With many of the original cast members as well as new faces on stage, this year's production promises to be "hugely... 2009-08-14T09:20:06+00:00 2009-11-13 2010-01-03 A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL, 60610 A Red Orchid Theatre Comedy.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-very-merry-unauthorized-childrens-scientology-pageant-a-red-orchid_158565/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-very-merry-unauthorized-childrens-scientology-pageant-a-red-orchid_158565/ 11/12/2009 - 12/20/2009. In Washington's political society of spring 1875, two beautiful American women must decide whether to marry two dashing American men, knowing they will also marry what their men believe about America, religion, truth and success. Linney's theatrical adaptation of two novels mixes Henry Adams' tales... 2008-08-16T09:34:00+00:00 2009-11-12 2009-12-20 Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60614 Eclipse Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/democracy_146719/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/democracy_146719/ 11/12/2009 - 11/29/2009. Conceived and directed by Collaboraction company member and Creative Director, Sam Porretta, and inspired by Lewis Hyde's "The Gift," G.I.F.T. explores the nature of gifts, community and culture while leading the audience on a partially open-aired journey through a sprawling warehouse... 2009-10-22T10:09:36+00:00 2009-11-12 2009-11-29 Collaboraction Venue, 459 N. Wolcott, Chicago, Illinois, 60622 Collaboraction Performance Art. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/gift_160814/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/gift_160814/ 11/11/2009 - 12/6/2009. All three acts of the beloved children's classic, in abridged form, in English, as performed by 16" rod puppets. 2009-05-02T12:31:35+00:00 2009-11-11 2009-12-06 Opera in Focus / Rolling Meadows Park District Theater, 3000 Central Road, Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008 Opera in Focus Musical.Children/Family.Opera.Puppet Theater. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hansel-and-gretel-lightly-abridged_154845/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hansel-and-gretel-lightly-abridged_154845/ 11/11/2009 - 1/24/2010. Adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott, Little Women is a play with music, directed by Bob Knuth. With their father fighting in the Civil War, The March daughters grow up under the care of their mother in somewhat trying circumstances. Through trials and tribulations the... 2009-10-29T10:04:43+00:00 2009-11-11 2010-01-24 Circle Theatre, 7300 Madison Ave., Forest Park, IL, 60130 Musical Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/little-women_161034/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/little-women_161034/ 11/11/2009 - 12/27/2009. Plaid Tidings is the hit holiday sequel to Stuart Ross' Forever Plaid, a musical that ran for five successful years in New York and has garnished many long-running productions around the country and internationally, including Chicago. This holiday edition continues the story of... 2009-10-21T15:58:14+00:00 2009-11-11 2009-12-27 Pheasant Run Resort and Spa Mainstage Theater, 4051 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Noble Fool Theatricals Comedy.Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/plaid-tidings_160795/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/plaid-tidings_160795/ 11/10/2009 - 12/20/2009. If you had to disappear from your life, would you be able to delete yourself from Facebook? In this thrilling new play, a young advertising executive reaches the breaking point and decides to buck the system. He turns to an expert who can give him a detailed lesson in the art of escape. The mission?... 2009-11-05T13:12:47+00:00 2009-11-10 2009-12-20 Angel Island Theatre, 731 West Sheridan, Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/how-to-disappear-completely-and-never-be-found_161271/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/how-to-disappear-completely-and-never-be-found_161271/ 11/9/2009 - 11/29/2009. Goodman Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Alan Gross's High Holidays, directed by Steven Robman in the Goodman's 400-seat flexible Owen Bruner Theatre. This darkly comic and boisterous look at growing up in the Chicago suburbs during the early sixties is the story of... 2009-08-02T11:09:25+00:00 2009-11-09 2009-11-29 Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, 60601 Comedy.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/high-holidays_158188/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/high-holidays_158188/ 11/8/2009 - 12/5/2009. 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... 2009-10-12T08:46:32+00:00 2009-11-08 2009-12-05 Strawdog Theatre, 3829 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-audacity-of-nope-or-how-i-fell-for-a-pansy-scheme_160473/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-audacity-of-nope-or-how-i-fell-for-a-pansy-scheme_160473/ 11/7/2009 - 12/17/2009. This fanciful and poignant play based on Lois Lowry's novel explores the power of dreams and the magical creatures that create them. An eager new Dream-Giver known only as Littlest One struggles to heal the hearts of an angry young boy, his grieving caregiver and his estranged mother before the... 2009-05-18T14:48:59+00:00 2009-11-07 2009-12-17 Adventure Stage Chicago, 1012 N. Noble Street, Chicago, IL, 60622 Adventure Stage Chicago Children/Family.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/gossamer_155313/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/gossamer_155313/ 11/7/2009 - 12/5/2009. Based on ancient myths, the tragedy examines how love and unabated passions can destroy us all. Phèdra is cursed by the gods to love her step-son, Hippolytus, who hides a secret love affair of his own. Emotional, turbulent and sexy, Phèdra is a mythical soap opera for... 2009-06-02T13:04:48+00:00 2009-11-07 2009-12-05 New World Repertory Theater, 923 Curtiss Street, Downers Grove, IL, 60515 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/phandegravedra_155906/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/phandegravedra_155906/ 11/7/2009 - 12/20/2009. Travel to Paris in 1923 for this gorgeous and incredibly funny portrait of legendary dancer Isadora Duncan. The so-called mother of modern dance is desperate to keep herself financially solvent and to realize her dream for retirement: the chance to inspire young dancers with her art. With a... 2009-05-21T12:38:55+00:00 2009-11-07 2009-12-20 TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL, 60657 TimeLine Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/when-she-danced_155439/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/when-she-danced_155439/ 11/6/2009 - 12/18/2009. 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... 2009-10-13T11:15:33+00:00 2009-11-06 2009-12-18 Theatre Building Chicago, 1225 West Belmont, Chicago, IL, 60657 Comedy.Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/butch-larue-shotgun-wedding-planner_160511/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/butch-larue-shotgun-wedding-planner_160511/ 11/6/2009 - 12/13/2009. Cuba and His Teddy Bear, Reinaldo Povod's explosive drama about the relationship between a small time drug dealer and his son, receives its Midwest premiere in a co-production by UrbanTheater Company and PEOPLE*S THEATER of Chicago. Cuba and His Teddy Bear, with its themes of... 2009-09-16T09:10:42+00:00 2009-11-06 2009-12-13 Batey Urbano, 2620 W. Division, Chicago, IL, 60622 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cuba-and-his-teddy-bear_159571/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cuba-and-his-teddy-bear_159571/ 11/6/2009 - 12/19/2009. Hobo Junction is proud to announce the world premiere of Horrible, a new comedy by Josh Zagoren, the mastermind behind Hobo Junction and author of the hit show Bad Guys in Suits. Horrible, Hobo Junction's Seventh production, is a comedy about love, death and cannibalism.... 2009-09-11T12:40:04+00:00 2009-11-06 2009-12-19 Apollo Theater, 2540 North Lincoln, Chicago, IL, 60614 Hobo Junction Productions Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/horrible_159407/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/horrible_159407/ 11/3/2009 - 12/13/2009. Based on the Oscar-nominated smash hit 1974 film, Young Frankenstein is the wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Mary Shelley classic from the comic genius of Mel Brooks. When Frederick Frankenstein, an esteemed New York brain surgeon and professor, inherits a castle and laboratory... 2009-07-30T09:20:25+00:00 2009-11-03 2009-12-13 Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL, 60601 Musical.Musical Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/young-frankenstein_158094/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/young-frankenstein_158094/ 10/30/2009 - 11/28/2009. Chicago's most unique entertainment experience is back for its 15th spectacular season! NOW A MULTI-VENUE EXPERIENCE. You'll be mesmerized by over 130 companies performing 300 works. From Ballroom to Steppin', every genre of dance is represented and embraced. VENUES North Shore... 2009-10-20T16:16:20+00:00 2009-10-30 2009-11-28 Various Locations, , Chicago, IL, 60622 Season.Dance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/dance-chicago-2009_160743/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/dance-chicago-2009_160743/ 10/29/2009 - 11/29/2009. When Elvis knocks, will you be ready? The Stein's are having an identity crisis: Mom has been "born again" and spends all day chatting with Jesus in the kitchen; Dad hasn't gotten out of his pajamas in weeks and is starting to smell; and 16 year old Rachel is coping by going "goth." Who will save... 2009-08-19T11:08:02+00:00 2009-10-29 2009-11-29 Next Theatre, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, IL, 60201 Comedy.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/end-days_158697/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/end-days_158697/ 10/29/2009 - 12/13/2009. The Postone family are Summer People. If they can rely on anything, they can rely on their summers in Maine. They spend every summer in a cottage by the sea and nothing - the cold mornings, the creaky porch steps, the crusty veteran who runs the general store - nothing ever changes.... 2009-09-28T11:36:03+00:00 2009-10-29 2009-12-13 The Gift Theatre, 4802 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL, 60630 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/summer-people_160001/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/summer-people_160001/ 10/29/2009 - 12/20/2009. Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the humorous story of a young girl from Kansas who takes New York City by storm as she flaps, taps and Charlestons her way into the Roaring '20s. Millie experiences the hustle and bustle of Jazz Age Manhattan at a time when women were just entering the... 2008-09-28T17:10:30+00:00 2009-10-29 2009-12-20 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/thoroughly-modern-millie_148102/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/thoroughly-modern-millie_148102/ 10/28/2009 - 12/20/2009. The delightful, Jazz Age musical Thoroughly Modern Millie, tells the humorous story of a young girl from Kansas who takes New York City by storm as she flaps, taps and Charleston's her way into the Roaring '20s. Millie experiences the hustle and bustle of Jazz Age Manhattan, at a time... 2009-09-25T14:10:16+00:00 2009-10-28 2009-12-20 Drury Lane Oakbrook/Terrace, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181 Drury Lane Oakbrook Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/thoroughly-modern-millie_159929/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/thoroughly-modern-millie_159929/ 10/27/2009 - 12/5/2009. Fourteen year-old Stanley Yelnats' bad luck lands him in Camp Green Lake where every day he is forced to dig holes under the hot Texas sun. Adapted from the book, which won the National Book Award and Newbery Medal, Holes is full of Stanley's unexpected discoveries; local history, buried treasure,... 2009-10-16T13:46:04+00:00 2009-10-27 2009-12-05 DePaul's Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 E. Balbo Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605 DePaul University Chicago Playworks Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/holes_160651/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/holes_160651/ 10/26/2009 - 12/6/2009. Like their heroes Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, it's wee lads Mojo and Mickybo against the world in this bittersweet tale of innocence lost. Two actors play 17 characters in Owen McCafferty's rollicking and poignant thrill ride through 1970 Belfast. 2009-10-09T12:16:31+00:00 2009-10-26 2009-12-06 Artistic Home Theatre, 1420 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mojo-mickybo_160443/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/mojo-mickybo_160443/ 10/18/2009 - 11/29/2009. Written in 1936 during a turbulent period in Hellman's life as a follow-up to her classic The Children's Hour, Days to Come closed after only eight performances in its original run on Broadway. As a harbinger of the film noir genre, this dark play is filled with illicit love, power... 2009-10-30T11:24:33+00:00 2009-10-18 2009-11-29 Artistic Home Theatre, 1420 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/days-to-come_161090/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/days-to-come_161090/ 10/18/2009 - 12/6/2009. The County Fair is coming, and the grand prize in the talent competition is a trampoline! Duck wants that prize, but with Farmer Brown watching around every corner, how will he hold singing rehearsals for Cow and Sheep, or dancing practice for Pig? Hop aboard Farmer Brown's truck and travel to the... 2009-04-04T17:19:48+00:00 2009-10-18 2009-12-06 Lifeline Theatre, 6912 North Glenwood, Chicago, IL, 60626 Lifeline Theatre Children/Family. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/dooby-dooby-moo_153933/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/dooby-dooby-moo_153933/ 10/18/2009 - 11/29/2009. It's 1959 and Philippe, Gustave and Henri, three veterans from WWI keep each other company on the back terrace of a retired soldiers' home. Through a series of witty scenes, the men goad one another into new adventures. The men's cantankerous camaraderie becomes strained as they plot an expedition... 2009-08-19T09:34:33+00:00 2009-10-18 2009-11-29 Greenhouse Theater, 2257 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60614 Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/heroes_158688/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/heroes_158688/ 10/16/2009 - 4/2/2010. Remember when you woke you up in a bathtub wearing your friend's mom's brassiere? No? Well, The New Colony will jog your memory with Walk of Shame. Three late-night evenings of honest-to-God tales drawn from 2009-2010 Fresh Squeezed themes created by The New Colony ensemble and... 2009-10-01T13:13:55+00:00 2009-10-16 2010-04-02 Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/walk-of-shame_160189/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/walk-of-shame_160189/ 10/11/2009 - 1/16/2010. Raven's season opener tells the tragically complex story of the Loman family. Arthur Miller's quintessential masterpiece depicts an ordinary man, Willy Loman, a traveling salesman, in desperate pursuit of the American Dream for himself, his sympathetic wife, Linda and his two sons, Biff and Happy.... 2009-06-29T10:21:37+00:00 2009-10-11 2010-01-16 Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL, 60660 Raven Theatre Drama. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/death-of-a-salesman_156910/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/death-of-a-salesman_156910/ opens 10/10/2009. The critically popular Disturbed series officially opens Oracle's season on October 10, just in time for Halloween. Originally conceived in 2006 as an 'inverted haunted house', this 15-minute performance piece is devised each year to create "crap-your-pants scary" theatre performed... 2009-09-02T13:24:09+00:00 2009-10-10 1900-01-01 Oracle Theatre, 3809 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/disturbed_159169/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/disturbed_159169/ 10/8/2009 - 12/6/2009. Hamlet, Shakespeare's greatest drama, is retold from the perspective of his schoolmates, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, in Tom Stoppard's comedic masterpiece. Equal parts Laurel and Hardy, Waiting for Godot and classic Shakespeare, Stoppard's scintillating wit, far-reaching imagination and... 2009-07-02T14:44:18+00:00 2009-10-08 2009-12-06 Writers' Theatre at Tudor Court, 325 Tudor Court, Glencoe, IL, 60022 Comedy.Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-dead_157093/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-dead_157093/ 9/30/2009 - 12/6/2009. From the tip-top of its super teased coif, to the bottom of its dynamic dancing toes, "You Can't Stop the Beat" of this Broadway musical comedy phenomenon that inspired a major motion picture and won eight Tony awards, including Best Musical. Set in Baltimore in 1962, Hairspray is the... 2008-08-26T17:23:30+00:00 2009-09-30 2009-12-06 Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069 The Marriott Theatre Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hairspray-marriott-theatre_147077/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/hairspray-marriott-theatre_147077/ 9/27/2009 - 5/29/2010. Strawdog Late Night features a variety of programming ("Theatre Wars," live music, comedy, improv, roasts) in the newly-renovated Hugen Hall Cabaret space within the theatre, following each Friday and Saturday night mainstage performance at 11 p.m. 2009-06-08T10:42:25+00:00 2009-09-27 2010-05-29 Strawdog Theatre, 3829 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Strawdog Theatre Cabaret. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/strawdog-late-night_156050/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/strawdog-late-night_156050/ 9/25/2009 - 12/13/2009. In a time of national tragedy, the world changes overnight. On September 12, 2001, Ben Harcourt finds himself in the downtown apartment of his lover, Abby Prescott. Over the course of the night, Ben and Abby explore the choices now available to them in an existence different from the one they knew... 2009-09-28T11:17:25+00:00 2009-09-25 2009-12-13 Profiles Theatre, 4147 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-mercy-seat_159996/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-mercy-seat_159996/ 9/10/2009 - 5/23/2010. Provision Theater Company is thrilled to announce that the 2009-10 season will be produced in their brand new home, located at 1001 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago. To celebrate the space, the theater company will host a gala reception on Saturday, September 12. SEASON September... 2009-08-05T10:57:37+00:00 2009-09-10 2010-05-23 Provision Theater Company, 1001 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL, 60614 Provision Theater Company Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/provision-theater-20092010-season_158271/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/provision-theater-20092010-season_158271/ opens 9/1/2009. Vicki Quade, creator of Late Nite Catechism, introduces a new holy woman, Mother Superior, in Saints & Sinners. Mother Superior looks to the audience for help in the fundraising endeavor for St. Bruno's, such as a calendar of famous saints and famous sinners. With some... 2009-08-29T20:02:59+00:00 2009-09-01 1900-01-01 Royal George Theatre, 1641 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/saints-and-sinners_159026/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/saints-and-sinners_159026/ opens 8/19/2009. On the corner of North & Wells, a crowd gathers to laugh, relax and enjoy a cast of six talented actors take the piss out of what our world has become and how we got here. We've lost many things, but one thing will always stay the same - Chicago. We'll always have crooked politicians, civic pride... 2009-07-01T14:21:48+00:00 2009-08-19 1900-01-01 Second City e.t.c., 1608 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Second City Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/studs-terkels-not-working_157039/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/studs-terkels-not-working_157039/ 8/3/2009 - 12/6/2010. Theater tours allow an up-close look at the art and architecture of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan, with fascinating stories of the Auditorium and its unique place in Chicago's history. Tours are available Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and 12 noon, and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. * *is a... 2009-07-29T16:08:16+00:00 2009-08-03 2010-12-06 Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60605 Auditorium Theatre Event. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/auditorium-theatre-of-roosevelt-university-tours_158086/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/auditorium-theatre-of-roosevelt-university-tours_158086/ opens 6/14/2009. From Nat King Cole to the silky sounds of Johnny Mathis and the seductive style of Billy Eckstine; All the attributes of these men will be highlighted in this tribute to the great Black Crooners. A Tribute To The Black Crooner is the story of the Steven's Family, three brothers... 2009-05-28T15:13:40+00:00 2009-06-14 1900-01-01 Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon, Chicago, IL, 60640 Benefit. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-tribute-to-the-black-crooners_155708/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-tribute-to-the-black-crooners_155708/ 5/22/2009 - 12/20/2009. Chicago's oldest cemetery is the backdrop for Graceland, the story of four lonely Chicagoans whose lives collide one August weekend while the Blue Angels airshow is in town. As fighter jets buzz the skies from dusk till dawn, estranged brother and sister Sam and Sara try to make sense... 2009-04-28T10:10:52+00:00 2009-05-22 2009-12-20 Profiles Theatre, 4147 North Broadway, Chicago, IL, 60613 Profiles Theatre Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/graceland_154640/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/graceland_154640/ 2/27/2009 - 2/27/2010. Broadzilla! (Beast My Valentine) - the premiere FREE burlesque show in Chicago is at Exit on the last Friday of each month.  Start your weekend off right with our early 10:00pm show and stick around for our 1:00am late show, featuring the most appealing peelers in Chicago. ... 2009-02-18T10:32:15+00:00 2009-02-27 2010-02-27 Exit, 1315 W North Av, Chicago, IL, 60642 Vaudezilla, Inc. Burlesque. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/broadzilla-free-burlesque-show_152734/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/broadzilla-free-burlesque-show_152734/ 1/30/2009 - 12/26/2009. Chicago's favorite couple is gettin' hitched at the #1 wedding site in the Midwest, and everyone in the Fox Valley area is invited to take part in Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding. Guests will feel like family as they attend this hysterical Italian- American wedding. A ticket to the nuptials of... 2008-12-16T16:59:54+00:00 2009-01-30 2009-12-26 Pheasant Run Resort and Spa Mainstage Theater, 4051 E. Main Street, St. Charles, IL, 60174 Interactive. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/tony-n-tinas-wedding_150523/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/tony-n-tinas-wedding_150523/ 12/14/2008 - 12/5/2009. 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... 2008-11-30T09:57:14+00:00 2008-12-14 2009-12-05 Second City, 1616 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 The Second City Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/america-all-better_150083/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/america-all-better_150083/ opens 12/6/2008. Discovered and recruited over a year of travel throughout India, the cast of 23 dancers, musicians, actors, street performers and martial artists reflects a wide range of backgrounds. AloBengali, Marathi and Sanskrit. The result is a beautiful and thrilling re-interpretation of the play, which casts... 2008-10-03T14:28:48+00:00 2008-12-06 1900-01-01 Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611 Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-midsummer-nights-dream-chicago-shakespeare_148379/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/a-midsummer-nights-dream-chicago-shakespeare_148379/ opens 10/31/2008. Million Dollar Quartet is a musical inspired by the December 4, 1956 recording session that brought together Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. The show, which is co-authored by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott, is co-directed by Eric Schaeffer and Mutrux, with... 2008-06-05T10:42:52+00:00 2008-10-31 1900-01-01 Apollo Theater, 2540 North Lincoln, Chicago, IL, 60614 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/million-dollar-quartet_144686/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/million-dollar-quartet_144686/ opens 2/24/2008. He was considered to be soul music's number one sex symbol in the 70's with songs like "Turn Off The Lights", "If You Don't Know Me By Now", and "Wake Up Everybody", just to name a few. He was on top of the world and at the height of his career in 1982 until his... 2008-01-28T12:23:01+00:00 2008-02-24 1900-01-01 Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon, Chicago, IL, 60640 Black Ensemble Theater Musical Play. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/i-am-who-i-am-the-true-story-of-teddy-pendergrass_141082/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/i-am-who-i-am-the-true-story-of-teddy-pendergrass_141082/ 10/5/2007 - 1/10/2010. Directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Des McAnuff, Jersey Boys won four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical and continues to break box office records at the August Wilson Theatre since opening in November 2005. The show is written by Academy Award-winner Marshall Brickman and... 2007-02-07T14:33:58+00:00 2007-10-05 2010-01-10 Bank of America Theatre, 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, 60603 Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/jersey-boys_130479/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/jersey-boys_130479/ opens 9/30/2007. A world premiere musical by local playwrights Dawn Bless and Rueben Echoles in which a singer whose '60s group almost hit the big time struggles to keep his eager son out of the business, Sounds So Good, Makes You Wanna' Holler features songs by the Temptations, The Four Tops, The... 2007-08-27T12:10:41+00:00 2007-09-30 1900-01-01 Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon, Chicago, IL, 60640 Black Ensemble Theater Musical. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sounds-so-good-makes-you-wanna-holler_136918/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sounds-so-good-makes-you-wanna-holler_136918/ opens 6/15/2007. A storytelling walking tour of the Chicago downtown theater district. People places and events from the Golden age of Chicago theater. Stroll around the downtown theater district and hear stories from the Golden Age of Chicago theater, a century defined by a pioneering spirit and cataclysmic... 2007-06-15T15:49:04+00:00 2007-06-15 1900-01-01 Southwest Corner of Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue, N Michigan Ave & E Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60602 Drama.Interactive.Event. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/chicago-theater-stories-walking-tour_134673/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/chicago-theater-stories-walking-tour_134673/ opens 6/15/2007. pHamily the Musical is a fully improvised musical one-act play! The actors use audience suggestions to present a character and his or her wacky family. The players also ask the audience questions throughout the show to influence events during a year in their lives. Flashbacks and... 2007-06-21T15:26:32+00:00 2007-06-15 1900-01-01 Stage Left Theatre, 3408 North Sheffeild, Chicago, IL, 60657 pHamily Musical.Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/phamily-the-musical_134855/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/phamily-the-musical_134855/ opens 6/12/2007. Behind the Emerald Curtain is an exclusive one-of-a-kind look at Wicked. Cast members from the Chicago production of Wicked take you on a magical journey behind the scenes of Broadway's hit musical phenomenon. Behind the Emerald Curtain participants get a... 2007-06-11T12:01:02+00:00 2007-06-12 1900-01-01 Ford Center for the Performing Arts, 24 West Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60601 Art/Museum. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/behind-the-emerald-curtain_134431/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/behind-the-emerald-curtain_134431/ opens 6/3/2007. Jackie Taylor follows up her recent Those Sensational Soulful '60s with a musical revue featuring songs by Marvin Gaye, Donna Summer, Diana Ross and others. The storyline revolves around '70s events as viewed by three generations of a family who meet every Sunday after church. 2007-05-31T09:50:53+00:00 2007-06-03 1900-01-01 Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon, Chicago, IL, 60640 Musical.Revue. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/those-sensuous-seductive-70s_134050/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/those-sensuous-seductive-70s_134050/ opens 6/1/2007. Is that movie you're watching good, bad, or condemned! You'll find out in this one-nun comedy, where Sister takes on Hollywood. You'll never watch movies the same again. 2009-03-04T16:20:42+00:00 2007-06-01 1900-01-01 Royal George Theatre, 1641 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Quade/Donovan Entertainment, Inc. Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sunday-school-cinema_153173/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/sunday-school-cinema_153173/ opens 1/27/2007. No holds barred, nothing taboo, the most balls out improv show in Chicago. Not for the faint at heart or easily offended. pHrenzy pHucked features a crazy host that will take you through the most brutally honest and graphic improv you can handle. This show is decidedly R-Rated (or... 2007-01-21T17:07:34+00:00 2007-01-27 1900-01-01 Stage Left Theatre, 3408 North Sheffeild, Chicago, IL, 60657 pH Productions Comedy.Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/phrenzy-phucked_129870/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/phrenzy-phucked_129870/ opens 1/26/2007. The Ultimate Audience Experience, pHrenzy is a completely improvised competition where the audience decides the outcome. The most audience participative improv show in Chicago. The Chicago Reader calls it "a lot of whip-smart, hopped-up old school fun" 2007-01-21T16:55:16+00:00 2007-01-26 1900-01-01 Stage Left Theatre, 3408 North Sheffeild, Chicago, IL, 60657 pH Productions Comedy.Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/phrenzy_129868/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/phrenzy_129868/ opens 5/4/2006. The ComedySportz show offers unique blends of fast, funny and smart improvisational comedy that is appropriate 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 hard the performers make you... 2000-02-24T14:40:25+00:00 2006-05-04 1900-01-01 Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 777 N. Green Street, Chicago, IL, 60622 Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/comedysportz_2173/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/comedysportz_2173/ opens 5/30/2005. Join the class in this sequel to the hit comedy, Late Nite Catechism. In this interactive comedy, now in its 4th year, the stern Sister looks at modern sins. Woe to those who show up in a short skirt!!! 2009-03-04T15:58:37+00:00 2005-05-30 1900-01-01 Royal George Theatre, 1641 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Quade/Donovan Entertainment, Inc. Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/put-the-nuns-in-charge_153170/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/put-the-nuns-in-charge_153170/ opens 10/11/2004. Barrel of Monkeys (BOM) presents the return of That's Weird, Grandma, new installments (with some new cast members) of the critically acclaimed assortment of scenes and songs adapted by the ensemble from Chicago public school students. That's Weird, Grandma (named after one... 2003-09-23T15:15:01+00:00 2004-10-11 1900-01-01 Neo-Futurarium, 5153 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640-2831 Sketch Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/thats-weird-grandma_24313/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/thats-weird-grandma_24313/ opens 9/7/2002. Chemically Imbalanced Comedy's Saturday Night Showcase features Improv and Sketch Comedy groups from all around the Midwest. Hosted by some of the finest Stand-up Comedians in Chicago. 2002-09-03T09:10:37+00:00 2002-09-07 1900-01-01 Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL, 60618 Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cic-saturday-night-showcase_17351/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cic-saturday-night-showcase_17351/ opens 5/4/1993. Late Nite Catechism is an interactive comedy with you, the audience member, as a student in this adult catechism class. Sister reminds us of the days when the women in black constantly scolded us to keep our mouths shut, our feet on the floor, and our hands to ourselves! Join us as... 1999-10-05T16:51:15+00:00 1993-05-04 1900-01-01 Royal George Theatre, 1641 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60614 Interactive. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/late-nite-catechism_317/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/late-nite-catechism_317/ open run. The Blue Man Group has paved the way for many nonconventional productions such as Stomp, Tap Dogs, and De La Guarda. Since they opened in New York City in 1991, audiences from all over the world have seen their show. Smart silliness, neon-colored paint, cereal,... 1999-10-05T17:59:12+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Briar Street Theater, 3133 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, 60657 Performance Art. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/blue-man-grouptubes_336/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/blue-man-grouptubes_336/ open run. 90 minutes full of sharply written comic sketches that burst into song, offering a witty take on relationships, love and life.  Recently named the Best Sketch Comedy Group in Chicago by the Chicago Reader, the Cupid Players present scenes and songs that are raunchy, sweet, cynical, touching,... 2009-05-10T18:43:25+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 iO - Del Close Theater, 3541 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 60657 Lukaba Productions Comedy.Musical Comedy.Sketch Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cupid-has-a-heart-on-a-musical-guide-to-relationships_155087/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/cupid-has-a-heart-on-a-musical-guide-to-relationships_155087/ open run. The Farnsworth House, built by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951 and located near Plano, Illinois, is one of the most famous examples of modernist domestic architecture and was considered unprecedented in its day. Please dress appropriately for the weather. The tour is slightly longer than an... 2008-08-11T10:58:27+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, 14520 River Road, Plano, IL, 60545 Art/Museum. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-farnsworth-house_146551/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/the-farnsworth-house_146551/ open run. Featuring a mix of seasoned iO and Second City performers, Japanese Harold is a long-form improvised show that explores the complexities of interpersonal relationships. With a minimalist approach to the more traditional "Harold" format, the Promise Keepers present scenes that are... 2007-01-05T11:21:24+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 iO - Del Close Theater, 3541 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL, 60657 Promise Keepers Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/japanese-harold_129404/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/japanese-harold_129404/ open run. Founded by Apple Tree Theatre, Next Theatre Company, Northlight Theatre, Piccolo Theatre, Piven Theatre Workshop and Writers' Theatre, North Shore Live! is dedicated to sharing the cultural opportunities of its communities with the Greater Chicago Metropolitan area through the promotion of... 2008-06-19T10:27:02+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Various Locations, , Chicago, IL, 60622 Season. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/north-shore-live_145052/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/north-shore-live_145052/ open run. Chemically Imbalanced Comedy Presents the Saturday Night Showcase. Every Saturday, 3 different Improv or Sketch Comedy groups perform. 2002-03-26T14:54:44+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln, Chicago, IL, 60618 Sketch Comedy. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/saturday-night-showcase_14817/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/saturday-night-showcase_14817/ open run. Now in its fifth straight year! This one-man show hosted by Neil Tobin, Necromancer immerses guests in a parade of allegedly true paranormal tales and involves them in unforgettable psychic and magical demonstrations -- all within one of the city's most reputedly haunted nightspots! "Is it real? Or... 2008-04-23T15:48:31+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Excalibur, 632 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60610 Solo Performance. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/supernatural-chicago_143437/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/supernatural-chicago_143437/ open run. Written & directed by The Neo-Futurists, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind is a weekly, ever-changing attempt to perform 30 plays in 60 minutes. The unique company has a few rules for their performances: The cost of the play is determined by the roll of a dice cube + $5, you must... 2000-02-25T16:50:22+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Neo-Futurarium, 5153 North Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640-2831 Improv. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/too-much-light-makes-the-baby-go-blind_2210/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/too-much-light-makes-the-baby-go-blind_2210/ open run. When it comes to free burlesque in Chicago, nobody throws it down like Vaudezilla! With PBR as our sponsor and Exit as our host, our "BROADZILLA!" show is a sure-fire hot spot for anyone looking for some sexy fun on a Friday night. First of all, we've got NO COVER CHARGE! Want more? There's plenty... 2009-06-23T10:28:17+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Exit, 1315 W North Av, Chicago, IL, 60642 Vaudezilla, Inc. Burlesque. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/vaudezilla-presents-broadzilla-the-burlesque-beast_156676/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/vaudezilla-presents-broadzilla-the-burlesque-beast_156676/ open run. Discover the secrets of your favorite neighborhood or museum on a Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunt. You won't be collecting objects (put back that statue!) but searching for answers to tricky and humorous questions. Popular hunts include the Murder at the Art Museum Scavenger Hunt at the Art... 2009-11-12T11:26:10+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunts, , Chicago, Illinois, Watson Adventures Event. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/watson-adventures-scavenger-hunts_161429/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/watson-adventures-scavenger-hunts_161429/ open run. The West Surburban Theatre Connection is a consortium of performing arts centers, professional companies and community theatres sitiated in the western suburbs of Chicago. Click on "Synopsis" to see a list of member theaters that list on this site. West Suburban Theatre... 2008-05-21T16:24:13+00:00 1900-01-01 1900-01-01 Various Locations, , Chicago, IL, 60622 Season. http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/west-suburban-theatre-connection_144194/ http://www.theatermania.com/chicago/shows/west-suburban-theatre-connection_144194/