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	Chicago's Best Improv Spots It’s well known that Chicago is one of the best cities around the globe for improv comedy. With so many choices and options it can be a bit overwhelming for visitors and locals to really know where...
	The Book Of Mormon, Volume II: Chicago Run extended 14 weeks LoopThe Book Of Mormon is sold out through March 3, but it was just announced that it's been extended for 14 weeks. The popular show will now run through September 8 and tickets will be available for...
	How To Get Tickets To The Book Of Mormon LoopHere's a good one for you: the guys from South Park write a Broadway musical. It wins a gazilion Tonys and sells out across the country.Funny, right? Except it's true! The Book Of Mormon is a runaway...
	Inventor of the Klingon Language at "A Klingon Christmas Carol" Edgewater/UptownIf you're a Trekkie or a fan of Big Bang Theory, then you know that Klingon is an actual, functional language. Commedia Beauregard has taken the Dickens' classic holiday tale "A Chrismtas Carol" and...
	Comet and Cupid and Donner and...Gandalf? LakeviewIf you've ever thought "Lord of the Rings is hilarious!", Octavarius wants to prove you right. The improv comedy troupe is finishing their 2012 season with a parody of the trilogy. Frodo is a...
	The House Theatre of Chicago Presents The Nutcracker Bucktown \| Wicker ParkI was invited to see The House Theatre of Chicago’s production of The Nutcracker on November 18. I was told that his was not the Joffrey Ballet production, which made me more interested in attending...
	Chicago Slam Works: Have You Ever Put Your Life to Poetry? Edgewater/Uptown Have you ever wondered how it would read if someone put your life to poetry? Pretty awesome idea right? Okay I can't take credit. It's a concept for a show created by the creative group Chicago Slam...
	Sullivan & Son Comedy Tour Old Town“Sullivan & Son” is a formal name for a stand-up comedy show, and since not one of the comedians involved – Steve Byrne, Owen Benjamin, Ahmed Ahmed, and Roy Wood Jr. – had anything resembling “...
	Zanies Comedy Club Celebrates Grand Opening in Rosemont RosemontGet your laugh on at the new Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont! Their grand opening celebration was last Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony along with free admission to their shows on July 6 and 7...
	Oh to Change the World River WestChicago Dramatists does it again. The final offering of their 2011/2012 season is an amazing work by resident playwright Andrew Hinderaker. The plot can be summed up as such: John Chapman has big,...