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Friday, March 28, 2014

American Theater Company announces 'Hair' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Casting for American Theater Company’s revival of “Hair,” the flower-child rock musical by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermott, was announced on Thursday. &nb…

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Raven announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Raven Theatre announced its full 2014-15 season on Wednesday. The four-play lineup features the previously announced Chicago premiere of “Dividing The Estate,” Horton Foote&rsquo…

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Lifeline announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Lifeline Theatre announced its 2014-15 season on Tuesday.    

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Lookingglass announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Lookingglass Theatre Company’s 2014-15 season will feature a remounting of “Lookingglass Alice,” the company’s popular adaptation of the Lewis Carroll story, it was a…

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Monday, March 24, 2014

Porchlight announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Stephen Sondheim is experiencing a big moment in Chicago, where four of the composer-lyricist’s musicals are concurrently running. The Sondheimmania will continue next season at Porchl…

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Writers Theatre announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Writers Theatre in Glencoe announced its 2014-15 season on Wednesday.    

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Monday, March 17, 2014

Clockwise announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Clockwise Theatre in Waukegan announced its 2014-15 season on Monday.    

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'Motown' announces complete cast by Johnny Oleksinski

The complete cast of “Motown The Musical,” starting in Chicago in April, was announced by Broadway In Chicago on Monday.    

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Friday, March 14, 2014

Black Ensemble announces 'One Hit Wonders' by Johnny Oleksinski

Black Ensemble Theater announced on Friday its next musical, “One Hit Wonders.”    

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

TimeLine announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

TimeLine Theatre Company announced its 2014-15 season on Thursday. Actor Mike Nussbaum, very busy next season, will star in two plays at TimeLine before returning to the theater for the open…

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Monday, March 10, 2014

"Motown" tour has its Berry Gordy and Diana Ross by Johnny Oleksinski

The national tour of “Motown The Musical,” kicking off in Chicago on April 22, has found its Diana Ross and Berry Gordy, representatives for the tour announced on Monday. &n…

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Friday, March 7, 2014

Writers announces 'Days Like Today' casting by Johnny Oleksinski

Writers Theatre announced on Friday the cast of its upcoming new musical, “Days Like Today” inspired by the plays of Charles Mee, with music and lyrics by Alan Schmuckler and a b…

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Joyce Theater Foundation will honor two Chicagoans by Johnny Oleksinski

The Joyce Theater Foundation in New York City announced that it will honor Chicagoans David Herro and Jay Franke at its Spring Gala this year, a representative for the Foundation announced o…

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Marriott announces 'Cats' casting by Johnny Oleksinski

Heidi Kettenring will lead the kitty cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats” at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, playing Grizabella, the “Memory”-crooning gla…

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Court announces 'M. Butterfly' casting by Johnny Oleksinski

On Tuesday, Court Theatre announced the cast of its spring production of David Henry Hwang’s ("Chinglish") “M. Butterfly,” directed by Charles Newell.   &nbs…

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Monday, March 3, 2014

Factory Theater announces 2014 season by Johnny Oleksinski

The Factory Theater has announced its 2014 season. The company’s 22nd season of original work features three productions.    

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Remy Bumppo announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

Remy Bumppo Theatre Company announced its 2014-15 season on Monday. This is the company’s 18th season, which will once again be entirely performed upstairs at the Greenhouse Theater Ce…

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Drury Lane announces 'Les Miserables' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Drury Lane Theatre announced the cast for its upcoming production of the musical “Les Miserables,” on Monday. In director Rachel Rockwell’s production, Ivan Rutherford, a l…

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Friday, February 28, 2014

Steinberg New Play Award finalists announced by Johnny Oleksinski

The six finalists for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award were announced on Thursday. The award, which will be presented on April 5 as part of t…

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Porchlight announces 'How To Succeed' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Porchlight Music Theatre announced on Thursday the cast of its upcoming revival of “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,” the 1961 workplace musical with a score by …

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Video: Sting chats with Chris Jones by Johnny Oleksinski

While in Chicago on Tuesday, the Grammy Award-winning musician Sting stopped by Tribune Tower to have a chat with theater critic Chris Jones. In addition to Sting's many albums and internati…

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Monday, February 24, 2014

Photo Gallery: James Franco and 'Of Mice and Men' cast at 'Luna Gale' by Johnny Oleksinski

On Saturday Feb. 22, the starry cast of the upcoming Broadway revival of “Of Mice and Men,” currently rehearsing in Chicago, stopped by the Goodman Theatre to take in a performan…

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Commercial Collective to remount 'Hit The Wall' and 'Quiche' by Johnny Oleksinski

The Chicago Commercial Collective, a young for-profit producing entity, announced on Thursday the next two local productions it will remount: The original Inconvenience staging of “Hit…

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Fire at the Harris cancels Hamburg Ballet tonight by Johnny Oleksinski

An electrical fire at theHarris Theater for Music and Dance (205 E. Randolph St. at Millennium Park)  has prompted the cancellation of Wednesday night's performance of the Hamburg Ballet's …

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Joffrey Ballet announces 2014-15 season by Johnny Oleksinski

The Joffrey Ballet announced its 2014-15 season on Tuesday. The company’s twentieth year in Chicago will feature eight premieres and some familiar Joffrey classics.   &n…

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

The Lincoln Lodge has a new home by Johnny Oleksinski

"The Lincoln Lodge Comedy Showcase," the 14-year-old weekly stand-up show that was recently displaced by the shuttering of its longtime home, The Lincoln Restaurant, seven weeks ago, has fou…

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'Lilka' goes West by Johnny Oleksinski

The Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California — owned by Gary and Kathleen Marshall — will present the West Coast premiere of of “The Last Act of Lilka Kadison” in associ…

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Second City e.t.c. announces casting for 38th revue by Johnny Oleksinski

The Second City e.t.c. announced the cast and creative team of its 38th revue on Wednesday. Second City Touring Company director Jen Ellison stages her first resident stage show, which will …

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'Last Ship' casting announced by Johnny Oleksinski

Producers of “The Last Ship,” the new musical by Sting having its pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago this summer, announced casting and the show's future Broadway home on Wednesday. …

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