Thursday, August 16, 2018
On Thursday, the Gift Theatre announced Jennifer Glasse as its newest ensemble member. Glasse has previously appeared in the Gift's world premieres of "Hang Man" and "A Life Extra Ordinary."…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]Saturday "Nightmares and Nightcaps: The Stories of John Collier": Throughout the first half of the 20th century, British expatriate John Collier penned humorous stories about the bizarre and…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 15, 2018
On Wednesday, First Folio Theatre announced casting for "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: a Love Story." Leading the audience from room to room of Mayslake Hall, Poe and his wife Virginia div…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:30PM[SHARE]Definition Theatre Company announced that it will open its 2018-2019 season with "No Child…" by Nilaja Sun. Under the direction of Chika Ike, the play is named after the No Child Left Behi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:15PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Barrel of Monkeys has announced the lineup for the 2018-19 season of "That's Weird, Grandma," its sketch show written by kids and performed by adults. BOM teaching artists guide elementary s…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]Monday, August 13, 2018
Print ain't dead " and, at Jackalope Theatre Company, it's coming to life. This month, the ensemble will stage its ninth annual "Living Newspaper" festival, inspired by the 1930's Living New…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:45PM[SHARE]On Monday, Harold Washington College announced that it has partnered with the Joffrey Ballet to offer an Associate in Arts in Dance from City Colleges of Chicago's Loop campus. Launching thi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:50PM[SHARE]On Monday, Theatre at the Center announced casting for its fall production of "Ghost the Musical." Based on the romance-thriller that earned Whoopi Goldberg an Oscar, Garrett Lutz will play …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:45PM[SHARE]On Monday, Goodman Theatre announced the roster of shows for its "New Stages" fest, an annual staging of new shows from both established and emerging playwrights. Seven shows comprise this y…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]On Monday, Marriott Theatre announced casting for its revival of "Sweet Charity," playing this fall. Directed by Ryan T. Nelson and choreographed by Alex Sanchez, the show will feature Anne …
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On Friday, Strawdog Theatre Company announced casting for its world premiere of "Masque Macabre," an immersive show in which guests travel between rooms to follow stories of murder and reven…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:40PM[SHARE]ConFest, the National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival, hits Chicago August 13-18. Now in its 6th year and operating under the theme of "Revolutionary Acts," the fest will offe…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:10PM[SHARE]August is rushing right by, which means it's time to squeeze out those last drops of summer before the temperature drops and stuff starts to change color. For theater fans, the Broadway in C…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:25PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 9, 2018
On Thursday, Steppenwolf announced the lineup for its fall 2018 "Lookout" series, with a shorter list of performers staging longer engagements. Kicking things off will be Steppenwolf's invol…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 8, 2018
On Wednesday, Kokandy Productions announced Allison Hendrix will step down as producing artistic director, a role she has occupied since the company formed in 2010. "Allison has been a great…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]On Wednesday, Steppenwolf for Young Adults announced that "We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Südwestaf…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:30PM[SHARE]On Wednesday, it was announced that the National Theatre's production of "Network" will transfer to Broadway this fall, bringing along Bryan Cranston, best known for "Breaking Bad," in his O…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:35PM[SHARE]On Wednesday, the Side Project announced that it will be temporarily returning to the Rogers Park space it occupied for nine years, presenting a two-play rep this fall. Adam Webster, the com…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:45AM[SHARE]"My life is always somewhere between 'How tall is the stage?' and 'How much glitter can you put on a human body?,'" says Erin Kilmurray, the choreographer and creator/director of "The Fly Ho…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 7, 2018
On Tuesday, the New Colony announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, under the new artistic direction of Fin Coe and Stephanie Shum. Following a special run of the company's hit show "The…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PM[SHARE]On Tuesday, Interrobang Theatre Project announced casting for its 2018-19 season opener, "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?" by Edward Albee. While the goat in this story is hardly as much fun as …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]On Tuesday, Steep Theatre announced that company member Cindy Marker will replace Kendra Thulin as the titular character in its acclaimed production of "Linda." Thulin's last performance wil…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:15AM[SHARE]Monday, August 6, 2018
On Monday, the Greenhouse Theater Center announced casting for its world premiere of David Cohen's "Truman and the Birth of Israel," directed by Will Rogers. Catherine Dvorak, Tim Kough, Pet…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:13PM[SHARE]On Monday, Paramount Theatre announced casting for its new production of "Legally Blonde," which will bend and snap open its upcoming season. Trent Stork will make his Paramount directorial …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:55PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 2, 2018
On Thursday, Drury Lane announced the cast for its remount of "Little Shop of Horrors," the camp-classic musical by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman all about blood, botany and bad dentistry. U…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:00PM[SHARE]On Thursday, the Auditorium Theatre and American Ballet Theatre unveiled a four-year partnership, beginning with the previously announced "Whipped Cream" performance to be staged in April 20…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:10AM[SHARE]On Thursday, it was announced that Stephanie Miller will return to the Athenaeum Theatre with the all-new "Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour." A follow-up to Miller's 2017 "Sexy Liberal Resistance…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, known as "Destinos," will return for seven weeks this fall, featuring homegrown work running alongside stories from around the world. Produ…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PM[SHARE]On Wednesday, New American Folk Theatre announced casting for its world premiere of "Scraps," which tells the story of the Patchwork Girl of Oz after her adventures in the "Oz" books. Writte…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 31, 2018
On Tuesday, TimeLine Theatre Company announced casting for its revival of Terrence McNally's Tony-winning show, "Master Class." The show follows opera icon Maria Callas as she teaches a seri…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]Friday, July 27, 2018
On Friday, the Goodman Theatre announced that artistic director Robert Falls will direct the world premiere of David Cale's musical memoir, "We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time," its…
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