Events for October 12th, 2008
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Sunday - October 12th
Theater / Comedy
The Return of Tony Clifton
Lakeshore Theater - 3175 N. Broadway - Chicago
8:30 p.m.
Clifton performs as an abusive lounge singer with the Katrina Kiss-My-Ass Orchestra, featuring 20 New Orleans and Gulf Coast musicians, backup singers and the Tony’s Cliftonettes burlesque dancers.
Events / Community Event
NextFest
Millennium Park - 201 E. Randolph St. - Chicago (Grant Park Museums)
The fifth annual showcase of emerging technology features nearly 40 exhibits about next-generation interactive art and games, healthcare, robotics and more.
Theater / Theater Event
Dirty Dancing--The Classic Story on Stage
Cadillac Palace Theatre - 151 W. Randolph St. - Chicago (Loop)
The Broadway touring production of the classic musical film (both written by Eleanor Bergstein) about a privileged girl who falls in love with a male professional dancer from the wrong side of the tracks.
Theater / Comedy
Theater / Comedy
Entertaining Julia
Town Hall Pub - 3340 N. Halsted Ave. - Chicago (Boystown)
Local comic Jena Friedman hosts a music and comedy variety show aimed at amusing Julia, the Town Hall Pub bartender.
Theater / Comedy
Theater / Comedy
Raucous Caucus: The Lesser of Two Evils
The Annoyance Theatre - 4830 N. Broadway - Chicago (Uptown)
Audience suggestions provide platforms for a rotating roster of two election "candidates" in an improv show.
Theater / Comedy
No Country for Old White Men
The Second City - 1616 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
The 95th sketch comedy revue takes a look at YouTube shenanigans, a visit by the British House of Commons, sweet soul food, girl power and other topics related to the current presidential race.
Theater / Comedy
Campaign Supernova! or How Many Democrats Does it Take to Lose an Election?
The Second City e.t.c. - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Old Town)
The Second City e.t.c.'s 31st revue explores what happens when you take two political parties and divide them by three candidates during a presidential election year.
Theater / Theater Event
Jersey Boys
Bank of America Theatre - 18 W. Monroe St. - Chicago (Loop)
The 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about four blue-collar kids who gained pop stardom as The Four Seasons. Features "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Oh What a Night" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You."
