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Steppenwolf Theatre: Airline Highway (312) 335-1650 (Use Code WFMT)
In the parking lot of The Hummingbird, a once-glamorous motel on New Orleans' infamous Airline Highway, a group of friends gather. A rag-tag collection of strippers, hustlers and philosophers have come together to celebrate the life of Miss Ruby, an iconic burlesque performer who has requested a funeral before she dies. The party rages through the night as old friends resurface to pay their respects. A world premiere from the author of Detroit, Airline Highway is a boisterous and moving ode to the outcasts who make life a little more interesting. For more information, visit www.steppenwolf.org.
Valid for Sunday evening performances only, through January 11, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1650 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL
McAninch Arts Center: Russian National Ballet – Sleeping Beauty (630) 942-4000 (Use Code WFMT)
Featuring a huge cast, fairytale scenery and glorious Tchaikovsky score, Sleeping Beauty is a must see for audiences of all ages. This version has all the elements of an enduring fairytale: romance, poetry, fate, good vs. evil and, of course, love. For more information, visit www.AtTheMAC.org.
Saturday, January 17 at 3:00pm and 8:00pm, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL
Chicago Shakespeare Theater: Pericles (312) 595-5600 (Use Code WFMT)
Stratford Festival's Ben Carlson again treads the boards of CST's stage following turns as Macbeth, Hamlet (Jeff Award, Best Actor) and the outrageously funny Frank in The School for Lies. Chicago Tribune hails "few can match him…one of North America’s best classical performers." In Shakespeare's most fantastical tale, Pericles embarks on a tempest-tossed quest in search of adventure, wealth and family. As he travels to parts unknown, our hero is confronted by villains, pirates, goddesses and kings. In the end, he discovers an essential truth—the renewal of love and life itself. By William Shakespeare, directed by David H. Bell. LIMIT: One pair of tickets per membership card. For tickets, call the box office or go online and use promo code WFMT. For tickets and more information, visit www.chicagoshakes.com.
Valid for any Tuesday through Friday performance through January 18, Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater, 800 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL
The Theatre of Western Springs: Don’t Dress for Dinner (708) 246-3380 (Use Code WFMT)
Jacqueline and Bernard are a married couple, each planning separate romantic trysts with their respective lovers on the same night. Bernard’s plans for a romantic rendezvous with his mistress are complete with a gourmet caterer and an alibi courtesy of his friend, Robert. The cook is Suzette, the lover is Suzanne, the friend is bewildered, the wife is suspicious, and dinner becomes a high-speed farce of mistaken identities, suspicious spouses, and utterly bewildered guests. Everyone is guaranteed a good time at this romp through the French countryside. Free parking. Refreshments available for purchase. Please call above number and use code WFMT for tickets. For more information, visit www.theatreofwesternsprings.com.
Valid for performances Thursday, January 22 through Sunday, February 2, Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., Western Springs, IL
TimeLine Theatre: The Apple Family Plays: That Hopey Changey Thing and Sorry (773) 281-8463 xt 6 (Use Code WFMT)
Richard Nelson’s celebrated series of four Apple Family Plays explores politics, change, and family dynamics. TimeLine presents the Chicago debut of the first and third in the series on an alternating schedule. Set in the American town of Rhinebeck, New York, on election days 2010 and 2012, both explore how a family sorts through personal and political feelings of loss and confusion in the shadow of history as it is being made. Each play requires the purchase of a separate ticket to attend. For more information, visit www.timelinetheatre.com.
Valid for Wednesday through Friday performances only, January 24 through April 19, TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL
Tapman Productions: The Adventure of Tapman (773) 935-6875 (Use Code WFMT)
Follow Tapman, Chicago’s premiere tap dancing superhero, through various episodes as he battles a host of evil villains. Accompanying Tapman is the MADD Rhythms Jr. Squad under the direction of Bril Barrett. The Adventures of Tapman features light-hearted, 60s-era comic book humor, elaborate projected special effects and phenomenal tap dancing including the unique tap dance fighting style, Tap-Fu! Directed by Lauren Girard. For more information, visit www.athenaeumtheatre.org.
January 28 through February 8, Athenaeum Theatre, 2936 N. Southport Avenue, Chicago, IL
Auditorium Theatre: Giordano Dance Chicago (800) 982-ARTS (Use Code WFMT)
Making their full-length performance debut at the Auditorium Theatre, Giordano Dance Chicago brings a program of mixed repertoire including their critically acclaimed Moving Sidewalks, a piece about the transitioning industrial landscape of Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood during the mid-19th Century. The program also includes Roni Koresh’s EXit4, Ray Leeper’s Feelin’ Good Sweet, Autumn Eckman’s Alloy, and Ray Mercer’s world premiere Shirt Off My Back. For more information, visit www.auditoriumtheatre.org.
Saturday, January 31 at 7:30pm, Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago: David Rousseve/REALITY (312) 369-8330 (Use Code 18526)
Choreographed,. Described as “a coming of age story for the Twitter generation,” the work allows the audience to meet Junior only through his confessional text messages, projected on a screen by Roussève’s longtime collaborator Cari Ann Shim Sham, amidst glorious and pain-wrenching dance from African-American choreographer Roussève’s 10-person company REALITY. The sound score juxtaposes the intimate romanticism of Nat King Cole standards with the rough-edged, hip-hop-inflected original music of d. Sabela written and directed by Roussève, Stardust relates the travails of Junior, a gay disenfranchised African-American teenager Grimes. Roussève’s lush choreography is leavened by frenetic, angular representations of the protagonist’s anxious states of mind. Designer Christopher Kuhl’s lighting adds emotional texture and a surreal quality to the work. Contains mature content. For more information, visit colum.edu/dancecenterpresents.
February 5–7, The Dance Center, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
Apollo Theater: Million Dollar Quartet
NOTE: This is NOT a 2-for-1 offer; This offer is: $10 off select performances. Million Dollar Quartet, Chicago’s longest running Broadway musical, is inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. This thrilling musical brings you inside the recording studio with four major talents who came together as a red-hot rock 'n' roll band for one unforgettable night. Blackout dates may apply. For tickets, click on http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1153299?camefrom=CFC_CHAPOLLO_MDQ_WFMT and use code WFMT10.
Valid on select Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday evening performances only, Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL
