Theater Events
OPENING SEPT. 18
WHAT: “ANIMAL CRACKERS”
WHEN: Friday through Oct. 25
WHERE: Goodman Theatre in the Albert, 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago
ABOUT: A celebrated sculpture goes missing from Mrs. Rittenhouse’s fancy house party. Based on the original Marx Brothers Broadway hit and film classic.
SCHEDULE: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
TICKETS: $25-$76
INFO: 312-443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org
WHAT: “TREASURE ISLAND”
WHEN: Friday through Nov. 1
WHERE: Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago
ABOUT: By Robert Louis Stevenson. A treasure map discovered in a dead pirate’s sea chest leads young Jim Hawkins on an expedition across the ocean to recover a fortune in plundered gold.
SCHEDULE: Previews: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18; 8 p.m. Sept. 19; 4 p.m. Sept. 20; opens 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21. Performance schedule: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 4 & 8 p.m. Saturdays, 4 p.m. Sundays.
TICKETS: $30 adults, $25 seniors, $15 students with ID. Preview tickets: $20.
INFO: 773-761-4477 or www.lifelinetheatre.com
THEATER CALENDAR
Kane County
“THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO”: through Oct. 17, Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Steel Beam Children’s Theatre presentation. Story of the woodcarver Geppetto whose puppet Pinocchio has many adventures and turns into a real boy. Schedule: 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays; 3 p.m. Oct. 3, 10 & 17. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 children 16 and younger at 630-587-8521 or www.steelbeamtheatre.com.
BALLET FOLKLORICO, 7 p.m. Sept. 26, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Nationally-recognized dance troupe from Aurora featuring more than 50 dancers. Tickets: $23.50 adults, $16.50 children at 630-896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
“CHILDREN OF EDEN”: through Sept. 20, Blizzard Theatre at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Fox Valley Theatre Company will present the stories of Adam and Eve and Noah through Stephen Schwartz’ acclaimed musical. Schedule: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18; 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19; 3 p.m. Sept. 20. Tickets: $10 adults, $8 seniors, students at 847-622-0300 or www.elgin.edu/community.aspx?id=2220.
“MARRIED ALIVE!”: through Oct. 31, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles. A love and marriage musical by Noble Fool Theatricals. The show is best suited for adults. Schedule: 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 5 & 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $28 Thursday & Friday, $39 Saturday & Sunday. Dinner show packages available. Tickets and information: 630-584-6342 or www.noblefool.org.
MOSAICO HISPANICO: Celebrating Hispanic Music and Dance, 8 p.m. Sept. 19, Ramsey Auditorium in Wilson Hall of Fermilab, Kirk Road at Pine Street, Batavia. Celebrate HIspanic Heritage month with Las Guitarras de España, Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago and Mannix Martinez & His Band. Tickets: $22 adults, $11 ages 18 and younger at 630-840-2787 or www.fnal.gov/culture.
“OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS”: through Sept. 20, Kimball Street Theatre at Elgin Academy’s Harold Rider Center, 350 Park St., Elgin. Elgin Theatre Company presentation. Nick, an Italian-American guy, finds the perfect job but to get it he must leave his grandparents. They try one scheme after another to keep him at home. Schedule: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and youth at 847-741-0532 or www.elgin-theatre.org.
“WORKING”: through Oct. 18, Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. A musical celebration of the extraordinary lives of ordinary Americans based on the book by Chicago’s Studs Terkel. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $25 adults, $23 seniors and students, $22 groups of 10 or more at 630-587-8521 or www.steelbeamtheatre.com.
Regional
LEHRERDANCE, 8 p.m. Sept. 26, Genesee Theatre, 203 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. An inspiring and innovative contemporary dance company based in Buffalo, New York. Tickets: $20-$36 at 800-982-2787; all Ticketmaster outlets or www.ticketmaster.com.
Chicago
“BILLY BISHOP GOES GO WAR”: Sept. 24 through Oct. 3, Kevin Lahvic Studio in the Flat Iron Arts Building, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago. By John Gray with Eric Peterson. Presented by Cap-a-pe Productions. An unlikely champion, Billy Bishop, stumbles his way into the Royal Canadian Flying Corps and unexpectedly becomes its most decorated officer. Schedule: 8 p.m. Sept. 24-26, Oct. 1, 3 (no performance Oct. 2). Tickets: $20 at 630-606-5375 or eatsky1@gmail.com.
“JERSEY BOYS”: through Jan. 10, LaSalle Bank Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St., Chicago. Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, a group of blue-collar boys who became one of the biggest American pop music sensations. Schedule: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 & 8 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. The final block of tickets for the Nov. 24 through Jan. 10 performances now on sale. Tickets: $30-$110 at 800-745-3000; all Ticketmaster outlets or www.ticketmaster.com.
