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18 shows found.
Company: N/A.
Venue: A Red Orchid Theatre
Performances: Friday 8 p.m, Saturday 5 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m
Tickets: $15-$25
Closes: Runs Through Jan 3
In a strong bid for Chicago's snarkiest anti-Christmas show, A Red Orchid presents an imaginary holiday pageant based on the tenets of Scientology. The show, created by NYC art weirdos Les Freres Corbusier, features the real, actual mythology, including the tale of evil space lord Xenu, as performed by real, actual children. Does it also include satirical musical numbers? You bet it does. Get more details...Wallace Shawn, beloved character actor/highbrow playwright, is a creature of schizoid fame, whose plays are as fresh and vicious as his acting persona is wizened and cuddly. Backstage presents one of the best known plays by a man infinitely better known for playing the Sicilian in "The Princess Bride." "Aunt Dan and Lemon," about a charismatic woman's relationship with her adoring niece, starts as a sweet family drama and creeps into fascism. Miss it? Inconceivable! Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Chicago Theatre
Performances: Thursday 8 p.m., Friday 8 p.m, Saturday 4 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. & 5 p.m
Tickets: $23-$98
Closes: Runs Through Jan 3
Cirque du Soleil, which has been helping the human body make a spectacle of itself since 1984, moves out of the tent and into a theater. "Banana Shpeel," a clowning-focused, vaudeville-inspired new Cirque, is coming to Chicago to work out its kinks. Early adopters, if you want to see the show in the freshness of its evolution, go now and beat the critics. We're not invited till December. Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Playground Theater
Performances: Saturday midnight, fourth Saturday of the month
Tickets: < $20
Closes: N/A.
Chicago's favorite BYOB burlesque show invites you to bring your hooch down to the Playground for a little hoochy-koo. The Belmont Bombshells are sweet, giggly, artsy-girl-next-door types, Host Jack Midnight has a great laid-back alcoholic schtick, and the evening as a whole has a playful, old-timey patina. Get more details...
Company: Second City
Venue: Second City
Performances: Monday 8 p.m., Saturday 4 p.m.
Tickets: < $20 ($19)
Closes: N/A.
Company: Second City
Venue: Second City
Performances: Tuesday 8 p.m., Wednesday 8 p.m., Thursday 8 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m.
Tickets: $19–$25
Closes: N/A.
Company: N/A.
Venue: Briar Street Theatre
Performances: Tuesday 8 p.m., Wednesday 8 p.m., Thursday 8 p.m., Friday 7 & 10 p.m., Saturday 4, 7 & 10 p.m., Sunday 1, 4 & 7 p.m.
Tickets: $50+
Closes: N/A.
Company: N/A.
Venue: Pub Theater
Performances: Friday 8 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., Saturday 8 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Tickets: < $20 ($15)
Closes: N/A.
Company: DCA Theater
Venue: Storefront Theatre
Performances: Thursday 7:30 p.m. (No performance Dec 26), Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m. (Dec 5 only) & 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m.
Tickets: $10-$20
Closes: Runs Through Dec 20
A silent theatre, roaring with style. The copious talents of this white-face operation shine best when its members eschew words and let their freak flags fly. That means the newest Silent show, packed with circus creatures of every description, should be the perfect way to explore the party side of sex and death. Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Raven Theatre
Performances: Thursday 8 p.m. (No Thanksgiving performance), Friday 8 p.m, Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. (Opening night only)
Tickets: $15-$25
Closes: Runs Through Dec 5
When Raven announced its 09/10 lineup ("Salesman," "12 Angry Men" and "The Odd Couple") we thought "How many dude-centric chestnuts can you bore us with in a season?" But, as the response to "Salesman" proves, great acting in a great play can never bore. Critics say the production is flawless, and the principals heart-breaking. Rave, we're sorry we doubted you. Get more details...
Company: BLEWT! Productions
Venue: Playground Theater
Performances: Saturday midnight (first Saturday every month)
Tickets: < $20 ($10; $5 students)
Closes: N/A.
Company: N/A.
Venue: Book Cellar
Performances: Saturday 7 p.m. (last Saturday of the month)
Tickets: $10
Closes: N/A.
If someone tells you that women aren't funny, march that person right over to the Book Cellar for an evening of cupcakes and comedy. On second thought, don't. More cupcakes for the rest of us. This informal evening of sharp stand-up features a rotating cast of Chicago's best female jokers.Critics praise the cozy, sugar-fueled feel and the hosting skills of ringleader Kelsie Huff. Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Links Hall
Performances: Friday 8 p.m, Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m.
Tickets: $10-$15
Closes: N/A.
Company: N/A.
Venue: Profiles Theatre
Performances: Thursday 8 p.m., Friday 8 p.m, Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25-$35
Closes: Runs Through Dec 13
Neil Labute offers what's sure to be a nuanced and surprising look at the fallout of September 11th. Profile Theatre's obsession with this reasonably facile provocateur has made its seasons a little one-note of late, but whether you love or hate the 'Bute, you have to admit that this company does his scripts proud. With Darrell W. Cox and Cheryl Graeff as lovers left reeling by something bigger than their problems. Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Redtwist Theatre
Performances: Friday 8 p.m, Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m
Tickets: $22-$30
Closes: Runs Through Dec 20
Martin McDonagh's devastating script, about a writer accused of committing the murders his stories describe, is not new to Chicago. In fact, Steppenwolf's version of the hit play closed in 2006. But the big production of "Pillowman," staged in the 'wolf's spacious main venue, might have been too big. Redtwist's intense, up-close actors and jail-cell sized theatre should give audiences twice the in-yer-face horror at a fraction of the price. Get more details...
Company: Neo-Futurists
Venue: Neo-Futurarium
Performances: Wednesday 11 p.m. (12/31 only), Friday 11:30 p.m. , Saturday 11:30 p.m. , Sunday 7 p.m.
Tickets: < $20 ($7 plus roll of one die)
Closes: N/A.
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