Cirque Shanghai: Cloud 9 Embraced by Chicagoans and visitors alike as “Chicago’s Summer Circus,” Cirque Shanghai will perform once again this summer at the 1,500-seat, canopied, open-air theater at Navy Pier. Read the 4 STAR[…]
Month: May 2010
Lady X – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris Let’s start out with some straight talk, as much as a lesbian can talk straight about a play that is so delightfully queer. All orientations and inclinations aside, unless you have a[…]
Cirque Dreams Illumination opening @ Bank of America Theatre
Cirque Dreams Illumination Cirque Dreams Illumination will turn everyday ordinary into bright and extraordinary. Audiences of all ages will marvel as city dwellers reinvent familiar objects, balance on wires, leap tall buildings and redefine the[…]
The Colored Museum opening @ Chicago Center For Performing Arts
The Colored Museum In his directorial debut for Congo Square, Irons will draw upon his training and past performances at Second City as he unveils the sketch comedy in The Colored Museum. The play’s comedy[…]
“The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Beckett” – ONE NIGHT ONLY! @ Steppenwolf Theatre
The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Beckett As Found In An Envelope (partially burned) In A Dustbin In Paris Labeled “Never to be performed. Never Ever. EVER! Or I’ll Sue! I’LL SUE FROM THE GRAVE!!!”[…]
MATTHEW SANTOS – TONIGHT ONLY! @ Double Door
MATTHEW SANTOS Album Release Party TONIGHT – Friday, May 28th at 8pm @ Double Door 1572 North Milwaukee Ave, Chicago *Special opening guest – Bumpus Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door To purchase[…]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show @ Wilmette Theatre
The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Wilmette Theatre Saturday, May 29, 2010 – 9:30pm – 11:30pm ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW movie with live cast! special grindhouse style presentation! Retro film trailers, dance party, and[…]
Tobacco Road opening @ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
Tobacco Road Tobacco Road examines the extreme lengths people will travel for survival. In a rural shack in Georgia during the Great Depression, the dysfunctional and desperate Lester family faces eviction from their own land.[…]
Day Games & Heartbreaks opening @ Pub Theater at Fizz Chicago
Day Games & Heartbreaks Day Games & Heartbreaks follows three characters at a series of Wrigley Field day games, spanning the season from April to September, as they live through the ups and downs of[…]
Private Lies: 2 Plays About Prostitutes and Johns opening @ The Viaduct Theater
Private Lies: 2 Plays About Prostitutes and Johns Two new one-act plays, written by two Chicago playwrights, examine one problem—prostitution—from a new angle. Caleb Probst’s THE STRINGS ATTACHED and James Frizzell’s THE JOHNS explore the[…]