Monday, December 30, 2013
Griffin Theatre Company announced the full cast of "Golden Boy," Clifford Odets' boxing story, on Monday. Led by Nate Santana as Joe, the 15-person cast includes Nina O'Keefe, Mark Pracht, P…
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The holidays are upon us, and in the spirit of the season a few of Chicago’s many theaters would like to give you a special message.
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In "Mary Wilson's Holiday Spectacular," the founding member of The Supremes is joined onstage by an original Four Top, Duke Fakir, for a concert of holiday music and classic songs. Mary and …
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The League of Chicago Theatres, a trade organization representing over 200 theaters, announced on Wednesday the addition of four new Board members and the election of the Executive Committee…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:04PMThe Goodman Theatre announced the members of its 2013-14 Playwrights Unit, a year-long new play development program, on Wednesday afternoon.
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Individual tickets for "Motown The Musical," the nationally touring jukebox show boasting the popular catalogue of Motown Records hits, will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. …
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Griffin Theatre Company will continue its 25th season with Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," the theater announced on Friday. Jonathan Berry will direct a large cast of 17 actors, with Nate Sant…
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Playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith ("Fires in the Mirror") will present her newest show, "On Grace," a collaboration with cellist Joshua Roman, at the Harris Theater for Music and Dan…
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Every Saturday night, the comedy group The Deltones performs an improvised musical onstage at the iO Theater, 3541 N. Clark St . On Nov. 30, per an audience member's suggestion, the musical'…
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Just before "Wicked" flies away to the next city, Chicago will experience a new Glinda and Madame Morrible as Jenn Gambetese and Kim Zimmer depart the national tour.
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As Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company enters its 28th season, currently unannounced, the storefront mainstay is making sweeping changes to its administration, the company announced Thursday. …
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Black Box Acting has moved into a new permanent headquarters in the Logan Square neighborhood designed by the Perimeter Architects firm, the school announced on Tuesday. The 3200-square-foot…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:44PMPigPen Theatre Co. and playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury will be participants in the 2013-14 Writer's Room, a new play development program with a focus on productions, Manhattan Theater Club …
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On Monday, The Second City announced the winter lineup for UP Comedy Club. Jo Koy, a frequent panelist on the late-night chat show "Chelsea Lately," returns to UP from Jan. 9 - 11, and Chica…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:58PMThe 102nd Second City Mainstage revue, yet untitled, will be directed by Annoyance Theatre founder Mick Napier, the theater announced on Monday. The Second City alumnus adds another directin…
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The 13th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival lineup was announced on Thursday. Billed as the largest of its kind in the nation, the 2014 festival features more than 150 troupes spread out …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:11PMActress Jessie Mueller, a former musical theater fixture in Chicago and present Broadway star, plays singer-songwriter Carole King in "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," a new King bio-pie…
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The Actors Theatre of Louisville has announced the roster for the 38th Humana Festival of New American Plays. The festival, entirely composed of world premieres, boasts six fully-staged prod…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:11PMRivendell Theatre Company announced its 2014 season on Monday. Given the theme, "Stirring the Pot," the Edgewater theater's lineup includes two productions.
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On Thursday, Collaboraction announced both its 18th season and what it says is a new mission. After the success of last season's "Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology," the Wicker Park theater c…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:26PMThree members of legendary rock group The Rascals — Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli — sat down with theater critic Chris Jones on Wednesday to discuss their new show…
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On Wednesday, the Goodman Theatre announced casting for the Chicago premiere of "Buzzer," Tracey Scott Wilson's ("The Good Negro") play about the shifting landscapes of an urban neighborhood…
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On October 26, an ornery puppet named Moses from Blind Summit Theatre’s “The Table,” which recently concluded an acclaimed stint at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, took to ano…
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Albany Park Theater Project, the multi-ethnic, youth performing arts ensemble, will return to the Goodman Theatre next spring with "God's Work," the Goodman announced on Tuesday. Receiving a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00PMWorld-renowned dancer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov will attend Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's annual Spotlight Ball in May, where he'll be honored with the 2014 Spotlight Award, the company…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:18PMIt seems chef Rick Bayless has been by bitten the acting bug. In addition to next summer's Goodman Theatre remount of "Cascabel," the dining-entertainment fusion show that originated at Look…
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On Wednesday the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation named Charles Newell, artistic director of Court Theatre in Hyde Park, the recipient of the 2013 Zelda Fichandler Award. This $…
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American Theater Company announced on Tuesday the late addition of the touring one-man show "Mercy Killers" to the theater's new Town Hall Series. The show plays five performances from Oct. …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:05PMThis Theater Loop Showcase video is playwright Brooke Allen’s "The Life and Death of Madam Barker," with music and lyrics by John Fournier, currently onstage at Red Tape Theatre. Molly…
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"Parks and Recreation" star and former Defiant Theatre actor, Nick Offerman, will appear alongside his wife, Megan Mullally of "Will & Grace," in "Annapurna" with the New Group off-Broadway,…
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