Wednesday, December 5, 2012
In the iconic 1972 action-disaster epic The Poseidon Adventure, a luxury ocean liner overturns at midnight on New Year’s Eve. This December 31, 2012, on the 40th anniversary of The Pose…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:44PMThe Chicago Commercial Collective and The Fine Print Theatre Company are proud to announce the return of Christmas in Chicago, December 13 – December 23, at Chicago Dramatists, 1105 W. Ch…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:39PMLocated at the InterContinental Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont, the Montrose Room is pleased to announce the return of Lisa McClowry on Friday, December 14. The following day, Saturday, D…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:35PMThe Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. with the 8th annual “Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah,” January 19 and January 20. Chicago f…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:30PMChicago Sinfonietta continues its milestone 25th Anniversary Season with its Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrating the universal lessons of Dr. King with music from t…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:25PMBARRYMORE, a captured-live stage production, stars Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer as American acting legend John Barrymore. In a career defining performance, Plummer (as Barrymor…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:53PMSteppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce the casting and creative teams for Garage Rep 2013, featuring Bailiwick Chicago’s See What I Wanna See, Buzz22 Chicago’s She Kills…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:31PMWendy Kaplan, President of MadKap Productions, will present the Chicago Premiere of SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE…, written by former Seinfeld writer Marc Jaffe and Emmy nominated playwright…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:56AMIn a unique series of six films debuting on PBS Friday, January 25 at 9 p.m. (check local listings), Shakespeare Uncovered will combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analys…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:43AMTuesday, December 4, 2012
Podcast with Tim Kazurinsky from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Tim Kazurinsky discusses his role in the film Scrooge & Marley as well as his recent roles in Hairspray, The Odd Couple and his…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 08:42PMIn the inaugural Storefront Playwright Project, the League of Chicago Theatres will provide window space at Expo 72 for emerging and established playwrights to work on a current writing p…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 08:18PMThe Laury Shelley Trio HOLIDAY TIME WITH LAURY SHELLEY Spend an evening with singer/songwriter Laury Shelley as she sings some of her favorites, with a touch of holiday flair. Featuring: Vij…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:53PMPine Box Theater Company continues its 2012/13 season with the world premiere drama 25 SAINTS by Ensemble Member Joshua Rollins, author of Pine Box’s smash hit A Girl With Sun In Her Eye…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:41PMProfiles Theatre announces the extension of its hit 20th Anniversary production of Hellcab by Will Kern, directed by Profiles Co-Artistic Director Darrell W. Cox. All cast members ar…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:38PMTODAY IN HISTORY: On December 4, 1956, an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. The place was Sun Records’ storefront stu…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:48PMMove over Christmas Carol; step aside It’s A Wonderful Life (radio version or other), a new original holiday classic is born and it is most fun you will have at a show this season. The s…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:36PMDrury Lane’s newly mounted Singing In The Rain is easily one of the best produced and designed shows in the theatre’s history. The lighting, sets, costumes and film sequences are metic…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:00PMSunday, December 2, 2012
Pop Idol and West End favourite Gareth Gates (Joseph, Les Misérables, Legally Blonde) will star on the upcoming live album release of Momentous Musicals, alongside Jonathan Ansell (G4, Whis…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:49AMREVIEWED BY: MELODY UDELL After being seated in the Writer’s Theatre Books on Vernon location — a tiny stage nestled into the back of a quaint North Shore bookstore — the set for John …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:30AM World-renowned pastry guru, Chef Alain Roby, will put the finishing touches on the “World’s Longest Candy Cane” in an attempt to obtain his third Guinness World Record in beautiful …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:09AMWHAT: Think Tank, a sketch comedy group from Chicago who has performed together for more than 5 years, will perform their 3rd Annual Holiday Fundraiser Show. Members include Paul Robinson, B…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:04AMSaturday, December 1, 2012
First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) presents the acclaimed play UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, directed by Jeff Award nominee Alison C. Vesely, previewing March …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:59PMTheatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) http://www.mtishows.com, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, and Beacon Communications today announced that Bring It On: The Musica…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:52PMStrawdog Theatre Company’s Hugen Hall, named “Best Theater Bar” by the Chicago Reader, is proud to present The J & M Comedy Hour; Christpocalypse!, starring Justine Turner and…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:43PMDue to popular demand, Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.’s hit production of SUPERIOR DONUTS will add three final weeks of performances – extending through December 31, 2012 at The Royal Ge…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:37PMCommedia Beauregard, a Chicago-based non-profit theater company, has announced the return of their seasonal hit, A Klingon Christmas Carol, appearing at Raven Theatre from December 1 R…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:29PMFormer JERSEY BOYS cast member, John Michael Coppola, is proud to announce his digital release of the Billy Joel hit single, “New York State Of Mind”. 100% of proceeds f…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:23PMThe Broadway Playhouse is sure getting a lot of use lately. From I Love Lucy; Live On Stage (on a current sabbatical) to Potted Potter and now Emerald City’s newest production of a v…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:09PMWednesday, November 28, 2012
Podcast with Phillip Dawkins & Seth Bockley from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Playwright Phillip Dawkins & Director Seth Bockley discuss their new play Failure: A Love Story which is …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:28PMDue to popular demand, The Den Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of THE QUALITY OF LIFE has added an additional week of performances – extending through December 9, 2012 at the D…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:16PMChicago Residents of Chicago’s Northwest Side do not have to head downtown to enjoy classical music this holiday season. The Northwest Chicago Symphony Orchestra (NCSO), which brings toget…
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