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…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:25PMOn Friday, AstonRep Theatre Company announced its 2018-19 Season, under new co-artistic directors Derek Bertelsen and Sara Pavlak McGuire. Starting things off in the fall will be “The Lone…
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On Thursday, the Gift Theatre announced casting for the Midwest premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright and ensemble member David Rabe’s “Cosmologies,” directed by artistic director …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:43PMOn Thursday, Collaboraction announced the lineup for its third annual “Peacebook,” a citywide festival that uses an array of media to advocate for peace in Chicago. 24 “chapters” fro…
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Stage 773 has announced the roster for the 7th Annual Women’s Funny Festival, running Aug. 23 through 26. The event, which calls itself the “largest of its kind in the nation,” will in…
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On Tuesday, Promethean Theatre Ensemble announced the lineup of its 2018-19 season, a trio of shows that use the past to illuminate the present. Kicking things off in the fall will be Tom St…
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On Monday, Skokie’s North Shore Center for the Performing Arts announced its touring production and new musical, “American Girl Live,” which will run December 21-30. The all-new musica…
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For Brigid Murphy, “Milly’s Orchid Show” was never about bringing New York to Chicago — it was about giving Chicago the kind of radical vastness that New York’s girth allows. That�…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PMOn Wednesday, Broken Nose Theatre announced two new leadership appointments. Associate artistic director Elise Marie Davis has been named the company’s new artistic director, succeeding fo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:09AMThe movement just keeps building: On Wednesday, it was announced that “Haymarket,” Underscore’s folk musical about the 1886 Chicago battle between cops and labor organizers, will go on…
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On Tuesday, Broadway In Chicago announced the Chicago premiere of 10-time Tony Award-winner “The Band’s Visit.” The show will run for a limited two-week engagement at Cadillac Palace T…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:15AMCrime, Russia, sexual depravity — before 2016, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was the cultural figure most associated with this triptych, especially because of his novel “Crime and Punishment.” On…
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On Monday, Theatre at the Center announced the lineup for its 2019 season, with artistic director Linda Fortunato at the helm. The season will kick off with a revival of “Million Dollar Qu…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PMIt’s mid-July, the air is heavy with humidity and the best a/c in town is on the CTA — there’s no time like the present to fantasize about the winter holidays. On Monday, Cirque Dreams…
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On Thursday, Victory Gardens Theater announced casting for several of its upcoming productions. In the fall, Paula Vogel’s “Indecent” will be directed by Gary Griffin and will feature …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:19PMOn Thursday, Red Clay Dance Company announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, marking its tenth anniversary. The company, which creates and performs Afro-contemporary dance, will feature …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:45AMOn Thursday, full casting was announced for “Arms and the Man,” the George Bernard Shaw comedy opening City Lit’s 2018-19 season. Set during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian war, the show ribs…
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On Wednesday, Raven Theatre announced casting for 'Crumbs From the Table of Joy,' written by two-time Pulitzer-winner Lynn Nottage. Tyrone Phillips is slated to direct the family drama. The …
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On Tuesday, Jackalope Theatre Company announced its 2018-19 season, featuring two world premieres and a Midwest premiere. Things kick off with “In The Canyon” written by ensembl…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PMOn Tuesday, About Face Theatre announced the lineup for its 2018-19 season, a trio of shows new to the city’s stage. Starting things up in the fall will be the Chicago premiere of “This …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:00AMOn Tuesday, Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced casting for the North American premiere of “Nell Gwynn” by Jessica Swale, which arrives in the city this fall after debuting at the Glob…
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On Monday, Lifeline Theatre announced casting for “Frankenstein,” adapted from the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley novel by ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric and directed by ensemble member P…
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On Friday, Shattered Globe Theatre announced its 2018-19 season. The fall will start things up with Chris Hannan’s new stage adaptation of “Crime and Punishment” (Sept. 6–Oct. 20). E…
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On Tuesday, the House Theatre of Chicago announced casting for its world premiere of “Borealis” by Bennett Fisher. The company’s season opener, the show marks House-debuts for the play…
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"Silent NO MORE," a theatrical documentary featuring stories written and performed by folks with hearing loss, will have a special screening at the Goodman this summer. Along with the film, …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:40PMOn Monday, Broadway in Chicago announced that individual tickets for the world premiere of the new comedy musical, “Tootsie” will go on-sale Friday, July 6. Tickets will range from $35-$…
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On Friday, the American Music Theatre Project and the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University announced the equity cast for their upcoming production of “Something …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:05PMOn Friday, Interrobang Theatre Project announced its ninth season, which will include the Chicago premiere of “I Call My Brothers” and the Midwest Premiere of “Utility.” The three ma…
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On Thursday, Firebrand Theatre, in partnership with Timeline Theatre Company, announced casting for its revival of “Caroline, or Change,” directed by Lili-Anne Brown. Featuring music by …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PMWith two Oscars, two Emmys, and a Tony under her belt, it’s high time someone gave Glenda Jackson, 82, a crown. On Thursday, it was announced that the actress will return to Broadway in 20…
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On Wednesday, Steppenwolf for Young Adults announced the full casting for its first show of the 2018-19 season, Tony-winner “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Directed …
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