Fall Line Up at Up

CHICAGO – Tickets are currently on sale for UP Comedy Club's Fall roster of headlining talent and holiday shows, including Adam Ferrara, Tommy Davidson, Bobcat Goldthwait, Charlie Murphy, Maria Bamford, Jim Breuer, Jo Koy, Lyndsay Hailey, The Bicycle Men, Robert Klein, Kyle Kinane an

d “The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue.” Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-662-4562 or visiting UPComedyclub.com. UP Comedy Club is located at 230 W. North Ave, 3rd Floor of Piper's Alley in Chicago.

Tickets on sale now!
Call: 312-662-4562 or log onto: UPComedyclub.com

News from Chicago Childrens Theatre

CHICAGO CHILDREN'S THEATRE TO OPEN FIRST SEASON IN THEIR NEW HOME AT THE RUTH PAGE CENTER WITH NEW MUSICAL VERSION OF HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, DIRECTED BY SEAN GRANEY, OCT. 11-NOV. 4
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Complete Performance Schedule:

Performances are October 11-November 4, 2012 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. Press opening is Friday, October 12 at 6:30 pm. Show times are Tuesday at 10 am; Wednesday at 10 am and Noon; Thursday at 10 am and 6:30 pm (come early for a 5:30 pm pre-show pizza party!); Friday at 10 am and 6:30 pm (stay after for a Friday night pajama pa

rty with milk and cookies from 7:30 to 8:30 pm); Saturday at 11 am and 6 pm; and Sunday at 11 am.

Exceptions: No 6:30 pm show on Thursday, October 11. No performances Saturday, October 13.

Single tickets are $20-$36. Purchase tickets online at chicagochildrenstheatre.org or call Chicago Children's Theatre's new dedicated box office line at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 872-222-9555.

For discounted school, scout and group rates, contact GroupTix at 773.327.3778 or visit GroupTix.net. The production is recommended for ages 3 and up.

News From Congo Theatre

Congo Square Theatre lands NEW home in Southport Corridor
Acclaimed Theater Company Celebrates a New Space and Leadership Team for Season 2011/2012

October 2011 Congo Square Theatre Company is pleased to announce their new home for the 2011/2012 season will be Stage 773 (formerly Chicago Theater Building), located in Chicago's Southport Corridor area. The new production home for the critically-acclaimed and award-winning theater company signals a solid leap forward for the company in 2011.
Along with a new home, the company has unveiled its official leadership team, with Ann Joseph-Douglas as Executive Director and Daniel Bryant as Artistic Director. Bot

h have been successfully managing the company, in interim status, since the departure of

founding Artistic Director Derrick Sanders in 2009. This announcement comes on the heels of a successful 2010/2011 season that garnered the company 22 Black Theater Alliance Award nominations for The Nativity and Brothers of the Dust, and a Jeff Award nomination for Brothers of the Dust playwright, Darren Canady.

Congo Square's new production home, Stage 773, is located at 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago.
For more on Congo Square Theatre Company – visit http://www.congosquaretheatre.org
Subscriptions, group and single ticket sales are available by calling 773- 296-1108.