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Events on July 27th For Highland Park, IL 60035

Graphic and Edgy Adult Improv Show pHrenzy pHucked

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 12:30am (Saturday night/Sunday morning)
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 2.3 stars
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!  Learn More

"The Lovemaster" Craig Shoemaker at Chicago Improv

Chicago Improv of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $19.00 - $23.00   Our Price: $9.50 - $11.50*
Rated: 3.9 stars
Craig Shoemaker, named Comedian of the Year by the American Comedy Awards, headlines at the world-famous Improv. Shoemaker's material spans everything from married life to being a new father to his former status as the "Lovemaster." One of the country's most popular touring comics, Shoemaker has appeared in more than 100 TV shows, including HBO's Comic Relief, The Showtime All Stars and The Hollywood Squares.  Learn More

Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical Comedy at Annoyance Theatre

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.1 stars
Annoyance Theatre brings back their hit show Love is Dead: A NecRomantic Musical Comedy for a limited run. The darkly comic story of Orin, an introverted mortician who falls in love with a living woman for the first time, filled houses for six months in its initial appearance, garnering rave reviews; the theatre is bringing it back to prepare for its upcoming run at the New York International Fringe Festival.  Learn More

Dead Man's Cell Phone, A Quirky Comic Adventure at Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $40.00 - $68.00   Our Price: FREE - $34.00*
Rated: 2.4 stars
Jean is sleepwalking through her life until she answers a dead man's cell phone. It turns out to be a wake-up call that sends her on a date with the dead man's brother, a drinking binge with his wife, and a mysterious rendezvous with his mistress—leading Jean to rediscover herself.  Learn More

The Hunchback of Notre Dame with a Bold New Musical Score at Bailiwick Rep

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 3:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $45.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $22.50*
Rated: 3.6 stars
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame tells of the love triangle between a gypsy, Esmeralda; a priest, Frollo; and a deformed bell-ringer, Quasimodo. With book, music and lyrics by rock legend Dennis DeYoung ("Lady," "Come Sail Away," "Mr. Roboto"), this classic story is told in a bold new adaptation.  Learn More

Neil Simon's Plaza Suite at Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater

Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: 3.4 stars
One of Neil Simon's most popular and celebrated plays, Plaza Suite details the misadventures of three very different couples as they face crucial moments in their respective lives—all in the same hotel room at the world-famous Plaza Hotel. Plaza Suite showcases Simon at his best: witty, clever and relentlessly funny.  Learn More

Michael McKean in Superior Donuts by 2008 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, at Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 3:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $40.00 - $68.00   Our Price: FREE - $34.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Michael McKean (This is Spinal Tap, Laverne and Shirley) stars in Superior Donuts, a provocative new comedy by 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts. Arthur (McKean) owns a decrepit donut shop in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to change the shop for the better. Set in one of Chicago's most diverse communities, this world-premiere highlights the redemptive power of friendship.  Learn More

The Flaming Dames: Popular Burlesque Troupe Sings Cabaret Songs in Torch

The Spot (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
It's a change of pace for the Flaming Dames, Chicago's beloved burlesque troupe, as their new show Torch substitutes singing for dancing. No clothing will be removed, but the Dames' singing talents will be revealed as they perform classic torch songs.  Learn More

Edgy Dark Comedy Rusty Pipe at The Cornservatory Theatre

The Cornservatory (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
Rated: 2.6 stars
In this biting world-premiere dark comedy, two men await the purchase of a mysterious "world-changing" item for their bosses. When they eventually encounter their sellers, all hell breaks loose. Secret identities are exposed, powers violently shift and the magic of a little "rusty pipe" is revealed, leading to a bloody, disastrous conclusion.  Learn More

"Heartfelt" Comedy Rag and Bone from Rubicon Theatre Project

Profiles Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 2.4 stars
What happens when one man receives the heart of another? Two brothers, Jeff and George, run The Ladder Store—which is actually a front for their black-market business of buying and selling hearts. This heartfelt (excuse the pun) comedy is about the limits of feeling, and the consequences of either feeling nothing or too much.  Learn More

The Merchant of Venice: Shakespeare's Gripping Comedy

Heartland Studio Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
Bohemian Theatre Ensemble presents a production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. This comedy offers one of Shakespeare's most complex and gripping plots, focusing on a wealthy merchant who owes money to an unscrupulous moneylender, and on the courtship of the beautiful and clever Portia.  Learn More

Gender-Bending Satire Lesbians Who Kill at Bailiwick Art Center

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00   Our Price: $7.50 - $12.50*
Rated: 2.0 stars
Lesbians Who Kill is a satirical gender-bending look at what might motivate women—lesbians in particular—to become killers. Through musical numbers, parody and memorable movie moments, this imaginative, unconventional play aggressively explores anger, s*xism and violent impulses.  Learn More

Factory Theater Presents: Ren Faire! — A Renaissance Faire Meets A Wild West Show

Prop Thtr (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
What happens when a Renaissance Faire gets into a turf war with the Wild West show across the interstate? Well, if you think things got dicey between The Sharks and The Jets, you can't imagine what happens when knights square off against cowboys in this swashbuckling shoot-'em-up featuring music, mayhem and much more.  Learn More

Classic Tragedy Medea, Reimagined by Dream Theatre Company

Dream Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.00*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Jeremy Menekseoglu's Medea is a visceral reimagining of the classic tragedy that turns its focus to the children's psychological trauma caused by divorce and abandonment. A chorus of wayward girls converges on a torn family. A wife clings to the passion of her past while neglecting her offspring. A man's rage cannot be tempered by the virgin's kindness and logic. Will a wife temper her madness long enough to get a husband's love to return?  Learn More

Dangerous Beauty: World Premiere of Musical About Renaissance Courtesan/Poet

Ethel M. Barber Theater (Evanston, IL)
Sunday, Jul. 27 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Northwestern University is proud to host the world premiere of Dangerous Beauty, a musical which tells the tumultuous tale of Veronica Franco, a notorious courtesan and poet of 16th century Venice. Featuring a score that combines the best of classical and pop styles, it's based on playwright Jeannine Dominy's screenplay for the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.  Learn More

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