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Monday, April 20, 2015

Watch Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale sing 'If I Loved You' by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Showcase — our longest ever — is Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale from  Lyric Opera's "Carousel."

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

First Folio announces 2015-16 season by Johnny Oleksinski

First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook announced its 2015-16 season on Thursday.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Chicago theaters receive large grant for audience-building by Johnny Oleksinski

The Goodman Theatre, Lyric Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater are among twenty-six national recipients of a $52 million dollar grant, it was announced on Wednesda…

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Chicago theaters receive large grant for audience-building by Johnny Oleksinski

The Goodman Theatre, Lyric Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Victory Gardens Theater are among twenty-six national recipients sharing a single $52 million dollar grant, it was announced…

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Love and angst in Ireland by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Theater Loop Showcase is "Outside Mullingar," starring Kate Fry and Mark Montgomery at Northlight Theatre.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Pivot Arts Festival announces line-up by Johnny Oleksinski

The full schedule for the 3rd annual Pivot Arts Festival was announced on Tuesday. The 10-day festival of performances and other events takes place in the Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods …

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Monday, April 13, 2015

Strawdog announces 2015-16 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Strawdog Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Monday. It’s a diverse array of shows, from a riff on August Strindberg to one of George S. Kauffman and Moss Hart’s largest come…

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Strawdog announces 2015-16 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Strawdog Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Monday. It’s a diverse array of shows, from a riff on August Strindberg to one of George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s largest comed…

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Latino new play festival coming to Chicago by Johnny Oleksinski

A new Latino theater festival is coming to Chicago this summer, it was announced on Monday.

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Gloria Estefan musical 'On Your Feet' announces cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Producers of the new musical "On Your Feet" announced casting on Monday.

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Friday, April 10, 2015

Haven Theatre announces 2015-16 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Haven Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Friday. 

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Signal Ensemble announces 2015-16 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Signal Ensemble Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. The season includes three plays, none of which have been seen on a Chicago stage before.

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Hubbard Street Dance announces 2015-16 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. Alongside its three seasonal series, the roster includes the return of last year’s “The Art of Falling.”

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Holter, Williams and Neveu at A Red Orchid next season by Johnny Oleksinski

A Red Orchid Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. The three-play roll includes two new works and a lesser-known show by Tennessee Williams.

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Holter, Williams and Neveu at A Red Orchid next season by Johnny Oleksinski

A Red Orchid Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. The three-play roll includes two new works by Ike Holter and Brett Neveu and a lesser-known show by Tennessee Williams.

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Video: Wild celebrity antics in 'The Upstairs Concierge' by Johnny Oleksinski

This week’s Showcase video is “The Upstairs Concierge,” a new farce by Kristoffer Diaz ("The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity") at the Goodman Theatre.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

McKenzie Chinn gets big fellowship by Johnny Oleksinski

Chicago actor McKenzie Chinn is one of five fellowship recipients from the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Visual and Performing Arts, it was announced on Tuesday.

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Monday, April 6, 2015

League receives $500,000 MacArthur grant by Johnny Oleksinski

The League of Chicago Theatres announced on Monday that it’s received a $500,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

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Second City and NBCUniversal team up for comedy fest by Johnny Oleksinski

The Second City announced a new performance collaboration with NBCUniversal on Monday: the NBCUniversal Second City Break Out Comedy Festival.

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Second City and NBCUniversal team up for comedy fest by Johnny Oleksinski

The Second City announced the lineup of its performance collaboration with NBCUniversal on Monday: the NBCUniversal Second City Break Out Comedy Festival.

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Tim Kazurinsky will go to Broadway this spring by Johnny Oleksinski

Tim Kazurinsky, the Chicago actor and Second City alum best known for his years spent on “Saturday Night Live” and his role in the "Police Academy" films, will perform on Broadway this s…

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Tim Kazurinsky will go to Broadway this spring by Johnny Oleksinski

Tim Kazurinsky, the Chicago actor and Second City alum best known for his years spent on “Saturday Night Live” and his role in the "Police Academy" films, will perform on Broadway this s…

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

A strange trip through airport security in 'Title and Deed' by Johnny Oleksinski

This week’s Showcase is “Title and Deed,” the play by  Will Eno at Lookingglass Theatre Company.

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A strange trip through airport security in 'Title and Deed' by Johnny Oleksinski

This week’s Showcase is “Title and Deed,” the play by  Will Eno at Lookingglass Theatre Company.

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'Edward Tulane' will begin Children's Theatre's new season by Johnny Oleksinski

Chicago Children’s Theatre announced its 2015-16 season opener on Thursday. The play is “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane."

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Monday, March 30, 2015

Sondheim will receive Sandburg Award by Johnny Oleksinski

Stephen Sondheim will receive the Carl Sandburg Literary Award this year, a spokesman for the Chicago Public Library said on Monday.

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'Fancy Nancy' moves downtown by Johnny Oleksinski

The family theater company Emerald City Theatre will bring “Fancy Nancy The Musical” to the Broadway Playhouse this summer, a spokesperson for Broadway in Chicago said on Monday.

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Friday, March 27, 2015

A four-play 2015-16 season for Route 66 by Johnny Oleksinski

Route 66 Theatre Company announced its 2015-16 season on Friday night. All four shows are new-to-Chicago, and one is a brand new play.

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'Adding Machine' and 'Menagerie' for The Hypocrites in 2015-16 by Johnny Oleksinski

The Hypocrites announced its 2015-16 season on Friday. A longer-than-usual lineup for this theater company, it features remounts of three popular productions of the past four years, plus a p…

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Griffin will stage 'The Birds' by Johnny Oleksinski

Griffin Theatre Company’s next show will be playwright Conor McPherson’s adaptation of “The Birds,” a spokesman for the theater said on Wednesday.

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'Little Mermaid' and Marathon Bard at Chicago Shakespeare in 2015-16 by Johnny Oleksinski

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced its 2015-16 season on Wednesday. 

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