Events for December 10th, 2009
Results 1 - 10 of 10
Thursday - December 10th
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
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
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.
Style / Shopping Event
Holiday Celebration
The Blues Jean Bar - 2210 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sip beer and wine and take 15 percent off everything in the store (except jewelry and sale items). The first 40 shoppers to make a purchase take home a free gift.
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
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.
Music / Rock
Music / Blues
Music / Blues
Walter Scott with Willie White
Kingston Mines - 2548 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
9:30 p.m.
Joanna Connor Blues Band.
