Join us at The Spot this Saturday! Fundraiser

The Spot
Presents
The Inaugural
UPTOWN
“Save the Drama for Mama”
Chili Cook-off
Benefit to support Local Theater
Including Hell In A Handbag
What: Competition among Local area restaurants & bars for the Supreme Chili Recipe as voted on by our customers, friends, colleagues, and esteemed panel of guest judges and local celebrities
When: Saturday March 29th (Last Saturday in March) 1:00-5:00pm
Where: The Spot [...]

Celebrate Mothers Day with Hell in a Handbag

Mommie Dearest
presented by Dick O’Day and Hell in a Handbag Productions.
Dick O’Day and Hell in a Handbag Productions present the second in their seasonal series focusing on the best (and worst) in camp movies – Camp Midnight. Mommie Dearest, the Mt. Everest of Mother’s Day movies, kicks off with a 2:30pm pre-show hosted by Dick [...]

Advertise in our DIE! MOMMIE, DIE! Program

Hell in a Handbag Productions presents the Chicago premiere of
DIE! MOMMIE, DIE!
by Charles Busch
Our audiences have exquisite taste so why don’t you show them what you’ve got to offer in our program?
AD RATES-
Full page- $165
1/2 page- $115
1/4 page- $90
1/8 page- $75
Design services included for B&W ads if needed
Opens April 21, Close June 1, 25 shows
Send [...]

Ed Jones in The Movie Queens

Check our Ed Jones as Carol Ann in the new Movie Queens segment featuring The Things I Will Not Miss from The Lost Horizon!

TRAN-The Atari Musical

Catch Handbagger Michael Miller in Scooty and Jojo’s take on the uh…, ‘innovative’ neon Disney film, TRON. Of course it’s called TRAN- were you expecting anything less from the minds of Scott Bradley and Jonny Stax? Scott directed Caged Dames and The Birds. As Joan said about Tina, ‘Something good had to rub off…”.

Smith and Grimm at Davenports

If you enjoy the timeless music of Rogers and Hart, Jerry Hermann, and Andrew Lloyd Webber . . . DON’T SEE THIS SHOW!  Instead, come let Smith and Grimm assault your ears (and morals) with a collection of original songs and parodies that will keep you laughing from beginning to end (and probably inspire you [...]

Die! Mommie Die! Audition date added

We have added Thursday, Jan. 24 to the Die! Mommie, Die! audition dates. We are auditioning for the following roles:
Lance Sussman- The alluring, mentally unstable college age son of Angela Arden and Sol Sussman with a penchant for men.
Edith Sussman- Angela and Sol’s father loving, mother loathing beautiful and spoiled daughter. Late teens, early 20’s.  
Tony Parker- The tall and [...]

Handbag Audition Notice- Die! Mommie, Die!

Hell in a Handbag Productions, Chicago’s leading camp/parody theater company is holding auditions Jan. 22 & 23, for the
Chicago premiere of Charles Busch’s Die! Mommie Die!  tentatively opening April 21 2008- running until June 8. The play is a smart, campy homage/parody of 60’s horror melodramas.
We are casting for the following roles:
 
Edith Sussman- [...]

The Birds in Best of Chicago Stage 2007

More accolades for The Birds in Gay Chicago’s Best of Chicago Stage 2007! Congratulations to the cast and crew of The Birds.

The Birds in Chicago Tribune ‘Best of 07′ list!

Congratulations to The Birds on making the Chicago Tribunes ‘Best of ‘07 fringe theater list of the best of the year! How tweet it is…

Photo by Bill Dow