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SUMMARY:Theatre Club Outing - "Titanique" at the Water Tower Playhouse
DESCRIPTION:Come along on a crazy musical cruise with the Cliff Dwellers Theatre Club as we head down Michigan Avenue to the Water Tower Playhouse to see the much anticipated production of Titanique. \nFind out what really happened to Jack and Rose on that fateful night depicted in the blockbuster file “Titanic“. It all begins when Celine Dion hijacks a Titanic Museum tour and gives her wild take on the movie’s love story. \nThe production has garnered widespread acclaim since its off-Broadway inception\, earning the 2023 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical. Its success had led to international stagings in cities like Sydney and London\, with critics praising its blend of camp\, nostalgia\, and side-splitting humor. The Chicago premiere is a collaborative effort between Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre\, featuring an all-Chicago Cast. \nWednesday\, May 28\, 2025\nCurtain Time: 7 p.m.\nEstimated Maximum Show Only Ticket Cost – $110 (possible discount if we get 10 or more attendees) \nDinner and transportation to and from the theatre will be an option\, as always. Details to come! \nHopping onboard? Contact:\nRick Frendt\nrfrendt@comcast.net\n708-359-0806 \nIf you plan on joining the group for dinner\, let Rick know. He will make the dinner reservation for the whole group. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/theatre-club-outing-titanique-at-the-water-tower-playhouse/
CATEGORIES:Dinner,Past Event,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Cliff Dwellers Theatre Club - "Berlin" at the Court Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Come along to the next Theatre Club Outing: \nWorld Premiere of Berlin at the Court Theatre\nWednesday\, April 20\, 2025\nDinner: 5:15 p.m.\nCurtain time: 7:30 p.m. \nBerlin is an unforgettable mosaic of intersecting narratives set amidst the decline of Weimar Germany. \nFacism is taking hold\, revolutionaries are organizing\, creatives are trying to capture the ineffable nature of their changing city; and – as everything falls apart – everyone is faced with a choice: abandon Berlin or fight to survive. \nSenior Artistic Consultant Charles Newell (The Gospel at Colonus) directs Mickle Maher’s propulsive adaptation\, an ever-shifting kaeidoscope of everyday people trying to survive one of the most remarkable moments in history. Set almost one hundred years ago\, Berlin speaks to our current moment\, and our future\, with undeniable urgency. \nEstimated Maximum Show Only Ticket Cost – $71.50\n(possible discount if we get 10 or more attendees) \nDinner and transportation to and from the theatre\, as always\, will be optional features of our evening! \nPlanning on coming? Contact:\nRick Frendt\nrfrendt@comcast.net\n708-359-806 \nLet Rick know if you’ll be dining with the group\, as he will make the reservation for everyone. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/cliff-dwellers-theatre-club-berlin-at-the-court-theatre/
CATEGORIES:Dinner,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Theatre Club - Goodman Theatre's Betrayal
DESCRIPTION:Join the Cliff Dwellers Theatre Club for our next outing to the Goodman Theatre for a production of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal\, starring Helen Hunt. \n\n\nhttps://www.goodmantheatre.org/show/betrayal/\n\nWe’ll meet for dinner at the Club first (optional)\, then Uber over to the theater. Times to be locked in soon.\n\nShow Ticket Price: $90 (this includes our group discount) There’ll be a nominal additional cost to cover the Uber ride.\nShow time: 7:30 p.m. \nThe show runs 90 minutes\, and is performed without intermission. \nLet Rick Frendt know if you’re in for this night on the town and more camaraderie with fellow theatre lovers.  Send him a note at rfrendt@comcast.net. \nIF YOU’RE PLANNING TO EAT DINNER AT THE CLUB with the group before the show\, mention that to Rick when you write as he’ll take care of making a group reservation for dinner. \nHope to see you at the show!
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/theatre-club-goodman-theatres-betrayal/
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Pirates of Penzance Songs and Ensembles
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for a Rolicking Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan\nCast members from the upcoming production of The Pirates of Penzance at Mandel Hall on the University of Chicago campus\, along with artistic director Shane Valenzi\, will present at the Cliff Dwellers select songs and ensembles from the production. Valenzi is a scholar of Gilbert and Sullivan\, and of Pirates in particular\, and will share insights\, analysis\, and fun facts in between performances by some of Chicago’s finest up-and-coming operatic voices. \nThe Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago was founded in 1960 by Roland Bailey\, Robert Ashenhurst\, and Nancy Lorie. They have been delighting audiences since their first production\, The Gondoliers\, in 1960 at the University of Chicago’s Mandel Hall. As the oldest theatrical company in the Chicago area dedicated solely to producing Gilbert and Sullivan’s complete works\, the company has staged more than 65 productions. \nReservations are required by February 20 \nat either reservations@cliff-chicago.org or 312-922-8080 \nCost for the event is $56 for members and $60 for non-members. \nThis includes dinner and the performance. \nPerformance only\, $20 \nBar opens at 5 PM \nDinner will be served at 6 PM \nPerformance will begin at 7 PM
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/pirates-of-penzance-songs-and-ensembles/
CATEGORIES:Experience,Music,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival - Theatre Club
DESCRIPTION:Join the Cliff Dwellers Theatre Club for our next\, very adventurous outing.  We’ll be heading down Michigan Avenue to the Fine Arts Building see one of the Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival’s featured events: \nJ.M. COETZEE’S LIFE & TIMES OF MICHAEL K\nWednesday\, January 22\, 2025\, 7:30PM\nStudebaker Theater at the The Fine Arts Building –  410 S. Michigan Ave. \n\n“A MARVEL TO BEHOLD”\n“A Radical Artistic Gesture”\n“Captivating and Transportive”\n\n\n– The New York Times‘ Critic’s Pick \nIn this stunning transformation of Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee’s Booker Prize-winning novel by the same name\, a humble man finds solace in nature as he takes an epic journey through a mythical\, war-torn landscape. In search of his mother’s ancestral home\, he finds strength in his own humanity and a profound connection to the earth. With puppets by Handspring Puppet Company\, known for building the War Horse and Little Amal\, Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre brings us a new level of exquisite bunraku puppet theater. \nThe show is GENERAL ADMISSION\, and runs 115 minutes with no intermission.\nTickets are\n$49 (adults)\n$41 (seniors 65+) \nWe’ll stroll down to the Fine Arts Building after dining at the Club!  Dinner will be at 5:45 pm\, and will be a set menu\, three-course meal.  As the show is general admission\, we won’t have a block of seats\, but we will reserve the tickets in advance. \n\n\nBECAUSE OF LIMITED AVAILABILITY\, WE NEED TO RESERVE TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT BEFORE THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. \nPlease contact Rick Frendt (rfrendt@comcast.net) no later than Sunday\, December 15 if you are interested in attending.\n\nNOTE:  If you’ll be joining us for dinner\, just let Rick know instead of calling the Club.  He’ll arrange for the dinner reservations with the Club directly.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/chicago-international-puppet-theatre-festival-theatre-club/
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:PERICLES - The Royal Shakespeare Company
DESCRIPTION:Our NEXT planned theatre event is Wednesday\, November 20\, when The Royal Shakespeare Company will be in Chicago to present PERICLES at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Curtain is at 7 pm. Tickets are expected to be about $84pp (unless we can assemble a minimum group of ten to get a discount). We will need an advance commitment for this show in order to purchase a block of seats.  We’ll be meeting at the Club for dinner (5:15 pm)\, with transportation arranged both to and from the theatre (there will be a nominal transportation cost added for those using that service).\n\nContact Rick Frendt (rfrendt@comcast.net\, 708.359.0806) to reserve a ticket for the show.\n\nIf you’re joining us for dinner\, please make your reservations directly with the Club by emailing reservations@cliff-chicago.org\, or by calling (312) 922-8080.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/pericles-the-royal-shakespeare-company/
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Theatre Club Dinner Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Cliff Dwellers Theatre Club met to discuss ROYKO: The Toughest Man in Chicago!\, along with Mitchell Bisschop\, the star and playwright of Royko\, to join us that evening!  A great time was had by all!\n\n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/theatre-club-dinner-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Past Event,Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240926T223000
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SUMMARY:Theatre Club - Royko: The Toughest Man In Chicago
DESCRIPTION:The Cliff Dwellers Theatre Club gathered at the Chopin Theatre on Thursday night to see e the one-man show: “Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago” .  The sold-out production told the story of cantankerous Chicago columnist Mike Royko\, a 34-year newspaper veteran who wrote 7\,500 columns in his career. Love him or hate him\, he was a fixture amongst Chicago newspapers.\n\nAfter a casual dinner at Lawn Craft Hamburgers\, the Cliff Dwellers enjoyed the show\, and then stayed for an after-show discussion with three of Mike Royko’s assistants\, who related their own personal stories and insights related to the famed columnist.
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/theatre-club-royko-the-toughest-man-in-chicago/
CATEGORIES:Past Event,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Cliff Dwellers' Theatre Club Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Cliff Dwellers’ Theatre Club gathered to discuss the premiere of the Gooman Theatre’s new musical\, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.  The Club hosted the two Broadway producers behind this production\, who presented the history of the show\, and answered questions regarding all of the backstage goings on!
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/cliff-dwellers-theatre-club-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Past Event,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240719T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240719T230000
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SUMMARY:Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
DESCRIPTION:The newly formed Cliff Dwellers Theatre Club secured a limited block of tickets to see the Goodman Theatre’s world premiere musical adaptation of the best selling novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.  The Cliff Dwellers’ unique connection to the show comes via the Goodman having borrowed the Club’s replica of the renowned “Bird Girl” sculpture (now a well-known symbol of the story’s setting of Savannah\, Georgia) to feature in the production. \nPrior to the performance\, Theatre Club members were treated a special Southern-themed three-course dinner developed by the Cliff Dwellers own amazing Chef Erick. \nThe Theatre Club will be planning additional group events in the months to come\, and all Cliff Dwellers are welcome to join the outings! \n 
URL:https://cliff-chicago.org/club-event/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil-the-musical/
CATEGORIES:Past Event,Theatre
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