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The cast of the long-running, smash hit Million Dollar Quartet, Chicago's beloved musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together legendary rock ‘n' roll icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, and throngs of excited music-lovers will rock the

Wicker Park upscale sports bar The Fifty/50 (2047 W Division St) will throw an NFL Kickoff Party starting at 7pm on Thursday, September 8 that will feature the New Orleans Saints vs the Green Bay Packers on its 18 flatscreens with sound, drink specials, giveaways, and more.

Cyur Studios has announced the return of their hit comedy Women are Crazy Because Men are A**holes, September 1 - 25, at the Greenhouse Theater Center's downstairs main stage theater, 2257 N.

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The League of Chicago Theatres announces the fourth annual Free Night of Theater, the nationwide initiative to attract new theater-going audiences, to take place at more than 40 Chicago area theaters throughout October 2011.

Caffeine Theatre has announced its programming for its 8th season, which will feature two Midwest premiere productions.

Red Star Studio Productions Proudly presents Yo Joe! - A Real American Hip-Hop Musical, a parody of the beloved, patriotic cartoon/toy franchise.

The Music Institute of Chicago (MIC) presents a variety of extraordinary musicians, engaging repertoire, and international perspectives for its 2011-12 concert series at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston.

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage.

Bailiwick Chicago's upcoming production of the award-winning off-Broadway hit 'Violet,' a powerful and heartwarming story of a vulnerable young woman's challenges, loves and emotional journey, will now be staged September 16 - October 16 at the Mercury Theater, 3745 North Southport Avenue.

Porchlight Music Theatre, American Musicals.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents the world premiere family musical The Adventures of Pinocchio, which will close on August 28, 2011.

Silk Road Theater Project presents Velina Hasu Houston's CALLIGRAPHY- An Intergenerational, Cross-Cultural, Transnational Sojourn into Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

Musician Adam Fallon, a Canadian native who is rising fast in the Chicago music industry with his acoustic Pop Rock style, will be a guest artist at our 'North America Now' event on September 7.

Eclipse Theatre Company is proud to present ONE PLAYWRIGHT: A Conversation with Naomi Wallace moderated by Tanya Palmer- Goodman Theatre's Director of New Play Development

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The White Plains Performing Arts Center Board of Trustees and the Honorable Thomas M.

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents THE SOUND OF MUSIC, the Tony Award and Academy Award-winning musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, previewing October 20, opening October 27 and running through December 23.

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Raven Theatre will present a double header weekend of Wiggerlover [whiteboy+blackdad=greyareas] and The Game Show Show.

The Marriott Theatre has long been known for fostering new works and bringing thrilling world premiere musicals to its stage.

The cast of the long-running, smash hit Million Dollar Quartet, Chicago's beloved musical inspired by the famed 1956 recording session that brought together legendary rock ‘n' roll icons Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, and throngs of excited music-lovers will rock the

The Building Stage, now in its 7th year creating original works of theater, launches its first ever four-show season with its original adaptation of MOBY-DICK, performing September 15 to October 30 at The Building Stage, 412 N.

The popular Shakespeare's Globe London Cinema Series concludes with the London Globe Theatre's critically acclaimed production of Henry VIII, which will be shown in select movie theaters across the U.

Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J.