Start warming up your vocal chords and get ready to shout "BINGO!" when the hilarious, interactive dinner theater experience "We Gotta Bingo," makes its Chicago debut in June of 2015. In the spirit of "Tony n' Tina's Wedding," "We Gotta Bingo" invites guests to the new Chicago Theater Works (1113 W. Belmont)-located in the heart of the Belmont Theater District-for a night of raucous fun. This exciting new show, directed by Ross Young, allows guests to mix and mingle with a lively cast of characters while eating, drinking and playing bingo all night long!
"After years of searching for the perfect venue, we have finally found the right home to bring this truly unique show to life," said "We Gotta Bingo" Creator and Producer
Bill Collins. "Born and raised in Chicago, it has been a long-time dream of mine to introduce Chicago audiences to the hilarious, wacky cast of characters that were created from my own experiences growing up in the city and going to a catholic school with a mix of Irish and Italian families. This show fits so well into the Chicago culture and we are truly thrilled to be creating this brand new theater space in the Belmont Theater District, where innovative theater is continuously being produced."
The fun, interactive premise of "We Gotta Bingo" allows audience members to be immersed in a dynamic, riotous show filled with music, comedy and of course, bingo! As guests enter into the German beer hall known as "Der Brew-Ha-Ha," they are greeted by the lively house polka band as well as the rousing, colorful cast of characters that soon become their dinner dates and bingo partners for the evening. Guests soon learn that they are amongst two rival Chicago parishes, one Italian and one Irish, who are set to merge with one another-against their wishes-and are participating in this bingo bonanza in order to raise money for the imminent union. In between exhilarating games of bingo, all in attendance are treated to an Italian dinner, drinks, dancing, music, mayhem and more.
"We Gotta Bingo" was first presented by the Actors Theater of Minnesota in 2004. Since then, the show has played in various venues throughout the Midwest including Playhouse Square in Cleveland and has delighted more than 100,000 theatergoers of every age. The Star Tribune hails the show as "a hilarious night of Bingo and Beer. 'We Gotta Bingo' is great fun!" The Stillwater Gazette states that "We Gotta Bingo" is "a tremendous play" and Lavender Magazine calls it "a wild affair."
"We Gotta Bingo" is currently casting the Chicago premiere. Please visit
wegottabingo.com for more information.
