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Events on May 29th For Chicago, IL 60603

Massages & More at Lincoln Park Massage Spa

Lincoln Park Massage Spa (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 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)
Thursday, May. 29 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

Comedian and Bestselling Author Greg Behrendt at the Chicago Improv of Schaumburg

Chicago Improv of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $22.00 - $27.00   Our Price: $11.00 - $13.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Comedian Greg Behrendt is author of the bestseller He's Just Not That Into You, which he developed from working as a consultant on HBO's "Sex and the City." He is currently hosting "The Greg Behrendt Show" for Sony Pictures Television, featuring his signature humor and relationship advice.  Learn More

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

Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $48.00 - $68.00   Our Price: $24.00 - $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)
Thursday, May. 29 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

Speech and Debate - The Fiercely Funny Off-Broadway Hit

American Theater Company (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 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

British Drama A Taste of Honey from Shattered Globe Theatre

Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $27.00 - $35.00   Our Price: $13.50 - $17.50*
Rated: 3.3 stars
Set in 1950s Manchester, England, this poignant and comic play tells the story of Jo, a shy adolescent chafing against the constraints of her working-class life and the demands of her selfish, irresponsible mother, Helen.  Learn More

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

Raven East Stage (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 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)
Thursday, May. 29 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

Academy Award-Winner Olympia Dukakis Directs Botanic Garden

Piccolo Theatre (Evanston, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $30.00   Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated: 3.8 stars
Directed by Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis, Botanic Garden is the story of Kate, who faces the daunting and often humorous prospect of her first date since the death of her husband, Jake. Memories her marriage force Kate to take a stark look at her present and the choices she must make as she embarks upon the next chapter of her life.  Learn More

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

Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 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

The Prisoner's Dilemma: Theatre Mir Presents Epic Drama About War at Raven West Stage

Raven West Stage (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $20.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $12.50*
Rated: 3.2 stars
Two sides battle for the fate of a country in this epic drama from award-winning playwright David Edgar (Pentecost, Nicholas Nickelby) about peace, war and negotiation. A bloody conflict on Europe's eastern border is escalating at an alarming rate, while every urgent effort is made to resolve ethnic and religious differences, and to end the conflict.  Learn More

Korean American Family Grapples with the American Dream in Durango

Silk Road Theatre Project (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $18.00 - $32.00   Our Price: $9.00 - $16.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Silk Road Theatre Project presents the Midwest premiere of Julia Cho's drama Durango. Old memories, secrets and unhealed wounds break open on a Korean American family's road trip to Durango, Colorado.  Learn More

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

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $45.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $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

Boys & Girls: Two plays presented by Theatre Seven and the DCA

Studio Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $10.00 - $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
Rated: 2.7 stars
Enjoy two dark comedies presented by Theatre Seven of Chicago and the DCA. Daniel MacIvor's Never Swim Alone blows the lid off modern masculinity as it examines the lives of two lifelong friends, chained together by one tragic childhood day at the beach. In The Shallow End, playwright Wendy MacLeod follows four teenage girls through the twists and turns of friendship over the course of one summer.  Learn More

Summer Surf Comedy The Perfect Wave from Annoyance Productions

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: No ratings yet
Kip Hardburn is the gnarliest surfer in the town of Ondo Perfecto. He and his bros are amped for another fun summer until real estate magnate France Germany plans to buy the beach and turn their surf spot into condos. Now, Kip and the gang's only chance to have their beach back is to win the local surf competition and buy the beach themselves!  Learn More

Award-Winning Play The First Breeze of Summer from Court Theatre

Court Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $32.00 - $38.00   Our Price: $10.00 - $19.00*
Rated: 3.1 stars
Playwright Leslie Lee's rarely-seen drama reveals a turbulent time in three generations of an African-American family. One hot June weekend, the family matriarch reflects on the lessons of her own youth and the three lost love affairs that shaped her life and her family while the conflict between her two teenage grandsons and their father comes to a head.  Learn More

Chicago Dramatists Present 10 Virgins, a Magical Mix of Live Action and Puppetry

Chicago Dramatists (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $22.00 - $28.00   Our Price: $11.00 - $14.00*
Rated: 2.5 stars
Ten girls live alone in Wabansia swamp, depending on each other for protection and strength. But what lies outside of the mist-shrouded bog? When the oldest of the group goes searching for answers, she comes face-to-face with her family's past, as well as the mysterious witch who haunts the swamps. Fantasy, folklore and reality blend together as the truth is revealed, lying in wait under the soft, wet peat of the marsh.  Learn More

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, with Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

Symphony Center (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $50.00   Our Price: $25.00*
Rated: 3.0 stars
Veteran conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a concert highlighted by Dvorak's Symphony No. 8, a musical depiction of rural life which is one of the conductor's most beloved works. The program also includes Charles Ives' New England Holidays.  Learn More

Collaboraction's 8th Annual Sketchbook Festival: 14 Short Plays

Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm (Program A)
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00   Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated: 2.3 stars
Featuring 14 world-premiere short plays written by a combination of emerging and established playwrights, Collaboraction's annual Sketchbook Festival has grown into one of Chicago's most electrifying annual events during its eight-year history. This year, the roster of playwrights includes such critically acclaimed authors as Academy Award nominee Jose Rivera, Sean Graney, Greg Allen, Emily Schwartz and Itamar Moses. See full event description for lineup.  Learn More

Dark Comedy Sweet Confinement from SiNNERMAN Ensemble

Side Project Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $18.00   Our Price: $9.00*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Sweet Confinement is an energetic, violent, hilarious and heartbreaking journey of five twenty-something friends. This fiercely dark comedy doesn't let the audience off the hook as extreme circumstances make a bathroom the setting for an unexpected reunion. Old wounds are torn open and healed again, individuals are tested and alliances are stretched to their limits.  Learn More

'Til The Fat Lady Sings: Satirical Comedy from Citadel Theatre Company

Victory Gardens Greenhouse Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $15.00 - $75.00   Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated: 2.3 stars
Citadel Theatre Company's wildly popular production of 'Til the Fat Lady Sings is extending its run. This dark, witty comedy by award-winning playwright Scott McPherson (Marvin's Room) is the story of Pat and her son Sean, who are descended upon by well-meaning but clueless loved ones who arrive to offer help and advice during the funeral of a family member.  Learn More

Tallgrass Gothic — A Modern-Day Adaptation of The Changeling

City Lit Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 7:30pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
Rated: 2.2 stars
Set in the rural, stark and beautiful Americana of the Great Plains, this drama is a loose adaptation of the sensual and brutal Jacobean tragedy The Changeling. The rules of this isolated small town make reason seem impossible, stifling freedom of expression and offering no escape for the six young friends trapped there.  Learn More

On the Verge: Northwestern University Produces Absurd Time-Travel Comedy

Ethel M. Barber Theater (Evanston, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 2.2 stars
Northwestern University presents Eric Overmyer's amusing romp On the Verge. The play follows three Victorian lady explorers as they travel forward in time to 1950s America. With wit, charm and intelligence as their weapons of choice, these ladies share tales of their past adventures.  Learn More

Family Secrets Revealed in Drama Psalms of a Questionable Nature

Live Bait Theater (Chicago, IL)
Thursday, May. 29 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Full Price: $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
In their family's basement, sisters Greta and Moo discover the truth about their dead parents' twisted schemes. When a lethal secret is uncovered, they realize they just may not make it out of the basement alive.  Learn More

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