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Sunday, March 13, 2016

INTO THE WOODS, THE GLASS MENAGERIE & More Set for Garden Theatre’s 2016-17 Season by Michael J. Roberts

The Garden Theatre, located at 160 West Plant Street in historic Winter Garden, is pleased to announce its 2016-2017 Theatre Season, running from September 2016 – May 2017. In addition…

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Victory Gardens Announces Casting for the World Premiere of Lucas Hnath’s HILLARY AND CLINTON by Michael J. Roberts

The cast of Hillary and Clinton includes John Apicella (Bill), Cheryl Lynn Bruce (Hillary), Keith Kupferer (Mark), and Juan Francisco Villa (Other Guy). The creative team includes William Bo…

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Casting announced for ‘Xanadu’ at ATC by Michael J. Roberts

  American Theater Company (ATC), 1909 W. Byron Street, announces casting for the musical comedy Xanadu, the final production of its Legacy Season. Presented as a tribute to ATC’s lat…

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Irish Theatre of Chicago’s SPINNING – May 25 – July 3, 2016 at The Den Theatre – U.S. Premiere by Michael J. Roberts

Irish Theatre of Chicago concludes its 2015-16 Season with the U.S Premiere of Deirdre Kinahan’s probing drama SPINNING, directed by Joanie Schultz, playing May 25 – July 3, 2016�…

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Casting for Piven Theatre’s ‘Dead Man Walking’ by Michael J. Roberts

Piven Theatre Workshop proudly presents Dead Man Walking, a play by Tim Robbins, adapted from the 1993 best-seller Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked …

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TimeLine Theatre announces 20th Anniversary 2016-17 Season by Michael J. Roberts

TimeLine Theatre Company, recipient of the prestigious 2016 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions and acclaimed for presenting plays inspired by history that connect to tod…

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Casting Announced for Hell in a Handbag’s Chicago Premiere of THE DIVINE SISTER by Michael J. Roberts

Hell in a Handbag Productions is pleased to announce casting for its Chicago premiere of THE DIVINE SISTER, the hilarious comic homage to nearly every Hollywood nun film ever made, by the…

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CAP UCLA Presents Tigran Hamasayan with ‘Luys i Luso’ at Royce Hall April 30 by Michael J. Roberts

Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (CAP UCLA) is proud to present the only United States tour stop for Tigran Hamasayan with “Luys i Luso,” a spellbinding exploration of Armenian …

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Pride Films and Plays Presents Nominee Night at Sidetrack on May 17 by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago’s best musical theatre performers gather for one night only on the same stage when the 2016 Jeff Award Nominees are honored at Nominee Night, May 17 at 7PM at Sidetrack Video Bar i…

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FIREBRAND THEATRE To Launch in Chicago – First Women-Focused Musical Theatre Company! by Michael J. Roberts

Harmony France and Danni Smith, Co-Artistic Directors, are pleased to announce the launch of FIREBRAND THEATRE, the first musical theatre company committed to employing and empowering wom…

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Monday, March 7, 2016

Star-Studded Salute in Palm Desert, California Celebrates Carol Channing’s 95th Birthday by Michael J. Roberts

The inimitable Carol Channing was feted in style on Saturday night as the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California presented Carol Channing’s 95th Birthday! In Celebration of a Broadway…

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Half price theater tickets available at Hot Tix by Michael J. Roberts

  The League of Chicago Theatres celebrates more than 35 years of making half-price tickets available to theatre patrons. Hot Tix offers half-price tickets to more than 200 Chicago area…

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MCA Chicago Presents Blair Thomas’ MOBY DICK by Michael J. Roberts

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents the premiere of Blair Thomas’s Moby Dick. This contemporary interpretation of Herman Melville’s classic American novel unites a st…

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Geja’s Café celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Irish Dinner Specials by Michael J. Roberts

Dig out that green sweater and “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” blinking shamrock pin and over to Geja’s Café on Thursday, March 17th for two very Irish combinations. Geja’s will offer the St…

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Pride Film & Plays Kicks Off Pride With THE BOYS UPSTAIRS by Michael J. Roberts

Pride Films and Plays is thrilled to present the Chicago premiere of Jason Mitchell’s zesty comedy The Boys Upstairs which The Village Voice called ‘Sex in the City meets Boys in the Ba…

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Staytion at Renaissance Chicago Downtown hosts great St. Patrick’s Day events by Michael J. Roberts

The first sights of Spring are upon us and as luck would have it, Staytion Market & Bar at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, 1 W. Wacker Drive, announces a variety of unique social…

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NATALIE DOUGLAS celebrates new CD “HUMAN HEART” at BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB, 3/2 by Michael J. Roberts

NATALIE DOUGLAS – the acclaimed vocalist hailed as “a true, true star” by BBC London, “sensational” by Time Out New York and “stirring” by The New York Daily News – will rele…

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Drury Lane Theater’s World Premiere musical HAZEL March 31 – May 29, 2016 by Michael J. Roberts

Drury Lane Theatre opens its 2016-2017 season with the World Premiere musical comedy Hazel, A Musical Maid in America, based on the character from the Saturday Evening Post comic strip and …

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Ocala Civic Theatre’s “The Fox on the Fairway” Runs March 24 through April 17 by Michael J. Roberts

Fore! Live on stage at Ocala Civic Theatre, the hilarious golf comedy The Fox on the Fairway tees off on March 24 and plays through April 17. After five straight losses to their bitter rival…

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An Evening with 2Cellos at the McCallum April 8 by Michael J. Roberts

Through the generosity of Harold Matzner, the McCallum Theatre presents 2CELLOS on Friday, April 8, at 8:00pm. No Yo-Yo Ma here – this is cello music as you’ve never heard it before! If…

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Cyndi Lauper June 9 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts by Michael J. Roberts

Iconic performer and musical chameleon Cyndi Lauper announced today the DETOUR Tour in support of her upcoming studio album, DETOUR, available May 6 on Sire Records. The 19-city tour will k…

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Sunday, March 6, 2016

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy by Michael J. Roberts

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy from SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! on Vimeo. The greatest showman of our generation, Michael Feinstein returns to Showbiz Nation LI…

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Barrel of Monkeys’ FANCY SCHMANCY: THE TRIP TO VEGAS Gala – Saturday, April 2, 2016 at The Drucker Center by Michael J. Roberts

Barrel of Monkeys is pleased to present its annual fundraising soiree, Fancy Schmancy: The Trip to Vegas on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at The Drucker Center, 1535 N. Dayton Ave. in Chicag…

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Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy by Michael J. Roberts

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy from SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! on Vimeo. The greatest showman of our generation, Michael Feinstein returns to Showbiz Nation LI…

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Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy by Michael J. Roberts

Showbiz Nation LIVE! MICHAEL FEINSTEIN discusses The Sinatra Legacy from SHOWBIZ NATION LIVE! on Vimeo. The greatest showman of our generation, Michael Feinstein returns to Showbiz Nation LI…

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Friday, March 4, 2016

McCALLUM THEATRE Presents AN EVENING WITH KENNY G, April 4 by Michael J. Roberts

The McCallum Theatre and Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald present Kenny G as part of the Fitz’s Jazz Café series, on Monday, April 4, at 8:0pm. In a recording career that spans almost three dec…

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CAP UCLA Presents Noura Mint Seymali at Royce Hall March 5 by Michael J. Roberts

Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA is proud to present Noura Mint Seymali, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania’s defining artist on the international stage, along with her band. …

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE AND NAVY PIER BUILD AN INNOVATIVE, BOLD THEATER SPACE ON CHICAGO’S LAKEFRONT: THE YARD AT CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago Shakespeare Artistic Director Barbara Gaines, Executive Director Criss Henderson and Board Chair Sheli Z. Rosenberg were joined by Navy Pier, Inc. CEO Marilynn Gardner and Board Ch…

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CHEERS LIVE ON STAGE To Play Broadway Playhouse Sept 20 – Oct 23 by Michael J. Roberts

Broadway In Chicago is pleased to announce the classic American sitcom – Cheers – will be brought to life on stage this fall.   CHEERS LIVE ON STAGE will showcase the best and most mem…

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Akvavit Theatre’s NOTHING OF ME – Through April 3, 2016 at Signal Ensemble Theatre by Michael J. Roberts

Chicago’s Akvavit Theatre is pleased to present the U.S. premiere of Norwegian playwright Arne Lygre’s drama NOTHING OF ME, co-directed by company members Chad Eric Bergman and B…

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