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January 16, 2010 (One Night Only!)
This special performance will feature some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City’s fifty year history. The Second City is truly a Chicago landmark and a national treasure.
February 3 – February 13
Based on Cervantes’ Don Quixote, this stirring and brilliant musical tells how one man can make a difference if his convictions are pure
and courage great. One of the great classic American musicals.
Wizard of Oz March 17 – March 21
This classic MGM musical adventure fantasy
is a cherished favorite of young and old!
Follow the enchanting tale of
12-year old farm girl Dorothy who lives
on a Kansas farm with her Aunt Em and
Uncle Henry, but dreams of a better place
“somewhere over the rainbow.”
May 5 – May 15
by Anton Chekhov (published in 1899). A tragicomedy masterpiece of thwarted desire. A family estate is brought to the brink of ruin following the arrival of an ailing professor and his exquisitely beautifulwife.
July 10-July 31
“The musical play, complete with
down home country humor, true
emotion and even some audience
participation, includes many of
Patsy' unforgettable hits such as
Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams
and Walking After Midnight…27
unforgettable songs.” American Theatre Magazine
The Knuffle Bunny A Cautionary Musical
October 15, 2010 (One Night Only!)
Kennedy Center On Tour
With music by three-time Emmy-nominated
composer Michael Silversher and multiple
Emmy and Caldecott Award-winning
author/illustrator Mo Willem.
January 12
ONE NIGHT ONLY! The Second City Touring Company has been bringing laughter and joy to packed houses all over North America for over forty five years. Funny and fast-paced, The Second City is ideal entertainment for audiences young and old. The Second City is always topical, highly interactive and sure to delight audiences.
Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged
Feb. 16 - Mar. 9
A LOCAL’S FAVORITE AND BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
"This irreverent deconstruction of Shakespeare’s work makes a dilly of poor Willy. A fantasia of zany energy that throws together Monty Python-ish drag and Mel Brook-ish anything-for-a-laugh gags." - Michael Musto, New York Daily News
"Fresh, energetic and funny. A wild and silly frolic." - Pia Lindstrom, W N B C-T V
Mar. 26 - Mar. 30
Based on Disney's most popular movie which contains a number of classic songs, including "Bare Necessities" and "I Wan'na Be Like You".
Only six performances!
The Fourth Nail
(World Premiere)
by Bob Berky
Apr. 24 - May 10
The Fourth Nail is a rich, dark comedic satire set in the year 1099, the year European Crusaders overran and sacked the holy city of Jerusalem, killing Arabs, Jews and Christians alike and thereby establishing the first Christian Kingdom in Palestine. Though the setting is ancient, the desires, human aspirations and greed are universally contemporary, the parallels with the conflicts and frictions of the present day Middle East palpable.
by Ted Swindley
Jul. 8 - Jul. 13
Always...Patsy Cline is based on the true story of Patsy Cline's friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger. The play focuses on the fateful evening at Houston's Esquire Ballroom when Seger hears of Cline's death in a plane crash. Seger supplies a narrative while Cline floats in and out of the set singing tunes that made her famous - Anytime, Walkin' After Midnight, She's Got You, Sweet Dreams, and Crazy - to name a few.
The show combines humor, sadness and reality.
