September
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story A musical bio about pop music pioneer Buddy Holly. aPreviews through 9/18, Wed 2 and 7:30 PM, Thu 7:30 PM, Fri 8 PM, Sat 2 and 8 PM, Sun 2 and 6 PM, $40-$50. Opens 9/19, 8 PM. Through 11/2: Wed 2 and 7:30 PM, Thu 7:30 PM, Fri 8 PM, Sat 2 PM and 8 PM, Sun 2 and 6 PM, Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut, 312-642-2000, $45-55.
Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein Noble Fool Theatricals performs a musical revue. aThrough 11/1: Thu-Fri 8 PM, Sat 5 and 8:30 PM, Sun 2 PM, Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main, Saint Charles, 630-584-6342, $27-$38.
The U.N. Inspector British playwright David Farr’s update of Gogol’s classic comedy The Government Inspector—further revised by local playwright James Sherman for this “American version”—finds a Chicago real-estate salesman exposing corruption when he’s mistaken for a UN official. aPreviews 9/12-14, Fri-Sat 8 PM, Sun 2 PM, $11.50-$23. Opens Mon 9/15, 7 PM. Through Sun 10/12: Thu 7:30 PM, Fri-Sat 8 PM, Sun 2 PM, Sat 10/4, 2 PM, Mon 10/6, 7:30 PM. Next Theatre, Noyes Cultural Center, 927 Noyes, Evanston, 847-475-1875, $14-38.
tuesday 9/16
Jabulani: Joy, Laughter, and Happiness The new show from Universoul Circus comes to town. aOpens Wed 9/17, 7:30 PM. Through 10/12: Tue-Fri 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM, Sat 12, 4:30, and 8 PM, Sun 1, 3:30, and 6:30 PM, Washington Park, 5531 S. Martin Luther King Jr., 800-316-7429, universoulcircus.com, $11-$35.
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Blood Sausage Corn Productions presents Sara Kay Snider’s campy update of Medea. aThrough 11/1, Wed-Sat 8 PM, Cornservatory, 4210 N. Lincoln, 312-409-6435, $7-$15.
