Comedian Jackie Mason returns to Chicago

Jackie Mason returnsBroadway in Chicago presents famed borscht belt comedian Jackie Mason who returns to the city with "No Holds Barred," his latest show in which he skewers politicians and satirizes modern life.8 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at the Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St., Chicago. (800) 775-2000 or broadwayinchicago.com.'Tallest' debutBy day Jim Lynch serves as an assistant Cook County State's Attorney. By night, he's a Chicago Dramatists' playwright. This weekend the Park Ridge resident premieres his comedy "The Tallest Man" - about an Irish couple looking to emigrate - at Chicago's Artistic Home.Opens Saturday, June 19, at 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago. (866) 811-4111 or theartistichome.org. 'Sins' opens festival Goodman's Latino Theatre Festival begins with the world premiere of "The Sins of Sor Juana," Karen Zacar#237;as' drama about Mexico's renowned 17th century poet Juana In#233;s de la Cruz, who valued art and scholarship over romance and court intrigue. Artistic associate and festival curator Henry Godinez directs.Previews begin Saturday, June 19, at 170 N. Dearborn St., Chicago. The show opens June 27. (312) 443-3800 or goodmantheatre.org.What's newbull; Bohemian Theatre Ensemble presents Henrik Ibsen controversial classic, "Ghosts," about infidelity, illegitimacy and incest in a translation from Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson. Peter Marston Sullivan directs the play about a woman who is unable to leave her philandering husband and who tries desperately to protect her son from his corrupting influence. The show opens Friday, June 18, at the Heartland Studio, 7016 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. (866) 811-4111 or bohotheatre.com.bull; "40 Whacks," a dark comedy about Lizzie Borden's infamous murders and her subsequent trial, opens Friday, June 18, at The Annoyance Theatre, 4830 N. Broadway, Chicago. (773) 561-4665 or theannoyance.com.bull; Previews begin Friday, June 18, for Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre's revue, "Sweet and Hot: The Songs of Harold Arlen," composer of "Over the Rainbow," "Stormy Weather" and "Get Happy" among others. The show opens Sunday, June 20, at the No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. (800) 595-4849 or theoubique.org.bull; Marc Frost brings his alter ego Aaron Aaronson - a frustrated accountant with an overbearing mother and titular star of "An Evening With... Aaron Aaronson" - to Prop Thtr, 3504 N. Elston Ave., Chicago. Silent Theatre Co. and newcomer Theater Un-speak-able present the solo show which runs from Friday, June 18, to June 27. See silenttheatre.com or un-speak-able.com for more information. bull; Black Ensemble Theater tells the story of Theresa's Lounge, a basement blues club on Chicago's South Side that hosted such Chicago legends as Junior Wells and Buddy Guy in its latest original musical, "Nothin' But The Blues." Previews begin Saturday, June 19, at 4520 N. Beacon St., Chicago. The show, starring Rhonda Preston as club owner Theresa Needham, opens June 27. (773) 769-4451 or blackensembletheater.org.bull; Emerald City Theatre celebrates July's National Ice Cream Month with "Peter Pan's Ice Cream Adventure," where an ice cream treat accompanies performances of the show on the following Saturdays: June 19, June 26, July 10 and July 17. Tickets are $15. The show also runs select Tuesdays through Thursdays through July 22 at the Apollo Theater, 2540 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. (773) 935-6100 or emeraldcitytheatre.com.bull; State Theatre hosts a unique scavenger hunt fundraiser - The Chi-Town Hunt-Down - starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Cloudgate (The Bean) in Chicago's Millennium Park. The photographic scavenger hunt requires that teams race around the city snapping photos and completing tasks which they'll capture on their camera phones. Tickets are available for $15 online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/113698 or for $20 on race day. Teams will meet up at The Wormhole, 1462 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, at 5:30 p.m. for a party including refreshments, music and a silent auction. bull; Pride Films Plays presents a staged reading of "Take Me Out," Richard Greenberg's drama about a popular professional baseball player who decides to come out and how his decision affects his teammates over the course of the season, at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 20, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago. (773) 250-3112.bull; Redtwist Theatre reprises its award-winning 2007 production of "Equus," Peter Shaffer's psychodramatic examination of passion, in which a psychiatrist attempts to understand why a teenage boy blinded six horses which he supposedly loved. Redtwist artistic director Michael Colucci directs the show which contains adult language and nudity. Previews begin Wednesday, June 23, at 1044 Bryn Mawr, Chicago. The show opens June 26. (773) 728-7529 or redtwist.org.bull; The Chicago Park District's 58th annual Theater on the Lake season showcasing Chicago productions from the last year continues Wednesday, June 23, with a remount of the Bohemian Theatre Ensemble's "The Glorious Ones," the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical set about 16th century Italian street performers whose songs reveal themselves. The show runs through June 27 at the theater located at Fullerton Avenue and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. The season runs through Aug. 8. (312) 742-7994 or chicagoparkdistrict.com.bull; David Cromer, fresh from his success directing the Writers' Theatre revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire," helms Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company's Midwest premiere of "Cherrywood: The Modern Comparable," Kirk Lynn's quirky 2004 show about a most unusual housewarming party. Previews begin Tuesday, June 22, at Angel Island, 735 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago. The show opens Thursday, June 24. (773) 871-0442 or maryarrchie.com.bull; Hubris Productions' revival of Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias" begins previews Thursday, June 24, at the Greenhouse Theater Center, 2257 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. Lavinia Jadhwani directs the comedy about the southern women who frequent a Louisiana beauty salon. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Locks of Love, an organization that provides hairpieces to children suffering from long-term hair loss. The show opens Sunday, June 26. (773) 404-7336 or hubrisproductions.com.bull; Trap Door Theatre has extended its world premiere of "Chaste," which centers around the celibate but cerebral m#233;nage a trois between Friedrich Nietzsche, his friend Paul Ree and a Russian woman named Lou Salome. The show runs through Saturday, June 26, at 1655 W. Cortland St., Chicago. (773) 384-0494 or trapdoortheatre.com.