CHICAGO THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 469

The Chicago League of Lady Arm Wrestlers (CLLAW) return for CLLAW XXXI: Fall Brawl on Friday, October 12, 2018 at Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N.

Betty Buckley, star of stage, screen and television will accept the "Actor of the Year" Award at this year's Sarah Siddons gala fundraiser.

The best way to frame Brett Schneider's solo show COMMUNION: An Evening of Magic, now playing at The Den Theatre, is with the following scenario: Open the book you're currently reading to a random page.

Celebrate Oktoberfest Raue Center style! Raue Center For The Arts is proud to announce the fifth annual Rauetoberfest! This traditional Oktoberfest celebration will feature music, food, beer and fun for the whole family on September 14 & 15, 2018 at Beyond Stable Farms 11129 Illinois Rt.

Following a SOLD OUT Tango Performance earlier this month, Bradley Schuller productions and Hunters Stage are proud to present the second of their recurring performances at the performance venue in their Elmwood Park restaurant.

Tickets are now on sale for the WORLD PREMIERE production of SECOND SKIN by Kristin Idaszak and directed by Jess Hutchinson STARRING: Stephanie Shum, Hilary Williams and Paula Ramirez.

The Dance COLEctive (TDC), led by Founder/Artistic Director Margi Cole, returns to the stage with "REboot," a concert program featuring three world premieres by Chicago choreographers and the company's first performance series since its 2017 shift in mission, structure and artistic focus.

Due to popular demand, actor and magician Brett Schneider's hit one-man show COMMUNION: An Evening of Magic, returns to Chicago for six performances only! Directed by Elana Boulos, COMMUNION will play September 13 - 22, 2018 at The Den Theatre's Upstairs Main Stage, 1331 N.

From the high-spirited bustling and gritty streets of 1960s New York City comes the Tony Award-winning Broadway phenomenon, SWEET CHARITY, continuing Marriott Theatre's sensational 2018 season, running September 5 through October 28 with a press opening on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:30 p.

Chicago Magic Lounge, Chicago's new home for close-up magic, brings magic, mystery and the macabre to the stage this Halloween season with a variety of performances to satisfy all cravings.

Raue Center For The Arts is excited to announce several exciting changes in the theater! Raue Center is constantly changing and building according to the needs of the community.

Theater Unspeakable, a devised, physical theater company based in Chicago that has received tremendous critical acclaim across the U.

BoHo Theatre brings its 2018 season to a close with the classic musical romance 110 IN THE SHADE with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones (the songwriting team of THE FANTASTICKS and I DO! I DO!), and book by N.

Broken Nose Theatre is pleased to announce it Seventh Season, featuring a world premiere and two Midwest premieres to presented at its resident home, The Den Theatre, 1331 N.

Sideshow Theatre Company is pleased to announce its 2018-19 Season, launching this fall with the world premiere of J.

Following a critically acclaimed, sell-out three-month run at Chicago's Apollo Theater in 2015, Flying Elephant Productions is pleased to announce the return of the hit musical comedy THE BOOK OF MERMAN, featuring a book by Leo Schwartz and DC Cathro, music and lyrics by Leo Schwartz, directi

Midsommer Flight's FOURTEEN LINES recording launch party has been moved to Uncommon Ground Edgewater.

Drury Lane presents Little Shop of Horrors, with music by Alan Menken and book by Howard Ashman and direction and choreography by Scott Calcagno with music direction by Roberta Duchak.

Presented by Collaboraction, Chicago's social issue-driven contemporary theater, PEACEBOOK is a free, city-wide festival of theater, dance, music, visual art and spoken word that travels to three Chicago Parks over three consecutive weekends in September, all focused on cultivating peace in Chicago.

The Momedians of Momedy is a stand-up comedy show featuring Chicago's best comedians - who just happen to be moms! Host Denise Medina will deliver the laughs along with fellow Momedians Kat Herskovic, Colleen Brennan, Jessica Besser-Rosenberg, Maya May and Lia Berman.

Habakkuk Theatre closes its 2018 Season with David Mamet's November, directed by Greg Kolack.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced today it will produce the world premiere of MS.

Arts Alliance Illinois and the Illinois Arts Council Agency are excited to announce the tenth One State Together in the Arts conference.

Porchlight Music Theatre's Mainstage 2018 - 2019 season launches with Gypsy, A Musical Fable, October 12 - November 25, at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N.

The Neo-Futurists announce acclaimed humor writer and essayist Samantha Irby ("bitches gotta eat") as the headliner of Lit Crawl Chicago 2018 on Saturday, September 22 from 3-11 p.