Events for December 7th, 2009
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Monday - December 7th
Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event
Cabaret Vagabond
Martyrs' - 3855 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago
8 p.m.
The second annual Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and winter solstice-themed variety show features spoken word, comedy, dance, burlesque, visual art and live music by Jon Drake and The Shakes.
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
A Christmas Carol
Paramount Arts Centre - 23 E. Galena Blvd. - Aurora
9 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale is set to music.
Theater / Theater Event
A Christmas Carol
Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace - 100 Drury Lane - Oakbrook Terrace
10 a.m.
The classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the true meaning of Christmas.
Theater / Theater Event
Mrs. Claus
Beverly Arts Center of Chicago - 2407 W. 111th St. - Chicago (Beverly/Mt Greenwood)
A list of good boys and girls, belonging to Mrs. Claus and Santa, goes missing in this musical story for kids.
Theater / Theater Event
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
Next Theatre Company - 927 Noyes St. - Evanston
7 p.m.
A nativity pageant provides the backdrop for this satire about the life and work of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
Theater / Theater Event
Legacy Project
Hoover-Leppen Theatre - 3656 N. Halsted St. - Chicago
7 p.m. "Preserving the Legacies of LGBT Playwrights" symposium (Venus Zarris hosts)
See staged readings of little-seen LGBT-themed plays from the '50s through the '80s.
Theater / Theater Event
Black Playwrights Festival
Black Ensemble Theater - 4520 N. Beacon St. - Chicago (Uptown)
7 p.m. Opening ceremony, reception and excerpts of works by Nambi Kelly, Jasmine Coles, Lillian Mitchum, Dawn Bless Mitchell, Jamana Jamison, Jackie Taylor and Qween Wicks
The fifth annual fest features discussions and performances of scripts by African-American playwrights, including short works, readings and one full-length play.
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.
Theater / Theater Event
That's Weird, Grandma
The Neo-Futurarium - 5153 N. Ashland Ave. - Chicago (Ravenswood)
An assortment of scenes and songs created by Chicago Public School students and produced by actors, musicians, comedians and playwrights. The hourlong show changes each week, based on audience votes.
