CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 1155

Wicker Park upscale sports bar The Fifty/50 (2047 W Division St) will show four of Michael Jordan's greatest playoff games in HD in their entirety on its 18 flatscreens with sound at 8pm on two consecutive Tuesdays (December 13 and December 20) as a warmup before the Bulls start their season.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company continues its 2011/12 season with Penelope by Enda Walsh, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton, playing now through February 5, 2012 in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre, 1650 N.

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The Dance COLEctive (TDC), under the direction of award-winning choreographer and teacher Margi Cole, offers two world premieres for "Built By Fault," its annual Winter Concert Series January 26-28 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) announced today casting for its 25th Anniversary Season production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by CST Associate Artistic Director Gary Griffin (CST's Follies, Broadway's The Color Purple) and featuring a celebrated company of artists

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/04 for Chicago

Fragments, the acclaimed show from texts by Samuel Beckett directed by Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne that features Jos Houben, Kathryn Hunter and Marcello Magni, has added a performance due to popular demand Sunday, December 4, at 1:00pm at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, 450 West 37th Street

The New York Society Library set to present award-winning soprano Madeleine Kristoffersson as Jenny Lind and John Ray as P.

Hell in a Handbag Productions presents A Very Special Rudolph, a benefit performance of their classic holiday show, Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, now in its 14th year! The evening includes A special performance of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, Open Bar, Special Guest Stars, The World's Greatest

Alces' production of Bell, Book and Candle, first professional UK revival in almost two decades, opens tonight at the Greenwich Playhouse.

Lampkin Music Group will present the Chicago Cabaret debut of singer/actor/musician, Heidi Ferris, in'How Glory Goes' on Saturday, December 3rd at 8:00 p.

Vaudezilla presents TRIM! An Xmas Burlesque Craptacular Chicago Burlesque Show.

16th Street Theater announces its Season Five 2012: Love, Faith and the Unknown at its Sneak Peek Season Preview on Saturday, December 3 from 5:00 - 6:30 PM at Berwyn Cultural Center, 6420 16th Street in Berwyn.

Luna Negra Dance Theater launches Luna Niños, a new dance series designed for enjoyment by the whole family.

Here they come again! Those joyful - and trying - times we call 'The Holidays:' the annual celebration of presents and parties, obligatory expressions of peace and good will, accompanied by overstuffing at dinners, not to mention all that STUFF!

Hell in a Handbag Productions is set to remount David Cerda's parody of the classic children's television special 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer', now in its 14th year!

Stage Left Theatre announces the upcoming World Premiere of The Fisherman written by Jayme McGhan and directed by ensemble member Drew Martin.

The Champaign Urbana Theatre Company has announced "An Evening with … Saint Jimi Presley A Tribute to Elvis "Vegas Style"," a fundraising event set for Thursday, December 15, 2011, at the Laborers Union Hall (108 E.

Geja's Cafe, 340 West Armitage, will offer New Year's Eve revelers a romantic repast featuring fondue and champagne in a festive, yet intimate, atmosphere complete with classical/flamenco guitar music.

Hyatt Regency O'Hare invites guests to ring in 2012 with live music from popular bands MODERN DAY ROMEOS and JAKTRIPPER; entry to the Dance Club featuring DJ-SPIN; and access to Red Bar, the hotel's swanky hot spot, where pop favorite Tony Ocean will perform.

Lookingglass Theatre Company, in association with the Chicago Fire Department, Lead Community Partner for The Great Fire, announces a Memorial Benefit for the Children of Corey D.

The Second City will bring their Dysfunctional Holiday Revue performance and additional New Year's Eve show to Pheasant Run Resort, presented by Fox Valley Repertory at Pheasant Run Resort.

Printworks Gallery has announced the opening of Mirror Shards, a one-person show featuring new mixed-media drawings and paintings by one of Chicago's most accomplished artists, Riva Lehrer.

Victory Gardens, Silk Road Rising and Theatre Communications Group are hosting a public event to celebrate the new anthology of contemporary Asian American drama entitled Version 3.

Concern Worldwide hosts its annual Women of Concern Awards Luncheon on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 11:00 a.