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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

'Jerusalem,' 'Jacksonian' in Profiles' new season by Johnny Oleksinski

Profiles Theatre will perform several new-to-Chicago shows next season.

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'SNL''s Katie Rich will perform at iO this month by Johnny Oleksinski

"Saturday Night Live" writer Katie Rich will perform two shows at iO Chicago this month, the comedy theater said Wednesday.

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Theatre at the Center announces 'All Shook Up' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Theatre at the Center announced the cast of its upcoming production of "All Shook Up," the rock and roll riff on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," on Tuesday.

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Theatre at the Center announces 'All Shook Up' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Theatre at the Center announced the cast of its upcoming production of "All Shook Up," the rock and roll riff on William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night," on Tuesday.

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Steppenwolf Theatre partners with Paul Stuart by Johnny Oleksinski and Doug George

Here is an unlikely collaboration. Steppenwolf Theatre Company has partnered with Paul Stuart, a Manhattan-based purveyor of luxury clothes. This month, the Chicago store at 208 S. LaSalle S…

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Nice shirt? Steppenwolf Theatre partners with Paul Stuart by Johnny Oleksinski and Doug George

Here is an unlikely collaboration. Steppenwolf Theatre Company has partnered with Paul Stuart, a Manhattan-based purveyor of luxury clothes. This month, the Chicago store at 208 S. LaSalle S…

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'Big Fish' performance will be dedicated to Bernie Yvon by Johnny Oleksinski

Wednesday night's performance of "Big Fish" at Theatre at the Center in Munster, Ind., will be dedicated to the late actor Bernie Yvon, the theater said Monday. 

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Monday, June 1, 2015

'Big Fish' performance will be dedicated to Bernie Yvon by Johnny Oleksinski

Wednesday night's performance of "Big Fish" at Theatre at the Center in Munster, Indiana will be dedicated to the late actor Bernie Yvon, the theater said Monday. 

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Rarely seen 'Blood Brothers' in Theo Ubique's new season by Johnny Oleksinski

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre announced its 2015-16 season on Monday. The season includes two musicals and two cabarets.

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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Victory Gardens announces Ignition Festival plays by Johnny Oleksinski

Victory Gardens Theater has announced the works that will be read as part of its Ignition Festival of New Plays.

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Friday, May 29, 2015

Tutterow will receive a special Jeff Award by Johnny Oleksinski

Russ Tutterow, the longtime artistic director of the playwrights collective Chicago Dramatists who died earlier this month, will receive a special Jeff Award at the non-Equity ceremony, the …

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Chicago theaters receive over $1 million from the Shubert Foundation by Johnny Oleksinski

Chicago theaters will receive over $1 million in grants from the Shubert Foundation, it was announced on Thursday. The local theater receiving the most money is the Goodman Theatre, which wi…

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Steppenwolf announces First Look plays by Johnny Oleksinski

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced the six new plays in the 10th Annual First Look series on Wednesday.

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'Bad Jews' will move to Skokie by Johnny Oleksinski

Theater Wit's production of "Bad Jews," playwright Joshua Harmon's comedy of religious and cultural debate, will transfer to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie this sum…

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'Bad Jews' will move to Skokie by Johnny Oleksinski

Theater Wit's production of "Bad Jews," playwright Joshua Harmon's comedy of religious and cultural debate, will transfer to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie this sum…

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

In a melancholy musical, a girl sings her longing by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Theater Loop Showcase video is "Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical," the tuneful new adaptation of Sarah Ruhl's "Melancholy Play" at Piven Theatre Workshop.

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In a melancholy musical, a girl sings her longing by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Theater Loop Showcase video is "Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical," the tuneful new adaptation of Sarah Ruhl's "Melancholy Play" at Piven Theatre Workshop.

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'Mamma Mia!' will tour to Chicago this fall by Johnny Oleksinski

Here she goes again. "Mamma Mia!," the massively popular ABBA musical comedy, will return to Chicago for a week this fall, Broadway in Chicago said on Monday.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Kokandy announces 'Loving Repeating' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

Kokandy Productions announced the cast of its upcoming show "Loving Repeating" on Wednesday.

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Joyce Foundation awards $2.56 million in grants by Johnny Oleksinski

On Wednesday, the Joyce Foundation announced a new initiative, meant to support the creation of jobs for people of color within local arts organizations.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Amy Schumer will perform last-minute Laugh Factory show by Johnny Oleksinski

Comedian Amy Schumer will perform at the Laugh Factory tomorrow night, the Chicago comedy club announced on Tuesday.

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Amy Schumer will perform last-minute, sold-out show by Johnny Oleksinski

Comedian Amy Schumer will perform at the Laugh Factory tomorrow night, the Chicago comedy club said on Tuesday.

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Dance Center announces 2015-16 season by Johnny Oleksinski

The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago announced its 2015-16 season of local, national and international work on Tuesday.

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Monday, May 18, 2015

Marriott announces 'City of Angels' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

The next show at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire is "City of Angels," the infrequently performed noir musical by Cy Coleman, David Zippel and Larry Gelbart. The theater announced the fu…

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Marriott announces 'City of Angels' cast by Johnny Oleksinski

The next show at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire is "City of Angels," the infrequently performed noir musical by Cy Coleman, David Zippel and Larry Gelbart. The theater announced the fu…

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A lovesick ballad from a new Jane Austen musical by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Theater Loop Showcase is Sean Allan Krill in "Sense and Sensibility," a new musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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A lovesick ballad from a new Jane Austen musical by Johnny Oleksinski

This week's Theater Loop Showcase is Sean Allan Krill in "Sense and Sensibility," a new musical at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

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Games and gospel in House Theatre's new season by Johnny Oleksinski

The House Theatre of Chicago announced its 2015-16 season on Monday. The fanciful company continues in residence at the Chopin Theatre in Noble Square.

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Friday, May 15, 2015

Chicago Dramatists' theater is named for Tutterow by Johnny Oleksinski

Last night at Chicago Dramatists' annual benefit, interim artistic director Meghan Beals McCarthy and the organization's board of directors announced a new name for the theater at their home…

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Kazurinsky and Wendt will star in 'Funnyman' at Northlight by Johnny Oleksinski

Fresh from Broadway, Tim Kazurinsky will lead the cast of Bruce Graham's new play "Funnyman," alongside George Wendt at Northlight Theatre, a spokeswoman for the theater said on Tuesday.

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Three Oaks Theater Fest announces six-show season by Johnny Oleksinski

The Three Oaks Theater Festival has announced its 2015 season. The six shows run throughout the summer in Three Oaks, Michigan, a popular getaway about 90 minutes from downtown Chicago by ca…

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