At historic theater, New York troupe fuses hip-hip, poetry & music in search of American identity through lens of Hurricane Katrina

Award-winning children's theater company spikes modern retelling of classic fairytale with hand-clapping song & dance numbers

Boasting TV appearances on Last Comic Standing & The Mo'Nique Show, comic Alycia Cooper lobs laughs with Chicagoan Schmitty B.

Historic venue hosts soulful '60s story, with family-friendly musical numbers & cast led by American Idol contestant & local director

Award-winning orchestra charms ears with program of serenades by Dvořák, Mozart & Brahms accompanied by conductor commentary

Nationally renowned comics including vets of Comedy Central, BET & Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? delight laugh-seekers in club atmospher

Relocated & renovated comedy club hosts local comics & touring headliners in venue sporting two theaters

Chicago playwright pens song-filled tale of fantastical Hannukatz's visit to family, in lively production with special holiday feast & party

Headliner Rocky LaPorte, four other comics & folk band ring in New Year with diverse, family-friendly standup & guitar-woven harmonies

All-Latina theater group explores issues of immigration & race in series of alternately comedic, frustrating & heart-rending vignettes