Events for December 2009
Results 1 - 10 of 14
Monday - December 7th
Theater / Theater Event
An Evening with Charles Busch and Julie Halston
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
7:30 p.m.
Writer-director-actor Busch ("Vampire Lesbians of Sodom") and collaborator-muse Halston (best known as Bitsy von Mullen from HBO's "Sex and the City") relate anecdotes, screen film clips and recreate campy scenes from Busch's plays, which also include "Psycho Beach Party" and "Die, Mommie, Die!"
Theater / Theater Event
Whining in the Windy City: Holiday Edition
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Actress Jackie Hoffman (currently performing as Grandmama in "The Addams Family") debuts her original musical comedy solo show about showbiz, not-so-charming children and yes, the holidays.
Wednesday - December 9th
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.
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.
Thursday - December 10th
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 / 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.
Events / Theater Event
It's a Wonderful Life: Live at the Biograph!
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
An adaptation of Frank Capra's holiday film of the same title is performed as a radio show with live music and Foley sound effects.
Friday - December 11th
Theater / Theater Event
Walk of Shame
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater - 2433 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
10:30 p.m. queer storytellers
Hear funny, true stories from members of the New Colony theater group and special guests, who air their most embarrassing moments.
Theater / Theater Event
Put the Nuns in Charge!
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
A sequel to "Late Nite Catechism" features a jovial nun and her humorous take on the Catholic church and the state of the world.
