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Remeber when Dr. Cosby was all of our Dads?
HIGH FIVE! Here are 5 great shows for you to check the heck out:
1. WITHOUT INTERMISSION
OPENS THIS THURSDAY 6/11 AT 8PM at iO Chicago
"Weitberg is commanding and energetic." - Chicago Reader
"Altman-esque." "A writer to watch." - TimeOut Chicago
You are on. Right now, and every other moment, flipping in and out of the roles that make up your life, and the rub of it all is that the show is going by too quickly to see what is really happening. In WITHOUT INTERMISSION, Seth Weitberg presents the performance of our everyday lives, in an unrelenting stream of characters that are as hilarious in their shortcomings as they are unmistakable from our surroundings. Trapped by the stages they create and committed in their desires to impress, the personalities of this high-energy, one-act spectacle invite us all to step out from under the lights.
Tickets are FREE for iO students! - $10 for the general public.
Seth Weitberg has written two one-man shows, the john doe project (a 2004 Single File Festival Selection) and America Gives Itself a Hero's Welcome. Previously at iO, he wrote, directed and joined the cast of A Moment Alone, a collection of monologues, performance poetry and '60s-era soul ballads, and created and co-hosted the cult hit, The Late Night Late Show, which produced a brand new weekly show featuring Chicago personalities and musicians for over a year and half. A member of The Second City Touring Company, Weitberg has been seen and heard on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Mancow's Morning Madhouse.
For more information and production photos, please visit: WITHOUTINTERMISSION.com
Additional performances on Thursday, June 11th and 25th and July 2nd at 8pm
The running time is approximately 50 minutes
WITHOUT INTERMISSION is written and performed by Seth Weitberg
Musical direction by Jesse Case
Directed by Seth Weitberg and Jesse Case
Additional creative direction by Greg Anderson
2. JUDY TENUTA
Fri 6/12 @ 8:00pm
Sat 6/13 @ 8:00pm
Grammy-nominated comedienne Judy Tenuta, the "Goddess of Comedy" comes to the Lakeshore Theater. The accordion-wielding Tenuta has had her own specials on HBO, Showtime, and Lifetime. She is also a good friend and frequent performer with Weird Al Yankovic.
3. THE SKLAR BROTHERS
At the Lakeshore Theater
Fri 7/24 @ 7:30pm & 10pm
Sat 7/25 @ 7:30pm & 10pm
Innovative, intelligent, and always hilarious, the Sklar Brothers return to the Lakeshore. Their impressive body of work includes their beloved ESPN Classic series Cheap Seats, as well as guest appearances on shows like Grey's Anatomy and Entourage. However, it is in their stand-up where the Sklars truly shine.
4. Broken Lizard LIVE (Stars of SUPER TROOPERS, BEERFEST and CLUB DREAD)
Thu 10/8 @ 8:00pm
Fri 10/9 @ 7:30pm & 10:30pm
Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske, comprise the five-member filmmaking comedy group Broken Lizard. Broken Lizard formed at Colgate University as a student sketch comedy group.
With cult-hits under their belts such as Super Troopers, Beerfest and Club Dread, Broken Lizard is returning to their sketch comedy roots, embarking on a nationwide tour. Join all five members as they present stand-up, live sketches, Improv, original films, and Q & A about their experiences creating and releasing all of their films including the upcoming "The Slammin' Salmon".
5. BILL COSBY
at Genesee Theatre
Waukegan, IL
Find Tickets at Genesee Theatre
Sat, 11/14/09 04:00 PM AND 8:00 PM
The legendary BILL COSBY will perform 2 shows at the Genesee Theatre on Saturday November 14th at 4pm and 8pm. Tickets – priced at $39.50 to $75.00 – are ON SALE NOW and can be purchased at the Genesee Theatre Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge-by-phone at 800-982-2787 or online atwww.ticketmaster.com. All seats reserved.
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