Tuesday, March 13, 2018
The Second City, Chicago’s storied comedy institution, will partner with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C., it was announced Tuesday. The new collaborat…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:55PMRemy Bumppo Theatre Company announced its 22nd season Tuesday. First up will be an adaptation of “Frankenstein” (Oct. 11-Nov. 11) by Nick Dear, the latest Chicago production of Mary Shel…
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The Prop Thtr will present a new adaptation of “Peter Pan” and an immersive experience in its 2018-19 season, the Avondale company announced Monday. Opening in the fall will be “Neverl…
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Take a look behind the scenes of “Long Way Home,” the Q Brothers’ collaboration with the Chicago Children's Choir, in this latest Showcase. In the video, filmed during a recent rehears…
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Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the complete cast of the Joe DiPietro and David Bryan musical “Memphis.” The production will star Liam Quealy as Huey Calhoun, Aeriel Williams as F…
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If you still haven’t seen two of the biggest Broadway hits of the 2017 season, or if you just want to see them again, you’re in luck: “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Hello, Dolly!” are c…
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The Lakeview performance venue Stage 773 has announced two new staff appointments: Jill Valentine as executive director and Jack Short as managing director. Valentine, a founding principal o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:15PMThis week's Showcase features a performance from the Paramount Theatre's hit production of "Cabaret." In the video, Joseph Anthony Byrd sings the Kander and Ebb second-act song “I Don’t …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PMAmerican Blues Theater announced its 2018-19 season Tuesday. Opening the season will be “Flyin’ West” (Oct. 5-Nov. 3) by Pearl Cleage. Chuck Smith will direct the 1898-set drama about …
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Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz is bringing his illusions back to the Royal George Theatre, the physician-magician announced Monday. In the 2016 Tribune review, Chris Jones said, “Rosenkranz crafts…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:45PMAlbany Park Theater Project will present the world premiere production “Ofrenda” this spring, the company announced Monday. Created and performed by the 34-member APTP youth ensemble, �…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:55PMNorthlight Theatre announced its 2018-19 season, the company’s 44th, Monday. First up will be “Curve of Departure” by Rachel Bonds, featuring Mike Nussbaum and Sean Parris. Artistic di…
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David Cromer will take on the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical “Next to Normal” in Writers Theatre’s 2018-19 season, the Glencoe company announced Thursday. Cromer, who recentl…
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Stage 773 will present a new open forum series, the company announced Monday. Hosted by the Young Professionals Board of Stage 773, the first event is slated for April 2. The panel, about di…
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There was a standing ovation after the world premiere of “Birth of a Nation” at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The film, about the 1831 slave uprising led by Nat Turner, was directed, …
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Court Theatre will stage two world premieres, from Manual Cinema and David Auburn, in its 64th season, as well as plays from August Wilson, Anna Ziegler and Ntozake Shange, the Hyde Park com…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PMPhilip Earl Johnson and Scott Jaeck will lead Robert Falls’ new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People,” Goodman Theatre announced Tuesday. Johnson will play Thomas Sto…
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Victory Gardens Theater will stage the Chicago premiere of Paula Vogel’s Tony Award-nominated drama “Indecent” as part of its 44th season, along with two more Chicago premieres and two…
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The Golden Girls will make their return in Hell in a Handbag’s 2018 season, along with a revival of “L’Imitation of Life” and a Charles Ludlam play, the campy Andersonville company a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PMCeleste M. Cooper and Cliff Chamberlain are joining Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s storied ensemble, artistic director Anna D. Shapiro announced Thursday. Both Chicago-based actors have bee…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:30PMThere will be no opera singers in the Lyric’s production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Broadway performers and artists from the bands Postmodern Jukebox, Tune-Yards and Diane Coffee wil…
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William Dwyer sings a sentimental song from “Yank! A World War II Love Story” in the latest Theater Loop Showcase video. In “Yank,” now playing at the Pride Arts Center, Dwyer plays …
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Jo Cattell is the latest early-career Chicago-based director to be named a recipient of the annual Michael Maggio Fellowship, Goodman Theatre announced Tuesday. As the 2017-18 fellow, Cattel…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:05PMOn a chilly January morning, a team takes the turf field at the CIBC Fire Pitch facility in Chicago. The group of women, wearing a mix of cleats and sneakers, practice high knees under the w…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:55PMThe Yard, a Chicago youth ensemble, will bring its production of Stephen Karam and PJ Paparelli’s “columbinus” to Steppenwolf’s LookOut Series this spring, it was announced Tuesday. …
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This week’s Showcase features a chummy tune from the 1981 Stephen Sondheim musical “Merrily We Roll Along.” In the video, Neala Barron, Jim DeSelm and Matt Crowle, who star in the Porc…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:50PMIan Merrill Peakes and Chaon Cross will star in Teller and Aaron Posner’s music and magic-infused “Macbeth,” Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced Monday. Joining Peakes as Macbeth and…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:15PMThe Joffrey Ballet’s 2018-19 season will include the world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s “Anna Karenina,” presented as part of a first-time collaboration between the Joffrey and the A…
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Lifeline Theatre will adapt three stories for the stage in its 2018-19 season, the company announced Friday. First up is a world-premiere adaptation of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s “Fra…
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Broadway legend Patti LuPone will be the next diva to perform at Steppenwolf Theatre as part of the LookOut Series, the company announced Tuesday. LuPone, a two-time Tony winner, will perfor…
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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble announced the remainder of its 2018 season Thursday. Opening in the spring is “The Cake” (April 11-May 20) by Bekah Brunstetter. Lauren Shouse will direct the …
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