Events for December 11th, 2009
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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.
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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.
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A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
A Red Orchid Theatre - 1531 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Old Town)
A nativity pageant provides the backdrop for this satire about the life and work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
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Supernatural Chicago
Excalibur - 632 N. Dearborn St. - Chicago (River North)
Explore Chicago's allegedly paranormal past during this interactive one-man show starring necromancer Neil Tobin.
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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").
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A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas
Apollo Theater - 2540 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
10:15 a.m. and 12 p.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.
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Icarus
Lookingglass Theatre in the Water Tower Water Works - 821 N. Michigan Ave. - Chicago (Magnificent Mile)
A world premiere adaptation of the Greek myth about the father who cautions his son not to fly too close to the sun blends folklore, scientific theory, visual metaphor, songs and aerial choreography.
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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.
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Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding
Piper's Alley Theater - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
The audience plays the role of invited guests at the nuptial celebration of Tony Nunzio and Valentina Vitale in this long-running comedy.
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Democracy
The Greenhouse Theater Center - 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
In this dramedy by Obie Award-winner Romulus Linney, set in Washington D.C. during the Ulysses S. Grant political scandals, two beautiful women must decide whether to marry two dashing men, knowing they will also marry what their men believe about America, religion, truth and success.
