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Thursday, May 24, 2018

MAC’S 2018 LAKESIDE PAVILION FREE OUTDOOR SUMMER SERIES OF FILMS AND CONCERTS by Michael J. Roberts

McAninch Arts Center, located at 425 Fawell Blvd. on the campus of College of DuPage [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 08:06PM

SHOWBIZ CHICAGO: Interview with “DIRTY DANCING’S” KELSEY WALSH by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago native Kelsey Walsh discusses touring the country in the hit musical Dirty Dancing:-The Classic [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:04PM

Fifth Third Bank Family Pavilion at Navy Pier Opens for Business by Michael J. Roberts

Navy Pier, Chicago’s iconic, year-round lakefront destination, will debut its newly renovated Fifth Third Bank Family [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:04PM
Monday, May 14, 2018

Broadway In Chicago Announces National Tour of “FALSETTOS” Arrives May 28, 2019 by Michael J. Roberts

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the 2019 National Tour of the Lincoln Center [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:48PM

MILWAUKEE REP’S WORLD PREMIERE OF “LOST GIRL” JULY 19-22 IN STIEMKE STUDIO by Michael J. Roberts

Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the World Premiere production of Lost Girl by Kimberly Belflower performed by the 2017/18 [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:48PM
Sunday, May 6, 2018

Orlando Ballet’s “Contemporary Wonders” Is Artistic Gold by Michael J. Roberts

Reviewed By: Michael J. Roberts As the curtain closed on a triumphant opening night of [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:42AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

SHOWBIZ CHICAGO LIVE! EPISODE GUEST – VICTORIA NEWHUIS from Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA by Michael J. Roberts

Chicagoland native VICTORIA NEWHUIS discusses understudying Ella, one of musical theatre’s most iconic roles, in [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:42PM
Monday, April 23, 2018

RWS Entertainment Group Announces Chicago Auditions for Singers and Dancers and Technician Appointments for Local Workers by Michael J. Roberts

RWS Entertainment Group (RWS), a New York City based full-service production company that creates award-winning [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:04PM

MILWAUKEE REP Seeks “Tiny Tim” and Other Young Performers For Milwaukee’s “A Christmas Carol” by Michael J. Roberts

Milwaukee Repertory Theater is on the hunt for a “Tiny Tim” capable of delivering the most [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:04PM
Thursday, April 19, 2018

THE NATIONAL HELLENIC MUSEUM TO HOLD ANNUAL GALA “CONNECTING GENERATIONS” May 12 by Michael J. Roberts

The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) will hold its Annual Gala, “Connecting Generations,” Saturday, May 12, at the [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PM

Interrobang Theatre Project Presents “GRACE” May 4 – June 3 at The Athenaeum by Michael J. Roberts

Interrobang Theatre Project is pleased to conclude its 2017-18 Season, exploring the urgent question “What is [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PM

“WILD WOMEN OF PLANET WONGO” INVADES CHICAGO SUMMER 2018 by Michael J. Roberts

“Wild Women of Planet Wongo” (Wongo) invades Chicago starting June 8at the Chopin Theater, 1543 W. Division, [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PM

Geja’s Café Pampers Moms with a Complimentary Massage on Mother’s Day by Michael J. Roberts

Geja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage, will treat all moms to a complimentary 5-minute massage and glass [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PM

“Fraver by Design: Five Decades of Theatre Poster Art from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond” Available Through Schiffer Publishing by Michael J. Roberts

Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. would like to introduce Fraver by Design: Five Decades of Theatre Poster Art [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PM

Chicago Shakespeare WorldStage presents Ireland’s Druid theatre company’s “Waiting for Godot” May 23-June 3 by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago Shakespeare Theater welcomes back Ireland’s Druid theatre company—“one of the world’s greatest acting ensembles” [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PM

Kokandy Productions “GRAND HOTEL” Runs Through May 27 at Theatre Wit by Michael J. Roberts

Kokandy Productions is pleased to present the final production of its fifth anniversary season: the Tony [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PM
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Raven Theatre Presents Tennessee Williams’ SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER Runs May 2 – June 17 by Michael J. Roberts

Raven Theatre is pleased to conclude its 35th anniversary season with Tennessee Williams’ stark and intriguing drama SUDDENLY LAST [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:18PM

For Youth Inquiry’s World Premiere at Former Quarry Explores Reproductive Freedom by Michael J. Roberts

For Youth Inquiry (FYI), the participatory theater company of the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:18PM

Brenda Didier Helmed “FOREVER PLAID” Runs May 3-June 3 at Theatre At The Center by Michael J. Roberts

Matt Edmonds, in the role of Sparky, Adam LaSalle as Francis, Yando Lopez as Jinx [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:18PM

CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY: Late Night Writers Room returns April 27 by Michael J. Roberts

The wildly popular, sell-out hit CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY: Late Night Writers Room returns once again for one night [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:18PM
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Broadway In Chicago Announces Complete Casting For Pre-Broadway Premiere of “THE CHER SHOW” by Michael J. Roberts

Broadway In Chicago and Producers Flody Suarez and Jeffrey Seller announced today complete casting for the Pre-Broadway Premiere of the [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:05PM

Platinum Selling WE THE KINGS Releases “THE STORY OF TONIGHT- REMIX” FROM HAMILTON by Michael J. Roberts

The platinum-selling rock band We The Kings releases The Story Of Tonight – Remix EP (S-CURVE RECORDS/BMG), a five [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:05PM

The Gift Theatre Presents “giftLit May 1st at Community Tavern by Michael J. Roberts

Join The Gift Theatre for a line-up of local writers, actors and musicians at giftLit, an evening of [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:05PM
Monday, April 16, 2018

THEATER WIT EXTENDS “WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD” THROUGH MAY 12 by Michael J. Roberts

Theater Wit is extending its smash hit comedy Women Laughing Alone with Salad, Sheila Callaghan’s satirical [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:36PM

Exit 63 Productions Announces Inaugural Production of “Very Still and Hard To See” Runs May 3 – 13 at Athenaeum Theatre by Michael J. Roberts

Exit 63 Productions announces the cast for their inaugural production of very still and hard [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:36PM

COLLABORACTION’S WORLD PREMIERE OF “A BLUE ISLAND IN THE RED SEA” RUNS THROUGH MAY 20 by Michael J. Roberts

Welcome to the Grand Opening of the new Chicago Racism Museum, where community leaders and [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:36PM

“CHRIS’ BIRTHDAY BELT FEST” CELEBRATES 4TH ANNIVERSARY MAY 14 AT UPTOWN UNDERGROUND by Michael J. Roberts

Jeff Award-nominee and HIV+ director/producer Christopher Pazdernik is pleased to announce the 4th annual Chris’s [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:24PM

EL TAPEO MODERN SPANISH KITCHEN CONTINUES TOUR DE SPAIN DINNER SERIES by Michael J. Roberts

After three months of sold out events, El Tapeo Modern Spanish Kitchen, 2100 Spring Road in Oak Brook, [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:24PM

First Floor Theater’s World Premiere of “REFRIGERATOR” Runs May 13 – June 9 at The Den Theatre by Michael J. Roberts

First Floor Theater is thrilled to continue their sixth season with the world premiere of Lucas Baisch’s poetic [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:24PM

CHICAGO’S LARGEST STUDENT-RUN ARTS FESTIVAL “MANIFEST” RETURNS FOR ONE DAY ONLY MAY 11, 2018 by Michael J. Roberts

Manifest, Chicago’s largest student-run arts festival, presents 100+ free public programs celebrating the creative work of more [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:24PM

First Look At Lyric Opera’s “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” by Michael J. Roberts

The North American premiere of Timothy Sheader’s explosive Olivier Award-winning production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim [...]

SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:24PM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
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Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
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