Events for December 2009
Results 1 - 10 of 53
Tuesday - December 1st
Theater / Theater Event
Ricky Jay: A Rogue's Gallery
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
8 p.m.
The sleight-of-hand artist discusses his career and performs interactive illusions. Pulitzer Prize-winner David Mamet directs.
Music / Blues
Eric Davis, Vince Agwada, Russ Green
B.L.U.E.S. - 2519 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
9:30 p.m.
Wednesday - December 2nd
Theater / Theater Event
A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
10:15 a.m.
An adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffman's classic holiday tale by Ralph Covert ("Ralph's World") and Jeff Award-winner G. Riley Mills.
Theater / Theater Event
Million Dollar Quartet
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
This musical--which moves to the Apollo directly from a run at Goodman Theatre--recreates a legendary, impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session featuring Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis and includes the hit songs "Blue Suede Shoes," "My Baby," "16 Tons" and more.
Theater / Theater Event
The Snow Queen
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Jim Corti directs a revival of the 2006 musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale about children lost in a winter wonderland, with a script by Michael Smith ("Hello Dali: From the Sublime to the Surreal").
Theater / Comedy
ComedyAccident
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
A team of seven creates and performs a new sketch comedy show each week. A rotating roster of guest acts opens.
Music / Blues
Big Ray, Hollywood Scott, Pistol Pete
B.L.U.E.S. - 2519 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
9:30 p.m.
Thursday - December 3rd
Theater / Theater Event
American Buffalo
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts ("August: Osage County") stars in David Mamet's drama about three small-time crooks in a rundown Chicago junk shop who plot to steal a valuable buffalo nickel. Francis Guinan also stars.
Music / Rock
Theater / Theater Event
Late Nite Catechism
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
A humorous interactive play about a catechism class and the jovial nun who leads it.
