A Christmas Carol Based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol is the tale of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, who is opposed to holiday cheer and indifferent to the sufferings of the poor in[…]
Month: November 2009
Cockettes: The Christmas Spectacular opening @ Annoyance Theatre
Cockettes: The Christmas Spectacular Along with the Cockette’s famous 8-headed sweater routine, there will be a series of special guest appearances. This show will have it all from the “Living Nativity” to the culminating performance[…]
Mother Superior’s Ho-Ho-Holy Night opening @ Royal George Theatre
Mother Superior’s Ho-Ho-Holy Night Vicki Quade, creator of the hit show Late Nite Catechism, sends Mother Superior to a new parish to help create a holiday pageant like never before. As always, Mother Superior’s ruler[…]
Variety Meets: Vaudezilla’s Red Hot Annie
By J. Scott Hill Burlesque has made a strong comeback into the popular imagination in recent years. 1950s pinup/stag-film star/bondage queen/legendary sex symbol Bettie Page was the subject of two recent biopics. The Burlesque dance[…]
The Santaland Diaries opening @ Theatre Building Chicago
The Santaland Diaries Most people in America experience the holidays with a flurry of activity, surrounded by Christmas presents and a loving family watching It’s A Wonderful Life. An annual alt-Christmas favorite, The Santaland Diaries is[…]
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer opening @ Annoyance Theatre
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Come watch Rudolph freak his parents out with his glowing nose. Have a blast watching Rudolph and Hermie being shunned from their respective societies because they are “different.” Scratch your[…]
It Came Upon a Midnight Queen opening @ Chemically Imbalanced Theater
It Came Upon a Midnight Queen Dorchester Nebraska, population 700, is being hit hard by the tough economy. People are loosing jobs, and business are being closed. When ten year old Annie Mitchell finds out[…]
BROADZILLA! – Free Chicago Burlesque Show @ Exit Chicago
Vaudezilla presents BROADZILLA! The Burlesque Beast Free Chicago Burlesque Show The Last Friday of Every Month! It’s been over one year and we’re still running strong. It’s the original free burlesque show in Chicago, and[…]
Two Plays by Beau O’Reilly opening @ Center Portion
Curious Theatre Branch presents two new plays by Beau O’Reilly, starring Guy Massey, Kelly Ann Corcoran and Kate Teichman, with live musical accompaniment by Curious co-founder Jenny Magnus and guests Sofie Senard and Julian Berke.[…]
“Sissie’s Scrapbook” brought to life at the Center On Halsted
Photos and Feature by Venus Zarris As part of the PEOPLE*S Theater of Chicago/LEGACY PROJECT staged reading series, Larry Kramer’s Sissie’s Scrapbook was given a voice Monday, November 23rd at the Center On Halsted. The[…]