Friday, November 9, 2012
Multi-talented singer/songwriter Laury Shelley discusses her upcoming concert “My Life With Legrand” which is a tribute to her friend and mentor, composer Michel Legrand. MJR (…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:07AMTHE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will launch its Second National Tour next month in Chicago, with Nic Rouleau, direct from the Broadway company, starri…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:28AMThursday, November 8, 2012
Tune-in to “The Newlywed Game” today, November 8 at 9pm ET on GSN to see a special themed Broadway episode featuring couples who have been in major Broadway hits including Wicked, Rent, …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:15PMChicago’s Music Box Theatre continues its collaboration with the UK’s National Theatre Live, the best of British theatre broadcast live to cinemas worldwide. Up next: the great Simo…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:09PM“THE PEARL IN THE HOGWALLER,” Becca McCoy’s solo cabaret about moving from Chicago to the rural town of Palatka, Florida, is getting its Chicago premiere at Davenport’s Piano Bar and…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:05PMSitting through Timeline’s phenomenal World premiere of Susan Felder’s ‘Wasteland’ is one of the most daunting and moving experiences you will have in the theatre. Everything regardi…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:27AMWednesday, November 7, 2012
Next Theatre Company’s second production of their 32ndseason is the Midwest premiere of Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter by Julie Marie Myatt and directed by Jessica Thebus, at Noyes Cultural…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:29PM Hyatt Regency O’Hare invites guests to ring in 2013 at the NYE RUNWAY BALLon December 31. The event features live music from popular bands Dot Dot Dot and 7th Heaven; entry to th…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:23PM One of Chicago’s favorite entertainers, Ron Hawking, will appear at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, on Monday, December 17 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for the His Way for the Holiday…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:19PM Casting is complete for Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party, under the direction of ensemble member Austin Pendleton. Ensemble mem…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:15PMRivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE ), Chicago’s only Equity theatre devoted to the work of women theatre artists, is proud to announce American Wee-Pie as the second production in its 2012-…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:07PMThe temporary ice rink opens during “Holiday Lights in Homewood” Additional ice rink hours are from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Saturday, December 8 through December 22. There will be a full …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:56PMGeja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage, will celebrate the holiday season with the 33rd Annual Champagne Festival featuring the Champagnes of Lanson. The three-month festival, which offers guests…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:52PMTuesday, November 6, 2012
Showbiz Chicago Podcast With Hollis Resnik from the National Touring Company of SISTER ACT from Michael Roberts on Vimeo.
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:25PMShowbiz Chicago Podcast With Hollis Resnik from the National Touring Company of SISTER ACT from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Multi-Jeff Award winner Hollis Resnik talks about her role as Mother…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:18PMLyric Opera of Chicago’s general director Anthony Freud announced today the principal casting and production team for the company premiere and new production of Oklahoma! to be present…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:36PMTrap Door Theatre is a proud participant in the international reading scheme for 2012 OBIE Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich’s new play Spark. The script-reading scheme has been deve…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:21PMlFrom the surreal Hollywood life as Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage’s office manager to struggling actress to dealing with family illness, death and love, this new stage production is an…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:41AMMonday, November 5, 2012
Sundance Institute today announced the seven artists selected for its 2013 Playwrights Retreat at Ucross Foundation, February 4-22, 2013. The annual writing colony at the 20,000-acre working…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:07PMMillions of parade-goers will kick off Thanksgiving Day amidst sky-high balloons, dazzling equestrian units, the nation’s top marching bands, talented dance troupes and the best in varied …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:58PMThe Joffrey Ballet celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Robert Joffrey’s The Nutcrackerin a 22-performance engagement at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress P…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:29AMSunday, November 4, 2012
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, the dazzling annual holiday tradition entertaining thousands of families each year, will be presented from November 23 through December 22 at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 D…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:54PMThe Agency Theater Collective is proud to present their third production, an originally written musical titled Out of Tune Confessional. The show, described as a holiday show for the holiday…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:52PMAmerican Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will translate Trap Door Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of THE ARSONISTS on Saturday, November 10. Patrons who wish to be seated in…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:46PMTrap Door Theatre is a proud participant in the international reading scheme for 2012 OBIE Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich’s new play Spark. The script-reading scheme has been deve…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:42PM National Theatre Live is again partnering with Music Box Theatre with the comedic and daunting play The Last of the Haussmans, featuring a tour-de-force performance by the legendary Julie …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:35PMStorefront theatre companies remounting their most popular shows within a season is becoming a bit gouache. More often then not the remount is not as good as the original offering, and t…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:01PMSaturday, November 3, 2012
Showbiz Chicago Podcast With Guy Van Swearingen & Kamal Angelo Bolden of The Opponent from Michael Roberts on Vimeo.
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:32AMShowbiz Chicago Podcast With Guy Van Swearingen & Kamal Angelo Bolden of The Opponent from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. A Red Orchid Theatre presents the world premiere of Ensemble Member B…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:23AMFriday, November 2, 2012
Coping with death and dying are intimately explored in The Den Theatre’s exceptionally acted production of Jane Anderson’s 2007 morose play The Quality of Life. In this four-person drama…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 06:12PM“Cafe Cabaret” Cafe Cabaret is an eclectic variety/cabaret show with a rotating cast of performers. With a new cast every month, the show is always fresh. From poignant to funny,…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 04:00PM 
