Events for January 8th, 2009
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Thursday - January 8th
Theater / Theater Event
The Seafarer
Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
John Mahoney stars in this dark comedy by Irish playwright Conor McPherson.
Theater / Comedy
America: All Better!
The Second City - 1616 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
The 96th sketch comedy revue takes a look at the effects of the international economic crisis, global warming and adjustment to a new President-elect.
Theater / Comedy
Brother, Can You Spare Some Change?
The Second City e.t.c. - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Old Town)
The Second City e.t.c.'s 32nd revue explores post-election "change," Facebook, interracial child rearing and Chicago-style politics.
Theater / Theater Event
Don't Dress for Dinner
Royal George Theatre Center - 1641 N. Halsted St. - Chicago (Sheffield/De Paul)
Jeffrey Donovan (from USA-TV's "Burn Notice") stars in a comedy of errors by Marc Camoletti ("Boeing-Boeing") in which a husband's attempt at a cozy weekend with his mistress, while his wife is out of town, goes awry.
Theater / Theater Event
The Little Foxes
The Greenhouse Theater Center - 2257 N. Lincoln Ave. - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
8 p.m. preview
In Lillian Hellman's classic drama, siblings steal and plot against each other in their efforts to invest in one of the first cotton mills to industrialize the New South, a plan that stands to win them millions of dollars at the expense of poor migrant workers.
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
Touch
New Leaf Theatre - 2045 N. Lincoln Park West - Chicago (Lincoln Park)
In this drama by Arizona playwright Toni Press-Coffman, a reserved astronomer struggles to cope with circumstances beyond his control after a routine errand goes awry.
Theater / Comedy
'Youthenized' and 'Reading is Dumb'
Donny's Skybox Theatre - 1608 N. Wells St. - Chicago (Old Town)
A sketch comedy exploration of a culture obsessed with beauty, youth and video games; and an improv show where actors create and perform their version of an obscure play they've never heard of based on an audience-selected synopsis.
Museums / Museum Exhibit
Chic Chicago: Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum
Chicago History Museum - 1601 N. Clark St. - Chicago (Gold Coast)
View more than 50 couture items from 1861-1996
