Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days
Tag: The Annoyance
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Jimmy Carrane is back after 18 years with World’s Greatest Dad(?)
He never got the big breaks, but the 1990s improv and solo stalwart has figured some things out.
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Here are 19 shows to get you into the holiday spirit
Christmas trains, elves, bingo, showgirls, and many, many carols, plus the Quranic perspective and Hanukkah goblins.
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Ben Hollis looks back on his pre-Wild Chicago days in Sex, Booze and Candy Bars
Although the songs are out of tune, his absurdist, irreverent humor is still intact.
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Thirteen holiday shows that will delight (or disgust or bore or just entertain) you
Hell in a Handbag’s 20th annual production of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer is among the yuletide highlights.
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A Dickens Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, and nine more new stage shows
A clever mashup of fact and fiction and a “radio show” version of the holiday classic are among this week’s best bets.
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Open House Chicago, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Annoyance Theatre’s 30th anniversary party, Robot Riot at Emporium Arcade Bar, and more happenings from October 13-15
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Hair, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and six more new stage shows to see now
“The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical” and the unhinged Albee classic are among this week’s best bets.
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Brave Like Them, The Bricklayers of Oz, and ten more new stage shows for the dog days
A “queer as f**k riot grrrl musical” and Chicago Dance Crash’s latest story-length hip-hop showcase are among this week’s best bets.
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The Amish Project, Hitch*cocktails, and seven more new stage shows to see now
A one-woman show about a terrible tragedy and an improvised thriller performed under the influence are among this week’s best bets.
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The School for Lies, At the Table, and seven more new stage shows to see now
A spritely update of the Molière classic and a revival of Broken Nose Theatre’s hit are among this week’s best bets.
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Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies, Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers . . . , and nine more new stage shows
A one-woman show to buckle up for and an intimate, retro revue are among this week’s best bets.
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Born Yesterday, The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz, and seven more new theater and comedy reviews
A classic from Remy Bumppo and a revival from the House Theatre of Chicago are among this week’s best bets.
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American Hwangap, Matt Damon Improv, and 12 more stage and comedy shows to see now
A Korean-American family drama and an all-female Annoyance troupe are among this week’s best bets.
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Seven theater and comedy shows for the spooky season
From Dracula to the Demon Barber of Fleet Street’s . . . brother