On stage: Cirque brings Corteo to NOW_Arena; Pippin revival opens MusicTheaterWks; AgnesOfGod at RedtwistTheatre
Cirque in the 'burbs Cirque du Soleil returns to Chicago for the first time in four years with its production of"Corteo." The show, which last played here in 2006, features aerialists, acrobats, jugglers, clowns and other cirque artists telling the story of a clown who, nearing the end of his life, recalls his most memorable moments.
Preview at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie. The show opens Friday, June 2. $39-$106. Masks recommended. 673-6300 or musictheaterworks.com. • Bambi Banks-Couleé hosts"Bambi's Black Box," a monthly musical theater-based drag show as part of Steppenwolf Theatre's LookOut series at the 1700 Theater, 1700 N. Halsted St., Chicago. Performances are at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 27, June 29, July 27 and Aug. 31. 335-1650 or steppenwolf.org/lookout.
• Performances continue through August for"The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody" at the Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N. Kedzie Ave., Chicago. See theempirestrikesback.com/chicago.
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