Laugh your way into the new year with WGN Morning News regular Mike Toomey! Familiar with Raue Center, he has performed at Lucy’s Comedy Café as well as recently opening for Bob Saget this past November. This time he brings his show Mike Toomey’s TV & ME to Raue Center For The Arts on January 14 at 7:30 pm.
Mike Toomey grew up glued to the tube, and TV & ME is the manifestation of his obsession. His ability to remember his favorite programs verbatim and impersonate the voices of his favorite characters made Toomey very popular with his classmates, if not his teachers. Once told by a grade school principal that “no one ever made a career out of watching television,” he set out to prove the principal wrong. He continues to this day on his life-long mission to prove her wrong. To make a career out of watching TV: To boldly go where no man has gone before!
Take a journey back into 60’s and 70’s TV Land. In the show, Toomey relates how his childhood television watching has shaped his adult life, while sharing his unique observations about his favorite programs and their characters. This multimedia presentation features over 300 slides and sound bytes plus Toomey’s dead-on impersonations of your favorite TV celebrities. TV&ME is a must see for all members of the TV generation. It even earned praise from Batman star, Adam West, "I don’t have to do this anymore, Mike Toomey, you’re that good."
Don’t miss your chance to see who the Chicago Tribune describes as “one of the funniest and most talented performers to ever work in Chicago." Tickets are $31, $28, and $25 and are going quickly! Be sure to get yours now by visiting www.rauecenter.org or the Box Office at 26 N. Williams Street or by calling 815.356.9212.
About Raue Center For The Arts
Raue Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of all through the arts. For 11 years, they have provided quality programming – striving to make it pertinent, available and affordable to all. As a painstakingly restored, 1920s regional showcase theatre named for its benefactor—Lucile Raue—Raue Center has attracted the finest stars, Broadway shows, musicians and artists. Named on the League of Historic American Theatres, Raue Center is one of the finest examples of restored art and decor in the nation. The 750-seat theatre, located in historic, downtown Crystal Lake, is a gathering place for our region’s citizens and has become a true destination. For additional information, visit www.rauecenter.org, www.facebook.com/RaueCenter and www.twitter.com/RaueCenter.
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