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Events on May 9th For Chicago, IL 60603

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

Piper's Alley (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $60.00 - $70.00   Our Price: $30.00 - $35.00*
Rated: 2.9 stars
Come see acclaimed Chicago theater mainstay Tony n' Tina's Wedding as it celebrates 12 years on stage! Be a guest at this hysterical satirical Italian-American wedding, and 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

Supernatural Chicago, An Interactive Journey Through Chicago's Paranormal Past

Excalibur Nightclub (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
Now in its fifth straight year! Experience Chicago's paranormal past for yourself through stories, psychic magic, and audience participation in this acclaimed one-man show. Neil Tobin, Necromancer, stars in Supernatural Chicago at one of Chicago's most haunted locations. Find out why Metromix calls the show a "Best Bet" and Chicago Tribune's Red Eye calls it "a perennial hot ticket."  Learn More

Chemically Imbalanced Comedy! — Improv and Sketch Comedy Showcase

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 10:30pm (Hippo Horsey Donkey Monkey, Kate, Cornwallis )
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 2.7 stars
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!  Learn More

Massages & More at Lincoln Park Massage Spa

Lincoln Park Massage Spa (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $95.00 - $190.00   Our Price: $47.50 - $95.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
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.  Learn More

Massages, Facials and More from Amber Spa

Amber Spa (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $75.00 - $150.00   Our Price: $37.50 - $75.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
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.  Learn More

Bodyslam! The Rise and Fall of CAWC - A Comedy about Wrestling

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.8 stars
Bodyslam! The Rise and Fall of CAWC follows the journey of Rufus and Preston Dreamwater through the flamboyant world of Professional Wrestling. With characters like Baron Hittem Von Smashem, "Horny" Rick Powers, Moonshine Misty Morgan and Man Sized Baby, as well as original songs, crazy costumes and an actual ring in the theatre, Bodyslam! offers a comedic theatrical experience unlike any other.  Learn More

Bear Force One - A Gay Parody of the Film Air Force One

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.2 stars
After a series of unexpected assassinations, Secretary of Agriculture Buck Marshall finds himself the first gay "bear" President of the United States. Like his chest, the world he steps into is quite hairy. All Buck wants to do is escape to Key West with his "First Cub," daughter India-China, and his newly assembled queer cabinet. But as he boards "Air Force One" for some R & R, his enemies have plans of their own!  Learn More

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

Raven West Stage (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:30pm
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

Judy in Disguise with Glasses, a One-Woman Comedy Show

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
Chemically Imbalanced Comedy presents Angie McMahon's Judy in Disguise with Glasses. The character Judy McClure has been performed as part of CIC's Christmas shows for several years, but in 2007 McMahon used some of her written material to be part of CIC's Comedy Festival Snubfest. She now brings the revamped show to CIC for a limited engagement.  Learn More

Speed Dating with DateandDash at the Loft

The Loft (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $32.00   Our Price: $16.00*
Here's your chance to meet that elusive someone you've always known is out there, but haven't managed to bump into yet. Speed-dating lets you skip the hit-or-miss first date experience. With DateandDash, you'll meet a large pool of people, choose your favorites, and see if they choose you! This evening at the Loft also features great drink specials!  Learn More

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

Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $55.00 - $68.00   Our Price: $27.50 - $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)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
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

Burlesque Revue The Flaming Dames in Vegas Baby

The Spot (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 10:30pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.0 stars
The Flaming Dames, Chicago's most frequently running burlesque revue, are back and raising the stakes once more with their latest revue, The Flaming Dames in Vegas Baby. This time around the ladies are paying homage to everything glitzy, glamorous and sexy about Las Vegas. Returning once again to Uptown's The Spot, the dames are ready to entice with brand new strip-tastic dances and two hot new hosts.  Learn More

Speech and Debate - The Fiercely Funny Off-Broadway Hit

American Theater Company (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00 - $35.00   Our Price: $15.00 - $17.50*
Rated: 3.4 stars
This quick-witted and timely comedy tells the story of three misfits who team up to expose their teacher's online secrets while forming their high school's first Speech and Debate club. Speech and Debate is the hysterical yet touching tale of three teens' quest for fame and free speech.  Learn More

Picked Up: Six New TV Pilots — Audience Picks the Winner

The Neo-Futurarium (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm (Too Much)
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 3.2 stars
The Neo-Futurists present Picked Up: a series of six television pilots simply begging to be picked up by corporate network America. One new pilot will be acted out on stage each week, and the audience will decide which show gets "picked up." See full event description for show schedule.  Learn More

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Plays Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4

Symphony Center (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $42.00 - $50.00   Our Price: $21.00 - $25.00*
Rated: 3.4 stars
Written in Stalinist Russia, Dmitri Shostakovich's brilliant Fourth Symphony wasn't performed until twenty-five years after its completion; it's now regarded as among its composer's greatest works. Conductor Bernard Haitink, known for his skills interpreting Shostakovich leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Also on the bill: Haydn's Symphony No. 101, "The Clock".  Learn More

Omniscience: Dystopian Thriller at Stage Left Theatre

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: 2.4 stars
In a dystopian future, Channel One employee Warren struggles to finish editing a war documentary shot by his partner, who disappeared while filming in the battle zone. Under constant pressure from government surveillance, Warren might be cracking up... or is he coming to see the truth of his world? Stage Left Theatre presents the US premiere of Canadian playwright Tim Carlson's Omniscience.  Learn More

Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor at the Raven Theatre

Raven East Stage (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
Rated: 3.2 stars
The Raven Theatre presents Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Based loosely on Simon's early career, when he worked for Sid Caesar's legendary Your Show of Shows alongside Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Woody Allen, the play tells the story of Max Prince, star of a '50s variety show, and the outrageous antics of his team of writers.  Learn More

Golda's Balcony: Broadway's Longest-Running One-Woman Play

Pegasus Players at O'Rourke Center (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
William Gibson's one-woman tour de force, Golda's Balcony, examines the history of Israel through the eyes of one of the 20th century's most remarkable world leaders, Golda Meir. The show was the longest-running one-woman show in Broadway history. Actress Janet Ulrich Brooks plays the title role; Pegasus Players' Artistic Director, Alex Levy, directs.  Learn More

Neil Simon's Fools at Saint Sebastian Players Theatre

Saint Sebastian Players Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: 2.8 stars
Saint Sebastian Players present Fools, Neil Simon's comedy about the Ukranian village of Kulyenchikov, which is cursed with stupidity. Dr. Zubritsky and his wife hire a teacher from outside the village for their lovely daughter. When the teacher falls in love with his pupil, he vows to break the town's curse; hilarity ensues.  Learn More

Hilarious Satire Urinetown, the Musical from Big Noise Theatre

Prairie Lakes Theatre (Des Plaines, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $21.00   Our Price: $10.50*
Rated: 3.4 stars
One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, the Tony award-winning Urinetown is a tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution. Set in a future where water is scarce and the government enforces a ban on private toilets, one hero rises up and leads the people to fight for their basic rights.  Learn More

Another Piece of Cake: A Comedy About Life in the "Last Lane"

Citadel Theatre Company (Lake Forest, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
Rated: 4.0 stars
On her 80th birthday, Great Aunt Clara decides she has no more use for secrets. Fueled by cake and bourbon, Clara and her friends soon divulge the true story of their lives. Nothing is held back as the women reveal the passions, loves, rivalries and felonies that constitute a life well-lived.  Learn More

William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors Set in the Golden Age of Film

Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $44.00 - $70.00   Our Price: $22.00 - $35.00*
Rated: 3.6 stars
It's the Bard's zaniest comedy...like you've never seen it before! Shakespeare is transported to the golden age of film as an eccentric group of stage and screen actors gather on the set of Shepperton Studios in the midst of the London blitz to film The Comedy of Errors.  Learn More

Open Door Rep Presents The Oldest Profession

Hatch Auditorium (Oak Park, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $18.00   Our Price: $7.50 - $9.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
As Ronald Reagan enters the White House, five aging practitioners of the oldest profession are faced with a diminishing clientele, increased competition for their niche market and aching joints. The Oldest Profession focuses on the 50+ years of friendship these ladies share. It provides the framework to talk the issues both in their lives and society.  Learn More

Lewis and Clark Reach the Euphrates — A Historical Adventure with a Twist

National Pastime Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: $10.00*
Rated: 2.5 stars
This bitingly funny commentary about America's hubris in domestic and foreign policy follows the cleverly imagined, two-century journey of explorers Lewis and Clark from the Louisiana Purchase to the Spanish-American, Vietnam and Iraq wars. Along the way they meet a variety of "characters," including Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Sacagawea, Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld.  Learn More

Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson Adapted for the Stage, at City Lit Theater

City Lit Theater (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: 2.9 stars
Pudd'nhead Wilson tells the story of Roxana, a woman whose ancestry is 1/16 African. Even one drop of African blood designates her by law as black and holds her in slavery. To save her son (by a white father, and hence of 1/32 African ancestry) from the same fate, she switches him in the cradle with a legally white baby.  Learn More

The Mark of Zorro: New Version of Classic Adventure Story at Lifeline Theatre

Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Friday, May. 9 2008 @ 7:30pm (Preview)
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: 3.6 stars
Zorro can best any swordsman, outride any horseman, but if he is to save the young daughter of a noble family from ruin, he must also inspire the privileged young caballeros to join him in his fight against corruption. Filled with Latino music, dance and sword-fighting thrills, this new play is a more faithful adaptation of author Johnston McCulley's novel than any version previously seen.  Learn More

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