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C2E2 - Chicago's Comic and Entertainment Expo - is at McCormick Place through Sunday, April 8th. Be sure to bring your cape and shield. Second City e.t.c’s 42nd Revue, Gaslight District opens this weekend and you still have time to see lots of theater all over town including: Schiller's MARY STUART at Chicago Shakespeare, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER at Court and AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Goodman. Closing Soon: Mercury's BUNNY BUNNY, Lifeline's ANNA KARENINA and Lookingglass Theatre's PLANTATION.
Joffrey Ballet presents Alexander Ekman's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM April 25th through May 5th ... Lyric Opera's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR April 27th through May 20th ... Chicago Shakespeare's MACBETH in The Yard April 25th through June 24th.
Mercury Theater Chicago's new venue VENUS is opening with a production of COMPANY through June 3rd ... The Museum of Broadcast Communications will host a special memorial for our friend Mary Frances Fagan on Saturday, April 14th ... Porchlight's 2018 ICONS Gala at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago on April 15th salutes Fred Astaire and PMT's MEMPHIS begins previews on April 19th at Ruth Page ... Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival April 19th - 22nd ... Chicago Children's Theatre presents Last Stop on Market Street April 24th through May 27th directed by Henry Godinez ... The Rosenkranz Mysteries returns to the Royal George through May 6th.
WORLD PREMIERE II - Following TRAITOR at A Red Orchid Theatre this spring, Brett Neveu's TO CATCH A FISH debuts at Timeline Theatre Company - the first play to be produced that was written and developed through TimeLine’s Playwrights Collective to support Chicago-based playwrights in residence. April 25th through July 1st WEBSITE
Order's Up! The TERRIFIC CAST of Refuge Theatre's The Spitfire Grill rocked the house at Monday Night Live on April 2nd. Joining Denise and Beckie (l-r) Emily Goldberg, Nicole Michelle Haskins, Lauren Paris, Alex Christ and Gerald Richardson. Cathy McNamara and Artistic Director|Director Christopher Pazdernick were also on hand. Windy City Cafe through May 5th TICKETS
A BUSY APRIL: A Red Orchid 33 TO NOTHING through May 27th ... Drury Lane SOUTH PACIFIC through June 17th ... Firebrand NINE TO FIVE April 7th through May 20th ... Raven Theatre - THE GENTLEMAN CALLER through May 27th ... Marriott Lincolnshire OKLAHOMA April 11th through June 10th ... Kokandy - GRAND HOTEL April 15th through May 27th ... Redtwist's FROST|NIXON April 19th through May 20th.
The cast of Firebrand Theatre’s 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL includes (top, l-r) Sharriese Hamilton as Doralee, Anne Sheridan Smith as Violet, Sara Reinecke as Judy, Scott Danielson as Hart, Veronica Garza as Roz and Michael Turrentine as Joe (bottom, l-r) Diego Colón, Ted Kitterman, Elizabeth Morgan, Khaki Pixley, Alyssa Soto and Tyler Symone. April 7 through May 20th TICKETS
Our CONVERSATION with Griffin Theatre's Founder & Artistic Director William Massolia. LETTERS HOME & GHOSTS OF WAR - The Den Theater April 6th - May 6th. TICKETS
Beckie Menzie and Tom Michael are performing at Davenport’s Cabaret every Saturday in April (7, 14, 21, & 28) at 8 p.m. in A "JIM" of a Show ... Hershey Felder returns to Chicago April 11th through May 15th with “Our Great Tchaikovsky” at Steppenwolf's Upstairs Theatre. Always a great lineup at Winter's Jazz Club. Elaine Dame will be at the Appellation Jazz Brunch on April 8th.
The place to be is Monday Night Live at Petterino's with Denise McGowan Tracy & Beckie Menzie. Make reservations in advance. Spring is just around the bend!
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AROUND & ABOUT
Northlight Theatre THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE through April 22nd
Goodman Theatre AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE through April 15th
Court Theatre GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER through April 15th
Writers Theatre SMART PEOPLE through June 10th
Firebrand - NINE TO FIVE April 7th through May 20th
A Red Orchid 33 TO NOTHING through May 27th
Griffin Theatre Company LETTERS HOME & GHOSTS OF WAR through May 6th
Drury Lane SOUTH PACIFIC through June 17th
Kokandy - GRAND HOTEL April 15th through May 27th
The Second City - e.t.c’s 42nd Revue, Gaslight District opens April 6th | DREAM FREAKS & SHE THE PEOPLE Open Run
Mercury Theater - BUNNY BUNNY: Gilda Radner - A (Sort of) Love Story extended through April 15th COMPANY in VENUS through June 3rd
Chicago Shakespeare Theater - MARY STUART through April 15th
Chicago Shakespeare Theater MACBETH in THE YARD April 25th through June 24th
Porchlight MEMPHIS April 19th through June 3rd
Redtwist's FROST|NIXON April 19th through May 20th
TimeLine TO CATCH A FISH April 25 through July 1
Shattered Globe HOW TO USE A KNIFE April 26th – June 9th at Theater Wit
Lookingglass Theatre – PLANTATION through April 22nd
Raven Theatre - THE GENTLEMAN CALLER through May 27th
Rivendell Theatre Ensemble - THE CAKE April 8th through May 20th
About Face Theatre TIME IS ON OUR SIDE through April 7th
Sideshow Theatre Company YOU FOR ME FOR YOU Victory Gardens through April 8th
The Gift Theatre - World Premiere HANG MAN through April 29th.
Monday Night Live at Petterino's with Denise McGowan Tracy & Beckie Menzie
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