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Events on July 12th For Chicago, IL 60603

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

Piper's Alley (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 7:00pm
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

Chemically Imbalanced Comedy! — Improv and Sketch Comedy Showcase

Chemically Imbalanced Theater (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 10:30pm (Cyclops Baby, Little Ricky, Insult to Injury)
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

pHrenzy - Dazzling Improv with Audience Participation

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 12:30am (Friday night/Saturday morning)
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 1.0 stars
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.  Learn More

Massages, Facials and More from Amber Spa

Amber Spa (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ Various Times
Full Price: $75.00 - $160.00   Our Price: $37.50 - $80.00*
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

Hot Saturday Nights: Late Night Tit-Bits & Skinprov

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 10:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $20.00   Our Price: FREE - $10.00*
Rated: 2.6 stars
Annoyance Productions dives into the heat of Saturday night by doing the only sensible thing — getting undressed. With a double-bill Saturday night the theatre gets racy, debuting the Burlesque-cum-Improv shows "Late Night Tit-Bits" (featuring seven stimulating ladies), and "Skinprov" (featuring six shirtless men). The only thing more sparse than the clothing will be the paper-thin plots.  Learn More

Comedian Rocky LaPorte (Italian Kings of Comedy) at the Improv

Chicago Improv of Schaumburg (Schaumburg, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 7:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 9:15pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $19.00   Our Price: $7.50 - $9.50*
Rated: 3.8 stars
Rocky LaPorte, a favorite comedian of Goldstar Events' members for his deadpan blue collar humor, headlines at the Schaumburg Improv. One of the Italian Kings of Comedy, LaPorte was an interstate truck driver and a Golden Gloves boxer before getting into comedy. He's appeared on Cheers, Comic Strip Live, Caroline's Comedy Hour and Evening at The Improv.  Learn More

Live Comedy at Jokes & Notes

Jokes & Notes Comedy Club (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 10:30pm (David Arnold)
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

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

Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 3:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 12 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

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

Raven East Stage (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $25.00   Our Price: FREE - $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)
Saturday, Jul. 12 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

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

Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 4:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
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

Summer Surf Comedy The Perfect Wave from Annoyance Productions

Annoyance Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00   Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
Rated: 1.5 stars
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

Swing I: Learn Swing Dancing in 4 Classes at Big City Swing

Big City Swing (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 1:00pm (plus same time 7/19, 7/26, 8/2)
Full Price: $60.00   Our Price: $30.00*
Rated: 3.5 stars
Dance like the stars! Jump, jive and wail the night away after you've learned the basics of swing dancing—undoubtedly the hippest, most fun dance out there. The instructors of this four-class series have the talent, experience and sense of humor to make swing dancing accessible to everyone—even the true beginner. Enjoy the music, dance with confidence and amaze your friends!  Learn More

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

Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 3:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 12 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

Edgy Dark Comedy Rusty Pipe at The Cornservatory Theatre

The Cornservatory (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
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

Shakespeare's Romantic Comedy Much Ado About Nothing at Oak Park Festival Theatre

Oak Park Festival Theatre (Oak Park, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $15.00 - $27.00   Our Price: $7.50 - $13.50*
Rated: 3.2 stars
A classic comedy about two couples, Much Ado About Nothing has a bit of everything: romance, humor, treachery and "a showdown between the sexes." Can Beatrice and Benedick's friends trick them into love? This show will be performed outdoors and in period costume.  Learn More

"Heartfelt" Comedy Rag and Bone from Rubicon Theatre Project

Profiles Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
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

Funk It Up About Nothin': Hip-Hop Adaptation of Shakespeare's Comedy

Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Upstairs Theater (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 9:30pm
Full Price: $25.00 - $30.00   Our Price: $12.50 - $15.00*
Rated: 3.8 stars
Chicago Shakespeare Theater welcomes the Q Brothers' production of Funk It Up About Nothin'. A hip-hop adaptation of the Bard's classic Much Ado About Nothing featuring six MCs and one DJ, from the team that produced the acclaimed The Bomb-itty of Errors. See it before it heads for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  Learn More

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

Stage Left Theatre (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 11:00pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: No ratings yet
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.  Learn More

Gender-Bending Satire Lesbians Who Kill at Bailiwick Art Center

Bailiwick Art Center (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 7:00pm
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)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 8:00pm
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

Beloved Musical Willy Wonka from Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Chicago Shakespeare Theater - Courtyard Theater (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 11:00am
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 7:00pm
Full Price: $18.00 - $23.00   Our Price: $9.00 - $11.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre presents Willy Wonka, the stage version of Roald Dahl's beloved novel. It's the story of young Charlie Bucket, who wins the chance to tour eccentric candy magnate Willy Wonka's fantastic factory. Based on the 1971 film, this show features such popular songs as "The Candyman" and "Pure Imagination."  Learn More

Family Comedy Relatively Close by the Author of Beau Jest

The Victory Gardens Biograph Theater (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 8:30pm
Full Price: $37.00 - $45.00   Our Price: $18.50 - $22.50*
Rated: 1.6 stars
James Sherman, author of Victory Gardens' favorites Beau Jest, From Door To Door and Affluenza!, finds the fun in dysfunction in his newest family comedy about three sisters who return to their old family vacation home on the shore of Lake Michigan.  Learn More

Happy Anniversary, Angel! Love, Gino: An Interactive Dinner Theatre Comedy

Days Inn Lincoln Park - North (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 5:30pm
Full Price: $35.00   Our Price: $17.50*
Rated: No ratings yet
Gino is throwing an Anniversary Bash for his beautiful wife Angel - and you're invited to party. Help the happy couple celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary as they renew their vows at the zaniest party ever. Enjoy a delicious dinner, take a bite of the anniversary wedding cake, dance to a live DJ, and interact with the Guests of Honor and their crazy but lovable relatives and friends.  Learn More

George M. Cohan Songs in New Rags-to-Riches Musical The Bowery Boys

Hal and Martha Hyer-Wallis Theater (Evanston, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 2:00pm
Full Price: $25.00   Our Price: $12.50*
Rated: 3.7 stars
Northwestern University's world-premiere workshop production of David H. Bell's musical The Bowery Boys is a lyrical tale of homeless youth in the Bowery section of 19th-century New York in search of the American dream. The show is loosely based on the "rags-to-riches" works of American author Horatio Alger Jr. and the songs of George M. Cohan.  Learn More

Shameless Shamuses: Factory Theater's Slapstick Detective Comedy

Prop Thtr (Chicago, IL)
Saturday, Jul. 12 2008 @ 10:30pm
Full Price: $10.00   Our Price: $5.00*
Rated: 3.8 stars
Factory Theatre presents Ernie Deak's Shameless Shamuses, a wacky comedy about Duck, Dodge, and Hyde, three incompetent detectives thrown into a bizarre case. Part Marx Brothers, part Three Stooges, this high-energy slapstick romp takes its cues from classic vaudeville comedy.  Learn More

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