Theater Events
OPENING OCT. 2
WHAT: “BREAKING LEGS”
WHEN: Friday through Oct. 24
WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock
ABOUT: A Woodstock Musical Theatre Company comedy presentation. The story takes place in an Italian restaurant owned by a successful mobster and managed by his beautiful daughter. Her former college professor arrives to ask for money to produce his new play.
SCHEDULE: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays
TICKETS: $23 adults, $20 seniors and students
INFO: www.woodstockoperahouse.com
WHAT: “MUSIC 101”
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday
WHERE: St. John’s Lutheran Church & School Activity Center, 300 Jefferson St., Algonquin
ABOUT: New Horizons is in need of a music teacher – enter Miss Moselle. Her goal for the school year is to help all students gain a respect of, and interest in, music.
TICKETS: $15 a person.
INFO: 847-767-3705
WHAT: “THE WOMAN IN BLACK – A GHOST PLAY”:
WHEN: Friday through Oct. 11
WHERE: Memorial Hall Civic Theatre, 10308 Main St., Richmond
ABOUT: Stephen Mallatratt adaptation presented by the Riverview Theatre Company. Gothic horror story focuses on a middle-aged solicitor who is looking to exorcise his demons. Not intended for young children.
SCHEDULE: 8 p.m. Oct. 2-3, 9-10; 7 p.m. Oct. 4 & 11
TICKETS: $10 adults, $8 seniors and students. Group discount available.
INFO: www.riverviewtheatre.org
OPENING OCT. 3
WHAT: “FDR”
WHEN: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Visual & Performing Arts Center at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin
ABOUT: By Dore Schary. A one-man performance starring Ed Asner. See and hear Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s fireside chats and more.
TICKETS: $41, $45
INFO: www.elgin.edu/arts
THEATER CALENDAR
McHenry County
“INTO THE WOODS”: 1 p.m. Oct. 3-4, First Congregational Church of Huntley, Main and Grove streets, Huntley. By Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Outdoor performance by the First Congregational Church Players. Audience members invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets or a picnic lunch. Refreshments. Everyone is invited. Tickets: $10 at the door. Information: 847-669-3691.
“INTO THE WOODS”: 7 p.m. Oct. 8-10 and 3 p.m. Oct. 11, Huntley High School Performing Arts Center, 13719 Harmony Road, Huntley. Huntley High School Theatre fall musical presentation. Play combines the well-known fairy tales with the story of the Baker and his wife who have been cursed with childlessness by a witch. Tickets: $8 adults, $6 seniors and students with ID at 847-659-6515 or www.district158.org/pac.
“NOISES OFF”: Oct. 16-25, Cosman Theater, 12015 Mill St., Huntley. Schedule: 7 p.m. Oct. 16-17; 3 p.m. Oct. 18; 7 p.m. Oct. 23-24; 3 p.m. Oct. 25. GreenRoom Productions fall play about a troupe of actors preparing their show for the road. Some material not appropriate for children younger than 13. Tickets: $15 adults, $12 seniors and students at the door. Tickets and information: 847-931-4233 or www.greenroomtheater.com.
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.
THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS SHOW: 4 p.m. Oct. 11, Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. Featuring Tom and Dick Smothers with special guest The Yo-Yo Man. Tickets: $32.50-$59.50 at 630-896-6666 or www.paramountaurora.com.
“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
“C’EST LA VIE”: Oct. 4 through Nov. 15, Light Opera Works’ Second Stage, 1420 Maple St., Evanston. Light Opera Works presentation. In 1950s Paris, two fading chanteuses eke out a meager existence, forced to perform the songs of their archrival. Then one daring night, they take over the cabaret to give the show of their lives, with their own droll and lively songs. Previews: 3 p.m. Oct. 4; 8 p.m. Oct. 7-8. Preview tickets: $21. Performance schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $24-$39, half-price for ages 21 and younger at 847-869-6300 or www.lightoperaworks.com.
Chicago
“ANIMAL CRACKERS”: through Oct. 25, Goodman Theatre in the Albert, 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. When a celebrated sculpture goes missing from Mrs. Rittenhouse’s fancy house party in honor of African explorer Captain Spaulding, her guests set out to find the thief in a series of madcap antics and exploits. 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 at 312-443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org.
“MOLL”: Oct. 2-25, Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox Ave., Chicago. Comedy by John B. Keane. Shapeshifters Theatre presentation. A look at life in a parochial house in 1960s rural Ireland. Story follows the fortunes of Moll, a dominant priest’s housekeeper who is a dedicated but somewhat intimidating woman. Schedule: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $15 general public, $10 members at 773-282-7035 or www.irishahc.org.
“RHYMES WITH EVIL”: Oct. 5 through Nov. 8, Chicago DCA Storefront Theater, 66 E. Randolph St., Chicago. By Charles Traeger. Lathan Kane creates a beautiful yet bizarre world of puppets, costumed characters and fanciful stories for his young daughter, Jenny. But all is not what it seems in this suspense-filled tale of love, loss and danger. Appropriate for adult audiences in the Halloween season. Previews: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5-7. Preview tickets: $15. Performance schedule: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $25 adults, $15 seniors and students at 312-742-8497 or www.dcatheater.org.
“TAKING STEPS”: Oct. 2-11, UIC Department of Performing Arts, 1040 W. Harrison St., Chicago. By Alan Ayckbourn. UIC Theatre presentation. A comedy of errors in which an alcoholic man’s plans to buy a former brothel and turn it into a motel go awry when a suicidal guest, a suspected burglar, a ghost-fearing real estate lawyer and other show up. Schedule: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2-3; 2:15 p.m. Oct. 4, 7; 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8-10; 2:15 p.m. Oct. 11. Tickets: $11-$16 at 312-996-2939 or www.uic.edu/depts/adpa.
“THE TAMING OF THE SHREW”: through Oct. 4, No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood, Chicago. By William Shakespeare. Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre presentation. Schedule: 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $20-$43. Tickets and information: 773-347-1109 or www.theoubique.org.
“TREASURE ISLAND”: through Nov. 1, Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. 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: 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 at 773-761-4477 or www.lifelinetheatre.com.
