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Cupid Has a Heart On: A Musical Guide to Relationships

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Lakeview
$20
Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave

Named “Best Sketch Comedy Group” by the Chicago Reader, “must-see” by Time Out Chicago, and feted as “full of wit and zest” by the Chicago Tribune. The show has been running 10 years.

The Silent Language

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
West Loop
$25
2010 W. Fulton St.

The Silent Language, a U.S. premiere, by Serbian playwright Miodrag Stanisavljevic, translated by Zoran Paunovic, is a highly musical and darkly comedic fairy tale. Written in the 1981, The Silent Language is an adaptation of an old Serbian folk...

Sex A.K.A. Wieners and Boobs

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Wrigleyville
Chemically Imbalanced Theater, 1422 W Irving Park

Fight Girl Battle World

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Lakeview
$25
1229 W. Belmont Ave

From the team that brought you Soul Samurai, comes a new chapter of interspace anarchy from Qui Nguyen, Fight Girl Battle World. Set in a futuristic universe where humanity is nearly non-existent, Fight Girl revolves around E-V (Sheila O’Connor...

Collected Stories

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Lincoln Park
$10-49
Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.

Collected Stories chronicles the relationship between two female writers: Ruth Steiner (Carmen Roman), a celebrated New York author with a dry wit and a distinguished career and her bright-eyed young protégé, Lisa Morrison (American Blues Theater...

Pal Joey

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Lakeview
$39
Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave

The regular run schedule is Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Pal Joey, the O’Hara, Rodgers & Hart masterpiece introduced the world to the first anti-hero to propel a musical and features one of the...

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg’s “Rodin” at the Auditorium Theatre

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Loop
$30 - $90
Auditorium Theatre, 50 E Congress Pkwy

Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m.

Visionary choreographer Boris Eifman’s full-length ballets combine dramatic stagecraft, exquisite technique and powerful dramatic interpretation....

Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg’s “Rodin” at the Auditorium Theatre

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Loop
$30 - $90
Auditorium Theatre, 50 E Congress Pkwy

Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m.

Visionary choreographer Boris Eifman’s full-length ballets combine dramatic stagecraft, exquisite technique and powerful dramatic interpretation....

The Electric Baby

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Edgewater/Uptown
$30
5779 N. Ridge

The play runs Thursdays and Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

In this thrilling new drama, a tragic car accident brings a group of fractured souls into the presence of a baby that glows with an unearthly light. Magic and...

Zoo-ologie

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 8:00pm
Lincoln Park
$115; VIP $150
Lincoln Park Zoo, 2200 Cannon Dr

Established in 2011, the Auxiliary Board of Lincoln Park Zoo’s signature fundraiser quickly became one of Chicago’s most popular charity fundraising events. Initially a 650-person party, Zoo-ologie now attracts over 1,000 guests to the upscale...

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