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Chemically Imbalanced Comedy! — Improv and Sketch Comedy Showcase

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 8:00pm (Insult to Injury, Scrapple, 21st Century Men)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 10:30pm (Roboctopus, 96D, Stripper's Picnic)
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Chemically Imbalanced Comedy presents their Comedy Showcase featuring local improv and sketch comedy groups performing on stage with a hilarious stand-up comic as host. A laugh-out-loud great night out!

Topical Improv Show Raucous Caucus: The Lesser of Two Evils at the Annoyance

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 8:30pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 8:30pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The Annoyance Theatre hosts Raucous Caucus: The Lesser of Two Evils. In this unique improvised show, two of the city's best comedians play rival Presidential candidates, campaigning on platform suggested by the audience. Following a show full of mock debates, on-the-spot speeches, and more, the audience votes on the winner, who returns to take on a new challenger at the next week's show.

Dashiell Hamlet: A Stylized Mystery Based on Shakespeare's Tragedy

City Lit Theater (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 3:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Dashiell Hamlet is a film noir-style telling of Shakespeare's tragedy, set in 1945 Los Angeles. Nat Hamill, scion of the family that owns Hollywood's Majestic Studios, returns home from the war to find that his recently deceased father may have been murdered.

The Threepenny Opera — Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's Musical Masterpiece

Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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Steppenwolf Visiting Company The Hypocrites presents The Threepenny Opera, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's tale of notorious bandit and womanizer Macheath. This daring, dark musical about the urban underground features an unforgettable score including "Mack the Knife" and "Pirate Jenny."

Kafka on the Shore, WWII Coming-of-Age Tale at Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 3:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 7:30pm
and 41 more dates.
Full Price: $42.00 - $70.00 Our Price: $21.00 - $35.00*
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Steppenwolf presents the world premiere of Kafka on the Shore, adapted for the stage and directed by Tony Award winner Frank Galati, based on the book by Haruki Murakami. A young boy's coming of age parallels an old man's search for destiny in modern-day Japan, where the borders between everyday reality, dreams and imagination are constantly crossed.

Stimulating Drama Jesus Hopped the A Train from Raven Theatre

Raven East Stage (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 7:00pm (Opening Night)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
and 24 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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Raven Theatre begins its 26th season with the playwright responsible for The Last Days of Judas Escariot and Our Lady of 121st Street. Stephen Adly Guirgis' plays mine his conflicted youth (attending Catholic parochial school in Harlem) to combine spiritual and religious themes with the rough streets of New York.

Irish Ghost Story Anna Livia, Lucky in Her Bridges at Bailiwick

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 3:30pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 7:30pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
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Anna Livia is set in Dublin on the first Bloomsday, June 16, 1904. Ellen is about to lose her beau, James Joyce, to a lump of a girl from Galway. Her brother Des is following his heart toward forbidden love. Barry, their young brother, wants to join the resistance. And a stranger from America seeks illicit companionship under the dark bridges of the Liffey.

Bernarda Alba, A New Musical Based on Federico García Lorca's Play

Heartland Studio Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
and 19 more dates.
Full Price: $22.00 Our Price: $11.00*
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This stirring musical by Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party, Marie Christine), based on Federico García Lorca's 1936 play The House of Bernarda Alba, tells the story of a controlling, newly widowed mother who is challenged by her five rebellious daughters. The show premiered Off-Broadway at Lincoln Center in a production starring Phylicia Rashad and Daphne Rubin-Vega.

Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray in a World-Premiere Adaptation

Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 4:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:30pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $30.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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What would you do if you had the freedom to indulge your every dark desire? A supernatural power grants Dorian Gray eternal youth and beauty. As the years pass and his outward form remains unmarred, his soul wallows in pride and sin, dragging the lives of everyone he touches into the depths of depravity.

Eurydice: A Powerful Retelling of the Myth of Orpheus

The Victory Gardens Biograph Theater (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 3:00pm (Preview)
Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ 7:30pm
and 26 more dates.
Full Price: $30.00 - $48.00 Our Price: $15.00 - $24.00*
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The Victory Gardens Theater presents Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice. Ruhl, the award-winning playwright, wrote this beautiful and startling take on the Greek myth of Orpheus, whose bride Eurydice was condemned to the underworld. The New York Times called Eurydice "weird and wonderful, devastatingly lovely."

Continental Divide: A Double Bill of Plays About Politics

Pegasus Players at O'Rourke Center (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 3:00pm (Mothers Preview)
Monday, Oct. 13 @ 8:00pm (Mothers - Opening)
and 27 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00 Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
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Continental Divide is a timely two-play cycle set against the background of a bitterly fought gubernatorial election. Mothers Against follows the Republican candidate's campaign, while Daughters of the Revolution follows the Democratic candidate's campaign. For anyone transfixed by current party politics and our country's historic presidential face-off, these two plays are a must.

Night Falls - An Evening of Terror and Delight

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 7:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The Annoyance introduces Night Falls, an homage to '60s horror classics like The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. Four scenes culled from the scripts of a never-before-seen television horror show will be presented live on stage.

World Premiere of Odin's Horse from Infamous Commonwealth Theatre

Raven West Stage (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 3:30pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:30pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Arman, a writer blocked by the pressures of unexpected success, follows his girlfriend to the Redwood forests of Northern California. In this isolated landscape, he develops a friendship with an enigmatic treesitter and is soon caught in the struggle between those who make their living cutting timber and those who risk their lives to preserve nature.

Avant-Garde Love Story Dog in a Manger from Red Tape Theater

Red Tape Theater at St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 2:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 7:30pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Lope De Vega's classic piece is reimagined in this original adaptation, set during the Spanish Inquisition. Countess Diana and her servants must navigate social taboos, the heavy hand of the Inquisition and the ever-present question of illusion versus reality in this avant-garde love story.

Amelia Earhart: Jungle Princess: Premiere of Colony from New Colony

National Pastime Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $26.00 Our Price: FREE - $13.00*
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The New Colony presents Amelia Earhart: Jungle Princess. From the award-winning writing/directing team behind the hit Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical Comedy, this new play tells the story of the discovery of famous aviator Amelia Earhart, who is an amnesiac living in the jungle. Earhart struggles with her return to society, causing upheaval among the nation's business and political elite, in this hilarious and thought-provoking fantasy.

Acclaimed Comedy-Drama Men of Tortuga from Profiles Theatre

Profiles Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
and 31 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00 Our Price: $12.50 - $15.00*
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In an undisclosed location, three men scheme with a weapons specialist to eliminate the opposition in Jason Wells' dark comedy of negotiation, conspiracy and assassination. Tom Avery, Jeff Kling and Kit Maxwell are three power-brokers who will stop at nothing to wreck an historic meeting with an elite political enemy. But when Maxwell takes a young idealist under his wing, his long-dormant conscience begins to reawaken.

Horror Play Anna in the Darkness at Dream Theatre

Dream Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 8:30pm
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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Dream Theatre Company presents one of its most terrifying horror shows yet: Anna in the Darkness. Witness a young teacher trapped in her house while the entire town masses to kill her.

Hizzoner: Neil Giuntoli's Acclaimed Show About Mayor Daley

Gorton Center for the Performing Arts (Lake Forest, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $35.00 Our Price: $17.50*
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Neil Giuntoli's long-running hit Hizzoner is a personal look at Chicago's controversial Mayor Richard J. Daley — authoritarian politician, family man and dynasty builder, whose life was inextricably bound to Chicago, the city he loved. Giuntoli calls forth the history of the 60's and 70's while featuring a theatrically intimate look at the man atop Chicago's political machine.

Dark Comedy After Ashley at Stage Left Theatre

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Monday, Oct. 13 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 - $22.00 Our Price: FREE - $11.00*
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The media's hunger for violence, sex and redemption grabbed hold of the tragedy that struck Justin's family when he was only 14 years old. Three years later, he fights back with his only weapon: no-holds-barred wit. But when he discovers the beginnings of love and wisdom, will his battle against the media vultures and amateur celebrities destroy his new-found hope?

Massages, Facials and More from Amber Spa

Amber Spa (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday, Oct. 14 @ Various Times
Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ Various Times
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $75.00 - $160.00 Our Price: $37.50 - $80.00*
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Amber Spa combines a peaceful and beautifully modern environment with a highly trained, friendly staff to offer the most advanced spa services available. Enjoy facials, massages, manicures, pedicures, waxing and body treatments, and more in a tranquil atmosphere with beautiful paintings and stained glass works on display.

"The Best Night of Improv in Chicago" — Four Funny Improv Groups in One Show

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday, Oct. 14 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Oct. 21 @ 8:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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The Annoyance presents "The Best Night of Improv in Chicago" — four fantastically funny groups filled with veterans of the Annoyance, Second City, Steppenwolf and other great theatres. The show includes Fishnuts, Chicagoland, Bad Touch: Unsavory Improv and The Gambino Crew.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago — Kids Learn and Play with LEGOs

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago (Schaumburg, IL)
Tuesday, Oct. 14 @ All Day
Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ All Day
and 16 more dates.
Full Price: $15.95 - $20.15 Our Price: $8.20 - $10.20*
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Bring the family out for an adventure at this giant indoor LEGO world, featuring hands-on LEGO activities and theme park-like attractions. Go on a LEGO factory tour, ride the Dragon Ride, watch the Spellbreaker 4D movie, and build your own LEGO creations, which you can test out on the speed ramp or the earthquake table. Enjoy a bite to eat at the LEGO cafe, shop in the LEGO store and much more.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performs Bruckner's 5th Symphony

Symphony Center (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday, Oct. 14 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $49.00 Our Price: $24.50*
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A renowned Bruckner interpreter, Jaap van Zweden leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the composer's Fifth Symphony. Written during a dark period in his life, the work is considered one of Bruckner's greatest achievements, portraying the struggle against fate and resulting triumph through the art of counterpoint.

Massages & More at Lincoln Park Massage Spa

Lincoln Park Massage Spa (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ Various Times
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ Various Times
and 8 more dates.
Full Price: $85.00 - $190.00 Our Price: $42.50 - $95.00*
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Lincoln Park Massage Spa invites you to a sanctuary in the city, created with your satisfaction in mind. Discover comfort, serenity and balance while you enjoy a Swedish, Deep Tissue or Couple's Massage, or a specialty service such as a Sugar Body Polish.

Cabaret of Desire, Poetry Meets Burlesque Dancing, Puppets and Music

The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $19.00 Our Price: $8.00*
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High art meets low as Blair Thomas and Company give voice to 20th-century poet Federico Garcia Lorca through a cabaret of dancing, amoral ruffians, wooden puppets and a player piano for an evening of highly unique theater. Based on the play/poem "Buster Keaton's Stroll," the production presents a comedy of failures chronicling one man's pursuit of love and affection.

Story of Italian Renaissance Artist Caravaggio: Chiaroscuro (A Study in Shadow)

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:30pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00 Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
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Chiaroscuro (A Study in Shadow) examines the work of Italian Renaissance artist Caravaggio, exploring all of his passions. What happens when a model has too little imagination and an artist has too much?

David Mamet's The Voysey Inheritance from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company

Greenhouse Theater Center (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ 7:30pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 7:30pm
and 14 more dates.
Full Price: $40.00 - $45.00 Our Price: $20.00 - $22.50*
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David Mamet's ruthlessly funny update of Granville-Barker's 1905 play proves that people will do anything to make a buck. When do-gooder Edward Voysey learns of generations of shady dealings within the family business, he is determined to set things right. But the rest of the family is decidedly against his plan.

Phoenix Coyotes vs. Chicago Blackhawks

United Center (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, Oct. 15 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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The NHL's Phoenix Coyotes take on the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. The Blackhawks are led by a duo of young stars; right wing Patrick Kane and center Jonathan Toews finished first and second in last season's Rookie of the Year voting. The Coyotes are coached by the legendary "Great One", Wayne Gretzky.

Tim Walkoe, Winner of ABC's America's Funniest People, at Zanies Vernon Hills

Zanies Comedy Club - Vernon Hills (Vernon Hills, IL)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 Our Price: $11.00*
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The grand prize winner on ABC-TV's America's Funniest People, Tim Walkoe has a fast-paced comedic style combined with improvisation and music. Tim has appeared in a recurring role on Fox TV's Murder in Small Town X as Mayor Emerson Bowden, and is a veteran headliner at more than 100 comedy clubs nationwide, in addition to appearing on HBO, Showtime, A&E and more.

Horror-Master Clive Barker's Frankenstein in Love

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:30pm
and 6 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 Our Price: $9.00*
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A political revolution in a fictional South American country has turned the world upside down and opened the door to a secret laboratory, allowing chaos and monsters to escape. El Coco, the leader of this rebellion, is himself a created monster, with a never-ending desire to be human, overcoming his murderous instincts and unnatural appetites. And nothing, he soon discovers, is more human than finding love.

Yefim Bronfman Plays Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto

Symphony Center (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Tuesday, Oct. 21 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $49.00 - $51.00 Our Price: $24.50 - $25.50*
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The renowned Yefim Bronfman plays one of the crown jewels of the classical piano repertoire: Rachmaninoff's dazzling, difficult Third Piano Concerto. Neeme Järvi conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which will also play Taneyev's Symphony No. 4.

Magic Cabaret: Chicago's Finest Magicians at Greenhouse Theater Center

Greenhouse Theater Center (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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PT Murphy and David Parr host Magic Cabaret at the Greenhouse Theatre Center. A throwback to the days when Chicago was one of the world's major centers of magic, the show features some of Chicago's finest prestidigitators, mentalists, and more.

Gritty and Original Special Import at Annoyance Theatre

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 23 @ 8:00pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Special Import takes place at the neighborhood corner bar, where a cynical, longtime Albany Park resident is working his usual day shift. In walks a young, exuberant advertising copywriter who has recently purchased a condo in the neighborhood. They share stories of the old neighborhood versus the new, while a salty regular intermittently injects his observations from the corner.

Pimprov - Hilarious, Original Improv Comedy

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 10:30pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 10:30pm
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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Chicago's favorite Improv Group is back for a limited run at the Chemically Imbalanced Theater. Hailed by critics and audiences alike, Pimprov is one of the most original and hilarious unscripted shows in town. Yes, it's pimps that improvise. It's that simple.

Wheel of pHortune: A Different Type of Improv at Every Show!

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 11:00pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Wheel of pHortune invites the audience—and fate—to decide the type of improvisation show to be performed each week! A variety of improv "forms" are attached to the Wheel of pHortune. Once an audience member spins the wheel, one of those styles will be selected for the performance.

Tommy's Place: "Sweetly Goofy" Comic Play at Annoyance Theatre

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Annoyance Theatre presents the world premiere of Tommy's Place. Expanded from a successful one-act show at the theater, it's the story of a chance meeting between a neighborhood advocate, a pizza delivery boy and an ex-dock worker at the title apartment. The Chicago Reader described the show as "sweetly goofy".

Filthy Pervert Seeks Same: Bailiwick Presents Racy Australian Comedy

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Bailiwick Repertory Theatre presents Filthy Pervert Seeks Same, a play by Australian playwright Steven Dawson. This racy comedy explores how modern gay men find love and happiness, or at least a real good time, by utilizing technology. The one-liners abound as four actors play a variety of men who share their ideas about sex, real and imagined.

The Glass Menagerie: Shattered Globe Theatre Presents Tenessee Williams Classic

Greenhouse Theater Center (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 12 @ 3:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $30.00 - $35.00 Our Price: $15.00 - $17.50*
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Shattered Globe Theater presents a new production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. The story of poet Tom Wingfield, his shy sister Laura, and her suitor Jim was Williams' first major playwriting success. Director Kevin Hagan's fluid production is based on Williams' own notes for the play.

The Texas Chainsaw Musical: Raucous Stage Parody of Horror Classic

National Pastime Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 11:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 11:00pm
and 4 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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New Millennium Theatre Company presents The Texas Chainsaw Musical, a hilarious musical parody of the cult classic horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. From the team behind the hit Evil Dead: The Musical, the show presents the story of Leatherface, his gruesome relatives, and the unfortunate travellers who visit them, with live musical accompaniment by "The Family Band".

The Flaming Dames: Popular Burlesque Troupe in Hell's Belles

The Spot (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 10:30pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 10:30pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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Celebrate your Halloween season with The Flaming Dames, Chicago's premier concept burlesque troupe. Their latest show at The Spot, Hell's Belles, is a daring and sexy journey through the nine circles of hell.

Side By Side By Sondheim: Musical Revue from Light Opera Works

McGaw YMCA Childcare Center Auditorium (Evanston, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 8:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $39.00 Our Price: $19.50*
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Light Opera Works produces Side By Side By Sondheim, a musical revue featuring songs by Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim. The revue, which had a hit Broadway run itself, features songs from Gypsy, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and more Sondheim classics.

Shakespeare's Comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream at New World Repertory Theater

New World Repertory Theater (Downers Grove, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 7:30pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Shakespeare's delightful comedy takes audiences on a rollicking roll through a forest crawling with wild fairies and mixed-up lovers. Add a crazy love potion and some foolish workmen practicing a play, and it's the perfect recipe for hilarity!

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Modern Take on Shakespeare's Comedy

Cosman Cultural Arts Center (Huntley, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $14.00 Our Price: $7.00*
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GreenRoom Productions presents a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream set in the modern era. It's a light, accessible version of Shakespare's popular comedy about two young couples enmeshed in a feud between the King and Queen of the Fairies.

Beehive, The '60s Musical — The Best Hits of the 1960s

Prairie Lakes Theatre (Des Plaines, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $21.00 Our Price: $10.50*
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Take six wailing women and add one hot band, 43 wigs, 40 costumes, 25 cans of hairspray and more than 40 of the greatest '60s hits, and you get Beehive, The '60s Musical! It's a high-voltage, fast-paced, lighthearted nostalgic look back at the '60s featuring songs made popular by The Chiffons, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Connie Francis, Lesley Gore, Petula Clark and more.

The Legend of Pocahontas from Christian Youth Theater

Timothy Christian School Auditorium (Elmhurst, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 6:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $9.00 - $12.00 Our Price: $4.50 - $6.00*
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The legend of the Algonquin Indians and their princess, Pocahontas, comes to the stage in this original Christian Youth Theater show. Discover the truth behind the myth of Pocahontas' life in this historically accurate portrayal. Performed by students ages 8-18, The Legend of Pocahontas features exciting rhythms, intriguing characters and dynamic songs.

Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament

Medieval Times Schaumburg Castle (Schaumburg, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 4:00pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $43.15 - $62.59 Our Price: $22.08 - $31.80*
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Medieval Times is an exciting, family-friendly dinner attraction inspired by an 11th century feast and tournament. Guests are served a four-course banquet and cheer for one of six knights as they compete in the joust and other tests of skill. Expect lots of jousting, swordsmanship, thrilling hand-to-hand combat, and displays of extraordinary horsemanship as part of an exciting story set in Medieval Spain.

Three Faces of the King - An Elvis Extravaganza

Arcada Theater (St. Charles, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $39.00 Our Price: $19.50*
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Three Faces of the King is an original presentation that highlights the very best of Elvis' career. The three eras include the movie years, the 1968 comeback special and Aloha Elvis. Performers include Shawn Klush (winner of the "World's Greatest Elvis" competition in London), Justin Shandor and Donny Edwards (finalist in ABC's Next Big Thing).

Music of the Baroque Orchestra: Night Music Features Mozart, Haydn, More

Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $45.00 Our Price: $22.50*
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Music of the Baroque Orchestra presents Night Music, a program of works which evoke the night. The program includes Mozart's famous Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Haydn's 8th Symphony, plus works by Handel, Purcell, Mendelssohn and Britten. Guests include tenor William Burden.

The Fear Haunted House at Navy Pier

The Fear Haunted House (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 6:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 6:00pm-11:00pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.50*
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Navy Pier's Fear Haunted House is open this Halloween season. The Captain has traveled the globe, gathering the most terrifying creatures in the world; see them in this terrifying haunted house adventure.

In the Curious Hold of the Demeter: Count Orlock at Sea

Studio Theater (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 7:30pm
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 7:30pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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The Incurable Theater combines puppetry, masks, live actors, shadowplay, and projections into a unique production inspired by F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent film Nosferatu. The darkly comic tale depicts the struggles of Count Orlock as he travels by sea, stowed away on the Russian schooner, "The Demeter."

pHrenzy - Dazzling Improv with Audience Participation

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 12:30am (Friday night/Saturday morning)
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 12:30am (Friday night/Saturday morning)
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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Now in its sixth season, pHrenzy is the original pH show to dazzle audiences. The premise is simple and fun: eight players start the show and one by one they will be voted out by a series of arbitrary rules and audience votes. At the end of the show only one player will be left standing as the ultimate pHrenzy champion and will take home the pHrenzy tropHy.

Interactive, Improvised Musical pHamily The Musical

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 11:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 11:00pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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pH Music Director Mike Descoteaux has taken long-running highly-interactive improv show pHamily, and transformed it into a fully improvised musical spectacular! pHamily the Musical is a one-act play built with audience suggestions. You create an entire family and influence the events during a year in their lives. The players will ask you questions, show you flashbacks, and burst into song! A hilarious, interactive experience unlike any other.

This Is NOT Just A Bellydance Class! - Bellydance Your Bun-Bun Off Six-Week Class

Sankofa Cultural Arts Business Center (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ Noon
Full Price: $100.00 Our Price: $50.00*
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Have a good time while exercising and you'll feel new and improved. Receive all-over toning in the "Bellydance Your Bun-Bun Off" series. This six-week class will include a package of complimentary green tea to help speed your weight loss, reduce your tummy and fight fatigue. Get ready to feel like yourself — but better, lighter and more energetic.

This Is NOT Just A Bellydance Class - "Bellydance Your Bun-Bun Off" 6 Week Series

Big City Swing (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 10:00am
Full Price: $100.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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Have a good time while exercising and you'll feel new and improved. Receive all-over toning in the "Bellydance Your Bun-Bun Off" series. This six-week class will include a package of complimentary green tea to help speed your weight loss, reduce your tummy and fight fatigue. Get ready to feel like yourself — but better, lighter and more energetic.

Splatter Theatre: The Annoyance Revives Horror Film Parody

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Oct. 18 @ 10:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 10:00pm
and 2 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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The Annoyance revives their first ever production, Splatter Theatre, in a special Halloween season engagement. A gleefully gory parody of the slasher film genre, it's one of the long-running comedy theatre company's most popular shows.

Graphic and Edgy Adult Improv Show pHrenzy pHucked

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Oct. 19 @ 12:30am (Saturday night/Sunday morning)
Sunday, Oct. 26 @ 12:30am (Saturday night/Sunday morning)
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $10.00 Our Price: $5.00*
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pHrenzy pHucked is a completely improvised competition where the audience decides the outcome by voting players out one by one. It's improv with a dark twist: no holds barred and nothing taboo, it's not for the faint of heart or easily offended. The show's crazy host will take the audience through the most brutally honest and graphic improv they can handle!

Comedian Larry "Uncle Lar" Reeb at Zanies Vernon Hills

Zanies Comedy Club - Vernon Hills (Vernon Hills, IL)
Thursday, Oct. 23 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $23.00 Our Price: $11.50*
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Zanies presents comedian Larry "Uncle Lar" Reeb, whose skewed character and sardonic wisecracks have made him one of the Midwest's top headliners. Recently named Comedian of the Year at the Chicago Music Awards, Uncle Lar is a regular on radio's Bob and Tom show, and has appeared on HBO, Showtime, and Sirius and XM Radio.

Charlotte's Web, A Play for Kids, by Kids

Huntley High School Performing Arts Center (Huntley, IL)
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 6:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $9.00 - $12.00 Our Price: $4.50 - $6.00*
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This magical tale of friendship between a humble pig and a selfless spider comes alive in a vibrant and colorful way. Based on one of the bestselling children's books of all time, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web is an inspirational story of hope, sacrifice, redemption and friendship.

New Kids on the Block at Allstate Arena

Allstate Arena (Rosemont, IL)
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $90.00 Our Price: SOLD OUT*
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New Kids on the Block play Allstate Arena. The boy band which scored hits in the late '80s and early '90s with albums like Hangin' Tough and Step By Step is back. This reunion features all five original band members: Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, and Jordan and Jonathan Knight.

DateandDash's Gay Men Singles Speed-Dating Party in Chicago

Noble Tree (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 5:30pm
Full Price: $35.00 Our Price: $17.50*
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Meet other singles for mini-dates in a relaxed, no-pressure atmosphere at this speed dating party for gay men. Enjoy a free wine tasting and drink specials as you engage in a series of fun conversations. With DateandDash, you can chat with a large pool of people, choose your favorites and see if they choose you.

Kenny "The Real Kramer" Performs Live at the Arcada Theater

Arcada Theater (St. Charles, IL)
Saturday, Oct. 25 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $29.00 Our Price: $14.50*
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Kenny Kramer was Larry David's across-the-hall neighbor and the inspiration for the character Cosmo Kramer, played by Michael Richards. Kenny's live show will tell the story behind the stories as he divulges the real life inspiration for the hit show Seinfeld.

Patti Vasquez, "Chicago's Latin Diva of Comedy", at Zanies Vernon Hills

Zanies Comedy Club - Vernon Hills (Vernon Hills, IL)
Thursday, Oct. 30 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 31 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $23.00 Our Price: $11.50*
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Few comedians working today have the charm and charisma of Patti Vasquez, "Chicago's Latin Diva of Comedy". She delivers comedy with a heart, sharing stories about growing up in an Irish-Mexican-American family. Bill Maher describes her as "the funniest woman in comedy since Carol Burnett."

You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown - Live Theater for the Whole Family

Prairie Lakes Theatre (Des Plaines, IL)
Friday, Oct. 31 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ 6:00pm
and 6 more dates.
Full Price: $9.00 - $12.00 Our Price: $4.50 - $6.00*
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Join the talented young performers of Christian Youth Theater for a year in the life of Charlie Brown as he searches for "Happiness." This bright and sunny show is packed with upbeat songs, funny comics and the creative genius of Charles M. Schultz. All your favorite Peanuts characters are here: Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, Woodstock and the entire gang.

New Musical Tomorrow Morning from Greenhouse Theater Center

Greenhouse Theater Center (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Oct. 31 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ 5:00pm (Preview)
and 29 more dates.
Full Price: $25.00 - $34.50 Our Price: $12.50 - $17.25*
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The events of two momentous evenings happen in the same space. As twenty-somethings John and Kat prepare themselves on the eve of their wedding, an older couple — Jack and Catherine — are on the brink of the end of their marriage. As Jack and Catherine look back and John and Kat look forward, it becomes evident that all is not what it first seemed.

Unscripted - Short Form & Long Form Improv Shows

Cosman Cultural Arts Center (Huntley, IL)
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Dec. 6 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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Unscripted is 90 minutes of totally spontaneous comedy in the style of Whose Line is it Anyway? A fully improvised, fully interactive show, Unscripted takes audience suggestions and true-life audience stories and turns them into hilarious theatre pieces right before your eyes! Competing improv teams, improvised songs and audience members onstage are just a few of the things you'll find in this show.

GreenRoom Productions Presents The Improvised Musical

Cosman Cultural Arts Center (Huntley, IL)
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, Dec. 6 @ 9:00pm
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: $6.00*
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GreenRoom Productions presents The Improvised Musical. At every show, a team of improvisors creates a 90-minute, two-act musical based on audience suggestions. From the live band accompaniment to the plot, lyrics, and choreography, everything is made up on the spot.

Musical The Adventures of Captain Marbles and His Acting Squad: Episode 1

The Storefront Theater (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ 11:00am
Sunday, Nov. 2 @ Noon
and 12 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
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The Marble Squad (an astronaut, a ballerina, a witch and other friends) loves to act and dance and sing. The squad is led by a captain who's always losing his fuzzy red marbles. Watch them take on the challenge of staging Romeo and Juliet — with hilarious results! Episode 1 features surprise celebrity cameos and award-winning composer Alaric "Rokko" Jans at the piano.

Lily Tomlin: Legendary Comedian at Rosemont Theatre

Rosemont Theatre (Rosemont, IL)
Saturday, Nov. 1 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $37.50 Our Price: $18.75*
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Lily Tomlin performs at the Rosemont Theatre. One of the most famous women in comedy, Tomlin's many awards include six Emmys, two Tonys, a Grammy, and the 2003 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

This Is NOT Just A Bellydance Class - "Bellydance Your Bun-Bun Off" 6 Week Series

Haiku Spa (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, Nov. 6 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $100.00 Our Price: $50.00*
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Have a good time while exercising and you'll fee new and improved. Receive all-over toning in the "Bellydance Your Bun-Bun Off" series. This class will include a package of complimentary green tea to help speed your weight loss, reduce your tummy and fight fatigue. Get ready to feel like yourself — but better, lighter and more energetic.

Phoenix Suns vs. Chicago Bulls at the United Center

United Center (Chicago, IL)
Friday, Nov. 7 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $40.00 - $60.00 Our Price: $20.00 - $40.00*
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The Chicago Bulls host the Phoenix Suns at the United Center. A perennial playoff contender, the exciting Suns feature such stars as Steve Nash, Shaquille O'Neal, and Amare Stoudamire; the Bulls welcome no. 1 draft pick Derrick Rose to a backcourt which already features Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich, and Larry Hughes.

Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, A Youth Production

Christian Arts Auditorium (Zion, IL)
Friday, Nov. 7 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 8 @ 6:00pm
and 5 more dates.
Full Price: $9.00 - $12.00 Our Price: $4.50 - $6.00*
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Follow the four Pevinsie children, Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter, through the wardrobe into a magical land where animals talk, winter is eternal and an evil White Witch holds the kingdom in her grip. Through their journey the children meet Aslan, the great lion who brings hope and redemption to the land of Narnia.

Party of One, A Clown-Style Adventure at Chicago DCA Theater

Studio Theater (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Nov. 8 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, Nov. 9 @ 3:00pm
and 9 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: $10.00*
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Journey through the psyche of Captain Melisande Blue in Noel Williams' award-winning Pochinko clown and Bouffon-style show. Packed and ready to go, Mel and her baggage find themselves at a train station exiled for "loving a little too much." Her divine ride features a feisty turnstile, dinner dates with luggage, and a two-and-a-half-foot mini version of "Gone with the Wind."

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago Bulls at the United Center

United Center (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Nov. 8 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $46.00 - $70.00 Our Price: $26.00 - $50.00*
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LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers come to the United Center to take on Luol Deng, Derrick Rose, and the Chicago Bulls. The Central Division rivals made a blockbuster trade midway through last season, dealing Drew Gooden and Larry Hughes to Chicago for Ben Wallace and Joe Smith.