If you’ve been putting off making New Year’s Eve plans because funds are short, don’t worry. You don’t have to spend a fortune to celebrate the end of 2009. Although, sadly, big municipal celebrations have fallen victim to the economy this year, there are still plenty of low-cost options for Dec. 31. Here are 21 [...]
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Charles Ludlam’s most famous campy comedy, “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” gets a first-rate revival at Court Theatre in Hyde Park under the direction of Sean Graney. The play exhibits two of this straitened season’s theatrical themes, the “comfort-theater,” sure-thing revival, and the limited cast. But you don’t get more for your money than with [...] The early show is already sold out, bubelehs, so sign up quick so you shouldn’t miss the late show: Don Byron: The Music of Mickey Katz at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Theater in Streeterville. Tickets are $20. A great African-American jazz musician channeling one of the finest Yiddish [...] I’ve noted before that hard times evoke nostalgia in theater directors, but George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s “You Can’t Take It With You” needs no such impetus to be worth a revival. Although this 1937 Pulitzer Prize winner certainly shows its origins in the Great Depression, “You Can’t Take It With You” is one [...] During hard times, people seek the warmth of the well-known, the solace of childhood memory. In dining, that means comfort food (perhaps explaining local food media’s recent burger fixation. The stage equivalent — comfort theater, if you will — arises in low-risk revivals and shows that look back at happier days. So, the Goodman Theatre [...] Chicago’s landmark comedy troupe, The Second City, is gearing up celebrate its 50th anniversary this December with the launch of a new commemorative Web site featuring historic photos, videos and more. Evolving from the Compass Players, a cabaret revue show started by University of Chicago theater students, The Second City premiered in an Old [...] Wilco’s Oct. 18 hometown show at UIC Pavilion is already sold out, and tickets for the 19th are going fast, but at press time there were seats left for front man Jeff Tweedy’s solo performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, in Edgewater. A benefit for Emanuel Congregation, the concert takes place at the temple. [...] |
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