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Up Comedy Club – September Shows
Tickets are currently on sale for UP Comedy Club's August and September roster of headlining talent, including Maribeth Monroe and Eric Griffen from “Workaholics,” “FrankenMatt” featuring Frank Caeti and Matt Craig, Sheryl Underwood, Adam Ferrara, Tommy Davidson, Bobcat Goldthwait and Charlie Murphy
. Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-662-4562 or visiting UPComedyClub.com. UP Comedy Club is located at 230 W. North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley in Chicago.
Fall Line Up at Up
WHICH INCLUDES ADAM FERRARA, TOMMY DAVIDSON, BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT,
CHARLIE MURPHY, MARIA BAMFORD, JIM BREUER, JO KOY, THE BICYCLE MEN, ROBERT KLEIN, KYLE KINANE AND
“THE SECOND CITY’S NUT-CRACKING HOLIDAY REVUE
CHICAGO – Tickets are currently on sale for UP Comedy Club's Fall roster of headlining talent and holiday shows, including Adam Ferrara, Tommy Davidson, Bobcat Goldthwait, Charlie Murphy, Maria Bamford, Jim Breuer, Jo Koy, Lyndsay Hailey, The Bicycle Men, Robert Klein, Kyle Kinane an
d “The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue.” Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-662-4562 or visiting UPComedyclub.com. UP Comedy Club is located at 230 W. North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley in Chicago.
Tickets on sale now!
Call: 312-662-4562 or log onto: UPComedyclub.com
News from Chicago Childrens Theatre
CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE TO OPEN FIRST SEASON IN THEIR NEW HOME AT THE RUTH PAGE CENTER WITH NEW MUSICAL VERSION OF HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, DIRECTED BY SEAN GRANEY, OCT. 11-NOV. 4
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Complete Performance Schedule:
Performances are October 11-November 4, 2012 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Press opening is Friday, October 12 at 6:30 pm. Show times are Tuesday at 10 am; Wednesday at 10 am and Noon; Thursday at 10 am and 6:30 pm (come early for a 5:30 pm pre-show pizza party!); Friday at 10 am and 6:30 pm (stay after for a Friday night pajama pa
rty with milk and cookies from 7:30 to 8:30 pm); Saturday at 11 am and 6 pm; and Sunday at 11 am.
Exceptions: No 6:30 pm show on Thursday, October 11. No performances Saturday, October 13.
Single tickets are $20-$36. Purchase tickets online at chicagochildrenstheatre.org or call Chicago Children's Theatre's new dedicated box office line at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 872-222-9555.
For discounted school, scout and group rates, contact GroupTix at 773.327.3778 or visit GroupTix.net. The production is recommended for ages 3 and up.
News From Congo Theatre
Congo Square Theatre lands NEW home in Southport Corridor
Acclaimed Theater Company Celebrates a New Space and Leadership Team for Season 2011/2012
October 2011 Congo Square Theatre Company is pleased to announce their new home for the 2011/2012 season will be Stage 773 (formerly Chicago Theater Building), located in Chicago's Southport Corridor area. The new production home for the critically-acclaimed and award-winning theater company signals a solid leap forward for the company in 2011.
Along with a new home, the company has unveiled its official leadership team, with Ann Joseph-Douglas as Executive Director and Daniel Bryant as Artistic Director. Bot
h have been successfully managing the company, in interim status, since the departure of
founding Artistic Director Derrick Sanders in 2009. This announcement comes on the heels of a successful 2010/2011 season that garnered the company 22 Black Theater Alliance Award nominations for The Nativity and Brothers of the Dust, and a Jeff Award nomination for Brothers of the Dust playwright, Darren Canady.
Congo Square's new production home, Stage 773, is located at 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago.
For more on Congo Square Theatre Company – visit http://www.congosquaretheatre.org
Subscriptions, group and single ticket sales are available by calling 773- 296-1108.
Trailer Park Arrives in Chicago Y'All
Kokandy Productions presents The Great American Trailer Park Musical at Theatre Wit. Be prepared, it may inspire to trade your home for something more mobile. If your looking for a fun night out follow this link to get your tickets. http://www.kokandyproductions.com/
Read MoreThree Cheers, for Three Sisters at Steppenwolf
By Lazlo Collins
Steppenwolf’s “Three Sisters” by Anton Chekhov (adapted by Tracy Letts) is journey that will leave you with a beautiful smile of melancholy and hope. This well-acted production is rich with beauty and texture.
Goodmans Newest Additions
(Chicago, IL) Artistic Director Robert Falls announced today that he will direct a major revival and new adaptation of Measure for Measure, Shakespeare’s darkly comic collision of vice and virtue, in Goodman Theatre’s 2012/2013 season, March 9 – April 14, 2013.
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No Missteps Here, Only the Best 39!
By Lazlo Collins
This Tony award winning play “The 39 Steps” is a faced paced monomyth, with intriguing characters, varied settings, and some greatly timed fog. The time tested story of intrigue and comedy is an easy evening of entertainment. With clever twists and staging, the story is never dull. I have seen this stage adaptation a few times, and I enjoy it every time. Drury Lane’s “The 39 Steps” is no exception.
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Hold Out for This "Hero" at The Marriott Theatre and Go!
By Lazlo Collins
The Marriott Theatre’s “Hero” is up, up, and away entertaining.
Hank Williams: Lost Highway – HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Chicago, IL – The Filament Theatre Ensemble is pleased to announce that, in response to critical and audience acclaim, their current production of Hank Williams: Lost Highway will extend through Sunday July 15 at the Athenaeum Theatre.
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