Wednesday, November 18, 2015
A memorial will be held Nov. 30 at The Den Theatre for Tom Bateman beginning at 7 p.m. Families are encouraged to attend. Bateman died Sept. 12 in New York City. Before moving to New York, h…
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company has named Polly Hubbard as its new literary manager beginning Dec. 1.
Hubbard formerly worked as a literary agent with Abrams Artists Agency in New York and rece…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:45PM[SHARE]Steppenwolf Theatre Company has named Polly Hubbard as its new literary manager beginning Dec. 1. Hubbard formerly worked as a literary agent with Abrams Artists Agency in New York and recen…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:26AM[SHARE]Monday, November 16, 2015
Definition Theatre Company has announced its 2015-16 season, along with the addition of 6 new ensemble members.
Evan Linder's "Byhalia, Mississippi," a co-production with The New Colony dir…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:31PM[SHARE]The Revival, Hyde Park's newest comedy venue located on the same corner that once housed the Compass Players, has announced its inaugural lineup of shows through December.
The venue officia…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:31PM[SHARE]Definition Theatre Company has announced its 2015-16 season, along with the addition of 6 new ensemble members. Evan Linder's "Byhalia, Mississippi," a co-production with The New Colony dire…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:31PM[SHARE]The Revival, Hyde Park's newest comedy venue located on the same corner that once housed the Compass Players, has announced its inaugural lineup of shows through December. The venue official…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:19PM[SHARE]The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival has announced the lineup for its 15th annual Sketchfest featuring 186 shows with 165 groups over the course of 8 days.
Danny Pudi, of NBC's "Community," r…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:44PM[SHARE]The Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival has announced the lineup for its 15th annual Sketchfest featuring 186 shows with 165 groups over the course of 8 days. Danny Pudi, of NBC's "Community," re…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:31AM[SHARE]This week's Showcase features a duet from Khecari's latest immersive dance-installation "The Cronus Land." The video was filmed on-site in the historic ballroom of the former Shoreland…
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Court Theatre has announced casting for Terry Teachout's "Satchmo at the Waldorf," a one-man-show about Louis Armstrong that will be part of a community-wide festival celebrating the iconic …
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Court Theatre has announced casting for Terry Teachout's "Satchmo at the Waldorf," a one-man-show about Louis Armstrong that will be part of a community-wide festival celebrating the iconic …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:01PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 11, 2015
The Goodman Theatre has announced casting for Jose Rivera's "Another Word for Beauty."Â
The cast includes Stephanie Andrea Barron as Yolanda, Helen Cespedes as Xiomara, Monique Gabriela …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:07PM[SHARE]The Goodman Theatre has announced casting for Jose Rivera's "Another Word for Beauty."Â The cast includes Stephanie Andrea Barron as Yolanda, Helen Cespedes as Xiomara, Monique Gabriela C…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Playwright Terrence McNally is coming to Chicago this weekend for a series of public events.
McNally will be joined by Northlight Theatre artistic director BJ Jones to discuss his new play …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:33PM[SHARE]Playwright Terrence McNally is coming to Chicago this weekend for a series of public events. McNally will be joined by Northlight Theatre artistic director BJ Jones to discuss his new play a…
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Under the Gun Theater has announced the full lineup for "Based on a True Story," the Saturday night improvised show that draws inspiration from the monologue of a special guest.
SNL alum…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:51PM[SHARE]Under the Gun Theater has announced the full lineup for "Based on a True Story," the Saturday night improvised show that draws inspiration from the monologue of a special guest. SNL alums…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:25PM[SHARE]David Mamet's new Broadway play "China Doll" has postponed its opening night.
Originally slated for a Nov. 19 opening, the production will now open almost two weeks later on Dec. 4.
In "Ch…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:38PM[SHARE]David Mamet's new Broadway play "China Doll" has postponed its opening night. Originally slated for a Nov. 19 opening, the production will now open almost two weeks later on Dec. 4. In "Chin…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:13PM[SHARE]Sunday, November 8, 2015
At the beginning of Manual Cinema's latest feat of sophisticated shadow puppetry, director Sarah Fornace announced that the audience could sit, stand, lie down or walk around during the show…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:10PM[SHARE]At the beginning of Manual Cinema's latest feat of sophisticated shadow puppetry, director Sarah Fornace announced that the audience could sit, stand, lie down or walk around during the show…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:42PM[SHARE]Friday, November 6, 2015
This week's Showcase features a song from Chicago Shakespeare Theater's hit-show "Ride the Cyclone."
In "Ride the Cyclone," a Candian chamber choir dies in a freak roller-coaster accident a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:44PM[SHARE]This week's Showcase features a song from Chicago Shakespeare Theater's hit-show "Ride the Cyclone." In "Ride the Cyclone," a Candian chamber choir dies in a freak roller-coaster accident an…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PM[SHARE]Light Opera Works has announced its 2016 season of musical productions. First up is Lerner and Loewe's "My Fairy Lady" (June 4 " 12), the battle-of-the-sexes musical adaptation of "Pygmal…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PM[SHARE]Light Opera Works has announced its 2016 season of musical productions.
First up is Lerner and Loewe's "My Fairy Lady" (June 4 " 12), the battle-of-the-sexes musical adaptation of "Pygma…
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FRIDAY | "My Soul's Shadow": Manual Cinema presents a shadow puppet installation based on the life and poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca. Through Nov. 8 at Mana Contemporary, 2233 S. Throop St…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:56PM[SHARE]FRIDAY | "My Soul's Shadow": Manual Cinema presents a shadow puppet installation based on the life and poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca. Through Nov. 8 at Mana Contemporary, 2233 S. Throop St…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:39PM[SHARE]Oracle Productions has announced its 2016 season of free Public Access Theatre productions.
Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape" (Jan. 23 " March 12) opens the season. Monty Cole will direct th…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:27PM[SHARE]Oracle Productions has announced its 2016 season of free Public Access Theatre productions. Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape" (Jan. 23 " March 12) opens the season. Monty Cole will direct the…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:38AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 3, 2015
At the beginning of Monday night's concert, director Rob Lindley said that he and music director Doug Peck were "compelled by current events" while planning their annual cabaret for the Chic…
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