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 …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:50PMRainn Wilson will star in the world-premiere production of Matthew-Lee Erlbach’s “The Doppelganger (An International Farce),” Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced Wednesday. Wilson is…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:50AMEclipse Theatre Company, known for dedicating each season to one playwright, will produce three plays by William Inge in its upcoming season. In the spring, Rachel Lambert will direct “Nat…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:10AMThe Gift Theatre has announced the cast of Stacy Amma Osei-Kuffour’s world-premiere drama “Hang Man.” The production will feature ensemble members Paul D’Addario, Gregory Fenner and …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:10PMCasting is complete for Theo Ubique’s “Sweeney Todd,” the Rogers Park company announced Friday. Philip Torre will star as Sweeney with Jacquelyne Jones as Mrs. Lovett. The production w…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:00PMIvonne Coll, the film, TV and stage star who currently plays Alba Villanueva on “Jane The Virgin,” will lead the cast of Teatro Vista’s Chicago premiere of “The Madres,” the compan…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00PMCasting is complete for the world premiere of Keith Huff’s “Six Corners,” American Blues Theater announced Wednesday. The production will feature Brenda Barrie, ensemble member Manny B…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:45PMKokandy Productions has announced the cast of “Grand Hotel,” the final musical in the company’s fifth season. “Grand Hotel” will star Michelle Jasso as Elizaveta Grushinskaya, Jona…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00PMCasting is complete for the Chicago premiere of Sarah DeLappe’s “The Wolves,” Goodman Theatre announced Tuesday. The ensemble includes Angela Alise as #00, goalie; Isa Arciniegas as #2…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:05PMRaven Theatre’s 2018-19 season, the first with recently named artistic director Cody Estle at the company’s helm, will feature all women playwrights, the company announced Tuesday. Openi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PMCasting is complete for “Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner, A Sort of Love Story,” Mercury Theater Chicago announced Tuesday. Dana Tretta will star as Radner with Jackson Peter Evans as Alan Zwe…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:50AMThe inaugural Chicago Ex Fest has been canceled, founder Matthew Payne announced Friday in a Facebook post. Ex Fest, slated to run this weekend at the Crowd Theater in Lakeview, was created …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:50PMStephen Colbert will host a starry alumni show during Northwestern University’s 2018 CommFest, the annual event including open houses, master classes and performances, it was announced Thu…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PMA musical version of Ike Holter's 2012 hit play "Hit the Wall" has been selected for a developmental series at the USC School of Dramatic Arts, it was announced Tuesday. Part of LiveRead@SDA…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:10PMCasting is complete for the return of “She the People: Girlfriends’ Guide to Sisters Doing It for Themselves,” Second City announced Tuesday. Starring in the sketch show created, desig…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:45PMThis week’s Showcase features a performance from the national tour of “Wicked,” now back in Chicago for the first time since 2013. In the video, Chelsea Emma Franko, the tour’s Elpha…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:55PMJoseph Anthony Byrd, direct from “Kinky Boots” on Broadway, will star as the Emcee in Kander and Ebb’s 1966 Broadway musical “Cabaret,” Aurora’s Paramount Theatre announced Monda…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PMThis week’s Showcase features a performance from Firebrand Theatre’s smash hit production of “Lizzie,” a punk-rock take on the tale the alleged axe murderess Lizzie Borden. In the vi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00AMTheatre at the Center announced the cast of Robert Harling’s Louisiana beauty shop-set tearjerker “Steel Magnolias” Wednesday. The production will star Cory Goodrich as M’Lynn, Landr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:55PMThe New Colony has announced the company’s new artistic directors: Fin Coe and Stephanie Shum. Coe and Shum, who succeed founding members Andrew Hobgood and Evan Linder, were both previous…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:35PMNear the end of “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical,” after the audience has watched Carole King fall in and out of love, make hits from the sidelines and finally step into a spotligh…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:30PMFirebrand Theatre has announced the cast of “9 to 5,” the Dolly Parton-scored Broadway musical based on the eponymous 1980 movie celebrating the working woman. The production is the seco…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:00PMReading all of the year-end lists and wishing there was a way to relive your favorite Chicago theater performances? Here are some of the star turns of 2017, all featured in the Theater Loop�…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00AMGather your friends, family and good vibes and join in the chorus of this week’s Showcase from the national tour of “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical.” In the video, former Chicag…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00AMDefinition Theatre Company announced the cast of the Chicago premiere of “Moon Man Walk” Friday. The production will star Debo Balogun, Isabeau Dornevil, Shadana Patterson and Michael An…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:05PMDrury Lane Theatre announced the cast of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Thursday. Wearing the coat of many colors in the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice biblical Broadwa…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:25PMIt’s ok if you’re not yet feeling the holiday spirit. It’s been a dramatic year. Luckily, the annual Theater Loop holiday video has arrived. Prepare to de-Grinch. In this year’s vide…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:50PMCasting is complete for Philip Dawkins’ world-premiere play “The Gentleman Caller,” Raven Theatre announced Tuesday. The drama, based on the true story of the first meeting and followi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:45PM“Saturday Night Live” veteran and longtime writer and performer Julia Sweeney will make her Second City stand-up debut this January in a brand new workshop production, it was announced T…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:40PMEnsemble members Ron Conner and Anthony Irons will star as Booster and Turnbo in Congo Square Theatre Company’s upcoming production of August’s Wilson’s “Jitney,” it was announced …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:15PMCasting is complete for “Ragtime,” the Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Tony-winning turn-of-the-century musical, the Marriott Theatre announced Thursday. “Ragtime” will star Nathani…
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