Monday, October 21, 2013
"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,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:09PMThe Light Opera Works in Evanston announced their 2014 season on Monday. In June, artistic director Rudy Hogenmiller will star in "Damn Yankees." Then, in August, is "Fiddler On The Roof." "…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:45AMBroadway legend Elaine Stritch delighted the Chicago International Film Festival audience of the new documentary, "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me," at AMC River East on Sunday afternoon by partic…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00AMFriday, October 18, 2013
In preparation for the annual Goodman vs. Steppenwolf flag football game next weekend, the Goodman Theatre's staff and artists wish to tell the world why they're all that and an intermission…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PMIn "The North China Lover," Heidi Stillman's adaptation of Marguerite Duras' novel currently onstage at Lookingglass Theatre, a writer, M, recalls the early loves of her teenage years spent …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:02PMThursday, October 17, 2013
On Thursday, Lookingglass Theatre and chef Rick Bayless announced, as expected, that the popular 'Rick Bayless in Cascabel: Dinner - Daring - Desire' will return in July for a month-long eng…
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As A Red Orchid Theatre begins its twenty-first season on Wells Street, the theater adds three members to its longstanding ensemble, the first such additions since playwright Craig Wright jo…
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Monday, October 14, 2013
This week’s Theater Loop Showcase video is a song from the national tour of "Once," the Tony Award-winning musical that currently plays the Oriental Theatre. Guy is a vacuum cleaner re…
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The Gift Theatre announced its 2014 season on Wednesday. Beginning with "Ten," the company's annual opener of new ten-minute plays, the season continues with three productions. &n…
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Monday, October 7, 2013
This week's Theater Loop Showcase video is a song from Cheryl L. West's "Pullman Porter Blues," currently onstage at the Goodman Theatre. Set in 1937 on the Panama Limited Pullman Train from…
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Eclipse Theatre Company, well-known for presenting the partial oeuvre of a single playwright per season, announced on Thursday that its 2014 lineup will focus on the work of Lynn Nottage.&nb…
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This week's Theater Loop Showcase video is a scene from Amy Herzog's "4000 Miles." Depicting an oft-ignored onstage relationship, that of a grandmother and her grandson, the play is set in m…
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In Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's 1976 musical, "Evita," the young Eva Duarte aspires to a life beyond her lowly upbringings only to become overtaken by her own ambition. The sung-throug…
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Based on the popular website of the same name, "Old Jews Telling Jokes" is exactly what its title says: An evening of old (and some young) Jewish comics being funny. Created by Peter Gethers…
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The Goodman Theatre is seeking young performers ages 5 to 17 for its 36th annual production of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.” Audition day is Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Goodm…
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In Lorraine Hansberry's classic Chicago drama, "A Raisin in the Sun," the African-American Younger family inhabits a worn-out apartment on the South Side. As Mama (Greta Oglesby), the family…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:37PMIt was announced on Friday that legendary stand-up comedian and television star Jerry Seinfeld will return to the Chicago Theatre for two performances on Dec. 14. Set rather close together a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:46PMWednesday, September 11, 2013
Broadway In Chicago announced Wednesday that "Once Upon A Dream Starring The Rascals" will play the Cadillac Palace Theatre from Nov. 5 - 10 for five performances.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:34PMWednesday, September 4, 2013
In "The Color Purple," a musical based on Alice Walker's novel, four decades of a woman's life in the South are powerfully chronicled. Set in 1909 Georgia, the meek Celie (Trisha Jeffrey) i…
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
In Nora Dunn's autobiographical solo show, "Mythical Proportions," the actress and "Saturday Night Live" alumna muses on a life spent in the fast-moving world of show business, forever p…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:23PMMonday, August 19, 2013
In the music-driven folktale, "The Old Man and The Old Moon," the title character, whose life’s work is nothing short of filling up the moon with light, pursues his wife after she take…
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Two sides of “Dickens in America” at American Players Theatre are very much at odds with one another. At one is an edutainment script fit for a literature-class trip. Although imparting …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 11:23AMSaturday, August 3, 2013
“Sittin’ in a room,” goes the chorus of the opening song of “Rooms: a rock romance,” receiving its Chicago premiere by Broken Nose Theatre. Awfully vague, don’t you think? From A…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 10:55AMThursday, August 1, 2013
By Johnny Oleksinski Play readings are pretty commonplace events. Theater companies put them up to try a dusty old script on for size or to aid in developing a resident playwright’s wo…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 07:00AMMonday, July 29, 2013
RECOMMENDED When does a wrongdoing become the past? More narrowly, how long does it take for a wrongdoing to transition into a mistake? Is the difference between a mistake and an accident an…
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:32PMThursday, July 25, 2013
RECOMMENDED Last summer at Victory Gardens, the intense “Oedipus el Rey” uncovered parallels between King Oedipus’ dark road to blind incest and Los Angeles’ treacherous gang life. N…
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