Events for December 9th, 2009
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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.
Theater / Theater Event
Beethoven, As I Knew Him
Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place - 175 E. Chestnut St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
Actor-pianist Hershey Felder ("George Gershwin Alone") celebrates the life and work of Ludwig von Beethoven in a dramatization based on a true story as seen through the eyes of the composer's frequent companion during the last two years of his life.
Theater / Theater Event
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.
