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Events on April 13th For Chicago, IL 60603

Dinner and a Show: Tony n' Tina's Wedding

Piper's Alley (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 5:00pm
Full Price: $60.00 - $70.00   Our Price: $30.00 - $35.00*
Rated: 2.9 stars
Come see the acclaimed Chicago theater mainstay Tony n' Tina's Wedding as it celebrates 15 years on stage. Be a guest at this hysterical satirical Italian-American wedding, where you won't just see a show—you'll be a part of it! Tony n' Tina's Wedding includes a pre-wedding cocktail cash bar, a ceremony full of mishaps and madcap comedy, and an evening of dinner, music and dancing.  Learn More

Powerful & Personal Sunday Nights in the Cabaret with Deep Schwa

ImprovOlympic Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $12.00   Our Price: $6.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Deep Schwa, IO's longest-running team is stronger than ever! Fast-paced, frenetic, hilarious and heartfelt, Deep Schwa is powerful and personal.  Learn More

Bad Review: Improv Comedy Show Based On Theatre Reviews

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 2.6 stars
Bad Review is a hilarious improv show in which performers take the worst theatre review from the Chicago Reader and improvise the play they believe the reviewer would rather have seen. The troupe has performed Bad Review across the continent, and it now finds a home at the Chemically Imbalanced Theatre.  Learn More

Live Comedy at Jokes & Notes

Jokes & Notes Comedy Club (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.6 stars
Jokes & Notes Comedy Club presents an evening of hilarious stand-up comedy. A great line-up of comics is scheduled to appear, including headliners from across the Midwest and beyond.  Learn More

Italian Farce Lust, Lies and Marriage from Piccolo Theatre

Piccolo Theatre (Evanston, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $12.50 - $25.00   Our Price: $6.25 - $12.50*
Rated: 3.1 stars
Dottore tells his daughter she'll be marrying Lelio when all she wants to do is marry the handsome Orazio. A foreign woman named Celia falls in love with the same Orazio while another gentleman named Odoardo falls in love with her. What's a servant or two to do but dress up in disguise and help lovestruck masters figure the whole mess out?  Learn More

The House Of Yes: Will Act For Food Presents Heartbreaking Dark Comedy at the Cornservatory

The Cornservatory (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 5:00pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: 2.9 stars
The House of Yes is a viciously witty yet surprisingly heartbreaking dark comedy about a wealthy East Coast family. During one hurricane-riddled Thanksgiving, four family members and one guest will explore the depths of love, lust, obsession and denial. Everyone has their secrets, but just how explosive are they?  Learn More

M. Butterfly from Bohemian Theatre Ensemble

Heartland Studio Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.2 stars
David Henry Hwang's Tony Award-winning M. Butterfly is one of the most celebrated of recent American plays, and the first by an Asian-American to win universal acclaim. Based on a true story that stunned the world, M. Butterfly is the tale of Rene Gallimard, held captive by the French government, and his memories of a love affair with Song Liling, a beautiful Chinese diva who turned out to be a spy for the Chinese government.  Learn More

Bilingual Mystery The Blue House from Adventure Stage Chicago

Vittum Theater (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $17.00   Our Price: FREE - $8.50*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Told in English and Spanish, this world premiere play centers around 13-year-old Maricela, who lives in a vibrant Chicago neighborhood with a rich and sad history. Haunting dreams of strangers from another time lead Maricela to an abandoned lot where the mysterious Blue House once stood. Can she uncover the house's dark secret and set the souls of its ghostly inhabitants free?  Learn More

The Beastly Bombing — L.A.'s Cult Theatre Hit Comes to Chicago

Trap Door Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $12.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Framed by the plot mechanisms and charming music of a 19th-century Gilbert and Sullivan-esque comic operetta, The Beastly Bombing is a romance about white supremacists and Al Qaeda terrorists plotting to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge. The show's controversial but hilarious take on modern politics, fundamentalism and the war on terror has produced a touchstone event, leading to debate about which issues comedy can address in our polarized society.  Learn More

Smart, Quirky Award-Winning Play Underneath the Lintel at City Lit Theater

City Lit Theater (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $18.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: 3.1 stars
Underneath the Lintel is the story of a librarian who is searching the world to find the person who returned a book to his library 113 years overdue. The play won the Los Angeles Ovation Award for Best Play and Back Stage West's Garland Award for Best Play, and was one of TimeOut New York's Ten Best Plays during its Off-Broadway run.  Learn More

Sizzling Swordplay in Los Desaparecidos (The Vanished) from Babes With Blades

Raven West Stage (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 3:30pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Set in 16th-century Spain, Los Desaparecidos (The Vanished) explores the impact of family ties, societal pressures, and unexpected love on the lives of two sisters: Diana Garcia Diaz and Isabel Garcia Reyes de la Barrera. Expect clandestine trysts, plots and counterplots, blackmail—and lots of swordplay!  Learn More

Carousel: "Best Musical of the Twentieth Century" (Time Magazine) at Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $32.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $19.00*
Rated: 3.3 stars
This Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece reinvented musical theatre in its day with its lush score and seamless integration of song, story, and dance. Now the piece Time Magazine named the "best musical of the twentieth century" will soar to new heights in Court Theatre's intimate space. Set in a small New England town, the story of an impulsive, brash carnival barker and his bride spans heaven and earth in its exploration of love, human frailty, and redemption.  Learn More

Ceres: Factory Theater Presents Tense Drama About Insurance Industry

Prop Thtr (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 2.2 stars
Set against the backdrop of Chicago's Financial District and one broker's surreal subconscious, Heather Tyler's Ceres takes us into the lions' den of hot-shot investment insurance brokers, sneaking a glimpse into the dubious actions of clandestine Unit 57 and its Board of Directors.  Learn More

Off-Broadway Musical Hit A Man of No Importance from Bailiwick Rep

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 3:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $35.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $17.50*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Celebrate Oscar Wilde, the streets of Dublin and the joys of making live theatre with A Man of No Importance, the musical treasure written by the team that found much success with their Award-Winning musical classic Ragtime. This compelling story by playwright Terrence McNally brims with passion, humor and sexual awakenings, coupled with a gorgeous score filled with Irish-inspired music.  Learn More

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

Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 3:00pm
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 7:30pm
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

Midwest Premiere of Neil LaBute's Acclaimed Play In A Dark Dark House

Profiles Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00   Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
On the grounds of a private psychiatric facility, two brothers find themselves brought face-to-face with each other's involvement in their traumatic past. In Neil LaBute's powerful new play, these siblings must struggle to come to grips with their troubled legacy, both inside and outside their dark family home.  Learn More

Noel Coward's "Spirited Comedy" Blithe Spirit

Historic Pleasant Home (Oak Park, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 4:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $27.00   Our Price: $7.50 - $13.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Oak Park Festival Theatre presents Noel Coward's witty drawing-room farce Blithe Spirit. Charles is a novelist who, while doing research on the supernatural, mistakenly brings back the spirit of his first wife, Elvira. His second wife, Ruth, is appalled. This odd threesome becomes entangled in a comedic web of love, jealousy and attempted murder.  Learn More

Chicago a cappella Presents Voces Latinas at Music Institute of Chicago

Music Institute of Chicago (Evanston, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $28.00   Our Price: $14.00*
Rated: 2.0 stars
The acclaimed vocal ensemble Chicago a cappella presents the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Cuban-American composer Tania León at the group's season finale, Voces Latinas. The concert will include colorful and rhythmic works from Mexico, South America, Cuba, Spain and Portugal, including music by Pablo Casals, Astor Piazzolla, and Jorge Córdoba.  Learn More

NBA Basketball: Orlando Magic at Chicago Bulls

United Center (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 6:00pm
Full Price: $40.00 - $120.00   Our Price: $20.00 - $60.00*
Rated: 3.3 stars
The Chicago Bulls host the Orlando Magic at the United Center. Led by powerful center Dwight Howard and small forward Hedo Turkoglu, a Most Improved Player candidate, the Magic are one of the Eastern Conference's top teams.  Learn More

Lavell Crawford (Last Comic Standing, Laffapalooza, Comedy Central) at Schaumburg Improv

Chicago Improv of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $22.00   Our Price: $11.00*
Rated: 3.8 stars
Rotund funnyman Lavell Crawford is quickly climbing the comedic ranks and becoming one rising comedy star to watch. From his numerous television appearances and on stage performances, audiences are becoming increasingly familiar with Lavell's giant-sized talent.  Learn More

Northshore Concert Band Spring Concert at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall (Evanston, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: No ratings yet
The Northshore Concert Band, one of the largest and most respected symphonic bands in the nation, will perform its spring concert, featuring acclaimed horn soloists Bill Barnewitz and Gail Williams. The program includes Jack Stamp's dazzling Gavorkna Fanfare, a tone poem by Mark Camphouse in honor of Rosa Parks, a delightful partita by Franz Krommer and Frank Ticheli's jazzy and rhythmic Blue Shades.  Learn More

Critically Acclaimed Heartfelt Drama The Trip To Bountiful at the Goodman Theatre

Goodman Theatre - The Albert (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $45.00 - $60.00   Our Price: $22.50 - $30.00*
Rated: 2.8 stars
Horton Foote's play tells the story of Carrie Watts, an elderly woman who flees the stifling confinement of the city apartment she shares with her son and daughter-in-law to revisit her hometown in the low farmland of the Texas coast. Actor/director Harris Yulin re-creates his off-Broadway triumph, featuring a luminous performance by Obie Award-winner Lois Smith.  Learn More

Dreamlandia, a Crisp, Comic Adventure from Teatro Vista

Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater (Chicago, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 - $35.00   Our Price: FREE - $17.50*
Rated: 1.6 stars
Crisp and comic, Dreamlandia is where dreams and reality collide for a family living on the US/Mexico border as they deal with NAFTA, narcotics and illegal immigration. Epic, inventive and full of "street-cred," this vibrant play is witness to a clear and potent political voice.  Learn More

Toys in the Attic, Lillian Hellman's Powerful Southern Family Drama

Lund Auditorium (River Forest, IL)
Sunday, Apr. 13 2008 @ 3:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: No ratings yet
Set in a steamy, insular New Orleans right after the Great Depression, Lillian Hellman's play follows two spinster sisters who are on the cusp of middle age. They've repeatedly sacrificed their dreams to rescue their troubled brother, whose sudden return as a wealthy man throws their long-established balance of power into chaos.  Learn More

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