Memorial Day is the unofficial start to the summer, which makes it the perfect time to start filling your days ahead with fun. Fun can get expensive though, which is why from May 22-27 Read More
May 222013
May 102013
Spoon River Anthology is a series of poems written by Edgar Lee Masters about life in a small American town a century ago. It has been turned into a play produced by the Provision Theater. The show runs Read More
Goldstar’s Summer Preview offers discount tickets on summer fun
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Apr 242013
Goldstar has a few great ideas for fun things to do this summer, when and if it ever arrives. They’ve pulled together some of the must-do, blockbuster events of the sunny season to help Read More
Saint Sebastian Players put on Measure for Measure at good prices
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Apr 192013
Apr 182013
It was a book, and then a movie, and now a musical that may very well be heading to Broadway. Big Fish, the story of a man trying to unravel the myths of his father’s life. The pre-Broadway Read More
Discount admission to pH Comedy Theater
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Apr 172013
The pH Theater are the folks behind the annual Zombie Pub Crawl. Their bread-and-butter is a series of improv comedy shows. Some are free, like the Read More
Cheap theatre: The Neo-Futurists
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Apr 102013
The Neo-Futurists operate from a theatre space at Ashland and Foster in Andersonville, and they put on two types of shows. The first is their ongoing improv-based showcase, “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind”, in which the performers Read More
Discount tickets to Manic Pixie Dreamland at the Annoyance Theatre
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Apr 052013
Several years ago, the lovely and talented Nathan Rabin coined the term Manic Pixie Dream Girl for the stock movie character who enters the life of a lonely man and sets him on an adventure. It’s now a Read More
What? You haven’t seen Million Dollar Quartet yet?
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Mar 282013
Million Dollar Quartet is a great show. It is a fabulous story of jealousy, business deals gone wrong, and strong personalities told with incredible music. If you have not seen it yet, you should. If you have seen it before, Read More
Mar 272013
Every spring, high schools all over Chicagoland put on musical and theatrical performances. They are a great source of cheap entertainment, with many advantages: Tickets aren’t very expensive The performers are enthusiastic and thrilled to have an audience Read More
Blithe Spirit opens March 22 at Piccolo Theatre, discount tickets available
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Mar 222013
Blithe Spirit is a Noel Coward comedy about a seance gone bad. Hijinks ensue! The play opens on March 22 at Piccolo Theatre in Evanston, and discount tickets are available. Piccolo Theatre 600 Main Street Evanston Read More
Mar 212013
Barnum is a new musical that tells the story of Phineas Taylor Barnum, the circus impresario. The show includes music, acrobatics, and a lot of fun. It opens on March 27, and half-price tickets are available. The Mercury Read More