21 shows found.
Company: N/A.
Venue: Blue Bayou
Performances: Thursday 10 p.m.
Tickets: Free
Closes: N/A.
Want to see a little something-something, but pay a lot of nothing-nothing? Belly up to Vaudezilla's Bartop Burlesque, a no-cover, low-covering striptease show at the Blue Bayou. It happens every Thursday night, and features a rotating schedule of Vaudezillian vixens, wearing nothing but their smiles and their etceteras. 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. & 10 p.m., Saturday 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Closes: N/A.
Company: N/A.
Venue: Chicago Dramatists
Performances: Saturday 2 p.m.
Tickets: < $20 ($5 donation)
Closes: N/A.
If you like to be there at the beginning, you have to be there for the Saturday Series. Chicago Dramatists' weekly staged readings have seen many fortuitous births, including Keith Huff's Broadway hit "A Steady Rain." Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Various venues
Performances:
Tickets:
Closes: Runs Through Sep 5
Chicago's fringe festival isn't quite as all-consuming as such fests are in other cities. After all, in this town it's all fringe, all the time. Still, it's a great chance to check out visitors from far-flung locales like Indianapolis and Maryland, not to mention some of the scrappier locals. Of interest: Les Enfants Terribles, "The Playdaters," and "Peter Panties," a burlesque take on the boy who never grew up. Get more details...
Company: Chicago Underground Comedy
Venue: Beat Kitchen
Performances: Tuesday 8 p.m.
Tickets: < $20 ($5)
Closes: N/A.
Company: Neo-Futurists
Venue: Neo-Futurarium
Performances: Thursday 8 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 8 p.m.
Tickets: $10-$15
Closes: Runs Through Sep 25
A rollicking meditation on manhood, boyhood and all points in between, the Neo-futurists' latest reinterprets Shakespeare through a combination of soul-searching and dumb stunts. The daredevils, five vastly charming male actors playing (more or less) themselves, confront what scares them most, whether it's a famous monologue, an accurate self assessment, or a flaming hoop. The results provoke thought and laughter, both in generous measure. 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: Aloft Loft
Performances: Friday 10 p.m. (April 2 2010 only), Saturday 7 p.m. & 10 p.m. (every first Sat. of the month)
Tickets: $5-$10
Closes: N/A.
Can't shell out 200 big ones for Cirque du Soleil? Shell out 10 for El Circo Cheapo, a monthly spectacular for the New Depression. In lieu of a big-top and mega-bucks, they've got a converted warehouse space, talent and spunk. Featuring a rotating cast of Chicago's most fearless and flexible young performers, this reliably sold-out event has a surprise inside, every time. Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Redtwist Theatre
Performances: Friday 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. (No show opening night.), Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. (No show July 4)
Tickets: $22-$30
Closes: Runs Through Sep 5
Redtwist's 2007 take on the famous psychodrama was a sexy, dangerously intimate hit. The obsessions in their new production are more religious than sensual, but critics say the show is just as devastating. The show stars the sad-eyed Andrew Jessop as Alan Strang, the boy who feels just a little too strongly about horses. Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Chicago Dramatists
Performances: Wednesday 8 p.m. (last Wednesday of each month)
Tickets: Free
Closes: N/A.
Mix it up with Chicago Dramatists' monthly short-theatre event. Playwrights get a surprise theme, a week to write and an hour to rehearse. The topic for May is consumption, so come hungry. Not sure that this sort of speed cookery is the best recipe for a night out? Don't worry. This menu of new plays won't cost you a dime. Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: US Beer Company
Performances: Monday 8:30 p.m.
Tickets:
Closes: N/A.
This enchantingly daft art collective continues its monthly performance/party event with "Church Night." We don't know much about the people behind the series, but who can resist act titles like "Seven Deadly Games" or "The Robot Gospel Choir"? Also featuring food, drinks, confessional and religious costumes at the door. Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Book Cellar
Performances: Saturday 7 p.m. (last Sat of mo) & 8 p.m. (2nd Sat of mo)
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: Barrel of Monkeys
Venue: Neo-Futurarium
Performances: Monday 8 p.m. (March 15 2009 and on), Sunday 2 p.m (Through April 4 2009)
Tickets: $50-$20
Closes: N/A.
Take the yellow line to dramatic conflict with this world premiere from Chicago Dramatists. In Steve Peterson's script, it's 1978 and a young goy is wooing his Jewish girlfriend in a time of war. And by time of war, we mean in a time of a neo-Nazi march on the titular suburb. The whole scenario sounds Seinfeld-ready, but is that such a bad thing? Get more details...
Company: N/A.
Venue: Richochets Tavern (4644 N. Lincoln Ave.)
Performances: Saturday 3 pm
Tickets:
Closes: N/A.
Chris Piatt's superbly curated weekly confab, something like a live, out-loud magazine, features Chicago's sharpest minds commenting on the freshest worldwide news. It takes the blog-o-sphere back to the town pub, and yes, alcohol is available for purchase. That beats scrolling through comments in your underpants any day. 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.
|
