Get deeply-discounted tickets to Xanadu, at the Drury Lane Theater in Oakbrook Terrace. The show is a romantic musical fantasy in which a magical Greek muse comes down to Earth to help a struggling artist achieve his dream of opening a roller disco in early-’80s Venice Beach. Yes, that dog of a movie morphed into a huge Broadway hit. go figure…

Eclipse Theatre Company’s Eugene O’Neill season concludes with what is widely considered to the playwright’s masterpiece:  Long Day’s Journey Into Night. This four-act drama concerns the Tyrone family’s affairs on a fog-bound August day. James Tyrone, a vain, faded matinee idol, presides over a household in ruin — his wife Mary, whose morphine addiction provides escape; son Edmund, tethered to home yet dreaming of life on the open sea; and son Jamie, whose studied cynicism protects him from a lifetime of failure.  Freebie tickets are for November dates.

Mosaic Masterpieces: Bella Voce Sings Renaissance, Modern Works is appearing at three different locations over the next two weekends.  Renaissance period composer Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices weaves together elements of the early Tudor Mass with strong continental influences. Contemporary American composer Ferko’s complex and luminous Stabat Mater is acclaimed the world over for its telling of the Sorrows of Mary.

The mission of Bella Voce is to entertain, inspire, and educate through the performance of choral chamber music. They are committed to giving historically informed, professionally polished performances in original languages, and to keeping the art of polyphonic, a cappella singing alive and flourishing.

Lots of earlier freebies still available – I see at least ten more.

If Shakespeare were alive today, there’s a good chance he’d be writing works like The Verona Project. Hip, electric and full of great original indie-folk-rock music, this hybrid of theater and live concert is presented by the American Music Theatre Project. The Verona Project is inspired by Shakespeare’s comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona, but transformed into an exciting new work by writer Amanda Dehnert. The show takes an honest look at surviving love and loss. Seen through the eyes of a group of young musicians, The Verona Project explores the journeys we all take and the people we eventually become.

Note:  The Sunday, October 21st performance is FREE, while the others will only set you back $5 – $15.  you big spender, you…

Trainspotting USA tells the dark tale of a group of heroin addicts living in the outskirts of Kansas City, Miss. It’s a wild mix of rebellious action and wicked adult powerfully told by a group of friends trying to make it in the world on their own terms.  Preview performance are FREE, folks, on October 13th and 14th.

Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company reprises its acclaimed production of the Chicago-set Superior Donuts, the delicious comedy-drama from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts (August: Osage County). It’s the story of the off-beat friendship that grows between the cantankerous white owner of a struggling uptown donut shop — a former radical who holds on tight to the past — and his only employee, an ambitious African-American teenager who has big dreams for the place.  Tickets are over half off.

You’ve seen Cinderella before, but you’ve never seen it like this. In fact, Petite Opera’s depiction of Cinderella is a version that hasn’t been seen in Chicagoland for over 100 years. Composed in 1899, Jules Massenet’s version of Cinderella (Cendrillon) has all of the melodic beauty and lush harmonies of the late Romantic period, plus incredible depth of characters that truly bring the story to life.  Get tickets for half-price.

See why Rolling Stone magazine has called 1964 The Tribute the best Beatles tribute show on Earth when they play a show at the Akoo Theatre at Rosemont. This loving and meticulous re-creation of a live Beatles concert straight out of the early ’60s features the best of the Fab Four’s early hits with authentic instruments and costumes.

Get free tickets to The Feast, playing at Prop Thtr over weekends in October and November.

The Feast is a family drama and political satire set on Thanksgiving during the 2009 healthcare debate. It tells the story of Vincent Baker, a wealthy insurance magnate whose lavish holiday gathering is shaken up by a harassing policy holder avenging a denied medical claim. As the consequences of their profiteering is exposed, the Bakers must finally confront the sordid underbelly of their wealth, and reexamine their crumbling conception of the American Dream. This production coincides with a contentious debate over the nation’s fractured healthcare system, one of the key issues dominating the 2012 election. The Feast was selected for the National New Play Network’s Fall Showcase in Philadelphia and was a recent semi-finalist for both the Stanley Drama Award and the Smith Prize.

Goldstart has a great price for a guaranteed fun evening: Get up to 75% off tickets to Second City’s What the Tour Guide Didn’t Tell You: A Chicago Revue that pulls from 52 years of classic scenes and songs that lovingly make fun of the wonderful city of Chicago.

Through November 30, use these tickets on Sunday through Fridays and score almost half-off!  LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago is like the world’s biggest box of LEGO blocks, with tons of activities for hours of colorful fun. Kids ages 2 to 12 and their families can learn building secrets from the Master Model Builder, be a part of the story in the 4D cinema, ride the all-new Kingdom Quest Laser Ride, see iconic Chicago landmarks in MINILAND and pedal to the skies on the Technicycle. Plus, you can play in the LEGO City Construction Site, which features a slide, tunnels, a LEGO wrecking ball and more at this 30,000-square-foot indoor theme-park attraction.

Goldstar is offering tickets starting at $9 for Tribute Band Journey Unauthorized at the Akoo (formerly Rosemont) Theater.  This performance is scheduled for 730 pm on October 19.

Goldstar is offering $10 tickets to see Other People’s Money at the Citadel Theater in Lake Forest.  Voted “Best Off-Broadway Play” in 1989 by the Outer Critics Circle, Other People’s Money is a witty tale of opposites concerns a small-town company trying to survive in a dying industry, and the corporate raider who specializes in liquefying them